Evening journal., 1922-02-16
FIRE DAMAGES
MARKET HOUSE

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King streets and attempted to sound
an alarm at box No. 61, but was un-
able to do so. He then ran to En-
gine Company No. Z, ana notified
them OF the blaze.
In the meanwhile, another man
saw the fire and sounded an
alarm on. the same box. and Engine
Companies No. 4 and Z, together
with other district companies. re-
sponded, under the command of
Chief Lutz.
In a short time five streams of
water were being played into the
building, but the hremen found great
! dimculty in controlling the flames
/ Dense volumes OF smoke. belching
from the cellars in which the fire
started, handicapped the firemen,
and II was with the greatest diff
Guilty that they could force their way
into the building.
The firemen were further handi-
capped by the fact that the base
ment was subdivided into small COM
partments in which fruit was placed
TO keep II from freezing The walls
hindered the fremen in getting at
the blaze. and they had to chop
their way through the building.
After fighting the blaze three
quarters of an hour, the firemen
succeeded in confning it to the base-
ment and exunguished II. Here
much Of the fruit and produce was
/ ruined, either by smoke or the gal
Ions OF water which were poured
into the cellar.
J. NJ Fiorentino, IN whose place
the fire started. Is believed to have
been the heaviest loser. His loss is
estimated at $4,000. The loss on the
building is said to amount to $4,000,
as il became necessary for the fire.
men TO chop holes through the
floors to get to the fire. other fruit
dealers who suffered losses were
Samuel Ciroalo and Joseph vassalo
but their loss is slight.
Despite the fact that the firemen
we're compelled to enter the smoke.
filed basement to get at the flames
It was reported after the fire thai
none had been overcome by smoke
although a number had been forced
to return TO the street.
To add to the troubles OF the fire
hmen. the gas pipes leading TO th'
; heaters were left open. and severa
firemen had to fight their wa!
through the smoke and gas. pro
tected by gas masks. to turn the ga
connection off.
Firemen Thomas Keivey and W
T. Lewis. Pr. were overcome by tn
smoke in the basement and had 4
l be carried out by their comrades
Many other fremen were anecte'
but on going out in the fresh air
soon recovered, although most o
them suffered with headaches a
day.
Both McKelvey and Lewis wer
made very in and are now under III
care Of physicians. McKelvey be
-. longs 10 Engine Company No. 2, bu
had been detailed with Company NJ
q Z last night. Lewis is a member O
Company No. 7.
= For the first time. last night tn
firemen used Two Of their new cecilia
pipes" which Is operated by cuttin
holes through the floor, and spray
o ing everything within a radius {
o. 80 to 40 feet.
a Five lines OF hose were used an
> 10000 gailons of wa.er pimped.
Firs Marshal Ainseow is maxim
z a special investigation .: t7s hcai
{ ing apparatus in use in the jry.n
rs rooms with a view OF eliminating m
"a hazards
A frame building at Pennsy
II vania avenue and Union street, b,
"a longing 10 the Hecla Roofing Con
pany. was partially destroyed by
rs FIRE OF an unknown origin, whic
I'd started shortly after o'clock la
night. An automobile, bearir
as Delaware license 3044, stored in n
TX shed, was burned.
Engine Company No. respond,
N 20 the alarm. The firemen had Ii
ne tie difficulty in extinguishing u
blaze. The loss was estimated
re about $500.
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