Evening journal., 1907-12-17
100000 LOSS BY
FLAMES IN STORE
ANDAUTOGARAGE
Grocery Of D. ". Lynch & Co.
and Plant Of Delaware Auto
Storage Co. Guited
FOUR MOTOR
CARS CONSUMED

Aggresating loss Of between $4,000
and 100000, and completely cutting two
large buildings, two fires broke ont
almost simultaneously last evening.
and the entire Fire Department was
called out 10 combat the flames. which
for time threatened to spread to
alarming proportions
The first blaze started shortly after
8 o'clock In the large and fully stocked
grocery lQuor. hardware and paint
store of the Daniel W. Lynch COM
pany, at the northwest corner of
Fourth and Madison streets. and be-
fore the flames were gotten under con-
troll, damage 10 the extent Of about
$4,000 was DONE
Seoond Fire Broke Out.
While this fire was In progress an
other broke ont In the building oc-
cupied by the Delaware Auto storage
and supply Company. at Eleventh and
West streets, ana here. because Of tho
innammublc nature OF the contents.
the DANES licked up the building In
less time than II would take to tell
H. The loss caused by this blaze is
estimated at $4,000.
The origin of the blaze at the auto
garage IS believed to have been due to
the explosion of large can of acety.
line upon the second floor. Following
this explosion. another occurred more
violent than the first and the flames
then began their work OF destruction.
There were several automobiles on this
floor and they wore soon blazing and
the gasoline Ia their tanks exploding.
quickly spread the flames.
When the first explosion occurred. J.
/ r. Richardson the owner OF the place,
was IN the office on the first floor. and
/ Miss elsie Spence a relative, was
seated In an automobile In the garage.
waiting for him 60 80 home. Mr..
Richardson thought at first that some
one had shot az the young woman, but
as he ran out OF the Office the second
explosion occurred. and he wasn't long
IN discovering that a fre Was In pro-
gress. Elmer Mitchell and T.. r. Hud-
son. who had been with him In tho
office, Immediately got busy. and with
tho helm OF Mr.. Richardson and sew.
erai employees from Gould's stable
across the street. they succeeded In
getting all the automobiles stored on
the first floor out Of the building. Tho
cars destroyed upon the second floor
were those of Seaton and Moore, Rich
ard PatzowslSv, u. r. Jack. II. r..
Cause. Charles G. Guyer and j. r.
Richardson.
There is but $4,000 insurance upon
the place $4,000 upon the building and
$1,000 upon the fixtures.
The fire In the Lynch and Company
store was the most stubborn the fire.
men have had 10 deal with for some
time. IL is supposed to have becn
started by spontaneous combustion in
the basement. and the flames shooting
up an elevator shaft. spread the fro
from cellar 10 roof
In the basement Of the building were
stored paints. oils. and other infam-
able material. and when these COM
bustible materials began 70 burn tho
flremen were almost powerless to pre-
vent the spread OF the flames.
Robert Carlisle was the first to dis
cover the blaze. and he quickly gavo
the alarm. and box No "a was struck
by Timothy Mccarthy, an employe Of
the store.
Turpentine Started the Fire.
Fumes from turDentiue are supposed
10 nave htloDlt l.llcl from a nediDy
gas jet, and In this way the fire start
ed. A general alarm was turned in
shortly after the first. snd It required
the united efforts Of the iremen to SUBJ
due the flames. The building was
flooded with water.
During the progress OF the fire An
drew Travis. a runner for the Fame
Fire Company; William Lannan. OF
the WeQcacoe. and william Lutz. CT
the Fame. suffered from the effects Of
smoke. Harry Hammerer. a member
OF the Delaware Company, was also
injured by a window sash falling out
and striking him IN tine face.
The loss was placed by Mr. Lyncn
last night al $4,000. with insurance OF
about $4,000. The company will re-
build at once. and in the meantime
will serve its customers from the
firms store at Eighth and King streets
as promptly as possible.
Mr.. Lynch's family occupied the sec
ond and third floors OF the burne I
building, and much damage was done
to the personal effects of the family,
including a valuable library of Mr..
Lynch.