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Show BAKERY FIRE LOSS ESTIMATE IS $75,000 The loss incident to the destruction by fire of the Vienna bakery, at 732 East Fourth South street, e:i.rly Sunday morning, morn-ing, is estimated at $75,000 by M. Mar-tinov, Mar-tinov, the proprietor. He s:iid last night that reports have reached him from his employees that tools and other movable articles have been found misplaced recently, re-cently, indicating that the place had been visited by strangers. From these reports he is inclined to believe that the fire was o:' incendiary origin. Tho loss, according to Mr. TJartinov, includes the destruction of the buildings, valued at 20,000; machinery for billing. $11,000; ovens, 14,000; merchandise and supplies, sucn as wrapping paper and cartons, flour and itird, $!f..000; delivery cars. $5000, and delivery, wagons, $400. Of this amount approximately $50,u00 was covered by insurance, Mr. Martinov said. The only building in the group to remain re-main .untouched by the flames, which were fanned by a wind, was the stable, housing ten horses. When the names were first discovered near-by residents set the animals free. Mr. Martinov said he met his wife at the bakery at 10 p. m. Thev left shortly short-ly afterward. The bakers left the building build-ing at 11 o'clock Saturday morning and were not due to return until Mondav. The last employee to visit the plant. Mr. Martinov said, was a driver of one of the delivery automobiles, who returned to the bakery at 8:30 o'clock in the evening. eve-ning. He left his car outside. Mr. Martinov said last night that he would immediately arrange for the rebuilding re-building of the bakery. |