Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-13
A TERRIBLE FIRE.
sUHuylKILL COUNTY,
DEVASTATED.
A Town wiped OUTFLOW the IIre UrirI-
nsted-Extont OF the LUsscJ-
ApnoAl for MnLn

Appeal Tor HClp
a terrible connagratiou ousucd in tho
! city Of Shenandoah, Schuylkill county,
about noon yesterday, Destroying one
hundred and fifty houses and throwing
three hundred families into homeless
and destitute condition. Shenandoah is
the second largest town in Sghuylkill
county, having n population yariiusly
estimated from 1000 to 1900 iuhabit.
ants. The town Is situated twelve miles
north of Pottsvillc, on n hill. Il Is rcgu
! larly laid out and extended over a large
area. The streets of the town arc all wide.
1t is one of the most important coal towns
| in the state and likewise thriving in it's
business, fully SljO. 900 being va1 out to
the miners every month
How It Originated.
! At the United States hotel one OF tho
| girls was lighting G,c in the Kitchen.
| In carrying a shOveilul of red hot Goals
/ from Que stove to the other some OF the
Goals fell to the floor and iSul,Cd the car.
pet. The girl was bCw,,iCrtl and before
she recovered to give the alarm the flames
had made much hCadway and the himSy
| old building was soon In flames. \ strong
northwest wind was blowing, ao' ''mpaujod
| by terrible snow storm.
An alarm was quickly sounded and the
were driven back by the heat and wcro
unable to do anything. Tho fire com
municatcd to the tin store OF Patrick
Delaney, and in a iow minutes that also
was consumed. The eilorts Of the tjrcmCu
were without avail. The flames leIDei from
| side toside aud in half an hour the whole
block was one mass Of ire. Sparks and
burning timbeTs were sent in every dirCc
| tiOn by the high winds, which set fire to
thirty adjoining houses.
The citizens said the lie was beyond
thoir control aud aid was asked for by tel.
egraph and teleploas from pOttsyillc.
Ashland and MahOuoy City. Each city
uobly responded. At ! O'Clock four adii-
tional fire engines wCrC on tho ground.
throwing seven streams upon the heated
timbers. The weathog being bitterly cold,
the water had l.ttL o. 10 effect upon the
burning buildings.
At o'clock the fro was at It's height,
and nearly every cit5G5n saw that the
village of Shenandoah would be in ashes
before long II no change of wind should
occur. The citizens ali uremeu worked
with will and athAit past i've clock the
tire was got uGdsr cIu.goL Tuls was
effected, by tearing down buildings and
thus stopping the progress of the tire. The
houses which burned were all frame, two
stories in height, aud wclo occupied by
some of the leading business hJuSCs OF the
town.
The ExTeaT OF mo LCs.cr
Among the buildings destroyed were the
following :Presbyterlau church, Methodist
church, Episcopal church, Fe.Eus0n's halt,
ShOemaker's hall and Elgau's residence,
Ammon NewhOuss' $ shoe and boot store
Peacock Il Delaney 8 tin shop, John Kelly's
barber shop, william :, Meyers bltch er
shop, John Lipman's butcher shop, John
Williams furniture store Jos. Dela1ey's
furniture store, J. G, N1use's flour a@d
feed store, James Frauey furniture store,
Frank smiths grocery store, Sheg-u-
doah Herald Office, sunday .H2rHing
Ns,cs Office, Philadelphia, RGG..2g
and Pottsville Toic .raph c0myany's l.ioc,
East Penn TeiepEoay office, TLsuI,,5
Weiderhcld'. bu.JG-r 5.Jy J-aeyh
knight GseT saloon, " a.. Dur-ll 3. .s.r
saloon, PhL.D Wo.. s.lO5-, e@Ifiui
HIrshloi'a e -.C.hIas ~.0c., JOsCp- D-u.'G
grocer GsOs1r Jams IIay . ",yC-t5 s'....
John Ahonp70.' CaN2. --.C.r D. Lex
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the .--r. {. t.. To.
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heaviest loose, Las CuF.-....... - FL, -,
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Fercusoc, gtation are... 81. r,ebigh
valley .s!lroaI Gepo., a.. g.--,-gj Treat
losses. He was toe .ro,-...ar NJ tie
Academy Cf Music ~ tweIr> r,rrr
buildings in the burned dl-t-l.E, vaI-ri -,
$50, 900 and insured Tor IS la,1
Ipg,ss-,., ~; IN. .s,-o
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with MR., clray, ,-,,,r ,.-.. 80
| toucuurnr ON; and r,a;,I.. =.
dent OF the ai,. = ,.rs tG, r,7-o a. ..1,r,,s
| O, t'.s AmerIaanc' +, ras .,.r -, --
! IN, homes aori,E,i., 10 49, e. -'''--., -,
/ .yere oysrcrowGTI. -. ~ ;9.s C,z -
formed AT distarca ~ H.. .sStit.,-''1,. ~
the miserable people throw ont nj tn.ir
homes To be dependeut uro- t6o cbo-i|,
| of their usiQhborg. The destituc f,-,- 'i,,o
are being aided az much az Dosaible bnt
the town ia in terrible state Of cvoi-o.
ment and little can be accomDishsd, Eyary
arriving train brought po1pio frora tES
surrounding towns aud tho town d