Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15
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MINOR ACCIDENTS.
George Lutz Of No. ga Tatnall street,
member Of the, Fame Fire Co. was
knocked down by the hose cart of the
Friendship Fire Co. and severely in.
jured about the left hip and ankls.
He is confined TO his home, but is not
thought to be seriously injured.
John Roberts also a member Of the
Fame Fire Co. was slightly injured by
being knoclsed down by the same cart.
INSURANCE ON BuTLDINGs AND STOCK.
The insurance on the Baird build
ing is S12, 600, placed by u. Z. Buck in
the Queen, Phoenix, British America
and Royal, 80, 500 each and America
of New York, $1,000. The machinery
and stock are insured for $47, 500, OF
which the following was placed by
Gilpin y Co., in the following COM
panies: North British and Mercantile.
Liverpool, London and Globe and
Scottish Union and National, each
| So, 600; Fire Association OF Philadel-
phia. 81, 500; Phoenix Assurance, SO, 900;
Insurance Company OF North America,
Lancashire, Western Assurance, Lion
Fire, New Castle County Mutual, each
$1,000; Hanover Fire, 81, 500; Penn
| ~ u iTC lmpbTlht II ITO, bhCu
1000. With the Tanners Mutual Mr..
Baird had $40, 600
Garrett & Barr had s5, 600 insurance
ON their building aud 500, 500 on
machinery and stock, all placed by
| Gilpin g. 90.
! w. Jones & Co. are insured through
l.. p. Buck & Co., who have placed
insurance on stock and machinery az
follows: On buildings, S24, 900, as fol-
lows: Sl5, 200 in the Royal Co. and
| 80, 600 in Tire Aetna Co. ON machinery,
$40, QUO in the Royal; on stock, So, 600
in the New CASTLE, S., 600 in the
Farmers. 500 in the Farmers
Mutual, 81, 250 10 the Lumbermen's of
Philadelphia, 50, 500 in the North
British and Mercantile, and $40, 600 in
the Royal; total, s42, $50.
The insurance on the Baird building
is $l2. 900, as follows: 80, 800 in the
Queen, 50, 800 in the Phoenix, 50. 000 in
tho American, 81, 500 in the British
American and $4,000 in the Royal.
There was also an extra insurance on
the store house in the rear of the build
ing amounting to $500. This iDsur-
ance was placed in the Office of l.. p.
Buck.
SAW MEN LEAVE THE PLACE.
Mrs. Julia Symmes, who lives with
her niece, Mrs. Tubbs, at No. 1923 East
Second street, is the wonan who saw
one or two men coming from the direc-
ton of the buildings before the alarm
was sounded.
OTHER FIRES.
While the fire was 10 progress al
Front and Walnut streets about
O'Clock small blaze was discovered a,
the residence of DIR. James A. Draper,
Eleventh and Market streets. The
Washington chemical engine responded
to a summons, but the fire was extin.
guished before it arrived. The lost
was small.
About O'Clock Friday morning al
Officer Ford was patrolling his beat or
, the causeway he saw smoke coming oui
OF au unoccupied building on the west
side of the road near the railroad. He
started to make an investigation anG
, found that large fire had been burn
ing in the old-fashioned fire place ant
, that from sume defect in the chime,
the flames had ignited the roof, ant
with a few buckets of water the fire
was extinguished. A report was sem
] in to the police station and officer,
Kelleher and Davidson were ordered t.
make an investigation, and upon thei
arrival found that the flames hat
broken out again, An alarm was sen
in from box No. Al and the Fam,
: Fire Go. arrived and soon extinguishet
the flames. The house is owned b,
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Go. AMI
J the damage is estimated at 5000
Residents of that vicinity state tina
three men were seen about the premise
during the night and it is supposed
that they accidentally fired the build
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