The New York herald., 1873-01-21
Tie RARKER'S LANDING DISASTER
Every House in the Upper Part Of
the Town Destroyed.
ONE HUNDRED FAMILIES HOuSsLESS.
List of the Buildings Burned and Names
Of the Sufferers
TOTAL LOSS 100000 OR $25O,ooo.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 20, 1873.
The lre at Parker's Landing, in the oil regions,
which was subdued at q late hour last night,
was one OF the most destructive that ever visited
that section OF country. Over one hundred fami-
lies are rendered houseless by the c0nnagrati0n,
and, owing to the fact that business had been al
most stagnant throughout the oil regions during
the past year and money being exceedingly scarce,
1t Ia feared that
GREAT SUFFERING MAY RESULT
from the destruction Of their homes. The fire
originated In the upper portion OF Dolan's saloon,
ana, the day was bitter cold and high winds pre-
vailing, the fire spread rapidly in northeriy and
southerly direction, consuming every house in the
upper part Of the town. The buildings were Oil Of
wood. and the flames spread with such rapidity
that it was next to impossible to check the
work OF destruction. There was one hand en-
CINE at Parker's, but 1t was rendered altogether
useless yesterday In consequence of the hose
collapsing and freezing.
THE PRINCIPAL LOSSES
are as follows:-
Wallace House, $4,000; J. c. Gaiy, $4,000; Leah
man l. Sons shoe house, $4,000; Brscoe, drugs
$5OOO Dollar store, $lO0O Tate's grocery, $1,000;
McManus Hotel, 1000; Oil Exchange Hotel, 5000;
Dailey's grocery and dwelling, $4,000; Fredericks
shoe store, $1,000; Smiths Hotel. 5000; Chslant
Gran, hardware $4,000; the Den. ss, 900;
building 5000; Colonel woodward, $1,000; Doan's
Opera saloon, 5000; spencer,s opera House,
$4,000; Steele's livery stable, $1,000; Kittanntng
saloon, $4,000; Squire Fuilcrton's residence,
$1,000; grocery and bakery $1,000; McL0ughlin's
residence, $4,000; Levin's grocery, $4,000; saloon
$1,000; grocery, $1,000; Joe Lows residence,
$1,000; Sweeney Brothers. feed and JUNK store,
$l0;Soo; millinery, $1,000; Brown 4 Harmon, lum- i
Ssnos Ssr sn% mness sgog resi-
THESE buildings were all on the upper side Of the
main street.
ON THE LOWER OR RIVER sIDB
seven buildings We're consumed, worth about
$1,000 in aggregate. A tall house at the bridge
establishment, worth building and st0ck) 81, O00
On the same side Fullerton Golden's law Offices
valued at 1,000 were destroyed; George s. Son.
dOn's restaurant and saloon, worth about 81 900;
G. +. Stocks barber shop and bath house, 81 900;
Jake Fredericks' house, $500 blown up to ar
House. owned BY Mr.. Maroon, OF loren
tum, $1,000; Cruls livery stable, $1,000; bar
ber's shop, $1,000; Mrs. Smiths laundry $500;
Canpbell's lumber office, $1,000. On the back
street the following named property was de-
BtrSyed John Phillips dwelling, $4,000; Odd
Fellows Hall, $4,000; Daty Transcript ONCE and
Barnes feed store 5000; Bennett's hardware nNi
addition to these, schoolhouse and about
twenty-five other buildings on the hill side were
burned These are estimated to have been worth
from $500 to $500 EACH The total loss will foot up
$200, 600 or $250,000.
THE BURNT DISTRICT
extends from Karn's residence on the north,
s0uthward to J. u Prests store In length, and
from the river bank back to the hill. meeting
OF citizens here has been called for tomorrow TO
take steps toward sending relief to the sufferers.