Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-07
STABLES AND HORSES BURNED.
Serious Blaze in Morrow Street Between
Eighth and Ninth.

ctriUus bih2e IN hfOfrOW street. between
Eighth and Ninth.
About 9. 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
fire of mysterious origin broke out in
the stable of Thomas Reynolds,
tenanted by Clement s. Keen, in
Morrow street between Seventh and
Eighth. The flames, which originated
in pile of straw in one corner Of the
stable, spread rapidly, and as 30 horses
and mule were quartered there at the
time, an exciting scene followed.
Morrow street being half square from
Madison street, is used largely by
farmers who come to the market on
Madison street and keep their horses
Michael Mulschenock, who lives near
by, saw the smoke and flames at about
the same time they were seen by MIR.
No. %, at Ninth and Madison streets,
AS soon as Mr.. Keen niade the dis.
coyery he and several assistants began
the work Of getting out the horses,
carriages and wagons in the stable.
Through circumstances 2S Of
the horses and the mule were rescued
and all O. the valuable wagons were
gotten out except one. Several others
which were not of much value were
destroyed The animals which we're
burned to death and scorched were all
In Mr. Keen's stable. The good wagon
which was burned belonged to Frederick
Reinier and was worth something like
500. The other wagons burned were
the property of Mr.. Reynolds and j. j.
Smith. A quantity of hay, feed, &C.,
in the second stoIy and some clothing
and stove in the Office, the property
of Mr.. Keen, we're also destroyed. 1t
is said that two cats which were In the
office succumbed to the flames. Mr..
Reynolds, the owner OF the building,
which is a total wreck, places his loss
Mt 5000, upon which there is no in
surance. Mr.. Keen said his loss was
tirtiing.
More serious results attended ths
fire at Mr.. Beste's place Soon after
the flames broke out in the Reynolds
stable they communicated to Mr.. Beste's
stable and icehouse, both of which
were badly damaged. There was large
quantity Of meat in the icehouse
at the time. 1t was also ruined, as
were the nay, straw and other contents
of the stable which had not been re-
moved when the fire reached it. Mr..
Beste valued his stable at about 81, 500
and the icehouse ats$1,0 He could
not tell the value Of the meat and other
contents destroyed. His buildings are
Insured with the Farmers Mutual In
surance Co. for 81, $50. So far as Is
kncwn mons Of the other owners OF
damaged property had any insurance.
Soon after The alarm was sent in
the district companies-Fr Friendship,
Water Witch and Weccacoo and tho
Delaware and Phoenix trucks-wer on
the scene, as was also the Fame, to
which telephone message had been
sent. Chief Sasse was in command
and directed the work Of the firemen,
who fought bravely and deserve g, cat
credit for saving adjoining property.
The burned stables are almost sur
rounded by dwellings, but none sus-
tained any serious damage
Sergeant Rice and squad of patrol
men kept spectators from getting too
close to the fro and hindering the
fremen, stretching ropes across Morrow
street at Seventh and Eighth.
Mr.. Keen was assisted in saving the
horses by sumo of the owners. Mrs.
Mary Tiuitt OF No. 622 West Fifth
street, who was in the vicinity at the
time the fro broke out, knew farmers
horses were in the stable and ran
through Madison street market spread
ing the alarm, and as result people |
there who owned horses at the stable
FASTENED to the scene.
When Mr.. Reynolds, owner Of the
stable in which the fire started, was
seen he was unable to say how the fire |
A report was current that
an oil stove in tho Office had exploded, |
but Mr.. Keen, the tenant, said there
had been no fire in the stove for two |
hours previous to the time the flames
were discovered. He said somebody |
evidently either Intentionally or acct
dentally threw a match or cigar stump |
in the straw, but he said he did not
suspect any particular person. He re-
however, that four attempts
had been made on previous occasions
to burn the stable, but each time he
discovered the flames before much
damage had been done. Mr.. Beste
knew nothing about the origin Of the
fire. Tho fire was out Mt Ii As O'Clock