The record-union., 1895-01-14
SEVERAL PEOPLE SUSTAIN SERI-
GUS INJURY.
The Fire Occurs When Fierce Biz
mometer Below Zero, the Ears
Faces ana Bands of at Least Hun
dred Firemen Being Badly Frozen-
Terrible Blizzard Raging in Vest
ern New York.
Special TO the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

BRADFORD Pa.), Jan. 13.-During a
fierce blizzard, and with the thermometer
registering s. below zero, fire broke
out in the Sheenan house at G:45
O'Clock this morning. 1t spread rapidly,
and before it was quenched proved one
Of the most destructive fires ever seen
here. The guests in the Sheehan House
and those near by had only time TO
escape with their lives, and when they
reached the ground were in some cases
badly frozen before they could reach q
place OF shelter. Mary Callahan and
Mary Dorean jumped from the second
story window OF the Sheehan House in
their night clothes, and sustained serious
injuries. Although Miss Callahan's wrist
and ankle were fractured in the fall, she
managed to make a place of safety
through the severe cold. Mrs. McQuis-
ton rushed from her room with her cloth
ing and hair on fire. The iiremen bar ely
saved her life. Her husband was badly
burned in lighting the flames. At least
one hundred of the iremen had their
ears, face or hands frozen more or less
severely, two of whom are in a critical
condition. Owing to the tierceness of the
gale, 1t was an exceedingly hard fire to
fight and for time it seemed as if the
whole town would go.
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
BRADFORD pa, Jan. l3.-At 6:45 \. NJ.
fire broke out in the Sheehan House, 80
Mechanic street. The cause of the fire is
said to have been an overheated stove
An alarm was sent in and the department
responded promptly. When Chief Ropp
arrived on the scene he saw that the con-
t1agration was one that would necessitate
the force Of the entire department., so q
general alarm was sent in, and the inde-
pendent companies arrived quickly.
Considerable time was lost in getting
water, on account OF the severe cold
weather, which froze some of the drips
in the hydrantS.
The fire spread rapidly to the adjoining
wooden buildings occupied north by
Mrs. Peterson, who lived upstairs and
was The owner of the property. The
ground floor was used as barberShop
by Stephen Foley. In the rear was a
livery stable owned by the Barnsdall
Brothers. On the south was l. Routh-
stein, clothing store; 5. Fellow, barber
shop; G. Gardell, fruit store; John Fitz-
gibbons, butter store, and Egbert q
Ryan, the corner store.
The abOve-named tenants were in what
is known as the Columbia Block, owned
by d. i. Rosenberg. Most of those named
in Columbia Block saved their goods.
Egbert d Ryan will suffer heavy loss by
water, which damaged good portion Of
the stock not saved. The fire extended
from the rear. The store of Nusbaum ,E
Steinberger, grocery, Nos. 3 and Main
street; MIR. Rosstein's pawnshop, No, !
Main street; photograph gallery over
ROsstein's store; Smith Brothers grocery
store, No. 9 Main Street-au these build
ings were Quilted. The extent of the con-
tlagratiOn takes in two buildings on Me-
chanic street, south of 90 Mechanic street,
tbs Columbia block, the Nusbaum block.
Mr.. Rosstein, pawnbroker, and Smith
Brothers, grocery.
a number OF fremen suffered from
frozen hands and feet. Mrs. Peterson's
two daughters and son, who lived over
Foley's barbershop, had a narrow escape.
Mary Callahan, guest at the Sheehan
House, was aroused by the cry of fire,
and ran to the head of the stairs and lost
her footing, falling down the stairs and
breaking her arm and leg.
The fire ragged four hours, and it was
with the most heroic work OF the fire de-
partment that the fire was prevented
from spreading. \ high wind was blow
ing and the thermometer registered zero.
making it difficult work for the depart
ment. The total losses were about So
600: insurance, S37, GOO.
One hundred firemen were frost bitten,
j. M. Quiston and Robert Helm, firemen,
were SO badly frozen that their condition
is critical.