The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-07
STUBBORN FIRE.
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In the ambulance. He sustained severe
feared.
=. Assistant Foreman, Thomas Mcneil of
nose Tell from the roof into the armory.
lie was sent TO his home 13 Foster street
In the ambulance. Four ribs were found
10 DO broken, together with serious in
ternal injuries.
Fireman Nichols OF Hose was struck
by a brick and sustained a fracture OF the
nose.
Fireman Devine OF Hose 13 stepped on a
rusty nail and jammed IL into his foot. He
was attended by physician.
Fireman w. ii. Garvey of Hook and
Ladder Sustained severe injury &c his
right eye. A burning spark struck him
while working on the top floor, burning
the eye severely.
Barney Peck was in as comfortable a
condition at the hospital at last accounts
as could be expected. He sustained
terrible burns OF the face and neck but
will recover.
The Loss and Insurance.
The total loss on building and the stock
OF the various occupants Is estimated at
$4,000, which is mostly covered by insur-
ance.
The loss on the building is $4,000, fully
covered by insurance through the agency
OF q. l.. x III. j. Gross.
Herman Ockel IL Co., jewelers., on
the Westminster street front, lower
floor. had stock worth $4,000, upon
which there Is an insurance of $4,000,
which will probably cover his loss.
The Boston Shoe Store on the east side
go 900, insured for $4,000. The loss was
mostly to the reserve stock in the store
room on the second floor.
Bcsse, Middlebrook * Co., on the street
floor, were insured for $50, 900 through w.
A. Lester and George II. Burnham, which
more than covers their loss.
5000; fully covered.
On the Exchange street side were the
establishments OF A. p. Possner, grocer,
and A. j.. Sanborn AZ Son,
leather dealers. Possner carried a
stock OF $500 and was insured for
$4,000. His stock was practically
ruined by water. sanborn had on hand a
stock worth 10000; insured through
George ii. Bunce and Charles III. Bunce
and Charles III. Beach for $500.
Z. >. Horton, milliner, who occupied
the entire rear half of the second floor,
was probably the heaviest loser, and the
damage Is estimated at $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Marion Printing Company on the
third floor in the rear had its paper stock
considerably damaged by the water but
the. presses and machinery were we'll
covered by the Protective Company and
the loss on them is nominal.
Bernier and Herbett, hairdressers in the
front of the building, escaped with loss
of about $50; fully insured.
The militiamen on the fourth floor, lost
nothing but place to drill in. Their uni
forms and equipments were all stored in
the front part of the building and were
uninjured.
A great deal of loss was averted by the
work of the members OF the two
protective companies who went
through the building from top
to bottom, and had 175 covers spread
within thirty minutes after the second
alarm was sent in.
The loss on the furniture and goods of
he smaller concerns by smoke and water
was merely nominal.
The EIectrics Ran Another Way.
During the progress of the fire, Superin-
tendent Van Thomas of the Narragansett
Electric Lighting Company, shut off the
circuit in that district and the trolley
system was cut out thereby closing West
minister street to car travel. The cars
were run by way of Washington street
and Exchange place.
Fireman Taber Badly Hurt.
Fireman Taber is much more seriously
injured than was at first supposed. An
revealed the fact that the
eft arm was fractured in two places, be-
'ides an ugly cash on the abdomen. His
INJURIES are not necessarily fatal.