Evening journal., 1905-03-06
CATHOLIC BELL
RANG OUT ALARM
Fred Eagles Butcher Shop
Robbed and Then
Fired
FATHER BRAIY'S HEROIC WORK
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New castle. March 6.-Residents OF
+ho VICINITY Of Fifth and Delaware
streets were awakened at $50 o'clock
yesterday morning by cries Of fire fol-
lowed "A few moments later by the
changing OF the big bell at st. Peters
church the cause of the commOtion be-
inc blaze in the butcher shop or
z0res Eagle. located under the Knighs
Hall.
II was shortly before that hour that
william Bowen while on his way home
noticed smoke issuing from the tram
som over the door Of the butcher shop
and cried out FIRE. officer Tobin was
lint "A short distance away when ne
heard the alarm. and sent Bowen down
town for assistance while he ran TO
Mr.. Eagles house opposite the Catholic
church and aroused him by pounding
on the door. going from thence to the
engine house and dragging the hose
carriage out of the building unassist-
ed and hauled Il TO the Red Mems COR
ner where for fifteen minutes he play
ed a tune on the fire bells attached 10
the carriage. The only effect the noise
made was to cause woman IN near
bv house 10 raise the second story
window Of her home and ask the ofii-
Ger ~ there was anything the mat
ter?"
Rang Church Bell.
In the meantime the pounding givef
10 Mr.. Eagles door awoke Father
Brady I'm the parochial house opposite
Without an instants hesitation The
priest pulled on his clothing and run
ming to the hell tower which adjoini
Tho church rang out peal after peal on
the big bell. arousing the neighborhood
samuel Ford. who lives at the Eagl
house was one OF the first TO arrive a
the store from which clouds Of smok
were issuing Having no key he ran q
the rear Of the building and was sur
prised 20 find n window pulled dow
from the top and through which h
crawied into the store BY this tim
assistance had. arrived for Officer To
bin and a crowd led by Councilma
smith hauled the hose carriage 20 IN
scene and attached a line OF hose {
a nearby plug The front door Of IN
store was then opened by Mr.. Eagl
and a stream Of water poured I'm tn
room. soon extinguishing the blaze.
store Was Robbed.
Investigation Of the premises dis
closed the fact that some one had un
doubtedly been in the building Sey
eral lo.ns Of pork had been carrie
from the racks in the front part OF N
store and plarei In a box IN the rei
room preparatory TO carrying away.
bag OF flour and number Of pieces
beef were missing and have not be,
accounted for The entire conter
of the butcher shop were ruined
smoke ard water. entaning a lass
,.ctnecn sfo0 and $500. covered by
roiicy ir the Royal" Of Wilmington.
The criair OF the fire IS unkroN
hut Il q presumed that some one hs
entered the store with the intentiS
of robbing # and fearing 20 light
lamp had struck matches. one Of whil
was thrown IN n barrel OF rubbish
the rear room ignitlng the content
Seeing his predicament the theft
believed to have made his esca
through the window by which he gli
ed entrance, carrying away only wh
he could place In a receptacle Of sor
kind which he had with him. OWL
TO the fact that there was no draft
the store the fire smouldered some tir
before 1t was discovered.
Met Strange Man.
There is but a slight clue to the ro
berry and incendiary. Andrew MitchC
who upon hearing the fire bells ringir
ran from his home on Delaware sire
above Sixth street TO the fire. while
doing met man carrying a heav
laden basket. going toward Shawtov
It was not light enough to identify
party al the time, hut Mr.. Mitchell
Of the belief that this is the man
police want 10 locate.
Mr.. Eagle has been particularly u
fortunate in the matter OF fires Di
ing the course OF few years the she
once occupied by him and located
the northwest corner Of Fifth and ID
aware streets. was damaged by I
and later totally destroyed. Sh
he has been In his present place
business two fires have occurred tn
and his stable adjoining was burr
to the ground.
Schooner Orleans Cleared.
The four -masted schooner Orlea
which has been unloading ice dur
the past week for Joseph r. Ki
cleared to-day for Philadelphia, VIII
she win take on a cargo Of coal
Cardenas. Cuba The trip just &C
pleted is the maiden voyage OF the
leans
Company n Returns.
Tired and sleepy but in good hei
and spirits members of Company
returned home from the inaugural
at 1890 o'clock this morning The /
arrived in Wilmington at 11.30 o'cl
49,. and were met by a special trolley,
and brought home. Conductor NJ
den. who had charge OF the car s.
I've carried a good many people.
never saw a quieter crowd IN my
than Company II was when they c
home"
Before Magistrate Terry.
Judge William Terry was called 1
10 dispose Of two cases on Satul
afternoon. one of which resulted I'm
missal and the other in peace
which was furnished. Beula ID,
colored. was charged with assam
Annie Roy, also dusky. and was
quired to give a bond Of 500 for
ture good behavior. Charles Ne,
colored, was araigned on a charc