The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-14
A BIG CONFEDERATION
Visits Bradford Pennsylvania and
In1icts Much Damage,
FIREMEN INCONYENIENCED BY COLD
Wcnther--Mnny OF Them Severely
Frost BItton-scvorai Narrow Es.
capos But No Ono Kiilcd-An Ovcr.
heated Stove tho Cause-other Fires
Rep0rtcd.

BRADFoRD. Pa. Jan. l3-At 8:45 this
morning FIRE broke out in the
Shceban house, 90 Mechanic street.
The cause OF tho fro Is said to have been
caused by an overheated stove. An
alarm was sent In and the department
responded promptly. When Chief
Ropp arrived on the scene he saw that
the conilagratiou was one that would
nocesiltate the iorce OF the entire do
partment. So general alarm was sent
In and the Independent companies ar
rived quickly.
Considerable time was lo,t in getting
water on account of tho severe cold
weather, which irozo somc of the drips
in tho hydrants. The fire spread rap.
idly TO tho ad Joining wooden building,
occupied north by Mrs. Peterson, who
lived upstairs and was the owner. Tho
ground floor was used as q barber shop
by Stephen Foley. In tho rear was tbs
livery stable owned by tn, Barnqdall
Brothers. On the south. 1. Rou,hs,ein,
clothing store;S S. Fello. barber shop; q,
Gardclla, fruits; John Fitzyibbons, but.
ter store. and Egbert & Ryan, the cor.
nor store.
The above named tenants were in
whatpis known as the Columbia block,
owned by D., T. Rosenburg. Mos. OF
those named In the Columbia block
eaved their goods. Egbert and Ryan
will suffer heavy loss by water, which
damaged good portion OF the stock not
saved. Tho fire extended from the
rear The store oi Nusbsum and Stein.
bergers grocery, Nos. 8 and Main
street, u. K. Rothstein's pawu shop,
No. : Main, Dean Places photograph
gallery over Roths tein's store, Smith
Bros. grocery store, No. . Main street
All OF these buildings were gutted. In
the Columbia block apartments on the
second and third fioors were occupied
By James Bruce and family, superin.
tcndent OF the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburgh railroad, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis LAUDER. They saved but little of
their goods. In the Nusbaum block the
upper portion was occn npied by DR.. Rae
and the South Penn Oil Company as
offices.
The store OF George A. Bodine, oppo-
site 10 where the fire started, was on
fire. as was the residence OF P. II. Nue.
baum.
The large window in Bodine's store
was broken, but prompt action on the
part OF the tiremen saved both places.
4 wise move. and one which saved. no
doubt, hundreds OF dollars worth Of
property. was the action OF Sergeant
George o. Stone. OF Company @, who
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temporary fire police, keeping the
crowd back, watching the goods and
preventing interference with the fire.
men in their work. The exten. OF the
conflagration takes in two buildings on
Mechanic street. south OF 90 Mechanic
street, the Columbia block, the Nus
baum block, NJ. Rothstein. pawn broker
store; Smith Bros., grocers.
A'number OF tiremen are suffering
with frozen hands and feet. Mrs.
Peterson's two daughters and son, who
lived over Foley's barber shop had
narrow escape. They saved nothing
and wero given clothing by the neigh
bors. Mary Callahan, a guest at the
Sheehau house was aroused BY the cry
OF fire and ran to tho head OF the stairs
and lost her footing, she fell down the
stairs. and broke her arm and leg. She
was removed TO neighboring house.
The fire ragged for four hours, and 1t
was with the most heroic work OF the
fire department that they prevented the
FIRE from spreading. A high wind was
blowing at tho time and tho thermom.
cter registered at zero, making it diff
cult work for the department. Several
OF the firemen we're taken to places Of
shelter with frost-bitten ears and
fingers and two had to be conveyed in
carriages, being unable to walk. A
baby was reported missing from the
Rothstein building during the excite
ment, but it was found at neighbor's
house. well and happy.
One hundred firemcn were frost Bit
len. J. F. McQui.ton. hands badly
burned and afterwards frozen. Robert
Siaco aud Robert Helm, OF the Citizen
Hose Company, are so badly frozen that
their condition is critical.
The total loss aggregates s95. 700; in.
surance, S33S, 900.