The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-04
AFTERMATH OF TIE BIG FIRE
Monster Show for the Benefit Of
Actors.
DOCkSTADER MAY REBUILD
Hundreds Visit the Scene Of The
Disastrous ConghagratiOn.
Total loss Nearly
$4,000.
DOCKSTADER MAY REBUILD

All dav yesterday hundreds Of people
visited II e scene OF the big fire at the
Wonderl; nd Theatre.
The disastrous conhagration which
wiped out the pretty little play house
was considered one Of the most danger.
GUS that this city has had in many yeare.
The burned structure is an old one.
The intlammable material in it was con.
sumed so quickly that at one time the
fire had gained such headway that the
entire block was threatened with destruc.
ton.
The loss Of the building and its con.
tents is large. George $. Allmon owner
Of the property places his loss at ~ 800.
The insurance carried on the property Y
is as follows: New Castle County Mutual
Co., s., 600; Farmers Mutual Co.., 5000,
and other companies, with Gllpin d Co.,
as follows: Scottish Union and National
OF Edinburgh, Scotland; Western Of To-
ronto, Ont; Philadelphia Fire OF PhiIa-
dclphia. and National Standard OF New
York, $1,000 each: Lancashire of Eng
land, 81 800 and Philadelphia Under
writer's of Philadelphia, 81 800.
Mr.. Dockstadcr suffered a loss OF 81 600
by the destruction Of his personal effects
but will get on that about $500 insur-
;nre.
Five and hall feet oi water lay in the
. Wonderlad yesterday morning and was
pumped ont by the Washington Fire
Company seng inc alter two hours work.
While Henry Nanslnt was in the
bniIding YESTERDAY afternoon hunting for
| ,.,l;,. ,,f H,ar.n,r fran, thn hi ind
floor came down on him nearly crushing
him to the floor. lie was taken ont and
looked aS it he hai a ducking in All ink
barrel, aS he was black from head to foot
besides having Il few SCRATCHES and Il cut
on his forehead.
Mrs W. l.. Dockstadcr is much I'M
proved though her hands are burned.
1t is now an assured thing that the
theatre going people OF this city wi still
bc presented with good shows by ". l..
Dockstadrr, Clinton Newton, press agent
for the Wonderland Theatre, said last
night that it was quite certain that Mr..
d ok -tadrr would rebuild IA handsome
Play house on the site of the ruins.
The new building will be but two stories
high and will be provided with every
theatre.
Tonight at the Grand Opera House II
monster benefit show will bc held. The
money coming from the sale Of tickets
will Le given to the members Of tI.e COM
plny who lost all at the big fire.
Manager Baylis has offered the Use OF
his house for the occasion and the sale
of tickets is already assuming large pro
portions.
". l.. nUckstadcr after, an absence of
many years from the stage, will appear
tonight and add his services in the noble
effort to give the iatc-strickcn showmen
another start in life.
All the members Of the company will
appear and several local talents who
have gained some celebrity on the local
stage will also give performance.
The citizens OF Wilmington will and
should turn ont in force and thereby
materially increase the amount that will
br realized for the beiletit of the actors
and actrcs es who lost everything in The
flames Of Wednesday night.