Evening journal., 1899-03-15
LEATHER GOODS BURN.
Damaging Fire in George D.
Cleland's Shoe Store.
LOSS WILL PROBABLY REACH $1,000

LOSS WILL PROBABLY REACH ST. 900
DENSE VOLUMES CF SMOKE IN
TERFnRE WITH THE WORK oF
THE FTREMEN-ONE CF THE
r'WlASHY" FIREMEN BADLY curl
BY FALLING GIASs-ORTGlN OF
EIIAZE UNKNOWN.
A disastrous fire broke cut in the
shoe stone Of George d. Cle.and, No.
424 Market street shortly after 6
O'Clock last evening, involving loss
lof several thousand dlollars.
The store was closed as usual last
night at O'Clock, Mr.. C.eland and
the clerks leaving at the same time. A
short time after a man who was pass
ing noticed smoke in the building,
and, running to the police station, In
? formed the officer that the store was
on fire.
e House Sergeant Keleher was az once
sent to the scene, and upon arriving
y found the building full Of smJke. He
Immediately went back to the City
Hall and CHER Dolan struck the
alarm from box No. 12, in front of
q the Hall. The district companies re-
e sponded promptly, and upon their ar
I rival found dense volumes Of black
smoke pouring from the building. A
= line CT hose was run up the alley
# opening on Fihth street, and after the
o rear door of the store was forced a
# lstream of water was turned on TINS
u drove the smoke TO the front Of the
+ building, and caused many to think the
e fire was located directly beneath the
q show windows on Market street.
The front door was finally broken
in and two streams were directed into
the building from the front. The
smoke was 50 thick that it almost
., choled the fremen, and it was i'm
: possible to tell just where the fire was
: as no flames could be seen. After
half hour of hard work the flames
lwere extinguished and the fremer
=. were able to enter the store. It wal
~ G,und that the blaze originated som'
place in the rear, whether on the frs
., floor or in the cellar it is impossible Il
~ determine, as the rear part Of boil
u places was considerably burned.
Mr.. Cleland is at loss to accoun
for the origin Of the blaze, as when h
"s left the store everything was al righ'
and the frst he knew Of the fire wa
CO when he received a telephone meesag
le at his home. The cellar had bee
M ~ cleaned up the day previous, an
vi everything was in COED shape Their
The furnace is situated about the ceI
.S' tire Of the cellar, and it was impossib
me for fire to originate from that sourC
au' I'M the place it broke out.
hs The stock is probably a total io'
T. through fire, smoke and water, as NJ
-. CIeland carried the highest priced lii
iu- Of any in the city which is mo
One readily injured than cheap
'nu grade Mr.. C.eland places his loss
inu the building and fixtures at about s
''n' 600, On which he carries an insuran
of $4,000 with the New Castle Coun
any Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
ua' this city. The loss on the stock h
ON not been estimated, though it will pro
ably reach the total amount of inst
ance, $4,000, which is held by GiT
my & Co. Mr.. Cleland had. on Februa
50 last. reduced his insurance 81 600,
opal policy having run out, and he did /
pne renew it. He stated this morning Il
he had the fire originated a few days "a
lual the l-es would have been much hex
"O- Ter, as he new has on. the road SlO,'
opal worth Of new goods, which will shor
'ne be delivered.
reu- The store will be opened for bu
-uo ness again in about two weeks, but
ia'io it is Just the beginning of the spr
n'eu trade, the loss of business will be ke
T. H. ly felt. After the fire had been S
auoi dued MIR. Cleland furnished the fren
lory with hot coffee and lunch in appre'
''''e ton Of their efforts.
The smoke from the fire penetra
into the building adjoining oocuT
by T. H. Pennock & Co., and DANA
opvy the stock to the extent Of about 80,
'''si George II. Frazier, Of the Washl
yes- ton Company, had his right hand Da
OF 10 cut by falling glass. The window
p-l the second floor was broken to al
'rsal the firemen to get in with a lin'
lereu hose, and come Of the heavy glass
DInA on Frazier, cutting his hand. He
iu taken to the office Of Dr. Hitch,
uereu sewed up the wound with six stitc
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