The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-23
OLNEYvILLE.
Fire IN q Barn Attracted a Big Crowa'
Other Matters OF IiteresL

Business was generally suspended In
The annexed district at o'clock last
evening. and the young. the old, men,
women and children, teams OF all des-
criptions. bicycles and baby carriages
were hurrying 10 the corner or Hart
ford and Aversion avenues TO see whae
the fire was" There was an alarm
sent In from box 4s2 and few SECONDS
later a dense volume of smoke coula
be seen i'm that locality. Then the rush
began and every wagon went ioaueu 10
the scene; fathers and mothers Leading
and carrying children formed goou
portion OF the excited procession; AZ
the volume of the smoke grew densef
the crowd went faster and grew larger.
Hose 10 was the first company on
the scene, and in few secohos
Cant Hutchison had two streams at
work on the old barn OF John Lyhcn
on West Providence street. Later more
companies responded, and all laid INES
for there was danger OF the nre sSo
tending 10 other buildings. After the
fire was under control Chief Griswold
found IL necessary TO set steamer at
work. as none of the wagons that re-
snonded had any hooks" and power
ful stream was needed TO bore into
a large pile of hay. As soon as the
steamer began to pun, nearly every
one
for distance of 500 feet, very many
of the gathering never seeing nre
steamer In action before
lust how the fire caught was not
learned, but IL is believed that the new
hay in the barn became heated. Mr..
Lynch had just finished making ex.
fensive repairs on his barn and coal
and woodsheds A wood slipping ma
chine, a new harness and full supply
of hay for the winter were total loss
and were valued at $500. The buildings
were not of much account, but an
gwered Mr.. Lynch's purpose for his
coal and wood trade. There was no
assurance.
Sir John~Perkins wandered into Oh
NEVILLE square just before noon yes
terday, and by o'clock was as full as
a tick He made an effort TO cross Tar
bridge. but he was not successful, ana
his condition was so disgusting that
citizen sent word to the Chaf1ee street
station. and i'm few seconds Sir John
was in the hurry up" wagon, with
Patrolman Feeney holding him. At the
station Sir John. as he claims Is his full
title, was searched and the police found
that he was i'm the possession OF about
four cents worth of plug tobacco,
n. d. pipe and a red handkerchief
Johns home Is on ID street. and he was
among the many who were fined In the
police court this morning for being
drunk.
John Darcy, rs years old, who has
spent many of his days in the saloons
along Eddy and Richmond streets,
walked out to Merino yesterday after
noon and lay down by the river, where
he slept until 1 o'clock this morning.
II IL presumed that at this hour the
Merino Flats mosquitoes got after him
in 40 lively a fashion that he rolled over
= few times and at last found himself
in the river. He crawled out and went
to the car barn. where word was sent
10 the Chaffee street station. little
later Darcy was taken TO the station
IN the pltrol wagon, and as soon as his
clothes are dry he Will be allowed his
freedom There are some doubts about
his clothes ever fitting him again. as
the most of them are made OF chear
cotton, and when they are dry viii have
shrunk so much that they will not fit q
small boy
Daniel Hanley who lives on Lewis
street, was found lying on the sidewalk
on Plainfield street by patrolman
from the Chaffee street station at an
early hour this morning. Mr.. Hanley
was under the influence of liquor and
said he had been pushed from the side
walk by some young men. He had sus-
tanned serious scalp wound. which
was dressed by Police Surgeon Palmer
The unfortunate man was taken TO his
home In the patrol wagon
rhe Chaffee street station has re-
ccived new patrol wagon which some'
what resembles a small-sized circus
band chariot. IL viii certainly astonish
the natives i'm that section.