The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-17
THIRD edition.
DrsLmAR DESTROYED.

DrLMAR DESTROYED.
Flames Lay the Prosperous Little
Town In Ashes = Three Hundred
Homeless Ones ,Camped in Last
Nights Open ARA Cigar Stump
Dill the work-An Appeal for Food
Answered.
About half past twelve O'Clock yes
terday u fire was discovered in q small
spot on the top o the Knights of Py-
thias Hall on thu Delaware side OF
DelmRr, which looked asif O bueketful
OF water would have extinguished, but
In lew minutes the whole building
was in flames.
A strong wind was blowing from the
North, and In about ten minutes tho
names had communicated with the
large store of Cooper Il Wilson, It
was then discovered that the entire
town was doomed II help did not
come from somewhere. A telegram
waa sent for the Salisbury fire depart
ment, and in forty minutes the en-
Gine and men were on the scene. On
the arrival of tho engine 1t was found
That there was no place to get water.
Deimar being an inland town, and
three miles from pond or river.
The question OF water was soon solv-
ed. The railroad companies have a
largo pumping house near the scene
and locomotives were put In line. As
last as the tank of one engine was fill
ed 1t was run down near the fire. Tho
fire engine was attached and when the
tank was empty another engine was
run down. While this was being ar.
ranged the ilames had communicated
to the handsome railroad station and
before the water could be turned on 1t
IN haA Vsrl -
the valuable papers and documents OF
the railroad were destroyed with the
building. On the arrival of tho lire do.
partnent the residents of the town
eeascd to tight the fire and turned
their attention to saving the furniture
from the burning houses.
The buildings being for tho most
part frame, made AN intense heat, and
this. coupled with the heat from the
midday sun, made almost a he'll on
earth. People w"ro overcome with
heat. Tho wind increased i'll violence
and tho flames would leap twenty fe
and catch building that was standing
almost alone in a vacant lot. Mothers
stood by and saw their homes burn tC
: The around without being able to save
anything. Everybody was for self
protectton, and persons who were for
tunatc enough to have friends anu
wagons contIlFeu to get some of theil
household goods out, but many oil
these were aftefwafd burned by sparks
being blown into them.
OF course 1t is impossible to toll eS.
actly what the entire loss Is, but ii
will reach over 500, coo, with not $50.
o00 insurance. The entire place was
so thoroughly burned out that there
is not store of any character left
standing and nothing to sell in the
town except what provisions tho peo-
pie may have who escaped the llames.
1t Is feared there is not enough pro.
visions in tho town to give each of the
BOO homeless persons breakfast. The
people are slowing themselves away
In any place where they can geek shell
Ter. Many families have gone to Sal.
isbury, Laurel, SrufOrd and Other
places where thcy might have friends
The most OF tho houses burned wer,
paratiVely new, having been butt
since the completion OF the N. ", p. a
q. II. Ii. oiglt Years ago. The los.
Tails heavily on the railroad EN- pIoyes
who had built their homes in thi,
place.
The lire burned twenty houses OF
the delaware side, and then leapet
pcross State street, the dividing lin,
between Maryland AMI Delaware, anL
burned over forty houses on the Mary
and side, making total OF over six
~ houses destroyed.
Amongst those burnt out are tn
following:
4. A. Neasey, hotel and fixtures Los
$4,000; Insurance. 81 soc.
Mitchell German loss on residenc
"a GOO; INSURANCE IS 600. Loss on sever
buildings $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Isaac Watson, loss 900; INSURANCE
1000.
Joseph Il. Venahles, loss 81, 500; il
iurance 81 ESQ.
Mrs Dr. slemons. loss 81, 900 insur
Ance 81, 600.
Methodist Episcopal Church, los
d, 600; iIis ''te' - ~ ZOO
10 e2h Hastings loss 81 500; SUI
Rnee SoJU
William 5, Marvll, loss 81, 500; insur
Cooper 4 Wilson, loss $1,000; insul
Ance = $40.
Mrs. Ida Hayman, loss 5000; no in
surance.
Perduo & Parker, loss $500; no il
Butance.
e. }. Nelson. loss $500; insuranc
ESQ.
p ) Stevens u Bro, loss $1,000; il
Rrrance $500.
W. l. Sirnan, loss So, coo insurane
Do 900.
James 7. NcnabIes, loss 81, SEQ; il
Furaneo fIGe0.
Peter lneent, loss $1,000; insuranc
sl,SuO.
William Mason, loss Il 500 insu
ace .70O
". $ Marvel, loss 100 insurant
Delmar Union Store Co. loss 81 e0
40 insurance his store Was con
Dpsed al members OF tho larmer
Alliance.
.. 4. Venable, loss 1900; insnran
f1,00O.
~ j. Elliott, loss 50 500; insuran
d. $50.
u. N. Hill, loss 1880 tnsuran
$500.
Frazer Elliott, loss -, 500, insuran
bs5o.
The toinl loss Is estimated at $40
700. The fire started in little ba
room OF the post office in the X OF
Hall, on Maiii street. and is suppos
70 have been caused by the stump
Alighted cIsur.
About - 20 o'clock last night May
Wiley received the following tel
gram from William L. Sirnan, Spea
hr of the last House of Represent
lives, and one OF the principal SUIT,
hrs:
DELMAn DEL, August Ito Stal
bury J. Wiley, Mayor of Wilmingtt
Town entirely burnt. Can't you Sc
us something to eat3
w. L. SfRMAN
MAY or Wiley Immediately caller
meeting for 0eicek this forenoon
khe City Council Chamber, which "
largely attended anu Rld immediate
fsised n will tie sem by report
Another coiuan
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FIRE sTRIt KEN DEisfAR.
Gie Appeals to the Citizens OF v
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