The sun., 1898-11-22
Large Livery Stables and Car
riage Factory Entirely De-
stroyed by Fire.
AN OFFICERS BRAVE RESCUE
Compela Rov. j. e. Brock to Leave q
burning Parsonage-.-Live Stock
All saved.-Origin of the
Blaze UnknOWn..LOss
Placed at 81, 500.

The large livery stable OF ). 1"eeu
and Hamilton & Bros carriage works
on Walnut street above Sixth was COM
pIetely destroyed by fire at an early hour
this morning. ~
The flames we're discovered at l.2o
o'clock issuing from the second story OF
tine stables where Hamilton Il Bro.'s
works were located by Officers John
Solomon and McGillon.
The former turned in the alarm from
fire alarm box No. 13 at Fifth and
French streets, whilst Mctiillon, Joseph
/ Rooney editor of the Sunday Herdtd, and
ex.Building Inspector Daniel Dohl
| turned their attention TO saving the
horses.
They succeeded in getting all Of tho
animals out in safety, but one ied Dy Mr.
Dohl had it's back scorched by the names
and ran away, dragging Mr.: Dohl fully
square before he succeeded in stopping
Il. Mr.. Dohl was bruised about the lace
In the meantime the fire department
with its usual promptness had arrived
hut the building owing to the lnham-
, mable material stored in it was one mass
, Of flames when the companies reached
Under the efficient direction OF Chief OF
the Fire Department George W. sasse
q and his assistants a number OF streams
! we're playing on the burning structure.
A second alarm was then turned in.
' and at this time the roof OF the Bethel
r A. M, E. Church parsonage ADJOINING
i, the stable had caught fire, and Rev. };
r. Brock and his wife and son had
!, to make their escape in their night
!. clothes.
. They took refuge in the church proper
= and the firemen also succeeded in stor.
y ing their household goods in the same
Il place. L, ofto,
/ the connagration was discovered tnt
n firemen had the flames under contro
J. but the building was mass OF smoul
J. The firemen by their heroic effort
a succeeded in saving the surroundlnt
a houses and prevented the spread OF tn
ID flames beyond the parsonage.
The fire is supposed to have started II
s. the paint shop Of the carriage factory bu
r. what started it is unknown.
}. It was due to the bravery OF Ohce
of Mc(1illon that Rev. Brock was savet
for when he burst open the front doc
& and ascended the stairs Of the parsonag
a. o. Mr.. Broeck was cropping around in al
~ ~ aimless manner and at first refused
of leave. Officer McGillon was compelle'
u to use force to get him to leave;
At one time the steeple OF the churc
ng was in danger, bat this was saved D
ap streams of water being thrown agalns
~ ~ it. ,,
IN 1t has been ascertained that the carr
age factory has not been occupied sine
4 March last and this further deepens Tn
IT. mystery surrounding the origin OF tn
re FIRE. ~
TX The Reliance company's engine, on
d. of the first on the scene, found that I'll
er plug at Seventh and Walnut streets WI
i'll no good. NIL.
at They consequently removed to Eight
is and Walnut streets, but here dlscovere
that the stream was very poor ana th'
. " thew could only use a forty pound pre-
hSS hhS sure. Being in this dilemma they wei
90 90 unable to do very effective work:
-. .m The firemen left the scene at : o'cE9cI
:, :, The loss of Mr.. Tweed is small and
~ places it at 5000. H.,
n, The building is owned by Mr.. Pyl
ne and the loss is estimated at betwee
'l9 s., 900 and $1,000. The structure :"
at partially covered by insurance.