Milford chronicle., 1933-08-11
Fire In Business Block

FIRE IN Business BLOCK
For the third time within the past
20 years the business block on the
southeast corner of Commerce and
Clark SITS. was threatened by fire.
Early Sunday morning fire of un-
determined origin was discovered
making progress in the rear of a
block of buildings which are used
as offices, apartments and stores
They are of frame construction two
stories. The fire which seemed to
have started in little storage
shed belonging to Harry S. Gallo
way, was discovered by Philip
Brownstein, son of Bennie Brown
stein, which family sleeps in an
apartment over their store. He
aroused his sister and both made
record time getting to the fire house
about two blocks away to sound the
alarm The firemen also made rec
ord time and in an hour had the
fire out and returned to quarters.
Two of the stores damaged were
owned by John d. Brown, one is
occupied by Bennie BrOwnstein
with a cigar store and general con-
fectionery with apartment above
occupied by his family of five. The
other building is tenanted by Harry
S. Galloway as a general store and
novelty shop. Mr.. and Mrs. Gallo
way have apartments above but do
not use them in the summer time,
they have a home on DOrman St,
and occupy it at night.
A. c. Creadicks office for manu-
featuring plant in the third build
ing. Mrs. Lizzie. Dorman Cooper,
Salisbury, Md, owns the corner
property tenanted by Jacob Fine as
a cigar and confectionery store. Mr.
Fine has apartments above the
store, his family lives in Philadel
phia, and Mr.. Fine went to Philadel- |
phia after closing his store Satur-
day evening. Clyde VanGesel owns |
a meat market adjoining the Gallo
way store.
Mr.. Brownstein said his loss
would be at least $3.50 with no in
surance. He moved out most of
his stock before water damaged it.
Mr.. Derrickson, clerk for Jacob
Fine said the damage from water
in his store was very small if any.
Water, smoke and fire damaged the
A. C. Creadick Office, valuable papers |
and records were moved out of the
building. The loss is estimated at
$500, partly covered by insurance.
The only damage suffered by Clyde
was to a few doors broken
IN by firemen to get next to the par 4
ition walls of the Galloway store. S
Mr.. VanGesel carried insurance. l
Mr. Brown when interviewed stated q
lie carried no insurance on his I
The heaviest loss will |
probably be in the Galloway store /
rom both fire and water. Mr., Cal b
oway had his stock insured and t
lid not move out o thing but turned "
he keys over to a local insurance +
gent who was at the scene of the G
ire. L
Other buildings in the fire area t
included Reese Theatre building
stores, Festsuraht, with
doctors and dentist Office on the
second floor. This building is sep b
rated from the fire scene by a va il
ant lot between it and the Van b
esel store. The B. Knox building a
a barber shop on first N
oor with offices of NJ. T. Adams a
n the second floor is just south of il
le Brownstein store. Preston IL
rown owns the next building and p
as a meat market. He is the son Il
]. d. Brown owner of two of the h
lildings damaged. W. o. Finch, Il
nd 10 cent store comes next to the o
rown meat market. These build G.
lgs are all of frame construction W
nd none of them were damaged. 81
Many of the progressive citizens W
salize that the only way to get d
!odern buildings on these sites it il
, have a real fire and let them burn N
ayond repair. tC
Before the fire damage had been m
Mr.. B. Knox passed the
remen a cash donation in apprecia- d
on of their work in stopping the a
ames before it might have reached j
Is building. The loss will prob F
ply reach $25O0, partly covered by N
surance. "
Onsider Sewer System. d
The regular monthly meeting of {