Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
THIRD ST. MARKET
SCENE OF LIVELY
FIRE EARLY TODAY
Blaze. Confined to the Basement,
Destroyed Fruit, &c, Valued
at $4,000.
HANNIGAN'S GARAGE
BURNED LAST NIGHT

Two fires in this city last night caused
n loss totalling nearly S1,oh.
The first which occurred shortly alter
: O'Clock, in the garage of Edward y;
Unpnigan. i02 East Seventh street, gutted
tbe rear end of the building, totally
wrecked one truck and slightly damaged
therce others, resulting IN loss oi s5,'f"'
m. Garage had been closed for the day
and ali the emploves were out OF the build
inv when the blaze started. Ii was DIS
covered bv Francis Dorso, 10 wears olu'
whose family lives on the second hoor
The Young girl and her la-year-old orother
werr in their rooms alone when she saw
smoke coming through crevlceS IN IN"
kitchen floor. She hurriedly ran to her
father, who keeps q fruit stand ON hins
street. and he sent IN an alarm from III"
box III
Prompt work hy the district hrc com
panies prevented the spread OF the hlase
"a the gasoline and oil m front oi the
building, and hremen soon had the hiahe
under control The loss IL partly coVef'o
III insurance. The building Is owned hy
Clarence Young 702 West street. ne
cause Of the fire is unknown
THIRD STREET MARKET HOUSE pAMAatn.
The second firc broke out shortly after )
q clock tins morning IN the basement OF
the market house at Third and hng
streets The damage 20 the building was
very slight. hut almost $1,000 worth 81
/ Christmas fruit Was injured by smoke ana
water SO as 20 make II unsalabie,
/ The fra WAS discovered by 'reotp
/ Read butcher, 1907 Orangr street, who,
I while passing, saw flames coming through
the hoor The frrnfen managed 70 con
fine the blaze to the cellar and tho huiiuihe
WAS open for business to-day m over
heated stove IN banana -rlpcnins room "
The basement in believed to have bcon the
cause Of the blaze, as the flames We're hrFt
discovered directly above that room
II Nj Fiorrntino. owner Of the bananas,
estimated the damage 70 his property
AS close 10 5000 Samuel Clrolo. who
had a large quantity Of fruit stored IN an
adjacent cellar. suffered similar loss
when over 300 barrels oi grapes and 4
boxeS II fgs were damaged lie est.
mated that HIS entire stock Of fruit stored
In the basement and FIRST floor oi the
building WAS valued close TO sl5,00o h'
carried only $500 insurance. Much oi th'
stock will bc saved, u II helIevcd hr
! Is the third FIRE IN the market housf
within n wear The other fires occurred
I December 10. 1919. and February u,
/ 1920 and both were discovered by Police
Officer Morrow.
! II WAS reported that during the far,
thieves attempted 70 break IN business
places in the vicinity The rumor, whiet
caused much excitement, appesrs = have
been due solely to the fact that the nigh
watchman was seen ~ enter one 81 tn
buildings The police deny that they hav'
any record % attempted robherles
CHICKENS cREMATEp II Bars FIRE
Fire believed 20 have been caused b'
children playing with matches part,
DESTROYED a frame barn IN the rear OF 50,
West Thirtieth street, the property .
Joseph Garyantcs, at about 10 clocl
TODAY Almost q score Of chickens wcr'
roasted alive aud small amount OF tur
nit,re DESTROYED bv the blaze The los
was estimated NJ 5000 The fire WAS dis
covered bv W f. Hardness, 3oi Nes
Thirtieth street. who telephoned IN IN
alarm The independence and Phpnl
frc companies responded and eNtln
gllished the blaze without much trouble