2 East Side Homes Damaged by Fire; 2 Firemen Injured

2 EAST SIDE HOMES DAMAGED BY FIRE; 2 FIREMEN INJURED Mother and Son in Burning House Unaware of Blaze Until Alarm Two firemen suffered puncture wounds last night while fighting a fire which damaged two semi-detached frame dwellings at 125 and 127 North Twenty-third street. The blaze, of undetermined origin, damaged the homes of Owen Carrigan, 125 North Twenty-third, and of John Winter next door. The injured firemen are Junior Captain Howard Gick, of No. 9 Engine Company, who suffered a nail puncture through the right foot, and Edward Peira, Jr., of No. 3 Truck Company, wounded in the right hand by a nail. Gick was treated at Cooper Hospital and Perira at West Jersey Hospital. Mrs. Carrigan and her son, Eugene, 23, were unaware of the fire which started in the rear of their home, until an alarm sounded. They fled quickly when neighbors turned in an alarm. The flames were discovered by John James, 7, of 134 North Twenty-third street, who was playing in the street. The blaze was mostly confined to the center partition between the homes but spread to the first floor rear of the Carrigan home and to the second floor of the home of John Winter next door. Mrs. Carrigan's husband, Owen, and two children, Agnes, 18, and James, 13, were absent at the time. No one was at home in the premises occupied by Winter, whose family consists of Esther, his wife; and two daughters, Doris, 11, and Barbara, 4. Deputy Chief William Harring after directing firemen for 15 minutes summoned more help in fear the flames would get beyond control. Damages would not total $1000, he said. The excitement attendant upon the fire, however, caused George Bruin, of 123 North Twenty-third street, to suffer a fainting spell. He has been under treatment for a heart condition.