The sun., 1901-10-21
SALISBURY
THREATENED
Wilmington Fire Companies Re
spond to Call for Aid.
FIRE DID $4,000 DAMAGE
Started in the Kindling Wood Fac
tory of w. Is. Miller--It and
Two Dwellings Are
Destroyed.

| message was received in this city from
Salisbury, Md, stating that fire was
raging in that town and requested that
assistance be sent there. Chief Welsh Of
the local fire department was notified
and Immediately started to make arrange
mcnts for getting apparatus and dele
CATION Of firemen to 90 to Salisbury.
| Word was sent to the officials of the
T.. W. X B. railroad and in short time
Il special train was awaiting Chief Welsh
at the foot of Poplar street In about
| Il half an hour after the message was
received, the Washington and Water
Witch engines, the Reliance hose cart
and large delegation of firemen under
he command of Chief Welsh were on tho
special train ready to start. The run
to Salisbury, which is six miles below
Dcmar was made in about three hours.
The train left this city at 73O o'cloci,
ana arrived at Salisbury shortly after
10 O'Clock
The fire broke out in South Salisbury
| 1T about o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
| 'rhe Salisbury Fire Department which
consists Of two engines worked on the
blaze all night, but as many other build
ings were in danger ii was decided to
send to this city for assistance. The
Ere destroyed property valued at nearly
100000 aud threatened the destruction OF
thn immense manufacturing plant OF the
jackson Bros. Company, valued at more
than 100000. The fire started on the
top Of w. Il. Ailler's kindling wood fac
tory and AS gale was blowing from
the southwest the flames were soon be-
Iond the control of the firemen, who
fought desperately to confine them TO
the mill and by so doing save the three
large storage warehouses near by. This
was impossible. and soon the four build
ny. stored full Of dry kindling wood,
We're mass Of fire, rendering it impos-
Sibe to get within a hundred feet of
rhrm. The flames soon enveloped the
residence OF Joshua Morris and the dwell
ling adjoining, owned by Judge Holland
and occupied by Frank bonneville, di
rectly across the street from the mill.
These buildings were consumed in few
ails 70 says saycssnffHatfp fHae fpIaf 81 the Jackson
Bros. Company. The full force OF the
Fire department was augmented by Tie
force of men employed by the .lacksons,
who brought into use all the fire APP
pnratlls around the mill. Nothing hut
the direction of the wind, which drove
the flames away from the big MILL saved
that building.
Mr.. AIilers' loss is more than $4,000,
| The kindling wood mill cost $500. Th2
three warehouses about $4,000. There
was stored in the warehouses 1000, ,001
bundles of kindling wood, worth $4,000,
besides material enough to bundle 1,300,-
200 more bundles. worth nearly $4,000.
Mr. Miller has about $4,000 insurance
$1,000 on the mill and the balance on
hc warehouses and stock. Mr.. Miller
Icmployed nearly rs girls and men and had
a payroll ofepetwren 5000 and $400 week
Ily.
Mr.. Miller will rebuild at once ana eN-
poets to bc III operation within two
lmontls. The residence owned by Joshua
Morris was valued NJ 5000: insured for
about onc-half. Judge Hollands dwelling
was valued at $500: insured for $500.
Those occupying the two dwellings LOST
considerable furniture, covered by M
;urancc. TIE electric light and t|le-
phone companies sustained considerable
loss by the burning of poles and wires.
When the firemen from this city ar-
lriyed ut Salisbury the fire was thought
to be under control and for some time
lie cngircs We're not unloaded. Fairly
IN the afternoon. however, it broke out
again unG botn the W liNllHgton enNincS
were put in service and had stream
Going all the afternoon. One of the 10
cal engines was kept busy protecting the
immense plant of Jackson Bros. Com
Ipany which is across the street from the
Miller factory where the fire was raging,
Mr. Jackson of the former firm is re-
lated by marriage to Josiah Marvil of
this city.
At the request Of the citizens OF Sails
bury the fircmen from this city remained
there over night and will return to this
,ity some time this morning. At mid
ni.ht the fire was under control hut
was still burning. About six local fire
mon vert to Salisbury on the midnight
train. The special train which the fire
men vert down on yesterday was com
posed Of the engine, two gondola cars and
4 passenger coach