The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-15
FIRE! FIRE!
The Lynn Firemen nad Plenty
of Work.
An Early Morning Blaze Caused by a
Supposed fire 8up
Wheeling west Va, Had the Largest
Blaze Known In Its History.

LYNN, Mass, June l5--At 3:l5 o'clock this
morning "A fire, supposed 10 have been started
by fire bug. destroyed about $4,000 worth
of property on Central avenue, near city hail.
and but for the remarkable work of the fire.
men, would have resulted disastrously. The
tire was in nest of frame buildings, and
broke out in several places simultaneously,
causing "A general fire alarm To be rung in In
n few minutes the whole block Of low wooden
buildings was in flames. Thirteen of the 10
horses in the Dennis stable were gotten out.
Boyd Brothers potato chip factory and five
tons Of lard and 1000 bushels Of potatoes went
up IN smoke. Elmer Bray's carriage reposi-
tory nsarby also burned, and the fire then
spread TO the Cadet Hall block. There was an
insurance Of 80, 900 upon the property. lndl-
yidual losses were: Edgar Dennis, $500;
Boyd Brothers. $500; Elmer Bray. 5000; r.
Is. French. S6O0o: Wyman a. Cooler, elOOO:
Andrew Hilton, 5000; Il. A. spaulding sJOc;
J. s. Barry, $500; q. Il. Hotchkiss, 500.
Lynn's Second Fire.
LYNN, June l5.-At noon today fire broke
out in the center Of tho manufacturing dis
trict on Sea street. near the Revere Beach
Railroad station and spread with such rapid
ity that the employees OF G.. J.. Collins Co. =
leather shop had To fee for their lives. The
fire started in two-story frame building.
owned by Timothy Newhall. and occupied by
several small leather firms. The q. p. Collins
A. Co.'s leather shop was compNtely destroyed.
entailing "A loss of $500 Next the fire spread
10 the leather store OF Pearco a. Jordan. and
its progressw as so rapid that Mr.. Jordan was
forced 90 Jump from the second story window,
receiving serious injuries. j. b. Roley's shoe
machine shop next caught, and damaged TO
the extent of Svs-O.
Largest Fire known I'm Wheeling.
WHEELING, w. Va, June 15.-One of
the most disastrous fires Of the history Of
bridgeport, o., opposite this city, broke
out in Oglebay block at O'Clock this
morning, and the town being witho fire
apparatus, was compelled TO call
on the Wheeling fire department.
The block was occupied by Dent Co.,
druggists; Bri1gewater Liquor Co. (;
Bailey & Son, boots and shoes: Dollar
Savings Bank; Imperial Hotel; Roseb arg
q Conaughey saloon; Oswald Hicks, news
depot. 80
little of the contents of the building was
saved. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Fire Bug In Woburn.
WoBURN, Mass, June 15,-Fire, sup
posed to be of incendiary origin, de-
stroyed the unoccupied car stables OF the
East Middlesex Street Railway Company,
Nt o'clock this morning.
Hotel Fire I'm Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Fire broke out
this morning ahnnL9:30 o'clock in the
Tower House, an European hotel on
Pennsylvania avenue next 10 willard s
llotel. The flames ran up the stairways
almost Immediately and burst from the
windows on the third and fourth floors,
cutting off all means of egress by the
main stairway. Many of the guests
ware asleep at the time and
four OF them, including the daugh-
ter of the proprietor, T.. Moylau, had
their escape cut off from the stairs and
fire escapes, but were finally rescued with
out injury by firemen. Most of the guests
lost their effects.