The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-21
THREE BARNS BURNED.
j. r. Barrett, Edward Himsworth
and ]. Hopkins the Losers.
THE ORIGINS ARE MYSTERIES.
James Hopkins, Of Near Stanton.
Loses a Cow. R. Barrett and
Edward Himsworth of Newport
All Their Grain and Many
The Total Loss VIII
Amount to $4,000.

There were three barns entirely destroy
ell by fire last night. together with their
stock Of grains and faI ming ilnpiements.
Over one hundred chickens and one cow
were destroyed. Tho barus we're those q
James Hopkins about one mile and = half
from Stanton, and Of j. r. Barrett and
Edward Himsworth In Newport.
A popularity of the fires was that they
all broke out between tho hours OF II and
/ O'Clock, and that two OF the burned
buildings were insured In the Chester
County Mutual Insurance Co.
The first Glaze to be discovered was that
in the barn OF Mr.. Hopkins. The struc. |
tura Is built OF etone. with a gable roof. |
and Ia about 90 feet long ana of the same
width. In It was all his gfain and lay.
farming implenients. harness, slA head OF |
horses and one COW.
When the flames were discovered they
were in the southern end OF the structure
and rapidly eating their way to the upper
floor. ON the ground floor were the
farming Implements horses ana cow.
and white farmers from the surroundin ny
neighborhood were rescuing tho horses.
were destroyed. The barn was totally
destroyed. The dwelling house Is quite
a distance from IL aud at no timo wete
| there fears OF Its destruction.
The flames lea pad high Into the air. H.
| Illuminating the spot and were plainly Wis,
| Idle from this city. The farm ID owned
| by Phillip Plunkatt Of this city. When q
| reporter called upon MIR. Ptunkelt this
1
| loss he was surprised Az he had knowe
nothing of the tire. The barn Is tue
second one he has bud DESTROYED by Tire In
the past year and he has lost beauty on on
both properties MIR. hopkins haa MS
property purity insured.
1nE aEwPoar tIGG5.
White the tlamss were fast conrnming
the barn OF MIR. Hopkins and while many
citizens OF Newport were hurrying IN that
| direction, fire lire broke out In tho tram
stable of Edward Htmsworth. The sta
BILE was in the centre of tue town and on
every side was axcellent toou TOT tue
flames. In fact at one tune " iooRen as
though the entire town would be des
troye d but by the had work OF buckle
brigade tue flames were extinRnished ou'
not not before they had entirely destroy
ed the Hlmsworth property and the sta
bile OF j. r. Barrett, adjoining. Mr Bar
retts house was also ahre but the loss VIII
he slight. ,
, 1t was hall past II o'clock when thu
flames were discovered in the Hinswortl
stable. At that time tho fro was In tn
lower part of tho structure. In IL was
large quantity OF hay aud other feede
| Garaiages, IA horse Hnd colt ana aoo u
' sixty chickens. Tho tire lighters rescue
I tho horses but all the chickens wer
!, burned.
The Residence of MIR. Barrstt is about 4
, feet from the Himsworth barn anu whii
- the flames were at their height o spar
. fell on the dwelling und in minute u
. roof OF ttiat structure was ablaze. III
:, citizens by this time became alarmed
: the situation and teiephoned TO this cit
z for assistance but while they fearad IN
entire obstruction of their town the
worked natd and when tie iire, which wa
y consuming the dwelling was eXtlnguls
o cd they sent another message saying Inn
10 the sarvirs of the local department woul
not bs needed But when the IRE III u
dwelling house was extinguished the bal
NJ WAS still u mas OF flames. .
u About forty feet from 1t stood y
IN baty Of Mr. Barrett, and as the lanes NJ
a almost died oul they broke out afresh
M the BARRETT barn, which contained 6
So horses aud quantity OF hay and ma
carriages In tho BUILDING were Blk
, cnickens and these were all destfoye
IL The horsos were all snyed The rutna we
~ AnunIdsiihg this morning
ne The INSURANCE
set The Insurance policies ware all In q
~, Chester county Mutual Insurance Coz
GU pany. Mr. Hopkins had $500 lnsuran
on his contents and MIR. Plunkett
+ owner, $1,000 Oh the barn.
MIR Barrett had 800 on stock ans
H.. no Ina