Evening journal., 1893-08-14
MORE PENINSULA FIRES.
Heavy Loss at Berlin-Another
Bucket Brigade Town.
THREE HOUSES BURNED AT OXFORD.


Only by the Most Strenuous Efforts That
Other buildings Were Saved -- The
Steamer Joppa Rendered Good Ser
vice In ExtiDEuishing the Flames.
BERLIN. Md, Aug. 14-About o'clock
Saturday morning fire broke out in the
steam sawmill Of T. G. Hanley. in Ber
lin, Worcester county. The mill was at
the crossing OF the Philadelphia and
Baltimore and the Baltimore and East
ern Shore Railroads. When discovered
1t had gotten such headway as to be Ell
tirely beyond control and the mill was
soon burned to ashes. It was only by
the most strenuous efforts thai the
depots and warehouses Of the two rail-
roads were saved.
AS soon as the fre was discovered an
extra effort was made TO save the water.
tank used jointly by the two railroad
companies, but proved fruitless The
tank being 50 near the sawmill IL was
scorched and twisted 80 as TO render IL
unfit for future service.
The bucket brigade, which assembled
in full force, had a hard fight to save
the two depots. Men were kept ON the
buildings all the time with buckets Of
water
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad depot was on FIRE
twice. The mill was insured for 81. 600
and It was valued at 81, 000 IL will be
rebuilt.
The FIRE spread about the railroad
tracks and burned a hand car house
belonging TO the Philadelphia road. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown, but is
supposed TO have been accidental.
A good deal OF lumber was DESTROYED
aud several residences were in danger.
among them the houses Of A. +. Powell.
r. s. Furbush and d. S. Hudson. The
loss to the two railroad companies will
be about 1000
Fire King at oxford.
OXFORD, Nd, Aug IA A fie broke
out in Oxford early this morning, com.
pletely destroying three houses The
occupants Of the houses were saved
after considerable efforts.
The steamer Joppa coming up the
river at the time the fire broke out,
went In as close TO the shore as she could
and ran out hose. Captain Corl1ran,
with his crew, rendered able assistance
by throwing water from the river on the
fire. Had IL not been for their assis-
, tance at least twenty houses would have
been burned
: Two Of the buildings destroyed be
, longed TO Mrs Seward OF Princess
/ Anne, Nd and were occupied by Thomas
Elliott and James Msnaers. The wife OF
Mr. Manders was very IN at the time and
IL was thought that the shock would
cause her death, but she is now out OF
danger
The other house was owned aud occu
pied by John Q Potter The loss is be
/ tween four and five thousand dollars
the insurance about two thousand.
5 snow Hin People in Good Spirits.
SNOW HILL, Nd, Aug IA Sunday
r gave rest and quiet after the excitement
of the past week in Snow Hill. Tenn.
s porary booths have been erected fol
s Offices and stores aud others are going ur
1 for use until more permanent building
Q can be begun. The people are In good
spirits ana determined that the town shall
come out Of the ashes far better than il
J ever was before in all its history.
e Rev. ID B. Fitzgerald. pastor Of the
Mckenzie Memorial Presbyterian Church,
q who with his wife, was spending hi.
3 vacation in Hartford county when the firs
took place, lost nearly everythin in his
house except some Of the books compris-
3 Ing his library, his sermons and some
r smaller household articles. None Of tn,
churches in the town were burned ol
&, damaged and no parsonage
d The only minister's house burned wal
y that Of Mr.. Fitzgerald. He and biz
wife hurried to Snow Hill on rectiv-
e ing news that the town was burning
s and on arriving found their house
e which was rented from ex Congressman
v George w. Covington, in ashes Kind
IS neighbors rescued what could be saved
Is in the way of clothing, books, manu-
l. scripts, pictures and other light articles
n but the heavy furniture and bedding
were all destroyed. No furniture coulS
10 be bought in Snow Hill on the days
J. succeeding the FIRE, as nearly all sucl
d articles were destroyed in the stores.
& There is not an empty house In tn
a town and only one boarding house. Still
Is there Is no destitution. A relief fun
r was started but 1t was not necessary
Only three families lost everything the
le had, but II is terrible loss all around
l. The losers, however. are going to, wor
Ie pluckily to start again. The Centrl
At Hotel will be rebuilt at once.
is Among the heaviest losers was ex
II Congressman Covington, who had thre
In dwelling houses destroyed. Perhap
rr however, the heaviest. Industrial loser WI
le w Sidney Wilson. His loss will foot up
q S, 600 or $4,000 Jamese Shelby los
two hotel three store buildings and
ir livery stable-all be had in the worl
B. except the house he lives in On q
as this he i'd not have a cent Of insuranc
so |
OF WELL-eEING oF THE PARKS.