New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
THIRD GRANDST1ND FIRE.
THIS TIME IT WAS THE PHILADELPHIA
CLUBS PROPERTY.
SMALL. ROY WITH CIGARETTE CAUSES DAM
AGE APPROXIMATING 800 O0O-PLANs FOR
THE REST OF THE SEASON

AGE ArPROXIMATING 800 ooo-PI.ANs FOR
THE REST OF THE SEASON
Philadelphia, Aug. Ga cigarette cast away by n
small boy in the pavilion Of the Philadelphia bal!
club at Broad and Huntington SITS. this morning
started fire that completely destroyed the grand
stand and the bca cheers and wrecked and ruined the
grounds for further play this year. The flames
spread across to the adjoining stables OF the Omni-
bus Company General quitting them. Eight or nine
small houses In the neghborhood and the roof Of
the Philadelphia Traction Company's car stables
also da INA ged before the fire extlngushcd.
The total loss is estimated at about ;50.I0 with
nearly a complete Insurance.
About 1890 this morning the members OF the
Philadelphia ball club practising on the
ground and they had an Interested audience OF
small urchins who had crawlcd into the grand
stand. one OF these boys threw a lighted cigarette
under seat In the middle OF the pavilion and II
probably gritei rubbish that set fire TO
some woodwork The flames had made some prog
before they noticed. and after several In
erectual attempts on the players part to exiin-
gush them. alarm was turned In Tor the engines
The blazing Of July and lack OF rain mao
made the woodwork In the stand as dry as uhner'
and famed by good breeze the fian'es wcr" soon
In complete possession OF the entire pavilion
They leaped across F.fteenth-st. In "A solid vol
un,e and fairly blankctcd the roof Of the Omnibus
Company stables. Seeing that they were unable 10
cope with the flames. the hrencn turned III sec
ond third and fourth alarm in quick succession ano
all the available engines in the city responded l,e
spite every effort the Erandsard was burned TO the
ground and the right and left field hioachers went
with IT, After the fall Of the graniSand the NaineS
subsided. and the flremen succeeded IN preventing
the entire destruction OF the stables OF the oiInnus
('omi,any The roof Of tho Traction CompanNs car
house was slightly damaged. and some small houses
in FIfteenth-st. and Hunting ton-st. iecing the b
M rk wers. also scorched by the flames. In the
stables OF the Omnibus Company were several nun
drod horses at the time the IRE broke out ana
number Of Omnhuscs but all the animals an" N''''-
cles were taken ont In safety. ,
The granlstand and hleachers OF the lhladrlphh
hall clb cost about $lVfcf and they are completely
destroved bat az the expensive foundations OF the
NJ yilion are not Injured IN" loss to M"ssTs Rogers
4 Reach WI. not exceed $1,000 on ms theY hiVe
an Insurance Of sl5( The damage to the ollhouS
COnpany's stables was $1,000 which vas fu.E coy,
e-.l ny Insurance The rest Of the damage VIII
r-obablv not exceed SO.en. and this IL scattered
among ten or twelve pr,pertles ali 0i "hlch are
fuzzy insured. ,-,. T., ~.
The Philadelphia club LEFT town tonight for los
ton and viii play here or Saturday with the NhHn-
inf~ton club Their season on the nom Eroulu9
viii md on September g. and as the damage 10
,hair park cannot be- repaired within that TIM. thr
cIuh will grounds Of the University ~ i'e'h-
syiyania at Thirty -fourth-st. and Woolland-aNs.
FOR the rest of the games here. as "lll "l"' III"
Philadelphia State lcaCu" team