Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-16
Blaze in Health Food Bakery
Quickly ExtinguiShed.
THO COMPANIES TURN OUT
Flames Confined to Brick Structure in
Which They Started, Comparatively
Little Damage Being Donc-Exeite.
ment in Business District.

Fire, which started from enc Of tho
stoves in candy kitchen on the
second floor Quilted the two-story
brick addition In the rear OF the three
story brick building at 3i0i Washing
ton avenue, the lower floor OF which
is occupied by the Health Food bak.
cry Company, about 8 o'clock last
night. The damage to the building
and stock is estimated at about s., 900,
the loss being fully covered by insur.
ance.
Before being discovered at $40
o'clcck by CASTOR Akers, the flames
had gained considerable Roadway and
when the Central fire company reach
ed the scene in response to an alarm
the blaze had eaten through the roof
Of the structure and threatened to
spread to the adjoining frame resi-.
dence on Thirty-first street, which is
occupied by James +. Tiighman and
| family. The quick work of the fire.
men saved that building from any
damage.
Flames Arouse Slcepers.
| Immediately after the flames were
discovered, volumes OF smoke poured
out of the windows on the second and
! third floors of the main brick build
! ing, and for a few minutes It was
thought that the entire building was
ablaze. The two upper floors are oc-
cupied by families. Some Of the occu-
pants of these floors as well as the
Tilghman family were abed when the
fire broke out, but they were soon
up, dressed and on the street
Scarcely had the first alarm finish
ed ringing when a second one was
turned in. Patrolman Price arrived on
! the scene few seconds aiCer the
blaze broke through the roof, but ow-
ing to the noise made by passing
street cars and tn people who were
gathering to see the blaze. he could
not hear the fire alarm ring and he
| sent in another alarm. Five minutes
later the North End company was on
the scene and had a stream of water
playing on the flames.
New Truck In Service.
The new aerial fire truck respond
| ed to the alarm with the central
company and the detachable ladders
on the truck were put into use. One
Of the ladders was thrown against
the side of the building and the fire.
men Of the Central company were
soon on the roof of the building fight
ing the flames back into the struc-
ture. The North End company press
cd another ladder into service. placed
1t against q window on the second
floor and firemen carried line of
/ hose into the burning building.
For short time it looked as if
there would be a serious confiagra-
! ton, but the two companies had the
fire under control within twenty min.
utes and had completely extinguished
IL within an hour
' Considering the early hour that it
occurred and the fact that il was right
IN the heart of the business district,
the fire was witnessed by only a com
paratively small number of people
When the alarm was turned in sew
eral hundred men and women hur-
ried TO the scene. but they did not re-
! main very long, most of them dispers-
ing when the fremen succeeded in
fighting the flames back intof the in
terror OF the building.
1t was supposed at first that the
flames started from the oven on the
|
pies and cakes. but an examination
after the blaze was extinguished show
| ed that it had originated from one OF
/ the furnaces in the candy kitchen on
the second floor. A large amount Of
candy stored in this kitchen was
destroyed and the furnishings and
fixtures were practically ruined.
| The building is owned by Mrs. Vir-
ginia Tabb. Of Hampton. and is insur-
cd in the Rome Fire Insurance Com
pany. oil Hampton. Mr.. w. X. Jen-
/ nings. proprietor of the bakery. car
ries i.5J0 on his complete stock the
Insurance being placed with Chaplin.
Nclins and Bowen. Inc The name
cf the company which carries the in
surance could not be ascertained last
i night
/ The exact amount Of the damage to
the stock and building will not he
known until the underwriters agents
complete an examination of the build
| ing and the stock TO-DAY