Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-06
NIGHT BLAZE
IMPERILS TOTS
Briggs Home at Roselle
Destroyed in Night;
Family Escapes
COAL BUNKER
ALSO DESTROYED

ALSO DES KO1 ED
Fire thought 10 have been caused
by an overheated stove destroyed
the two-story brick and frame
dwelling Of Joseph Briggs. Wood
ward avenue. Roselle, shortly after
two o'clock this morning. For
awhile the flame threatened a num-
Der OF dwellings nearby and only
prompt aid by Five Points. Elsmere
ard Cranston Heights fremeD aided
by Engine Company No. S, of this
city, saved adjoining properties. That
OF a Mr.. Wymer, adjoining the
Briggs home. was damaged and for
awhile It was thought the home of
A. H. Angerstein would be de-
stroyed.
The fire was. discovered by Mr.
Briggs who with his wife carried
their two children to safety.
The first alarm was sounded at
o'clock. Twenty minutes later with
the flames gaining considerable
Roadway a call was sent in to the
local fire department. Chief Will
liam ]. Lutz Immediately dispatched
Engine Company No. TO the scene
and notified other companies TO hold
themselves i'm readiness for a call. /
The firemen were handicapped by
having to go considerable distance
for their water supply. After a hard
fight they brought the fire under
control shortly before 3 o'clock and
succeeded in checking its spread TO
adjacent properties.
Passengers aboard railroad trains
and boats plying the Delaware river
last night, saw what they thought 10
be vessel burning on the river
near Bellevue.
The fire proved. however. to be |
nothing more serious than the burn
ing OF a derrick and coal bunker,
the former property of the Break |
water Company at Bellevue.
At $50 o'clock the fire was sight
ed by the crew and passengers OF
the Wilson Liner. city of Whining |
ton" Captain Edwin Savin altered
the course OF his craft toward the |,
burning structure in order to rem
der assistance II needed. Coming |
close to shore and turning the pow
erful beams of the ships large
searchlight upon the scene, the sit
uation was discovered and the yes
sci continued on her way to will
mington.
Passengers aboard trains saw the
flames from the car windows and
feared a vessel burning on the river.
The origin OF the Are is unknown |
Ernesto Bossetti. Waterman at the |
property saw the reflection OF the |
fire from his home on the Philadel- |
phia Pike and together with his |
brother Samuel, quickly made their
way TO the scene. They were Joined |
by Charles c. Bye, and his brother.
OF Holly Oak.
The bunker. which was so feet
long. 25 feet wide and 20 feet high,
was built in 1900 by the Breakwater
and was situated at the
md Of a narrow artificial peninsula.
quilt for the purpose of loading the
huge squares OF stone from the
Bellevue quarries that we're trans
ported to build the Delaware
at Lewes.
Penns Grove. y. J., firemen were
allied out to extingulsh three fires
yesterday. At 10 o'clock yesterday
morning the roof of the house owned
" William p. Wright on South
3road street. caught fire. The
,l~se was extinguished without grea,
oss.
At $50 o'clock last night the
lump on Naylor avenue caught fire
nd the firemen played water on t
or some time. This dump has
aused much trouble recently and
las been afire ten times.
Last night a sample bungalow on
he Summerhill track at the dupont
liant caught fire and was destroyed.
he house was not occupied. The
oss will be about $500.
The house OF Frank Schaffer, col
red, 1920 Lodge street. was dam ,
ged to the extent OF 500 yesterday
forming by a FIRE due to a defective !
ue. Engine Company No. 3 in re-
ponse to a still alarm extlnguished
he blaze.
Slight loss was occasioned Satur- |
ay afternoon at the home OF Joseph =
irwin. 1894 East Thirteenth street, q
y a fire due TO an overheaetd stove. q
district fire companies responded to 5
he alarm. {