Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-28
FOR A GREATER
CHESTERTOWN
More Modern Business Sec
ton to be Built on
Burned District
MAKE PROGRESS
CLEARING UP DEBRIS

nightfall practically all of the fire
which wiped out a goodly portion of
the business section Of this progress
sive little town had been quenched
and residents we're walking over the
ruins where a day before stood bee
hives of industry. Notwithstanding
the terrible calamity that has befallen
the place, the people are looking to
the future with the determination of
building a more modern business sec
ton.
large portion of the merchandise
carried by the residents of the public
park across High street has been re-
moved to temporary storehouses.
As the fire swept on hundreds of
men, women and children went be-
fore the flames and carried the merch-
andise from the stores to the opposite
side of the street, until there, was
heap of goods two blocks long, only
two business places being burned
without having the contents removed.
The fire was only a stones throw
from the banking district, which was
favored and no doubt saved by the
direction Of the wind. Telephone
and telegraph communications were
entirely destroyed and as soon as the
heat would permit linemen were on
the job to join the city with the
world again. The electric light sys-
tenn is also being put in commission
as rapidly as possible.
Several Painfully Injured.
The most conservative estimates
place the loss at 100000 on buildings
and contents, including the stocks of
goods in the stores. The insurance
amounts to only $4,000 or $4,000,
and is very unequally distributed In
some instances there was no insur-
ance whatever and it will be difficult
for the owners to find means to re-
build.
There were several persons injured
during the fire.
The manager of Robinson's Circus
had his arm broken in two places by
falling debris. FL was directing the
corns of fire-fghters and was doing
wonderful work subduing the flames
when he met with his misfortune. He
left town with his show soon after
wards
w. H. Maslin had his hand mashed
by a piece of wood falling from
roof. c. Norman Thorington, general
agent of the Salisbury Mutual Aid So
IGltAlf udu "a ldIiOW toIdDt AIOAn lAOAN
serious injury and probably death
when he fell from the roof Of one Of
the buildings. He was hugging a
chimney early in the fire when the
firemen nearly drowned him by put
ting the hose on him. He had his
knee badly wrenched by his fall and
! both arms and shoulders lacerated.
Losses and Insurance.
:. A conservative list OF the losses
e with insurance. is as follows: f
q G. Nickerson, loss $500. no insurance;
4 Jacob f.. Thompson, loss $4,000, in
j surance $1,000; A. W. Ormine, loss
: $4,000, insurance, $4,000; Thomas
: Bradley, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000
y j. II. Shuiler, loss $4,000, insurance
! $4,000; NJ. A. Toulson, loss $4,000. in
, surance $4,000; ]. s. Bradley, loss
- $4,000, insurance $4,000; McIntire
! and Hodgkins, loss $500, insurance
= $500; S. Kaplan. loss $780, no insur-
= ance; William r. Maull, loss $4,000
insurance, $4,000.
Z Robert Moffet, loss 81 900, insurance
$500; Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, loss $4,000, insurance $4,000;
Mrs. S. F. Smith, loss 500, no insur-
ance; Ollie Esler, loss 500, no insur-
ance; William A. Buck, loss $4,000
insurance partial; Van SAINT and New
some, loss $780, insurance $3.50;
l. Miss Mamie Bordley, loss $4,000, in
q surance $4,000; ]. G. Loud, loss 81 900
insurance partial; w. T. Fowler, loss
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Satterield
and Davis Building. loss $4,000 in
r surance $4,000; Satterfield and Davis
3 stock, $4,000, insurance $500; ]. S
5 Vandergrift. loss $500, no insurance
j. w. Kirby. loss $500, insurance
5000: Thomas Bowers. loss 81 500, in.
surance $1,000. Total loss, $685.
$50.
Considerable complaint was made Of
|, an Inadequate supply Of water to fight
: the flames. Thomas ID. Bowers, sec.
rotary of the Chestertown watei
, board, acknowledged there was q
small pressure on when the fire broke
q out, but declared that towards the
: end the pressure was as strong az
/ it has ever been in Chestertown. HI
]. further said the supply Of water was
Il better than the citizens expeced.
Aid From Wilmington.
l. When the three Wilmington engines
= arrived on the scene, around Il
e o'clock the wind had veered to the
> west. and the local firemen had got
II the flames under control. The Wis
! TORS, however, helped in holding the
Q. flames in check, and they remained
on the scene until o'clock this morn.
ing, pumping tons of water into the
ruins. The ChestertOwn commits
u sioners praise the Wilmington fire
" men, especially for the fact that they
rendered their service gratis.
During the small hours of the morn
ing the women of the town furnished
y the firemen with sandwiches and cot
~ fee. A veteran resident of the towr
~ said that a fire destroyed a coupl,
Of blocks Of houses on the same sit,
~ in 1S47.
There we're many exciting incidents
attending the fire. Frightened wo
!. men and children ran crying into tn,
q street from their burning homes. tn,
3 upper stories of nearly all the store
, being occupied as residences.
The students of Washington Col
lege, the minister and laymen attend
ing the Seventh Day Adventist Camp
- meeting a mile out OF town, and III
attaches of the circus also rendere
= very effective aid in saving the con
4 tents of the buildings.
The goods and household effect
were piled up in the public park, an
when, at IL o'clock, the lights wen
out, there was a good bit of pilferin
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