Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-20
FIRE SUI .R:RS ARE
FINDING new HOMES
Business Firms, Losers In Fire,
Have Found New Quarters
And VIII Reopen
SOME ALREADY OPENED

Losers by the IRE 0f last week who
have been put out of business IRE.
showing commeudable enterprise In
finding new locations lii which to open
their business usnIl new buildings can
be erected.
Strange q White, probably the heav-
lest losers in the Are, have opened their
business af their temporary quarters
Ill the old Bond hotel building, corner
state Circle and Francis street. The
flrm proposes rebuilding on the same.
site. as soon as matters can be adjust
ed and the debris cleared away.
The h. &. Strange b Son, frua,
painters and paper hangers, have rent
ed the Hogan property, corner State
Circle and Cornhill street and opened
Tor business today This II the shop
formerly occupied BY Mrs Wiien and
Miss Wilen, as the Modern shop.
The r. &. Strange Co. viii rebuild 81
their old site as soon as practicable.
James D Feldmeyer. druggist, who
suffered the loss Of his drug store by
the nre, Is contemplating locating in
the Bond building, on Francis street
temporarily.
DEPUTY Marshai A. j Sfinchcomh
said this morning that he estimates his
loss at $4,000 His back buildings
were destroyed by the tire and water,
and HIS back bedrooms made uninhab-
liable, and his kitchen wrecked.
The drummer boy Of the Colonial
theatre orchestra is heavy loser.
Three or his drums, his big base. ket-
tIe aud other drum were burned up, to-
gether with his cymbaIs, and all the
jazz paraphernaita that goes to make
up the up-to-date drummer8 instrn-
ments He says he cannot replace
them and there was no insurance.
The knights Tenpiar lost q hand
some banner valued at between two
and three hundred dollars. and the
Maaons lost considerable valuable
property III the way Of damaged fur
nishings
The damage to the rear Of Henry
zsllerss residence waR such as 10 COM
pel the family to seek residence else
where. The entire back part ok the
house was damaged by hre and water.
and the interior water soaked
The fsrss house Of the row owned by
Mrs. Weems Ridout. adjoining the
Masonic Temple. vas made uninhabi-
table, especially for the four children
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl White, being
water soaked from the Masonic Tenn
Die. next door, and the roof being dam
aged. the stoppage Of the fire at this
wall probably prevented the whole
row from being swept by Aanes.
That the three garages IN the rear
Of the Capital building al frame
structures, were not burned is little
short Of miracle. and ID probably due
ID the fact that the first Of the three
on the Capital lot, after the car IN It
had been removed to safe place, was
played upon with hose by Reese and
Teddy Abbott for hours. Once Il
caught. but bucket brigade put the
flames ont. Had this burned the
garage OF Mayor Strange adjoining,
and that OF Charles Bernstein would
have had no show. nor the carpenter
shop .of Peter Bright This would
have meant the rear Of the Ridout
block
The Colonial theatre management,
moved To the Palace, did land once
business Saturday matinee and night.
and were compelled TO turn away the
crowds. The capacity Is much less
than the old Colonial theatre