Evening journal., 1907-06-07
SAVED LIVES
BY LEAPING
FROM WINDOW
Fire Starting in Salvation
Army Home Causes About
$4,000 Loss
OTHER PROPERTIES
WERE DAMAGED

Fire early this morning gutteds4he build,
ing at No. 100 West Third strectswhich IL
occupied by the Salvation Army a. an
Industrial Home and By the nrmsof ID.
NJ. schwarz Of New York. cagarfmanu-
facturers, and caused damage tofadjcsn-
ing buildings. eptalling loss Of absut
$4,000
The FIRE broke out at 2io'ciock ana a
gained such headway that,eight slespinu
inmates Of tho Industrial Heme barely
escaped with their nvea
Frederick Meinlcln. assistant msnaEer
OF the establishment. saved himself By
jumping out OF a second-story window
and Eugene Morano orawlod.en tho door
through the dining room and hallway and
managed to get out the front dsor Of the
place.
The remainder Of tho men ,e0capoi ever
the roof OF uhe Wilmington Provision
Company's building at Third and Orange
streets, which Immediately adjoins the
Salvation Army structure.
The fire threatened TO spread destruc-
ton 70 adjoining buildings and to save
these Fire Chief Ward sent in alarms
which brought out the entire department
The losses are:
Wilmington Provision Company, which
owned the Salvation Army building. $1,000
E M. schwarz and Co.. $4,000.
salvation Army, $500.
w. s. Hoffman & Company. furniture
and carpets. 5000.
Star Publishing Company damage to
building. stock and machinery. $4,000.
Mrs NJ. tachenberser, sos shipley street.
$500
Losses Covered BY Insurance
With tho exception Of the damage en-
tailed by the salvation Army the losses
sustained by the adjouining property own
ers Is covered by insurance.
Just where the blaze originated is no,
known. but II evidently started on the
bottom floors OF No. 100 West Third street
as this Is where tho nre did tho greatest
damage. The flames were carried up The
elevator shaft to tho third and fourth
floors and then 70 the roof. part Of which
fell ln, carrying with It most Of the mas
chinery used by the Schwartz cigar manu-,
featuring concern. This firm occupied tho
third ana fourth floors and employed. 10
young women and the latter were much
surprised on reporting for work mis-
morning to fined their place OF employ
ment destroyed
Was a Growing Industry
The cigar making concern started il
business last January and for several
months has been learning its employees
cigar making According to ID. Emil Klein
a member Of the firm. the company's
greatest loss would be in the girls. a,
aech ono represented a labor lnvestmen
OF 500 and Just how many Of them me
hrm could hold before being able to star
up again. Mr.. Klein was unable 70 say.
He said that II was the intention OF his
company, IL the city offered proper in.
3 ducement. 70 start cigar making estab.
iishment hero employing 1000 hands and
said that the plant just burned out wal
Loss BY Smoke and Water
The w. S. Hoffman Company AZ th'
corner Of Third and Shipley streets sus'
talned most Of It's loss by FIRE and water
and smoke. The Star Publishing Com
pany's loss was mostly caused by water
, The nrst floor Of the Salvation Arm,
b building Is used as a bailing room foi
b waste paper and rags, office and store
the second floor as furniture room and
4 carpenter shop. dining room, kitchen and
sleeping quarters for tho employees o.
= the Industrial Home and the third and
e fourth floors we're used by the cigar COM
= pany.
J While fighting the flames. George Lott
n member OF the Reliance Fire COMPANY
u was struck on the shoulders and leg by
falling wall and was painfully injured
After New Quarters
Tho Schwarz Company s already nego
tlating with the Bowe Carriage compan
az Eighth and Orange streets for the sec
4 ond floor Of that building, which was re
I Gently vacated by the DUPONT Powde
Company. and II these quarters are Pre-
cured the sigar firm will have floor spac
enough 10 Increase its capacity muc
above that in the factory which was Dc
stroyed.