Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-05-26
MIDNIGHT FIRE.
Stable Of Mr.. F, C. Miles Destroy
ed BY a Blaze
VALUABLE HoR E PERlSHED
ANIMAL Could Not Be Rescued From
Building-vallant Work OF
the Fire Laddies.
the Fire Laddies.

the Fire Laddies.
one Of the fercest blazes in this
aity in recent years destroyed me
stable Of Mr.. f. @. Miles. the grocer
at midnight Monday nipht, burned q
valuable horse and a delivery wagon,
aud for awhile til feateued TO com
municate to the al Joining property
giving the fremen a hot and stubborn
fight for about a balf-hour.
The stable, located on Spring street,
Just north of Martin, was almost
wrapped in flames when the alarm
was turned in, and the Ryneal No. ]
was on the scene in a very few min
utes after the alarm. and in . minute
OK two had a stream of water playing
on the fire. The general alarm
brought the other companies on the
scene promptly, aud the blaze was ex-
finguished and the adjoining property
occupied by Mr.. Peter Light saved.
In the stable was Mr.. Miles horse,
and the frantic efforts of the doomed
animal to escape the flames cold be
heard by those who were early at the
IRE. 1t was impossible. however, to
rescue the animal, and it pe'ished. In
addition, the wagon, harness and a
quantity of feed also went up IN
smoke.
The fire attracted an immense
crowd OF people, many persons think
ing the Baltimore and Ohio shops
were ablaze. There was considerable
excitement among those residing in
&se -ueighborhood, aud several women
were almost Frustrated by fright.
Cor a time it seemed that the blaze
woald we communicated to the adjoin-
ing property, but the early arrival of
the RyDeal No. 1 and tie splendid
geuk OF the iremen prevented this.
Tae bows arrived on the scene prompt
~ snd worked with determination and
Judgment.
Mr.. Miles states that the loss on
the stable aud contents will amount
TO about 3400. There was no insur-
ancs on any of the burned property,
making the loss a severo one to him.
The good service of the paid fire de-
partment was most excellently demon
strated at this fire. The ar.
rival of the Rvneal No. / at the fire
within three minutes after the sound.
aug of the alarm il conceded by all
who were on the scene to have been
the cause of saving the adjoining pro-
party, No. , reel was there in good
time, in fact men could not have got.
ten there from the market house
sooner Il they would not have been
Handicapped with a heavy reel, but
in thai short time No. 1 was on the
Gene. had laid a line of hose and
saved the adjoining property.
The few minutes that would have
elapsed between the arrival of the
hose drawn by the horses and that
drawn by the men. would have been
sufficient to have doomed the adjoin-
1ng property or at least caused it to
become a total wreck.
Luz AuCI C1Nhlt Cdl nOt ut given
She firemen, all of them. for the
Guiek and systematic work they did.
No. > made a record breaking run,
ana has fully proven the claim that
Ehey have one of the best companies
IN the city. No 4 Acknowledges that
they are not "it' any more and will
try next time to make a record.
hsilroad men who happened near at
the time. went into Mr.. Lights house
and helped him to keep back the little
flames that crept in.
Every one at the fire was loud
IN the praise of the work done
by she hremen. There was no scrap
ping and every thing seemed to WORK
d with system.
Capt. Matthews assumed charge,
aud had the fire well in hand when
5he chief arrived.
There were many women at the fire,
They went Ito see the horses run.
They saw them, and many were the
remarks made on their fine appear
Ance.
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