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Vv PAGE TWELVE oa THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1927 mr sn and We Ask Ourselves --Do We Need Fire 'PROTECTION? Fine Block of Stores Gutted By Early Morning Blaze Which Originated in Biltmore Cafe The above picture shows the results of the disastrous conilagration with a dam- age estimated to be $100,- Con, HOW FIRE LOSSES WERE DISTRIBUTED Lesses in connection with the fire early this morning to the Alger Block on King Street East are estimated to be as fol- lows: 2 Alger Press Limited, $70, L060, partly covered by insur- ance, Biltmore Cafe, $12,000, part- Iy covered by insurance. McWatter's Confectionery ond Lunch, $10,000, with $5,- COO insurance. Cassel, Turner, Crawford and Biggar, $200, not covered by inevrance, W. J. Sulley, realtor, $200, not covered by insurance. Misses Garrow, beanty par- Jor, $1,00¢, not covered by in- surance, The Excelsior Life Insurance Co., damage to turniture, $200. Firemen Battle Spectacular Blaze for Hours--One of Worst That Has Visited Oshawa for Years --Fire Chief Overcome By Smoke While Fighting Flames Inside Building -- One of Firemen Slightly Injured When Struck By Nozzle of Hose -- Owners and Tenants Sus- tain Heavy Loss -- Insurance Carried on the Building and Most of Tenants' Offices -- Mec- Watters' Loss Not Protected. In one of the most spectacular [and Lunch store next to the Bilt- fires that has visited Oshawa in |.ymore was badly damaged by fire and vears damage to the extent of over water. $90,090 was done to the Alger block " . on King street early today. Break- The only fortunate part of the {ing ont about 4 o'clock this morning | disastrous blaze was that no person | firemen battled the flames for | was sleeping in the building and hours before it was completely ex- | consequently there was no loss of tinguished. 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