The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-06
A SlO,OOO CONFEDERATION.
CHIEF KENNEDY SERIOUsLf IS-
 JURED 1T THE FIRE.

He Was Thought at first 10 be Fatal,
 InJured-Patrick cuiiom's Livery stabi,
 and the Consumers Ice company's Barr
 Damaged to the Extent of sio.o00-Fiy,
 Horses Roasted 10 Death.
 The second serious fire within twenty. four hours occurred shortly after lt o'clock last evening. The barn and livery stable belonging to ex-Fire Com. missioner Patrick Cullom, at los Frank. lin street, near St. John street, and the barn near by belonging to the Con- Mmers' Tee company, at ll0 Franklin street, were completely guttcd, five horses belonging to the ice company wcre burned to death, u fireman named John East was badly hurt and Chief Kennedy was most seriously injured and at first thought to have been fatally injured.
 | The alarm was sent in from box 45, Green street and Wooster place, at just 1915 p. m., and soon q second alarm was rung. When the department ar- rived the flames had gained big start and wercJ breaking out through the windows and on the Greene street d' of Mir. Cuilom's barn had burned through the outer partition, and en- velopcd the whole side of the barn in flames. There were seven or eight tons of hay, both loose and in the bulc, be- sides some loose straw and n load of oats stored in Mir. Cullom's barn, and this burned with such ficrceness that for some time the fire batfied the efforts of the flremen to eXtinguish it. It was at last controlled, however, and many of the bales were thrown out of the barn and the water turned on them. There were about eighteen horses and several carriages and wagons of various de- scriptions in MT. Cullom's barn, which were gotten out without any damage. The Consumers Ice company were not so fortunate. They had about twenty-five horses stabbed in their barn, and five more in a small shed that stood between MT. Cullom's and their barn and belonged to MT. Cullom. It is here that the fire originated and it is sup posed it was from a spark dropped by some of the teamsters when they were putting up their teams. These five horses were roasted to death before any help could reach them. All the other horses of the company and the ice wagons which stood ill the barnyard were saved without injury. The barn belonginS to the ice company was al- most totally destroyed, as well as the smaller barn belonging to Mir. CullOm.
 Rosenburg & Koon occupied the front part of Mir. Cullom's building with a maccaroni manufactory. They were damaged by water to the extent of s2,000, which is covered by insurance. MT. Cullom places his loss at $5,O0O, which is partially covered by insur- ance. The Consumers Ice company's loss is about $3, ,OO0, which is also covered by insurance. This makes :he total loss approximately $1O000. ~
 The building was formerly used as a carriage manufactory by MT. Cullom, but had been used as livery stable for several years past.
 A tenement house near the Consum- ers' barn, which is occupied by Mrs. Ahearn, was scorched and all the fur niture was moved out.
 John East of steamer 4 was caught between the timbers and badly bruised He was taken to a house across the street, where he soon recovered and was able to go to his home.
 CHIEF KENNEDY's INJURIES.
 During the progress of the fire Chief Kennedy, while blinded by the smoke, stepped backward through an open door on the second floor of the building into the elevator shaft and fell to the ground floor, distance of about twenty feet. He was picked up and carried into house on the opposite side of the street, where Dr. Crockett was sum- moned. He retained consciousness throughout although suffering great pain, and desired to be taken to the hos pital.
 The police ambulance was summon ed and the injured chief taken to the hospital. Dr. w. w. Hawkes. was im- mediately called and after giving the patient thorough examination decided that three ribs had been fractured and that he was also suffering from severe shock to his system. It is believed that he will be able to be around again in few weeks.
 Chief Kennedy has been chief of the fire department for a little over two | years. Prior to that time he had been | for about eighteen years fire marshal, and before that was for short time l janitor of the city hall. He is sixty | two.years old and has wife and one l daughter, who is the wife of Louis Fels- | berg, the musician.
 During Chief Kennedy's illness Fire | Marshal Hubbard will be in command of the department.
 Epworth M. E. Church. Il The Y. P. s. c. E. of the Epworth | church gave a royal reception to MT.