The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-24
NORTH END NEWS
A Big Blaze At Midnight
on Ruggles Street
Calls Out Nearly he Entire Fire De-
par ment OF The City.
THE NEWS BUREAU.
HoETH END. 42s BRANCH AVENUE,
TalenhOna Q0l-l


Residents of Douglas avenue and the
upper part Of Smith Hill were awakened
from their beauty sleep about l1:45 last
night by loud shrieks and cries. When
their minds were In condition to lnvestl-
gate the cause OF the distur bance they
noticed the sky TO the northwest side red
with the reflection of flames. The blaze
appeared to be very close to Pekin street,
but was in fact a good many yards away
from that highway. The people who saw
the fire first must have thought shouting
would prevent the spread OF the flames,
but IL didn't.
An alarm was rung in by police officer
Blackman, who, while on his beat about
IL :45 p. M, discovered large two and a
half story barn, belonging TO the estate
of the late John McElroy, on Ruggles
street, on fire. Somebody else rang In
two alarms from box 13S, which was also
near by. This caused some confusion,
but there was not man too many at the
scene, that is, at least fireman too many.
The barn where the fire started had
about six tons of hay in H. but no horse
or other animal. The valuable carriages
belonging TO the owner had been removed
some weeks ago. The total loss on the
structure and contents was about sl5OO.
The barn and contents burned very wildly
and the illumination brought people from
all parts of the city TO the vicinity. Too
partment for the skill and promptness
used i'm fighting the blaze for the fire was
confined 20 a small space, and though a
small barn owned by John McElroy ad-
joining, with so worth OF hay in il, was
practically destroyed, and the next house
to the north, belonging TO James Me-
Nally, badly gutted, great deal more
damage might have been done. The latter
house had caught from sparks from the
barn and was on fire in many places when
the north wall of the burning barn fell
over on il, but the greater portion OF the
building was saved from destruction.
The street floor OF the McNally house
was occupied as dry and fancy goods
store by Mrs Margaret Lewis, a daughter
OF the owner, and the stock was badly
damaged. The furniture OF John lngle-
worth, who occupied the tenement above
the store. was greatly damaged by water.
The house of John McElroy TO the west
of the barn, was badly scorched, and his
family had time TO move all their furni'
ture beyond danger OF smoke or water.
The large barn was partially insured.
Mr.. Mcllroy's loss will be about $1,000, and
this also is partly covered by insurance,
but neither Mrs. Lewis nor Mr. Ingle'
worth had any insurance on their pro-
perty
Providence Warehouse Monday last, died
from his injuries at the Rhode Island
Hospital early this morning. His father,
who resides at Hamilton Place, was noti-
| fed of his death and took charge OF the
| remains.
The trolley party from Wanskuck last
evening to Crescent Park, in charge oi
Miss Gilbert, was a very pleasant affair.
A member of the Second Regiment
who generally carries more government
1 funds with him than his comrades, say:
| he will not visit Woonsocket again in q
| good while. as he was mysteriously re-
| lieved of $50 in that city Monday. Ht
| borrowed his car fare home ana when he
| reached his residence found that TWO S1t
| bills, which he had placed in difernt
| pocket from the $50, was all right.
A man who caused something OF Q
small sensation by jumping from not
very high window, while suffering with
| delirium tremens, was taken TO the Rhode
Island Hospital last evening.
The Branch avenue cars this afternoon
! began running 10-minute time between
| the hours OF and and will continue
| this schedule during the remainder of the
| summer.
The proposed new building on the Aller
estate on North Main street calls to mind
| the varied history Of that street in com
! mercial way. At one time all the dry
| goods stores or at least the most OF then