The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-09
GLADE HOUSE IN RUINS.
Maroon Escape or THE occvPAyzs


ie DAY morning, shen Landlord Winters
-s the Glade House. awoke to find bis be
n Chamber filed With smoke. and upon 0Fei
ing the door discovered the iininz-rool
On the opposite side Of the hall seethfr
mass q flames The es-She-ifF az ors
: sounded the gDng hanging ia the hall |
< awaken The sies pers on the three floor
, above, and hastily dressing himself paiss
visit 20 ali OK the sleeping apartments Of HI
house TO see that all the lsoarssers we're 4;
and prepared 10 escape. He was conpslle,
70 break open tie door TO a number cf rcs,,u,
the slerfsinz occupants Of which maize narr,,
sscapes wi1h their lives. Meanwhile the 81,
81 irer was taken up BY two or three me.
who chaneed 10 be on the street. and the,
aronsed the sleeping town. In a -
marsabsy short time almost the entire potn;
lace was collected in the public square u
stand helplessly by ard watch one Of fhs
largest and best eaiit c5aairy hotel proper.
ties n Western Pennsylvania licked sp bv
the flames. lie who wosild have presi;e,e,;
anything shert Of the destruction Of the en-
Tire bsssiness portion OF the town. wo.,ld
have heen regarded as . cha1terinc idiot.
wien the flames were seen leaping from the
windows Of the tavern aud communicating
with the caseheer block on the opposite side
al.ey.
The fight on the hotel building was aban-
7 doned early in the action As the aarnes had
/ gained TOO g-eat hessiway TO be successfully
eon5aitei before their discovery. Very 1t
tie Of the household furniture was saved
and oaiy fex Of the bcarie7s were forfu-
aafe enough 10 carry their baggage oat with
them The last man was hardly out Of the
building when the heavy gravel roof fell in.
Bearing al the interior walls anler il. and
few minutes asierrarsI the oufer walls
eTumblei 10 the ground.
dozens Of brave fellows mounted 10 the
roofof the taSebeer baildinz and thev aiade
one of the mpss daring and desperate fehts
against FIRE ever witnessed BY our peoEge
Think foTa moment Of window glass IN
buildings on the opposite side OF the square.
breaking into thousands Of pieces from the
intense heat. ard compare It wiii the fearfai 4
hear endured in the face Of the barninu
baii'iinss Is + owing altogether to their
persistent and unfirinss efforts that this large
aad weii-hailt structure wa save.. from, To-
ial destruction. Tire building ! leif. hoa-
ever, in very siilay;siatesi condition the
end next the hotel, containing the large and
elegant store-room Of Frease & Kooser is
complete wre K All Of the wood work i
raIrrel and hur1esI Ii fact the store
roam oceGpied bv Frease & Kooser xiL
have 20 he almost entirely rebuilt Tire
-Oonls over the store we're eocapis-l bv
he family Of Major Alexander ssu1znlan
md they are IN as complete state Of wreck {
lse = il they had experienced an earthquake.
The Mayor succeciest in saving most Of i.is
good. The eoruiee and roof on Z
ile east end Of the building Is al burned
way ia
The large frame warehouse in the rear Of
'rease hooseris store-heayily stocked /;
nth provisions and farming iinplenlsnts- r
rss consumed with al is contents. almost {
e;,,re anyone knew that the flames had ex- :
sudei to i. The escape Of the Diseiples' )
Testing House, must be regarded as nliracs- /
ius. when Il i remembered that an inn Z
tense harm stands befwees, II ami the hotel o
I'd eonnecisi By sheds with the ho;el 1t ?
a a god fight the nien made. xho saved "
le church and barn from the embrace of the
lmeS. p
Mr. Winters is satisfied that the Ere was P
le work Of an isscendiary. as j, broke our IN m
le dining room where there had been no b
x ef any description. during tie day OF 5.
-eninz. Just before retiring for the night =
. had inspected the entire house. aud be i VI
arou-hly convinced that the fire could pF
Il have originated in any other way. Many en
her persons. WHO we're early al the fire. are &C
eliHeI 10 this belief aad are satisfied thar Ii
e veranla and halls were saturated with co
al oil. tn
Fortunately for the property owners resid- liz
: on the square between the Glade and ca
merset Hnasts. nas q breath Of air was sh
,Eins and all the aameS shot skyEArs9. the ia
" danger being from flying sparks setting fea
Z - the many stables and os;huildings. pss
my of tie rsilents, however. look the To
caution 70 arrange their household Effects do
a has;y fight. ~hiie al Of the merchants in'
the square removed their valuable goods. hy
The @silade Hosssr ~as rebuilt by Josiah no
snt, ESQ aiter the destructive IRE OF IsTa 10
cuss in the neighboshood Of ssQgss. tbs
II to tie Somerset Horse IL was the Larry ]
hosel building in the county. and was to
q the most substantially baiIf and con- ing
iieatiy appointed hosselrirs in this sssrsion sec
The STATE i contained Try rooms. al Of VII
icA were handsomely furnished by It's sell
per. Mr.. William ] Higiato,hara. who PR
chased i froHi 1r Bznt in April. lss4. COG
Who conducted it from that time until ref
hrsl of last April. when he leased tie Io'
perry 10 ex-sheri;f John Winters. asy
r. HiESnhotham had sn insurance Of stsu
e5 on tie baiIdiag and furniture, give
ID Eill aoyer ltsle usorr than half his -oI
Mr. H. arrived In town o. the noon don
? from bis home at Confidence. in re- 4
ise 10 telegram apprisiue hifss u his take
10 response 10 an inquiry he said that Witi
e ceutl make satisfactory arrangements Phi
roald rebuild the hofA property This =
mer. sou,
.eriif Winter los Is about 5000 on lar-t
ouaI property. al of whirh be had ia mad
. up uafig the time he took charge of 10 +
iotel when be unfortunately permitted are
expire. fsrre
ie caseeeer Beck s one Of somerses's The,
= and finest buiidings. c,nsainins the lasa
general store OF Frease & ko.sser. lew ing
store and gents furnishing s'ore of NefT they
ses-cs-. residienee q NJ wm. b. Frpase.
-easn- occupied hg MAJOR stn;znsan and
y. Frease & Kaoser estimate their los
eek a. seo.a. Ties carry an insurance JOAN
600 parslv covering the la--e steck or unsz
earris-i at this season Of the year it'ar1'
cheer 4 Ne.Fs loss will be small a. the up >
damage sustained szs caused by she The 3
removal of gsppis. hs-ss1
Fr.as. and ws;.r syr.tra,au f.,ss s,,f- deed
,n<iaierable io-S from the rr4nosal Of si0ts
hold ELECTS The bailding. owned isy inch
ieirS of Ahsslam Ga~eheer. Is badly and b
ea and ]; vii require large part of .
sursncs. 3 o,o 10 put il in repair. eoane
tie "
Fire Notes. saae Q
ixtf polieenlen Hsigisi be a god thing s''-lia !
IL t.e tr
: bscs5es line was a friae late in =, :.
y D''' Z ~ s''ess ~ ise sane Of Du
: nusae,sr of he Glade Hou-e pso-