The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

responding to the second alarm could
have done no good and would only have
been in the way. Though the department.
was handicapped in these respects they
went mt the fire with q discrimination TO
get tho best OF it. The buildings in j.
II. White ~ Sons coal yard. which are
next the mill building, were used as a
vantage ground from which the firemen
shot streams of water onto the fire.
Streams were also played from ladders.
The mill building is q wooden structure
and is covered with corrugated sheet iron
and kept the fire from breaking out oh
the sides. The tremen tried To rip some
of this off SO as to get at the fire better,
but did not meet with much success.
The inside OF the building is divided
into bins so that It was difficult TO do
any inside work. AS soon as the fire
seemed to be subdued Ii would break out
afresh, aDDareDtly in some new spot, anu
il was evident that they lad not got at
the centre of the fire
The mill building is attached 10 the
main elevator, n tive-story brick building
in. which there was stored about 20, 900
bushels OF corn, OF which 600 bushels
were put in Yesterday from the barge
Snipe. The roof of this building finally
took fire and the problem became still
more difficult and it was | o'clock before
the fire was under control. Tho recall
was sounded about O'Clock. Quite n
norton OF TIE TOOl Oh UU6 cltN0IOf Dullu-
ing was burned, and considerable damage
was done by smoke and water to the grain
stored in tho south side. The grain in the
elevator is insured fot $1,000 in the Ger
man American Insurance COMPANY and
S2500 in the Atlas Fire Insurance Com
pany of London. The mill building Is
practically ruined and Mr.. Hall stated
this morning that he would probsbly re-
build il entirely from the fret story up.
The amount OF the damage incurred, Mr..
Halo said, hs could not estimate but the
property is covered by $500 Insurance of
which 5000 is In the Roval Insurance
Company of Liverpool. $500 in tho Hart
ford Fire Insurance Company and $500
in the Continental insurance Company OF
New York. All the insurance is placed
with Bench and Sweet
The mill building was furnished with
the most mo lern.. I'm Ills and hoppers which
are comnIcte v ruined. The toilpr and en-
boiler is still burning just rs the fireman
left it last night.
ans interior 10 the mill presents a
weird spectacle this morning with hcaps
oi grain. IN machines, bags of corn, in fact
gverytning i'm confusion covered with ice
and bll csened with smoke.
Ire total damage will probably amount
To about $40, 900, ana tho fire was the
worst ono tho department has had in
some time.
Ihe origin.of the fire is not known. but
Mr.. Hale thifSS it was caused by n tramp,
a. several have used the building pre-
yously for "a temporary abode.
George Aprold. president of the Mer.
| chants anu Miners Transportation Com.
pany died yesterday morning at his home
| In Baltimore, aud out of respect To- hi.
mSmurv toe flags on tho steamers hina
| alongside the company's dock In TITS ,it.
/ were 40 half mast y6sieidiY Mr. Aupsl
| had served a. n director uf the cumtai y
for i0 years, was vice presideut and treus
! uror for ~ yeats trtasurer foi
| - years and r sident and trrns
4 urcr for 81 vears. lie was largrl,
Identified with the leather interests of hi,
native city. Baltimore and for mans
| years nas bccn interested in real cstnt.
and Instrumental IN tho building up ard
! Improving ot Baltimore.