Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-02-27
BURIED In THE DEBRIS.
f. NJ. Godfrey Killed at Fire in Salem
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Massachusetts.
Salem, Mass, Feb. 20. Frank M.
Godfrey, a member of Engine Co. No
|, was killed and the city fire alarm
and police signal systems were made
useless by the burning of large stable
occupied by Rupert Wheelock, early to-
day.
4 number of explosions occurred in
the stable, and falling wreckage
knocked in the side of fish building
owned by the city.
1t was the flying debris which dam
aged the fire alarm and police signal
systems, which had lately been in
stalled.
Godfrey was buried under pile Of
debris in an alleyway, where he had
been stationed. The police are of the
opinion that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
The stable was owned by zina
! Goodell.
The loss is estimated at 81, 500.
COSTLY FIRE IN INDIANA.
Lafayette, Ind, Feb. q. An over
| heated furnace in the Loeb & Hene dry
goods store started fire late last night
that caused a property loss of more than
5000, 600.
The Loeb & Hene stock. which was
valued at Sl40 900, was destroyed.
The flames communicated to the De
Winter hat store, and at 2 O'Clock this
morning the entire south side of the
square was badly damaged by fire and
water, and the flames were still raging.
| The De Winter hat store is "a complete
loss. The stock was valued at S35, 600.
The Mccormick five and ten-cent
store was damaged to the extent of
$1,000.
The Vernon Clothing Co. sustained a
loss of $40, 600 by fire and water.
The Challix shoe store was badly
| damaged by water.
| The plant of the Lafayette journal
was damaged to the extent of $4,000.
The upper floors of the De Winter,
Vernon and Merrimac stores were occu-
pied by offices and lodgerooms, and the
loss on the furnishings will be heavy.
FOUR APARrMGNrHoUsEs DESTROYED.
New York, Feb 90. -Four apartment
houses on Kingston avenue, Brooklyn,
were destroyed by fire today
The Brooklyn Orphan Asylum, which
is across the way from the burned
buildings. was threatened. The
officials aroused the 200 children in
the building and prepared them for
| flight, hut it was not found necessary
for them to leave
The fire was caused by the explosion
of steam heating boiler in the base
ment of one of the apartment houses.
The flames spread rapidly to the three
other buildings
All occupants of the houses made
| their way to the street in safety
The Fire Department estimated the
loss at 100000.
oRPHASA6E HEsrRoYED,
Worcester. Mass Feb 2l.-Vera and
| Charles Louen, 3 and 4 years of age,
respectively, we're burned to death at
2 o'clock this morning in fire which
destroyed the Rose Petit Orphanage,
on Hermitage lane, at Greendale, this
city
The fremen arrived in time to
rescue, with the aid of Mrs. Petit,
eight children from the buildings.
Mrs. Petit, was burned about the
face and hands during her efforts to
save the little ones.
The fire started from the furnace,
and, catching in an air shaft, went ia
the second floor of the building, where
sthe children were asleep.
FIRE IN TORONTO.
Toronto, Canada, Feb. q. Fire was
started last night by spontaneous com.
bustion in the finishingroom of the
Menzie Manufacturing Co., Limited,
manufacturers of furniture and, spread.
ing to the adjoining premises Of the
Merchants Dyeing and Finishing Co. (,
did damage to the extent of S205, 600.
The Menzie Co. IS loss is s105, 900,
with insurance of $4,000 The loss
of the Merchants Dyelng and Finish.
ing Co. is 500, 600, with insurance Of
800, 600.
LARGE MILL BURIED.
Corsicana, Texas, Feb 20.-The Cor
sicana cotton oil mill, one of the largest
in this State, was destroyed by fire
last night, together with six freight
cars on the Cotton Belt railroad tracks
The loss is estimated at SIPS, 600, full,
covered by insurance.
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