The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-02
IN DANGER,
A Tenement Block on Frank
lin Avenue on Fire.
Brave Mrs. BARLEY Saved Her Little
Ones and Reused Her Neighbors.
THE News BUREAU,
NORTH END. AS BRANCH AVENUE.

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The tenement block at A franklin
avenue caught fire early this morning,
and had it not been for the great pres
cnce of mind of Mrs. William BARLEY
AS it was, many of the inmates
had to rush from the burning
building in their night clothes.
Mrs. BARLEY was the first To discover the
fire. She returned Gs usual at
about ten o'clock last night with
her five small children. Her sband
Is watchman at &. X. Whites, coal and
wood dealers. She was awakened by
sense OF suffocation and the noise of
cracking wood She Immediately opened
the window of her room and
then rushed into the kitchen and
from there TO the front door which she
opened To let in the air, all the time
shouting fire at the top of her voice.
She then rushed into the bed rooms
off the kitchen and aroused the children,
taking the two Youngest in her arms
and carried them out into the. street, her
other three children following at her
heels. Seeing the little ones safe she Sc
cured few pals of water and threw
them on the fire. but ii was of no use, as
the kitchen now was a sheet of flame. So
she rushed up stairs TO one OF the
attic rooms which Is occupied by Miss
Martha Hardie, an ofd woman 20 years OF
age, and knocked violently on the door.
The old lady hearing the cry of fire,
scrambled or rather tumbled down
the stairs as fast as she could
and fell almost fainting on the side
walk. Mrs. BARLEY now proceeded to
arouse the other inmates of the house
and they were soon out in the street, be-
wailing the loss of their furniture. In the
meantime Officer McCartin pulled box "a.
na Ex.a ~ a,,<~
the flames We're extinguished. There were
four families who occupied tenements in
the building at the time il caught fire,
namely: Mrs. BARLEY and her five
children, Mr.. and Mrs. PAUL and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. John Har-
Mrs. Martha Hardie and two
grand children. The building was owned
by William Ralston and is insured in the
Franklin Mutual Fire Insurance Company
OF Providence for $500. IL is supposed
that the fire started from a defective
fiue as 1t broke out near the
chimney back of the store The fire de-
partment were called to extinguish a
fire in the chimney of the same building
at 5:2O yesterday morning, and it is sup
posed that spark must have been left
smouldering. The damage is estimated at
between 1000 and $500.
The Washington Dramatic Company
held an election of officers last evening.
Joseph Nj. Perrin was elected president and
business manager; Charles Hodell, vice.
president; Miss Airline Lewis, secretary;
A. X. McCrillis, treasurer Bernard
Kennedy, stage manager; William Young,
property man: j. {. McCoy, instructor.
At the meeting last evening James
M. Clark OF the Clark Manufacturing
factory declined to serve longer as busi-
ness manager, owing to press of business
cares, fact which is regretted by the
whole company. He was ever ready to
give his money to encourage the efforts of
the young people of the club.
Smithoniau Lodge, No. 30, X. of p,
Street Hall last evening. There
was very nice party present.
Thurber's Orchestra furnished music.
Floor manager j. r. Brown and
lady led the grand march. Committee of
c. L. Briggs, chairman;
j. w. Hicks, secretary; j.. 9. Trip.
floor manager. j. X. Brown; aids, j. By
ron, j. McNally, w. q. Smith, A. Henry,
Il. s. Ross, j. III. Gosslin.
William n. Duffy has taken the man.
agement of Carroll Street Hall.
c. T.. Hornberger is having a new front
put in his store at the junction of Doug
las and Gladstone avenue.
The firm of l.. Dimond & Son, Pandall
square, have adjusted all matters with the
insurance people and will have n great
fire sale early next week. They want 80
extra clerks.
Joseph Bulware and Edward Hewlett got
into quarrel over baseball on
Benefit street last Friday and
Bulware picked up large stone
and pounded Hewlett on the head twice,
cutting severe cash. Bulware was ar
rested last evening, and in the District
Court this morning was fined $40 and