Evening journal., 1922-11-13
THEATRE BURNED
ATPENN'SGR0VE
Blaze Late Saturday Night
Does $4,000 Damage in
N. ]. Town
ONE MAN INJURED;
HORSE is BURNED
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
PENN's GROVE, n. J.. Nov. 1S.-
Fire, thought TO have been due to
the carlessness of a man in lighting
a cigarette. in the rear of a stable
used by the American Express Com
pRny. destroyed the Globe Theatre,
the office and stable used by the ex-
press company and the dwelling over
the Office late Saturday night ten
anted by Agent Joseph Fleichaurer
at Main and Franklin streets, entail
ing a loss of about $4,000. The
buildings were owned by James
Diver, who resides directly across
the street, from the destroyed prop
erty. The loss is partially covered
by insurance. The fire burned until
! . o'clock Sunday morning.
one man. Freddie Newkirk, of 1856
Denny avenue was painfully but not
| seriously burned in trying to get out
OF the boiler room of the theatre,
and q horse in the stable of the
express company was burned to
| death.
From the stable the fire spread to
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trance. Newkirk. who was burned,
was in the boiler room at the time
looking after the fires. as the theatre
was about to close. He tried to get
out and found the doors leading to
the exit had been shut to stop the
draft from sweeping through. He
finally succeeded in forcing his way
through the doors to the street, from
where he was taken to a doctors
office for treatment and was then
permitted to go to his home.
The fire was discovered in the
stable by Clarence Dolbow, about II
o'clock Saturday night. The theatre
was crowded with patrons, who were
calmly informed by the manager
that the buildings in the rear were
on fire. The theatre was quickly but
orderly emptied of its patrons. with
no one injured.
The Globe Theatre had but recent
ly been remodeled by Mr.. Diver at a
cost of several thousand dollars and
was completely destroyed. The fact
the outer walls of the theatre were
of sheet metal is accredited the fact
the flames were confined to the
structures burned. The buildings in
the rear of theatre were of frame.
The local fire company was called
and finding itself unable TO cope with
the situation, called upon Salem.
Swedesboro. Woodstown, Carnev's
Point and the Deep Water Point de-
partments for assistance. All sent
ala but the inadequate water supply !
handicapped them in fighting the 1
blaze. The DUPONT Powder Com. 4
pany water plant at the old Lees |
mill pond, about four miles east Of /
here which Is connected with the |
water mains OF the borough by a bi.
pass valve, was opened and sufacien,
water was then forced into the bor. !.
ough mains by the companies pumps
to allow all companies to go into SER
vice.
For sometime It was feared the
flames would spread to buildings
nearby and a call was sent to Fire
Chief Lutz of Wilmington for aid.
Chief Lutz sent to the Wilson Line
wharf. Engine Company No. 7, with /
two trucks and $500 feet OF hose,
which was loaded on the ferry but
word was sent that the flames were
under control.
Several times during the early
hours of the fire, houses On the op-
posite side of Main street were
threatened. and once the entire roof
Of the dwelling owned by Frank
Dole, on Franklin street, was ab,aze.
BY quick work OF the firemen this
was soon extinguished with little
damage done.
Much credit for the conflning OF
he blaze is due to the ready compll-
lnce of the dupont company for
water supply.
Many residents and business men
'arried furniture and goods to the
itreet from houses nearby. Thieves
,aused much loss by their petty {
hieving of these goods.
The fire proved the first real test
If the s12,5OO pumping engine OF
he Liberty Fire Company, which
vas housed about eight months ago. t
nd considering the seriousness of c
he fire. the pumper was said to s
lave given good service. u
A representative of the Liberty
ire Company and also a city Off
lal said yesterday much unfavor-