The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-25
FIRE ON CHARLES ST.
Threatening Blaze In a Tenement
House Early This Morning.
Successful Smoke Talk-Latest Gossip
From The North End.

There was a good sized and for time
dangerous fire at 642 Charles street, early
this morning. 1t was about 2;l0 o'clock
when Officer Blackman was notified that
the house of Antonio Jacobonni, which
Is ono of the han dsomest structures on
Charles street, was on fire The officer
promptly sent In an alarm from box 279
and when the department arrived 1t
found considerable job TO be got rid Of
1t was soon ascertained that the fire had
started in the rear hallway near the
stairs that lead to the second story and
the flames which were hungry, soon
spread all through the partitions up 10
the roof.
The house was occupied by the families
OF Jacobonni and Rocco Fameghetti and
the member of the latter family had
bad time In getting out The only way OF
exit, owing TO the rear stairway being
mass of flames, was Dy the piazza, which
extends around the side Of the two and n
half story house. From this piazza tia
members of the family jumped TO the
ground, distance of II feet. and none
OF them were in anyway injured.
There is some suspicion that the fire
was of ircendiary origin, owing to the
place in which 1t started, but the flames
no one will probably ever know the cause
of the fire. The firemen were kept busy
fighting the blaze until 10 minutes of
O'Clock and the chief trouble was in ex-
tinguishing the blaze under the roof.
The interior of the building is badly
gutted and the loss on the building Will
be about $500. 1t Is fortunate that when
the fire started the rain was falling fast
or Humtert hall. which is close by, would
have been in great danger.
JacobC nni's furniture was damaged TO
the extent of $780, but the loss is covered
by insurance and the building was also
insured. The furniture of the Famighetti
family was badly injured by smoke and
water and their loss will probably exceed
$500 and they had no insurance. The fire
and It's peculiar origin was the subject of
much discussion in Tooleville today.
SUCCESSFUL SMOKE TALK.
The members Of Finegan Council. n
Of g.. held a smoke talk In Wanskuck hall
last evening that proved most delight
full innovation for members OF the coun-
Gil. After the Hayanas had been lighted
there were readings given by Mr. James
Franey, songs by Frank Donnelly and
James McGovern and interesting 81 eeches
by Past state Deputy Il. j. Mccarthy,
Sub-state Deputy Daniel +. sullivan and
others. The gathering broke up at about
IL o'clock with warm praises for the COM
mittee that arranged the affair.
NORTH END NOTES
There were but four arrests made by
the police of the Second station last night.
There was a lively runaway ON the
lower part of Gladstone avenue yesterday
afternoon. No damage resulted
Randall square was crowded with
laborers this morning who had gathered
there in the hope of getting job on the
changes being made in the location of the
large mains there. rher'' were only about
dozen men required for the job.
The Bachelors and the Irving Literary
test.
There was an increase in the attendance
at some Of the schools yesterday afternoon,
caused undoubtedly by the arrest of a
number of lads for truancy early tho same
morning.