The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-13
srNpAr MoRNrNe,s FIRE.

The Old RinIS-The Wagon and Paint Shops
 Burned Out-Much Property Saved-Loss
 About S5,OO0-other Fair Haven Notes
 A fire was discovered in the old Quinnipiac rink, 183-1S5 Grand avenue,
 corner of Bright street. by Dr. c. B.
 Adams, whose residence is just oppo-
 site at 2:SO yesterday morning. The
 building is owned by James McLay, jr., maker and dealer in wagons, car ridges, harness, etc. The fire was in
 the rear or north end. and as there was
 a wind from the south the blaze threat
 ened to communicate with the house of
 ex-Councilman Dolan, adjoining. The
 fire started in the basement among
 some rubbish, and MT. McIay says 1t was undoubtedly caused by sponta- neoUs combustion. Vixen the blaze was | discovered it was well under way and threatened the destruction of the big building and contents. Tn the barn at the rear end were two horses, which
 were removed before the smoke became too thick. One of the horses was hitched into wagon and sent to bring MT. McLay to the burning building
 In half an hour after the flames were
 discovered the fire was under control.
 The flames were confined to the wagon and paint shops on the north end.
 The shops are about thirty-f1ve feet in width, and the east side for that dis tance is burned out, but In the remaind-
 CT of the north end the building is only
 badly scorched. A quantity of tools and parts of wagons were burned MT. MeLay says the heavy partition sepa- rating the shops from tfe repository saved the remainder of the building
 and the 200 wagons and carriages from destruction. He says there was delay in turning in the alarm, and conse- quently the fire was well under way when the firemen arrived. He was also told that the patrolman on the beat in- stead of turning in an alarm sent for the patrol wagon first. He was told that William H. Hurd, who slept in the front of the building near the office, was taken out in an unconscious condi- tion. Mr. McLay estimated his loss at from $5,000 to $6,000 There is an in- surance of 5000 on the stock and $2- 800 on the building. A little over year ago an attempt was made to burn the building, and Watchman Hurd was tried for setting the fire, but forfeited his bonds. The building is about twelve years old, and was built by a company of which William H. Lincoln was man ager, for a roller skating rink. When that amusement died out the rink was was used for years for entertainments, and about four years ago it was turned into a carriage shop It is built on leased land.
 Rev. w. M. Carr of St. Andrews church addressed the w. c. T. U. meet ing yesterday afternoon.
 Rev. MT Reed of Deep River supplied the pulpit of the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday.
 The class of '95, Woolsey school, ac- by their teacher, Miss Gall ! braith, had an outing Saturday at Lake SalItonstall. After roaming about | on Eagle Cliff the members had re- ! treatments beside the lake Games l followed, and all declared it to be an en- ioyable affair. Those present were the | Misses Florence Hepworth, Grace Un- | Carrie Reilly, Clara Hughes, Laura Dillon, Nellie Mabry, Josie Pow CTS Nellie Edmunson, Maud Tufts, 1 Mamie O'Dea, Maud Granniss, Carrie Munroe, Lizzie Jagger, Sadie Cooper Lena Smith, and Alice Johnson. Also the Masters Walter Cochran, Harry Henry Hart, Henry O'Brien, Frank Collins, Jack Andrews, Ray Fudge, F. Shepard and John Knight.