Burned Down.
On Tuesday afternoon about two o'clock the fire bell sounded its warning that the fire fiend was getting its work in on someone's property. The fire was on Tenth street near Ivy and was a story and a half frame dwelling owned by Reuben Brockway. When the hose company and the hook and ladder company arrived the fire had not gained very great headway although the front room upstairs where the fire originated was pretty well filled with flames, but there was no water with which to put out the fire and the building burned to the ground. The fault is laid to not telephoning to the engine house for water, while on the other hand it is stated that there was not force enough to throw the water, either case being gross carelessness, and the poor man lost his house in consequence, which might have been saved had there been water for the hose company to use. All the household goods were saved, except what was in the room upstairs where the fire caught, consisting of two beds and a barrel of pork and one of beef. The fire was caused by a defective stove, the bottom of which dropped out on the floor. Mr. Brockway was not at home at the time, being at work across the river. There was no insurance on the house.
Since the above was in type we learn that Chief McMahon did telephone to the engine house, but that there was not force enough to throw the water. The fire department is quite indignant over the discharge of the man at the hose house and resignations are expected. (Brainerd Dispatch, 26 December 1884, p. 3, c. 2)
The blame of not having water at the Brockway fire was laid to the telephone not being in working order. The water company was not to blame. (Brainerd Dispatch, 02 January 1885, p. 3, c. 2)
Washington State Digital Marriage Records:
Ruben Brockway of Pierce County, Washington married Marie L. Thorndike of Hennepin County, Minnesota on July 19, 1890 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
1900 Federal Census, State of Washington, family #95:
Name: Ruben Brockway
Event place: ED 174 Precinct 7 Tacoma city Ward 3, Pierce, Washington,
Birth date: May 1838
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Relationship to head of household: Head
Father's birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's birthplace: Canada Eng
Marital status: Married
Years married: 12
Estimated marriage year: 1888
Immigration year: 1858
Household:
Head: Ruben Brockway, age 62, b. Canada Eng
Wife: Marie Brockway, age 45, b. Maine
FamilySearch Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Death date: 14 Dec 1918
Death place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Gender: Male
Age at death: 79 years
Estimated birth year: 1839
Father's name: Rueben Brockway
Washington State Digital Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Date Of Death: 14 Dec 1918
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Father Name: Rueben Brockway
Batch Id: 275763
Batch Locality: Washington, United States
Death Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Da Reference Number: {E47A08B4-13FD-4C4D-8FDC-606E5FCCB617}
Image Number: 1486
Document Number: 64
Document Reference Id: 1524
On Tuesday afternoon about two o'clock the fire bell sounded its warning that the fire fiend was getting its work in on someone's property. The fire was on Tenth street near Ivy and was a story and a half frame dwelling owned by Reuben Brockway. When the hose company and the hook and ladder company arrived the fire had not gained very great headway although the front room upstairs where the fire originated was pretty well filled with flames, but there was no water with which to put out the fire and the building burned to the ground. The fault is laid to not telephoning to the engine house for water, while on the other hand it is stated that there was not force enough to throw the water, either case being gross carelessness, and the poor man lost his house in consequence, which might have been saved had there been water for the hose company to use. All the household goods were saved, except what was in the room upstairs where the fire caught, consisting of two beds and a barrel of pork and one of beef. The fire was caused by a defective stove, the bottom of which dropped out on the floor. Mr. Brockway was not at home at the time, being at work across the river. There was no insurance on the house.
Since the above was in type we learn that Chief McMahon did telephone to the engine house, but that there was not force enough to throw the water. The fire department is quite indignant over the discharge of the man at the hose house and resignations are expected. (Brainerd Dispatch, 26 December 1884, p. 3, c. 2)
The blame of not having water at the Brockway fire was laid to the telephone not being in working order. The water company was not to blame. (Brainerd Dispatch, 02 January 1885, p. 3, c. 2)
Washington State Digital Marriage Records:
Ruben Brockway of Pierce County, Washington married Marie L. Thorndike of Hennepin County, Minnesota on July 19, 1890 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
1900 Federal Census, State of Washington, family #95:
Name: Ruben Brockway
Event place: ED 174 Precinct 7 Tacoma city Ward 3, Pierce, Washington,
Birth date: May 1838
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Relationship to head of household: Head
Father's birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's birthplace: Canada Eng
Marital status: Married
Years married: 12
Estimated marriage year: 1888
Immigration year: 1858
Household:
Head: Ruben Brockway, age 62, b. Canada Eng
Wife: Marie Brockway, age 45, b. Maine
FamilySearch Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Death date: 14 Dec 1918
Death place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Gender: Male
Age at death: 79 years
Estimated birth year: 1839
Father's name: Rueben Brockway
Washington State Digital Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Date Of Death: 14 Dec 1918
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Father Name: Rueben Brockway
Batch Id: 275763
Batch Locality: Washington, United States
Death Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Da Reference Number: {E47A08B4-13FD-4C4D-8FDC-606E5FCCB617}
Image Number: 1486
Document Number: 64
Document Reference Id: 1524
Burned Down.
