The record-union., 1895-08-13
Most Destructive that Has Visited
the City in Years.
PROPERTY WORTH HALF A MILLION
LAID IN RUINS
Into Insensibility and Outraged an
Aged White Woman III Georgia
Captured by Posse of Two Hun
dred Men and Quickly Disposed of.

delphia Fire Department was called out
to-day to fight the tiercest, most destruc-
tive and most dangerous ire that has
visited this city in nearly score of years.
Property valued at nearly half million
dollars was laid in ruins, hundred peo-
pie were rendered homeless and dozen
tiremen and policemen succumbed to the
swful heat and smoke.
The property destroyed includes the
paper box factory operated by Brown "
Bailey, i'll which the fire originated, oc-
cupying a big plat fronting on Willow
street. and extending northward between
Eighth and Franklin streets; w. j.
Buck, Son u Co., chandelier factory, at
the northeast corner OF Eighth and Nll-
low; fifteen dwellings on the south side
of Willow street, east of Eighth, and
three dwellings OH Franklin street, north
OF Willow, while at least twenty-five
other dwellings on Eighth, Franklin and
Callowhiil streets were more or less Sc
verely damaged.
once started, the fire assumed the
proportions OF a cOntlagration, and the
locality in which 1t occurred made the
chances of a disastrous destruction more
than probable Surrounded on every
side by hundreds OF dwellings, many of
them of ancient construction, and all
sun n-baked and dry as finder, the chances
were decidedly IN favor OF the names
Mothers after their children were rum
ming hither and thither. and were in
many cases with difficulty prevented
from rushing into the burning houses to
look for them. Hospital ambulances
were early on the ground, and the men
were generally quickly resuscltated. 1t
was nearly two hours before the tire was
f,,1I
thirds of the firemen could relax their
attention.
the start the firemen were badly
Handicapped by the poor water pressure.
Surrounded Oh two sides by trolley and
electric light wires as the ire space was.
The tiremen, policemen and everyone
near were threatened with great danger.
No time was lost apparently IN breaking
the currents, but even before this was
done several people were badly shocked
The people escaped from their burning
homes quietly, and also from the blazing
factories, and though All kinds of runIors
Of fatalities were heard, none were found
TO have any fOundatlOn-
a lot OF disreputable houses that have
long disgraced The neigh borhood were
wiped out of existence more enectually
than by dozen police raids. The IN
mates many ofthem half dressed, lost all
of their tawdry 1inery, and presented a
hot, cinder-coVered pavements in en at |
tempt to find a haven.
The fire is supposed 10 have been |
caused by spontaneous combustion.
The losses are as follows: Brown ~
Bailey, 30, 900, fully insured; w. j. Buck |
Sons x Co., S60, 900, fully Insured; Buck /
* Co., building owned by Mrs. Mary |
Keeley of Spring City. Pa, 100000, in
surance, $50, 900. The other losses are dis
tributed in amounts ranging from $1,000 !
to $l0.0 900 among large number OF peo-
pie. The insurance on these losses is
about one-half.
a Riot, During Which One Hundred
aud Fifty Shots Were Fired.
WINSTON, Aug. ia riot between
whites and blacks. which came near
terminating seriously, occurred here last
night. The trouble originated over a re-
port given ont about o'clock at all the
colored churches 10 the effect that crowd
of whites were going TO lynch Arthur
futile. who is being tried here for the
murder Of Policeman Nickers last May.
Negroes to the number OF 800 marched To
the Jail, where they remained TOR sew
eral hours. They were armed with guns
and pistols. Mayor Gray addressed
them. assuring them that there was no
danger of lynching, and begging them
TO disperse. Sheriff Macarthur and two
Winston lawyers also urged the bsnd
TO 90 away.
Judge Brown, who is holding cour, t
notified the negroes that they were vio-
lating the law; that Tuttle was getting a
fair trial. and that he would be respon-
sible for his protection.
The negroes told his honor they would
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officers on guard around the Jail. This
was done, but many OF the mob refused
TO leave.
Sheriff Macarthur, in response 70 orders
from Judge Brown, called out the For
sythe Ritiemen and a NUN Der of deputies.
The Judge also instructed the Sheriff to
arrest all negroes who refused TO dis
perse.
The mob then began firing on the
whites, several of them being struck with
ANAL birdshot. but none were seriously
hurt 4 bout I50 shots were fired by the
Riflemen and negroes, but no one was
killed. The negroes broke ana ran when
the militia began shooting. tourteen OF
the rioters are IN jail.
GATLING GUN SENT TO WINSTON.
CHARLOTTE, (N. c., Aug. IA Cat
ling gun under detachment OF men leit
here this evening for Winston. So tar
ss il known here at a late hour tonight
all ia quiet there The Sheriff believes the
trouble is under control. a large force
of special police has been sworn in. is
reported that 5000 negroes are massed
near the town tonight, but the report Is
doubtless sensational.
A BRUTE PUT TO DEATH.
Quickly Disposed of by Posse of Two
Hundred Geor9ians.