Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-09
SWEPT BY FLAME.
BRADFORD'S FIERY VISITATION.

SWEPT BY FLAME.
BRADFOED's FIERY VISITATION.
A Cornagration hat Cost tho Town q Hun
dred Thousand Dollars-> otes OF Cur
rent Happenings.
Early Friday morning fire broke out
in the Emerson block, on the southeast
square, in Bradford. The building was
three stories high. occupied on tho first
floor by !. G. Habernig, tailor, and Brad
burn s. Co., dealers in wall paper. The
upper stories were devoted to Offices and
private rooms. Everything in this build
ing was destroyed. The loss is about $50.
600, on which there is an insurance of
100000. Tho Bradford house, Park hotel,
Anderson's billiard room, Lindsley's 8
oyster bay" Freeman & Drew, furni-
turc dealers the Lapierre house and An
drews' saloon on the south were also de
stroyed before the firemen succeeded in
stopping the flames in this direction. In
the meantime the fro had extended along
Mechanic street, destroying Chatterson's 8
grocery store, a meat market. q sewing
machine depot, 4 millinery store and a
tailor shop. The flames were checked ut
Trains livery stable. Pompton hall,
across Mechanic street from the Emerson
block, was on fire several times, but 1.-THE
build ing was saved. Tho Florence hotel,
on Corridor street, in the rear of the La.
pierre house. was also on fire at different
times. The hotel was saved from entire
destruction only by the greatest exertions.
The loss is estimated ut between 1000
and 800, There is only onc-third in.
surance on tho ruiued properties. All of
tho merchants occupying stores from
where the fire was stopped to Congress
street. on tho south side of main street.
moved out IL, ir goods and their loss by
damage and pI!irliug i, eonSiIi :..t!c. The
water works proved almost Il complete
failure and steam eng ines saved the town
from total distractions. Il ieii!bie gale
WAS blowing during the progress Of the
contlsgration.
| During the desperate fight 1T tho La
pierre house, where tho progress of the
flames was checked, members of the
Johnston and United hose companies were
working with three sections OF hose, when
the front of the building fell and some
thirty men narrowly escaped from being
buried under the ruins. Two Of them,
George Quade and Pit Casey, were struck
by the falling debris, but they were no.
seriously injured. A lady residing in the
Emerson block, was rescued with great
difficulty, and taken to the St. James
hotel. Her condition is considered critical.
| Thirteen buildings were burned. A
plumber from Buffalo, named Black. was
lying ut the Lapierro in srupOr. He
would have been burned to death had he
not been rescued by the firemen.
It is now said that the Producers Pc
troleum exchangc-the new organization
have made arrangements to purchase
| the Emerson corner, where the fire Origi.
mated, and erect thereon q handsome and
substantial brick building. Many of the
owners of the buildings burned being out
of town it is impossible to obtain an accu
rate list Of insurance. Owing to the lack
Of water, the bitter cold weather, and the
intlammable character of the buildings it
was thought at one time that the whole
southeast portion Of the city was doomed
and hundreds OF families and business
firms bundled their household goods and
merchandise into the streets and paid a:
high as forty dollars per load to have
them hauled to places of safety. Several
of these burned out are already talking o.
rebuilding as soon as the weather viii
permit.
| Fires at O,hcr Places.
Henry Waterman's large cheese factory
near Elgin, Ill.,, was burned or Thursday
loss $4,000.
D. G. Tut s. Co., Wholesale grocers a
St. Louis, were partially burned out Fri
day. Loss, $4,000.
The keg and box factory of c. w. GA.
& Co., at Chattanooga, Tenn, was burned
Friday. Loss, $1,000.
The steam barge Josephine was burned
Thursday night at Haverstraw, N. Y.
with 100 cords Of wood. Loss, $4,000.
The upper story of +. Z. Torrey's bras.
foundry, at Bath, Me-, was damaged by
fire Thursday. Loss, $4,000.
The dwelling of General Schuyler Ham.
ilton, on the Mcrrick road, two miles from
Jamaica, l.. l., was destroyed by fire OF
Thursday, and most Of tho furniture
Loss, $4,000.
A lire at Barkersville, n. Y, on Thurs
day night destroyed the store and posi-
Office kept by Nicholas Shaul, and thu
woodenware works Of w. w. Monroe,
together with other buildings. Loss, $40,
600.
Fire Friday in the basement Of tht
four-story brick building No. $50 Broad
way, New York, occupied Us i men:
furnishing goods store by Edward A
Newell caused damage to that block
amounting to $12, 600.
A fire occurred on Friday in the Vile,
block, one of the largest business house!
in Columbia, S. c., which was nearly do
stroyed, with most of the contents of thu
stores of e. +. jackson & Co, John H
Wiley & Co., and c. II. Baldwin. Tota
loss. 100000.
The paint shop and car shed of the
Richmond & Dauvile railroad company,
on the south sitie OF James river, opposite
Richmond, Va, were burned on Friday
night, also one passenger coach and ex.
press car. The foundry was also damaged
The total loss is about $4,000.
A fire occurred on Friday at East Sag
inaw, Mich, at the works Of the Saginaw
barrel company, destroying the factory,
saw-mill, drillEOuse, a large quantity ol
the products of the works and about two
million feet of lumber. The loss will ap
proximate s175,00O. One hundred and
fifty men are thrown out of employment.
| fifty Girls Panic Stricken by a Fire.
A fire occurred in the five story building
Nos. 307 to 81 Canal street, New York.
| The four upper stories were occupied by
| the Manhattan suit and cloak company,
and the ground floor by Whitfield, Powers
& Co., dealers IN hosiery. A freproof
party wall confined the flames to No, 307.
Fifty girls at work in the two upper
| stories we're panic-stricken, and werc
saved by great exertions. The damage,
which is about $40, 900, is divided as fol-
lows The Manhattan suit and cloak
company, s35, 900: insured. Whitfield,
Powers s. Co, damage by water, sec. 900 :