On Tuesday afternoon about two o'clock the fire bell sounded its warning that the fire fiend was getting its work in on someone's property. The fire was on Tenth street near Ivy and was a story and a half frame dwelling owned by Reuben Brockway. When the hose company and the hook and ladder company arrived the fire had not gained very great headway although the front room upstairs where the fire originated was pretty well filled with flames, but there was no water with which to put out the fire and the building burned to the ground. The fault is laid to not telephoning to the engine house for water, while on the other hand it is stated that there was not force enough to throw the water, either case being gross carelessness, and the poor man lost his house in consequence, which might have been saved had there been water for the hose company to use. All the household goods were saved, except what was in the room upstairs where the fire caught, consisting of two beds and a barrel of pork and one of beef. The fire was caused by a defective stove, the bottom of which dropped out on the floor. Mr. Brockway was not at home at the time, being at work across the river. There was no insurance on the house.
Since the above was in type we learn that Chief McMahon did telephone to the engine house, but that there was not force enough to throw the water. The fire department is quite indignant over the discharge of the man at the hose house and resignations are expected. (Brainerd Dispatch, 26 December 1884, p. 3, c. 2)
The blame of not having water at the Brockway fire was laid to the telephone not being in working order. The water company was not to blame. (Brainerd Dispatch, 02 January 1885, p. 3, c. 2)
Washington State Digital Marriage Records:
Ruben Brockway of Pierce County, Washington married Marie L. Thorndike of Hennepin County, Minnesota on July 19, 1890 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
1900 Federal Census, State of Washington, family #95:
Name: Ruben Brockway
Event place: ED 174 Precinct 7 Tacoma city Ward 3, Pierce, Washington,
Birth date: May 1838
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Relationship to head of household: Head
Father's birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's birthplace: Canada Eng
Marital status: Married
Years married: 12
Estimated marriage year: 1888
Immigration year: 1858
Household:
Head: Ruben Brockway, age 62, b. Canada Eng
Wife: Marie Brockway, age 45, b. Maine
FamilySearch Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Death date: 14 Dec 1918
Death place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Gender: Male
Age at death: 79 years
Estimated birth year: 1839
Father's name: Rueben Brockway
Washington State Digital Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Date Of Death: 14 Dec 1918
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Father Name: Rueben Brockway
Batch Id: 275763
Batch Locality: Washington, United States
Death Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Da Reference Number: {E47A08B4-13FD-4C4D-8FDC-606E5FCCB617}
Image Number: 1486
Document Number: 64
Document Reference Id: 1524
On Tuesday afternoon about two o'clock the fire bell sounded its warning that the fire fiend was getting its work in on someone's property. The fire was on Tenth street near Ivy and was a story and a half frame dwelling owned by Reuben Brockway. When the hose company and the hook and ladder company arrived the fire had not gained very great headway although the front room upstairs where the fire originated was pretty well filled with flames, but there was no water with which to put out the fire and the building burned to the ground. The fault is laid to not telephoning to the engine house for water, while on the other hand it is stated that there was not force enough to throw the water, either case being gross carelessness, and the poor man lost his house in consequence, which might have been saved had there been water for the hose company to use. All the household goods were saved, except what was in the room upstairs where the fire caught, consisting of two beds and a barrel of pork and one of beef. The fire was caused by a defective stove, the bottom of which dropped out on the floor. Mr. Brockway was not at home at the time, being at work across the river. There was no insurance on the house.
Since the above was in type we learn that Chief McMahon did telephone to the engine house, but that there was not force enough to throw the water. The fire department is quite indignant over the discharge of the man at the hose house and resignations are expected. (Brainerd Dispatch, 26 December 1884, p. 3, c. 2)
The blame of not having water at the Brockway fire was laid to the telephone not being in working order. The water company was not to blame. (Brainerd Dispatch, 02 January 1885, p. 3, c. 2)
Washington State Digital Marriage Records:
Ruben Brockway of Pierce County, Washington married Marie L. Thorndike of Hennepin County, Minnesota on July 19, 1890 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
1900 Federal Census, State of Washington, family #95:
Name: Ruben Brockway
Event place: ED 174 Precinct 7 Tacoma city Ward 3, Pierce, Washington,
Birth date: May 1838
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Relationship to head of household: Head
Father's birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's birthplace: Canada Eng
Marital status: Married
Years married: 12
Estimated marriage year: 1888
Immigration year: 1858
Household:
Head: Ruben Brockway, age 62, b. Canada Eng
Wife: Marie Brockway, age 45, b. Maine
FamilySearch Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Death date: 14 Dec 1918
Death place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Gender: Male
Age at death: 79 years
Estimated birth year: 1839
Father's name: Rueben Brockway
Washington State Digital Death Records:
Name: Rueben Brockway
Date Of Death: 14 Dec 1918
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Father Name: Rueben Brockway
Batch Id: 275763
Batch Locality: Washington, United States
Death Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Da Reference Number: {E47A08B4-13FD-4C4D-8FDC-606E5FCCB617}
Image Number: 1486
Document Number: 64
Document Reference Id: 1524
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