Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04
HUBER'S STABLE BURNED.

Eighteen Horses aud One Dog Rescued
From Bpiiding-Narrow Escape Of 500.
A large brick stable on Washington
street, below Third, located between
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
ard Public School No. a, and owned by
George II. Huber. was extensively
damaged by FIRE yesterday, which
nlso burned up much OF its contents.
Eighteen horses and one dog were
rescued, aud one or more dogs we're
burned to death. James Taylor, Rich
ard Elbsrt and Robert Baker are en-
ployed at the stable by MIR. Huber,
who owns about 20 horses and boards
about dozen more. Among those who
keep their horses at the stable are DR..
II. f.. Pierson, r. II. Pennock, Fleisch.
man Yeast Co., James ID. Carter AID
Anderson, O grocer, Some of the
stablemen were in the far end of the
building cleaning carriages, when Miss
Mary @. j. Williams, assistant super
intendsnt Of the public schools, who
resides at No. 205 Washington street,
saw smoke issuing from the second
story, and warned them that the pIaca
was on ire An alarm was struck at
box 1873, Third and jefferson streets, by
William Gray. AS soon as warned of
the fire the stahlemen, assisted by
others, went to release the Is horses
that vera in the stable and got them
out without much difficulty. Some
wagons were also gotten out, hut a
dozen vehicles remained in the second
floor rear, which were more or less
damaged by the heat and flames.
The fire DISCLOSED that the fire depart
mont 10 lahoring under some dilIioul-
ties. The Fame TO. lost a horse
recently and had to use one team to
take both the hose wagon and engine.
The Friendship engine was tenn
porariIy out of serviee while repairs
we're bAing made to its tubes. The hot
weather was very hard on Chief Engi-
neer Welsh and his assistants, Wiley
and Palftey, as well as the firemen
generally, and several were forced 20
rest. The fire had much heSdway when
fremen reached il and Chief Welsh sent
IN geuekel alarm, but did not use the
Water Wsjah Co. after it arrived. In
about an acur the fire was under con.
troll. A few streams were kept on it
for some time afterwards. In spite of
the heat The firemen worked faithfully.
Soon after entering the building,
Chief Welsh heard the yelp Of dog ia
tsfror, and assisted by several others
went Oh search for it. The party went
up on the elevator, used for carriages,
and the chief, after cropping about In
the smoke, found the dog and lowered
it to the ground. 1t was bulldog and
was more than pleased at its escape,
After the flames had Eeen subdued, a
dead dog was found which had been
tied TO carriage wheel.
Much of the stable roof fell ia and
q part Of the oornice came of. James
Taylor, one of the stablemen, had left
$50 in the office on the second floor,
and as the fire got in there, il looked
ms il the money Was lost. Tillerman
Elias B. Windsor OF the Delaware COM
pany and Taylor went into the room
after the fire had been sEbdued and
found the money intact. The fire had
burned one corner Of the bed on which
Taylor, had left the money, which was
In notes.
James Mabarty ianitor of School No.
4, was early on the scene. A space of
only about 10 feet separated the stable
from.a wing of the school building.
Mr.. Huber, the baker, who is the
Of the stable, went to Ken
nett Square early yesterday. Word
was sent there to him. He had So, 600
insurance on tins building in the Royal
Fire Insurance Go. DIR. Plerson had
$500 insurance on his horses and car
riages. In the building we're two or
three tons of may, about 1850 bushels
of oats and 300 Of corn. The total loss
may reach $1,000. The origin of the
fire 10 unknown; it might have been
due to spontaneous combustion or to
light had been used in the stable since
4 O'Clock Yesterday morning.