The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-04-08
THE LAKE SHORE HOUSE
TOTALLY DESTROYED. .
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Families in Numbers Without
Shelter.
LOSS FROM TEN TO TWELVE THOU;
AND DOLLARS

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| AND DOLLARi
At about eight O'Clock last evening. fire
broke ont ir the small tenement house 3D.
joi, ing the Like Shore House. The build NJ
being q woolen one. was soon completely en-
veloped in flames. and hut short time
elapsrd ere the entire Lake Shore Block.
composed Of seven buildings, was mass Of
burning debris.
The fist bnilding. in which the fire orisi
| mated. was occupied by two families. named
Spencer and wadssorih: They had no
time to remove their goods. and in con"-
quenca loose nearly everything. Tn"
{ m ca had to make their exit from the hn I.
ing building on short notice. The hous was
owned by Mr. Bragg.
Next was the Lake Shore House, kept by
Samuel Yickers. who had only been in it n
short time. TIE bniIding was the property
of F. Fl. Kennicnt. In this horsa was
large number o. boarders. number oi
when are loosers to greater or less ex-
tent az but little was removed from hr
burning hnilding. This building heing
pasterrd. burned rather slow, which en-
ahled families in the adjoining buildings to
remove the most of their goods. A portion
of the household goods in the Lake Shore
Housc. together with some liquors and o,h.
rr stock, were saved, hnt the proprietor is
heavy looser the larger portion Of his fur
n;tnra ba rim, hp, N dps,rnypd
Adjoining the Lake Shore House was the
Oakland House, owned by Mr. Jpnnison.
and kept by Mr.. Greenwell as boarding
house.
Next was the housp of John hammers
insured FIR $40 in Wheeling Company nd
0ing which was the boarding house of MIS-.
keplar, and adjoining ,his WAS another
boarding house kept by Mrs. Mallory, and
the last building in the block occupied by
Mooney. were all destroyed The firniture
nr the largest portion of it was remnved
from the last mentioned bnildings, but in
condition. The losses will fail
heavily upon several of the unfortunate
families, aud they have the sympathy of
the community.
twas onY through tho greatest exer.
tions .ha, the honse of Mrs. Jamison. in rear
OF the Lake Shor. House. wa, saved. Citi-
zpns iahor-d with determination. and by
the MD OF wet carl''s I,l np,n the
r 'of, and constant pouring on of water. ler
house still stands. damaged. hcwtvpr. TO
one extent. by heat. We have witnessed
IN my fres. but never have We seen citizens
lend helping hand mure readily than last
evening. in saving property from the d.vnnr.
ing element. They are entitled to Great
deal IF credit. and the suffering famili
| heartily thank them fer the valuable ser
vice rendered. Such exertion put inrt
with plenty ni water at hand, and the fr,
never coaid have went beyond the hnillinp
where it first originated. In yesterday
RECORD We spoke Of the plan now being az
iatrd to sOmo extent, Of running pipe:
from the spring on The McCrra farm to OH
v llage TO which hose crn be attached il
case Of fire, and water can be carried T.
any part of the town. by a proper plhcin
of the bydrants. AT present We have n
facilities for putting out fres, our engr
b'ing nearly or quite worthless. and W
may postpone action in the matter unit
Washington STR, ct is laid in iu'rs by ih
flames, as it ia cyid, MT that should IL iil
break ont in Washington street. it would t.
next to an impossihii,y 10 save huildin!
In the fire Inst evening seven huildin!
were destroyed, and number If lam liz
are without homes to-day, as ienemrr
C.nire.