Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-27
Big Buildings Of Wilmington Candy
Co., Jacoby and the Leader, To-
gether With all Their Contents, Go
Up in Flames Of Mysterious Origin

Kane. The officers stationed them
selves at all vantage points about the
and stretched fire lines
the streets, preventing the spec
tators from interfering with the work
of the fire fighters.
Firemen Worked Well.
The flames were attacked from front
and rear, nine streams being thrown
through the front windows of the
burning buildings, while from the up
per windows of the James Bradford
Company's large paint establishment,
lat Nos and East Third street. ad-
ditional streams were poured into the
rear Of the buildings. So great was
the force and volume of the water
thrown upon the flames that it became
necessary to reduce the pressure of
some OF the streams for fear of caus-
ling the walls Of the burning buildings
to collapse, in which event many fire.
men would probably have gone down
to death or fatal injury.
That the fire did not result more dis
lastrously is considered remarkable as
/ Immediately in the rear of the burned
structures is located Bradford's paint
stores. which contained immense guam
Titles Of varnish. turpentine and other
icombustible materials, while in the
Same LEGALITY are many other large es-
Establishments stocked with goods which
would have been easy prey to fire.
Salesgirls Shed Tears.
on the street corners during the pro-
gress of the fire groups of girls who
had been employed in the burned stores
congregated and tearfully condolet
with each other on the loss Of their po-
jsitions.
Loss About 100000.
Tho total loss IS expected to reacl
100000 including stock and damag'
TO the buildings Jacoby carried stocI
estimated to be worth about 100000
which is nearly a total loss. He ha'
insurance, however. OF $4,000. Tit
building at no. 224 Market street i
lowned by the Candy Company and No
226 by Joseph L. Carpenter.
The structure at No. 22s, occupied b,
The Leader department. store. carried
lstoclS valued at from $4,000 TO S14.OO
fully covered by insurance. The hrr
owned the building and also carried S.
0l0 insurance on it,
Big Loss for Candy Concern.
Just what tho loss Of the Wilmingto
: Candy Company viii be cannot be est
mated at this time. The big double struC
tr9e with its valuable machinery an
stock is completely guttsd. Milton I
Feynolds, the manager of the conceri
said he could not say what the loss woul
he. but it is estimated that it will reac
nearly Sl50OOO. The two buildings Nos. o
and 222. are owned by the Ferris sisters
Aside from these losses. Mr.. Harris. N
,lS Market street, claims that his entil
5 stock of gents furnishing goods valued Z
$ $1,000 is ruined by smoke and water. tn
/ Bradford concern also sustained 5000 10.
by water.
e Fortunately this big establishment dI
G not catch fire. Had it done So the los
{ would have been tremendous, and the e.
= riosions OF the many combustible m;
teriais in the building, would have resul
e &c in the destruction of far more pro-
erty than was destroyed. The exoellei
work Of the firemen. however, prevents
I this catastrophe. and Fire Chief Ward
highly elatod over the manner in wni'
, they fought the conhagraton. He W.
u personally in command at the fire ar
=, was ably assisted by his assistants, NJ
loney and Roller
;. Origin q Mystery.
n There seems to be a difference Of OPT