Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-29


comparatively little damage except by |
smoke. The cults I'm glass cnses and /
on racks there were not even wet |
John Morris, the manager, who In not 1
related to the proprictos, makes HE |
home at al Market street. lie stated
this morning. when located In the
store. that no knew nothing Of the
FIRE until about Z O'Clock, when the
milk man told him. lie Immediately
hurried TO the scene. He declared all
tho excitement within lets than
block OF his homo had not aroused
him earlier in the morning He could
not place any estimate on the loss to
his employers stock, but he thought
It was fuzzy insured.
! Gottselgen e. lIcfkowitz rented the
| infants depa and tho Outlet
/ Company had the millinery. cloak
and suit department. Harry
Nadell had the walst department
FIremen say they were much
aurprsed when they got into the Out
| lot store proper to find the remarkable
absence OF any great Quantities OF
stock. In the Morris & son clothing
store the place was well filed, but in
the Outlet proper there were rows OF
/ shelves and cases ihis morning that
showed they had contained nothing
This may be due to the fact that the
I company recently sold considerable
stock to another local house People
/ living In tho vicinity Of the store told
the fire officials that men have beer
| working in the Outlet store several
u nights until well into the incoming
4 Tut this could not be verified from any
OF the various department proprletors.
Mr. Nadell when spoken TO could not
estimate mis- loss and did not have
}, much to say about the fire until ne
could soc tho Outlet officials
4 This morning Fire Marshal T. Nor
\ ten Ainscow went 70 the ruins 10
make an inspection Later no said
he mad been unable 10 determine the
origin Of the fee or just what part Of
tho Outlet store IL started in lie
talked with Some Of tho men interested
in the store. but they could give him
, no idea, he aaid. OF the loss or ans
other particulars regarding the blaze
!. II was the good work Of the firemer
! that eayed adjoining property
During the hour or more all the
, FIRE companies were deluzing The
burning building. fifteen hose lines
we're ~ service and a total Of sbOu'
, 2aS.000 gallons ~ water we've poured
/, upon the flames before they were n
uaiiy extinEiished The city's wafer
, seryire stood up well under this IN
, usual strain and there vas 10 short
. age - water a. any time during ih'
, IRE To got ~ tina cause - fhs
trouble Tho Grsnen had 20 bring int
q service 90 feet ~ ladders and had
, one destroyed when a portion Of th'
, hanging 0ut over Market street va,
front wall fell on T..
I The section 81 rtope and mortal
d stui suspended a. noon. but Tiggeri
, were then preparing 20 az ropss q
they could pun 70 down Shortly 30
fore noon today no Ere broke ga
,, szatn IN ths ruins and An engi8
b. company vas hurried % Third AM
Market streets "a eetinguish N
a, blaze This was done before ne FIR
"a bad lime 10 spread
n despite the early nour fh'~ morn
j. ng the Ore attracted great crow
of peopis and q required the service
b, az big squad AZ police % keep Their
a oar 81 the firernen's way. ~ rnoruln
!. crowds stood about Market and Thir
> streets looking AZ TIA ruins. many Z
them waiting "a 500 the oulging va
- coilaps. and fsll.
:, Whether the burned buildings III
!, be rebuilt or whether the store com
a. panies VIII resume business will nc
:, be determined until after they hav
IA had a conference with tho main prr
"a prietors and this may not be held fC
pc several days.
or Praise For Flremen.
60 william C. Murgatroyd, president
De Lippincctt & Co. spoke today in tern
' OF highest praise Of the efficient VOL
40 ~ the officers and men OF the A
department during the fire. 'Th'
had the situation well in hand fro
start 70 finish" he said. and they a
60 certainly to be compllmented. We,
W. course. sustained a considerable 10
w from smoke and water. but we a
" greatly indebted to the fire departme
for saving our building from destru
~ ton" The nature and location OF 7
- fire. as we'll az the rapidity with viii
- II burned. makes it seem almost ma
~ vicious, he said. that the firemen saw
:, the surrounding buildings to the q
-, tent they did.
led Mr. Murgatroyd said that it Is II
"a possible 10 estimate this early il
# what money loss L!ppincOtt g. Co. 81
os, tanned. An inventory IS being TAX
IS. however. of the materials damaged
.le smoke and water. These include (
the domestics on the first floor. dr.
RS goods, Childrens wear and wome