Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-12
GUTTED BY FIRE.
Old Springer, Morley & Cause
Building Burned.
FIRBMEN WORK HERoICALLY.

VIII Amount TO Thousands.
During the present decade the city Of
Wilmington has been singulsrly exempt
from fires Of any magnitude, the destruc
tion Of the LeA's Mills was the last Of
that class Of blazes characterized as con.
flagrations. This immunity is due
largely to the efficiency Of the depart.
ment to which is added a certain guam.
tity of that quality which the general
public brands as luck.
The chain Of good fortune was broken
at 12. 10 to-day, when an alarm OF fire
was given and the large four-story
building at the northw est corner OF
Third and Orange streets, partly owned
by the Security Trust and Safe De.
posit Company, was discovered to oe on
FIRE. J. Frank Mccoy has a mAcaroni
factory on the ground, FIRST, second and
third floors. and In the rear is Frank
Slocums machine shop. In the Orange
street wing the Champion Binder
Machine Company has its office and store.
room.
w T. Colburn was standing on the
corner Of Third and Shipley streets
diagonally across from the building
when he heard a terrific explosion in the
second floor This was where the
packing of macRroni was conducted,
Immediately afterward the smoke began
to pour out Of the windows and doors
An alarm was sent In from box No 20,
Second and Shipley streets. To this the
Washington, Fame and Weecacoe FIRE
companies responded.
Before the engines arrived smoke was
coming from all parts Of the building.
A great rush was made to save the
macaroni which had been packed, office
fixtures aud records, binders and other
machines, and they were run into the
street.
The Fame Hose Company was the FIRST
to get a stream on the building and on
the wing occupied by the binder COM
pany.
As soon as Chief Engineer Walker ar
rived he realized that the Ere laddies
would have to fight and he sent In a
general alarm, to which all the companies
responded except the Delaware Truck
Company, which is out Of service.
Every fireman went 10 work with a
will and there was no friction. Within
an hour the flames were under control
In the meantime Superintendent N.
II
worth Company. rendered the use OF
the hose carts about their works and men
to man them. This offer was cor
daily accepted.
Mayor Shortlidge and Judge Ball we're
on the scene In q few minutes and
appealed to Chief Engineer Walker TO
call out the Delaware Truck Company,
but that official refused emphatically.
Mayor Shortlidge again made an ap.
peal to Second Assistant Sasse for the
same purpose, and that official told him
the FIRE was under control, and that the
services Of the Delaware was not
needed. The Washington truck was on
hand and did what work that was re-
quired.
The fremen kept the Ere confined "a
the one building. The Weccacoe at the
southwest corner OF the building ex
J erted its efforts to saving the morocco
, shop Of Charles Z Fritz & Co
The Fame Hose had its stream on
the range street wing. and the Friend
: ship and Reliance took charge Of the
northern sides and protected the proper
ties running back from Fourth street
aud the plumbing establishment o.
Benjamin F. Shaw.
A member of the Champion Binder
! Company stated to an EVENING JOURNAL
Z reporter that their insurance policJ
expired last night. They saved all th'
machines, although they would b,
damaged slightly by water. The loss Il
) this company would amount to from
$500 to $1,000.
The loss to Mr.. Mccoy viii be abou
81, 900, the machinery being worth abou
, $4,000. The loss TO Mr.. Slocum Is con
! siderable, but no figures were to be OBJ
tanned The building was valued a
! ! about $40, 900 and will be a total loss.
n The Losses and Insurance.
The losses are estimated by insurane
men will reach about SIC, 900, which
nearly, II not quite covered by insul
b snce. On the building on the oorne
y valued at about $4,000, the loss wi
o be close to $4,000. II is owned by th
1. Security Trust and Safe Deposit Con
# pany, who hold three policies for 81, 80
% each in the Phoenix, Etna and Amer
can, issued by A Van Trump.
]. Frank Mccoy, manufacturer {
macaroni, was insured with the san
rt firm for SO 900 In the British American
h OF Toronto the Southern. Of Ne
A Orleans, and the North American, eRc
l. for 81, 600. This will come pretty near
le covering the loss.
ID Frank SlRcopb & Co., mRchinists, NJ
l. 201 West Third, were insured wit
Hawkins 4 Co., in sufficient gu
to cover them. Warner, Glessn'
& Bushnell agents for the Char
= pion binders, succeeded In sRYir
Or nearly all of their stock. They had
" policy Of 81, 900 with J. NJ. Mather
w Co, in the Atlas Company, but allow
Is 1t to lapse last evening. They estima
Is their loss at 81 900.
n M Mather and Company until La
week had two risks Of 81, 500 each {
. the corner building, In the Merchant
and Caledonian issued to Henry Rohl
W son. They were lapsed feA days ago
" Charles E. Fritz & Co, No, 2l1 We
e1 Third were only damaged slightly, T
~ loss is covered by insurance held
M Gilpin & Co.
" The stables of NJ. Devine, in the rs
of the building, was damaged TO {
amount Of about 800 by water.
- By the cutting of their wires
% Wilmington City Electric CompanY's Il
he was about $500.
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