The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-26
IN 0LNEYVILLE.
Brisk Blaze at the Hotel Gordon This
Morning-Minor Locals.
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Telephone 3943.
Rouse's Block corner of Delaine street
and Manton avenue and the Hotel Gordon
on Deiaine street were visited by
a serious fire at 1855 this morn
ing. II was discovered by an
Englishman whose name could not
De ascertained, who went running through
Delaine street shouting ''fire." The shouts
awoke Pryce Owen who runs q bakery op-
posite Appleton street and he
rang in box IS, corner Appleton and De-
laine streets. When the firemen arrived
the place was mass of flames.
The fire caught in an alley
way between and Delaine street.
where a lot of excelsior was stored. Over
this alleyway the corner building is Joined
to the Hotel Gordon and is occupied by
the families OF James Wood and Fred
Rushworth. They are both poor people
and none of their furniture was insured.
About one-half OF the furniture of both
families was damaged. The Hotel Cor
don seems to have suffered the most as all
the furniture was more or less damaged.
Mr.. William Mulrain, the proprietor,
estimated his damage at $4,000, which was
insured. The loss on the buildings will
be as much, IL not more, but is covered by
insurance.
William Mills & Son, SO Manton avenue,
were affected somewhat by water on their
dry goods stock, and Mrs. FORSYTH, who
runs boarding house at No. 81, was in
convenienced in the same way.
Mr.. Mulrain, the proprietor OF the
Hotel Gordan, describes the way the
fire was first discovered by him.
His room is on the third floor and
was facing the alley way. He said the
first he knew was when the window
heat, and the glass fell into the
room. He thought some one
was calIing him and Just as he was about
tGEet up his curtain caught fire. He
jumped up and found his door
was locked which took some
time to open it. He Immediately
broke open the doors of the other rooms
and reused the sleepers, and all went
through one Of the windows OF the roof
OF the next building and then down
the drain pipe. Mr.. Mulrain's room
this morning was complete wreck, and
1t seems almost miracle that there were
no lives lost.
The buildings were owned by Mr..
Reuben Rouse. The loss on the build
fully insured.
Brief Locals.
Narragansett Assembly No. al ROYAL
Society Good Fellows held meeting last
night. Two applications were received
and two persons initiated.
AT the Sixth Station this morning
Thomas Hoye was under arrest for
drunkenness and also for assaulting
his wife, Emma Hoye, with stene.
While drunk he threw stone at her
which knocked her down and cut cash
about half an inch deep in her head.
de was arraigned at the Sixth District
Court this morning and fined $40 and
costs.
At Odd Fellows Hall in Manton last
night, Faith Lodge, ID. of II. gave Jap
anese tea concert last evening which was
much appreciated by many.
Miss Clara Knight, Lucy Borthroyd,
Maggie Mcnamara, Mrs. Betsy Greenwood
and son sail tomorrow on the stes ms hin
Cephalonia from Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Barks sail on steamship Etruria
from New York on Saturday Nav 26.
James Hamley, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Col
Inns and William Hamly sail "Wednesday.
May 30, steamship New York, American
line.
Samuel Longhorn and son Edward
sailed on Furst Bismarck Thursday, May
"a.
Mrs. Ellen Lamb sailed on steamship
Obdam, Netherland line, May "a.
Kennedy Il Cough report that most of
these passengers took round trip tickets
intending to return in q few months.
Don't forget that Kennedy & Cough are
still selling tickets to Europe for SIS 90
on three OF the best lines.