Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-05
THREE BUILDINGS BURNED
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autornobile trucks i'm the garage. owned
by Mr. Healy. had boen removed. How
~ver. he suffered loss of 1900.
Fighting the fire from all -four sides.
the wallis tho eastern side of the bar
rol factory buckied from the heai aud
for n time threatened To collapse ana
M tho back yards of the Monroe street
properties with debris. Many families
In the Monroe street houses sought
refuge with neighbour. claiming the
heat wna 80 great aa to mako eondi-
tions uncomfortable. Tho three-story
brick dwelling Mt a2t Lancaster avenue
owned by Moreno was mass of ruins.
The flames eating their way through
tho factory walls. spread To NIL
three doors. ON the fiflrHt floor Moreno
conducted "a pool and billiard establish
ment. Ha had no insurance on hts
property. ~ In understood Ills loes is
cattmated Mt approximately $1,000. In
tho building owned by Coursen were
stored 80 automobiles. An effort In
save theae by policeman John Graval-
owski and othera proved futile. orav
niowstt, upon arriving nj tho fre.
smaahed through the heavy garage
doors. hut was forced back by tho heat
Michael CspaIdi suffered the loss of a
Ford automobile. valued al s400;
Chandler automobile and Vim truck.
the property of James Rizalo also
destroyed Many Of tho burned cars
w'wo the property of Mr.. Cournen
-Four of tho burned automobiles IL
WAS learned, WIRE the property af Mr..
Coursen. others 70 suffer loss ef ma
| ohines were Michnel Capell. Ford truck.
~ Alcott Mitchell touring enr. W
/
linm Painter. Reo touring eor Many
Of tho machines Ind bcen stored for the
winter on the second and tbird hoors
of the huidinR non the return af
MIR. Couraon from Washington. M ef
| fort Will be made "a notify all pwucra of
/ tho loss of their tnaehinea Ntany arc
| away from tho eitv ~ tho presont time
Two cars were Ra vud by the frefuen.
| who daring death from failing willis
and fioors rushed into tho hnlldur and
/ pushed tbesn. btariug out into Tho
/ street where they were daluRad by
| chemical streams After tho removal
| of the fsecond car the menace became no
sreat that tho men ware compelled 10
| forsake tho other eRrs whieh
| crlahed hevond recognition
immediately following IN, third
alarm. a detail If 2o potieo We eent -
tho srene gtrcet4 of the .ntIre area
| we're roped of forcing All except paiie"
| and momhera II ~" companies 70 stHy
| hoyOni tho safety lines The falling
SNOW hamrefcd the machines guina -
| the flre bat no accidents were fetinft
81 From l2U aclnck until 9.ao tie
nrenon remained On the firs ground
Through Tho offorfH ~ elty Council
man William Ahherger hot curea wan
furnished tho chilled Rnd tired Ore.
nKhterH The 1roman fraise the EN-
ployoa ~ the AmalgHmatafl Leather 90.
who helped a. iRht tho IRE
Insert Three buildings turned
IIarry schiado. chief af tho ls-sthsr
Company nre nahtinR fnfte. parHonalAt
directed tho company parf ~ the entn
lat against the famee Tor nve hours
ha had stream an the fre aTroaH the
strect from Tho enuranya double
nozzle Ine throwing i.nQ0 rallans a
minute a. lno pounds pressure IIe
vaa called out of bed At o'tloek md
3eadily responded. with ether emppyta
Theil work was effective and waa 4
reyalatiou to the arc. ..tatars
Tonauae If The fro. II was neceRHst
20 re route All truuoy cars operating
on IrrOnt Spruce ami IIng HtrnetH
" Ecatlound carR wrre halted nj Front
and Monroe streets. traIprfern being
siven.
tntu tnoantiy the weHtorn end OF the
t'ourY,en warehouse occupied m a
gtoiaku roGn by Armour s %. itay ".
NIillor local manager for that com
pany. thta morning stated that In De
calnber he had removed $20.0U0 worth
of canned goods from tho warehouse.
MIR Coursen WAS in Washington ri
the tirne of the FIRE.
Inspector Preston offered no comment
on the fire. After his inspection Of the
buildings he secured crew Of cnf-
,,enters and ordered all windows board
ID and doors naiiod To shore the east
wall OF the warehouse building. heavy
eight-inch beams were necesaatry. Upon
the possible accommodation OF this build
irg. il will be necessary TO rebuild all
four wallis Mr.. Preston SAYS
Public Utility Commissioners John {.
I.ootc. living at l0G Monroe tRreot. was
probably the first to arrive At the scene
of the flrp Awakened by the barking
~ his dog ne hastened from his nome
attircd only In night rig While help
ing IN removing the household effects
from his home, Nelson Iockorman. L
/ wears old living at Sl2 Pleasant street
I received badly laeerated foot when he
stepped on "A piece OF glass. Ills iniutiee
1tere treated at the Delaware lfo@iAtat
Arriving on the Scene shortly after
tho fire was e1tinguished. ellis I
Preston. building Inspector. made q
thorough inspection OF the ruined
buildings The east wall of the ware
house. which had buokled under tbs
heat. was ordered bracod. This wall
in a sloping position. spread terror tc
the residents on Monroe street The
back yards Of these homes are sspa-
rated from the wall by a NARROW alley
Many of the fences of the yards Were
either burned or torn down. During
tho course of the flre. and acting upor
orders from police headquarters. ten
ants were forbidden to enter their yards