The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-05

Tho next fire broke out In the rear
Of II. L. Gilpin Company's insurance
building ut No. sos Market street. Z
Tho alarm was sent In about AS
o'clock from box No. IL. in front OF the
City Hall. Chief Dolan and several
officers ran to the building and. as-I
sisted by several oitlzens. were rapid-l
ly extinguishing the flames With
buckets oil water when members of
the Washington Fire Company came
up the alley with the end OF section
of hose that was attached to plug at
Seventh and Market streets. When
the fire men arrived they took charge
and the police quit work.
The iiremen with the hose had hard
ly reached the head Of the alley whenl
the attic above the second.story room
of two and half story back build
Ing. The fire had burned through tho
roof and the roof was ablaze.
When the remaining district engines
ARRIVED the members began quarrel
ing and the result was that the blaze
spread over tho roof to adjoining
buildings. The telegraph wires in
front OF tho building were cut in order
to allow the men who were sober o
work. and in n few minutes the blaze
which could have been exiting ujshed
minutes bcfoio. was put out. The
loss to the building will amount to
about 5000. Police Matrous White
and Wogan have their rooms In the
building and their personal effects
were damaged.
j TIRE OTHER FIRES.
| Yesterday morning tire.w orks IN
in Cunninrham's store ut Maryland
and Linden street exploded. The los;
was about SIS, partly insurad.
| A lew minutes before | o'clock yea.
.iterday afternoon tho roof OF tho houst
No. III Spruce street. occupied BY
James G. richardson, was discovered
TO te on fire. BY tho time tho engines
ARRIVED the roofs OF houses Nos. us
'i7l3 and III were also on fire. tn,
liremen had great difficulty In reach
ing the flames and 1t wac fully half al
hour before the fire was put out. Tn,
houses were badly damaged by waite
land hinoke. especially the house o
Mr.. Richardson, where tho fire wa.
= Thirst discovered. The loss Is abou
1900, partly insured. The fire wa
caused by iire-eracker exploding OF
!, the roof and setting fire to tho woodel
cornice.
About 9 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
, 0 lighted fire cracker set fire TO TIL,
! carpet In John Darrelfs house, at Sec
) ond and Hnwley streets. When til,
|, tlremen arrived the lire had hson ex
0 tinguished. The loss was tritiing.
: At 7.50 o'clock last night an explo
a sion OF works occurred in tn,
4 etore OF A. d. Staincke, No, 423 Wes
e Second street. An alarm was struc
) iro In box No. u. but the aid OF the fir
department was not needed to put gu
. tho fire. The loss was ABOUT S4t
:. There was no insurance.
/ At 8 clock yesterday III ornin
). somebody set lire To Il pile OF paling
e lying alongside OF tho fence DIT tn
9 east end OF Rivolview cemetery. Tn
y ilames spread 10 tho high palc fence
q 80 feet of which was burned before tn
VI tire was put out.
About O'Clock last night some on
? shot roman candle into the lire work
d stand OF all Italian OH the northeas
| corner OF Fourth and Market strosts.
8 stream from garden hose was turne
t. on tho stand and kept the flames fror
Is spreading. The loss is abou: $50. wit
/. 10 insurance.
N About $50 o'clock last night tn,
d roof OF jacob Knaupfs house. at M
Il liz King street, was discovered OIL fire
i Patroimen Lucas, Davidson, Finn an
4 Mnloney extinguished the flames.
Q still alarm WIS sounded at the Wasl
{. ington house, hut their services wet
N not needed The lire was caused by
:. ball from Il roman candle striking IL
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