The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-27

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There were a number of hremen put
out OF business by the blistering neat
and there were a number OF narrow es-
capes from serious injury II not from
death. from the falling walls and lumber
piles. The FIRE was still In progress IN
places this morning and a number of the
companies which answered the last alarm
were kept at the spot all night pouring
tons OF water on the smouldering lumber
piles.
The fact that the water in the
oity reservoirs was low because
OF the break down OF the pump
ing engine, 1t was feared would In
terrere with the service but as the
Cornish engine was at work there was
no difficulty. except as the Migrant
streams got little assistance from the
high pressure service. II was estimated
that about a million gallons OF water
were used during the flre.
The fire was discovered about $50 py
Mrs. Cora Murphy, wife of c. T.. Murphy
who conducts jewelry store In the Lilly
building. as she was out In the yard az
the rear OF the building. giving her dogs
an airing.
She noticed what she took TO be IAN
tern In the lumber shed behind the yarn
and remarked that IL was very unusual
thing for persons 10 be in the shed after
dark A little later she heard a cracking
noise that caused her to go TO the Stat
door and peer into the shed, where the
glow as OF n fire told her that there was
something more than a lantern WITHIN
she hurried to Gerraddi's pool room
I'm the lower part of the building ana
told George Benoit that the lumber yaru
was on fire. He, after peering INTO the
shed to assure himseit there was heeu va va
the fremen, FASTENED to the corner Oh
Westminster and Cranston streets ana
rang IN an alarm from box l2S
n was then 6:a0 and the fremen re-
snonded promptly and found that the
flames had secured strong hold IN me
dry lumber which was stored IN doupie
row OF sheds with passway petWeeh
them that made an ideal place for hre on
account of the draught In spite OF All
,ha,, could 40 the flames leaped across
the roadway and hungriy licked up the
stock OF kiln dried mouldngs stored
there and II was necessary TO SEND III
second alarm. which brought OUT lour
more hose companies. two ladder COM
panies and two steamers.
JUMPED ACROSS THE STREET.
\ Nv this time the piles OF lumber had
been isnitcd along Washington street aho
despite the immense volume OF water
the sparks and the fierce heat sweep
across that highway and ignited the
root. ana sides OF "A row OF wooden
stables and shops that were there
THE as horses was taken out OF Johi
M. Deans stable and from the stapie ~
the Combination Ladder company u, eoo,
season. so there was no great ohhse.
,rhen those structures were ignited. :
counle OF lines were stationed In the al
Low hetween John NJ. Dean'c ana the ~
story frame structure full OF dry luihoe
,hat was All ablaze and they managed
10 keep the flames from getting 600.
foothoid on the Dean building. IN whic'
the iron shutters were all ughty closeu.
THE corner OF the roof caught at on
49,, h,,, a stream was turned on IL fron
the street and LEFT II 50 that the einploye
20 the building could care for WIZ
their own FIRE lines.
THE wind was fortunately not Yer
strong, but there was enough 10 aii,
the sheet OF fame over across the stree
! and prevent the passage OF nremeh aio,l
the sidewalk. Several OF those III ~, VI
street with the stream hau 10 ~. 10
.f,er n time. announcing that theS WEI
al, ,r" on account OF the fierce neat
uas onlv a temporary weakness thougI
"a ,hev were soon back at WORK WI
the others. ,,ua,n., ,
T,hs tottering wall OF that building
A.. We ashington street end or Wamsut'
court threatened several hremen as
feIi but Chief Steere. VINO seemed 10 =
everywhere at once. was watchlhs az.
the men we're out OF the way III ,'ile. =
., ,ar there was an eruption OF SPARK
a.shrapds that went out over th
roofs Of the row OF tinder boxes ON VI
onnos,te side OF the street where the me
"a ,ha Combination Ladder company
armed with hand extinguishers, were sla
toned and did great work whlie 'he az
,ention OF the regular department wa
attracted elsewhere.
RESCUED THE vALUABLES.
When IL looked as II the whole plac
would 20 the ladder company got all IN
new fire apparatus which they mad u
process OF construction ont into Fountai
street and lined II up in place OF SAFETY
In the Fales carriage shop there wa
some hustiing also. for as the roof OF IN
adjoining building caught IRE II wa
thought best 70 get the priceless oil
coach that Senator DeWolf OF Brist'
made his trip 20 Washington In 20 plaC
OF safety. The coach Is the property &
Col Colt and r. being renovated and y,
Into shape for use again In as near u
CORNER condition as possible.
The row of frame structures on n
Westminster street side ~ the blazir
Number back of the row of tho brio
structures having a front on Westminst
street. were saved by the 1remen. a
though the burned buildings we're simp
against them. Several OF these buildin
were occupied by colored families
wamsutta place and they got out son
OF their portable household effects al
carried them 10 place OF safety.
An aged woman named Wheaton wi
has been bedridden for eight years W
carefully removed from the house own'
by Prof Harkness Of Brown BY q
family OF Henry Johnson. neighbor.