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NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
The Magnolia Garage Destroyed. 
The Magnolia Garage, owned by 
Frank P. Wonson of Gloucester, was 
completely destroyed by fire, Thursday 
afternoon and afforded the greatest ex- 
citement of the season. One White 
steamer and three Pierce Arrows were in 
the garage at the time and were com- 
pletely demolished. “The loss is es- 
timated at about $25,000, the cars alone 
being valued at from $18,000 to $20,000, 
while the garage and the tools and stock 
easily made up the other $5000. 
The fire originated from the explosion 
of the gasoline in the White steamer 
owned by J. D. Cox of Cleveland. 
Fred Burroughs, Mr. Cox’s chauffeur, 
had the car jacked up and the rear wheels 
off, doing some repairing on the ma- 
chine, when the car slipped from the 
jack. Two explosions, one right after 
the other, followed and a sheet of flame 
shot clear acrossthe road. Almost in- 
stantly the gasoline-socked floor of the 
garage was ablaze and the flames rapidly 
spread to other parts of the building. 
A series of explosions followed as the 
fire reached the gasoline tanks of the 
other machines. 
The Magnolia fire department saw the 
smoke and heard the shouting and came 
out on a still alarm. When they saw 
the condition of things, they pulled in 
an alarm for the Manchester fire depart- 
ment, in whose territory the fire lay, and 
on their arrival, 15 or 20 minutes later, 
drew out. By the time the departments 
got there, however, the flames had 
gained sucha headway that the building 
was doomed and all that could be done 
was to keep the fire from spreading. 
It was feared at one time that the 
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flames would spread to the refuse heap 
at the rear of the burning garage and 
from thence to Moulton’s garage and 
stable. The Indian store of G. A. 
Paul opposite was also in considerable 
danger and it was only by repeated ef- 
forts that the sparks could be kept from 
igniting the canvas roof. ‘he telephone 
cables strung along Raymond street in 
front of the building were burnt out and 
telephone connection was cut off. 
The garage has a capacity of 17 cars 
although but four were there at the 
time, the others being either out on the 
road or having been taken by the chauf- 
feurs with them when they went to din- 
ner. “Lhe owners of the cars were all 
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guests atthe Oceanside and were: J. 
D. Cox of Cleveland, Samuel Cupples 
of St. Louis, George E. Carter of Brook- 
line and S. Alexander Orr of Troy, 
N. Y. With the exceptions of Mr. 
Cox’ steamer all the cars were Pierce 
Great Arrows. ‘The garage was one of 
the most ppoular in Magnolia and _ its 
loss will be sorely felt. It is rumored, 
however, that Mr. Wonson will move 
into the old Kettle Cove garage. 
The engineers of the Manchester fire 
department wish to take this means of 
expressing their appreciation of the 
splendid work and ready assistance giv- 
en by the Magnolia firemen at the fire at 
Wonson’s garage Thursday. . 
en 
Fern-Croft Inn—as it is today. 
only Licensed Inn between Boston and the New Hampshire Line. 
The 
A MOST 
_-Interesting Spot 
Just off the famous Newburyport 
‘Turnpike, on a quiet shacy lane, in a 
region rich in historic interest, is 
FERN-CROFT INN, a charming 
resting place for the tired traveler-in 
auto or carriage, a most comfortable 
dining resort patronized by the best 
sort of people. “The new. Fern-Croft 
Inn ts in every way the counterpart of 
the old, which was destroyed by fire 
last year. ‘The specialty of Fern- 
Croft Inn, that has made its fame al- 
most world-wide, is its chicken din- 
ners, consisting of a whole broiled 
chicken to each person, served at 
$1.50 per plate. Afternoon teas 
daily 4 to 6.—Telephone: Danvers 
45-2. 
No connection with any other place 
; Fern-Croft Inn Co. 
Proprietors 
H. K. MaAnsriE_p, Pres, 
