The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-20
FIFTH f! I'll! EDITION EDITION.
A SLAUGHTER HOUSE AslAlE.
Fire DESTROYS Tho Buildings OF tho Whining.
ton sbattoir Company To tho ex-
tent of SIS 1000.

Fire DESTROYS Tho BuildinEs OF tho Whining
ton sbattoir Company To tho ex-
tent of $4,000.
What might have been an even worse
disastrous lire, had IL not been for the no.
BILE effort OF Wilmington's volunteer fire.
men, was that which destroyed the
slaughter houses OF the Wilmington Abnes
tolr and Gold Storage Company, on Tat
nall between Second and Third streets,
last night. As 1t was the loss will amount
TO about $4,000, which amount 10 covered
by Insurance.
clock when Charles Miller, the engineer
and who was In tue building discovered
flames in the slaughter house, Before he
could hardly make his escape the flames
spread rapidly and when the first alarm
was sounded from box No. 2l2 the famat
we're Ieaplng high In til. air. Second and
third alarms followed bringing out the
entire department. The fire by this time
was rapidly spreading and was In the cent
tre OF the block that Is made by a big alley
that runs from Tatnall street east nearly
to Orange. by Second street on the south
and by TatEall street on the west
East from the slauRhter-house is the
building OH the west aide OF Orange street,
The slaughter-house was In tho centre oil
the block. Adjolaing 1t on the west wai
the hide and tallow department which run
through to Tatnall street. To the south OF
the slaughtor.house was the cold storage
rooms OF the comp Thus the builds
Ing was hemned In on every side by near
by bulldings, and 1t was only by the good
work OF the firemen that serious fire
wis avoided.
West OF the slaughter-house on TatnalI
street are a number OF dwelling .housss,
and at one time 1t looked as II these
would be burned. The furniture was res
moved to the street. Two OF these housed
were at different times on lire the wood,
work catching from the flames.
The. work OF presenting the further
spread OF the flames was begun in earnest
from the time the iiremen arrived. Lines
OF hose were run through the alley aud
carried to roofs OF adjoining places, where
the llHmes were easily reached. Several
lines OF hose wers even carried to the
roof Of the burning building aud at tImes
the fremen were III great peril Rs almost
directly beneath them was fire which
burned like SETTLING furnace. Still they
worked and after half an hour had the fire
under control.
There have been more disastrous fires
In Wilmington but none where there vera
more stirring scenes. The bremen did ex-
cellent WORK. Every man seemed to be
vleinK with his fellows to do the most
toward distinguishing the flames. Chief
OF Police Dolan seconded tho efforts of
Chior Walker. The rivalry among all the
men was OF good natured kind and
there was not croHs or ill.natured word
heard. At first the crowd lnterfered with
the hremen but ropes prevented any
iuilhef intarierenca,
In the burned buildings were numerous
stored articles. II. Ii. Moore. of Second
street market lost nearly 800 worth Of
outer Hanghey ~ cardinella. 800 worth
OF grapes; H. N. Slayton, S275 worth OF
barreleu apples; MIR Eastburn. OF Mer.
maid quantity OF butter; Thomas Tay-
iof. quantity OF poultry; William Stu
con several dressed calves and lam la, and
Harry l.. Ewart, or New Garden. Pa, a
guanl ity OF dressed mutton. There were
no I'VE cattle In the slaughter house.
other articles were stored In the burned