Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-14
A DISASTROUS FIRE RECORD.
BRADFoRp, PENNSYLVANIA, HAS
An IMMENSE Loss.
One Hundred Firemen Frostbitten'
aInn Severely Burned-womhn Sc
rIousIy Injnred-A Gallant Fight
with the Thermometer ut Zero.

Bradford. Pa, Jan. 13--At sa5 o'clock
this morning FIRE broke out IN the
sheehan house, 80 Mechanic street, The
cause OF the FIRE IS said to have been
an oyerheated stove An alarm was
sent in and the department responded
promptly. when Chief Ropp arrived On
tho scene he saw that the coniiagratiou
was one that would necessitats the force
OF the entire department So general
alarm was sent in and the independent
company arrived quickly. Considerable
time was lost IN getting water on ac-
count Of the severe cold weather which
froze some OF the drips in the hydrants.
The fire spread rapidly to the adJoin-
ing wooden building occupied by
Mrs. Peterson. who lived up stairs. and
was the owner. The ground floor was
used as a barber shop by stephen
Foley In the rear was the livery stable
owned By the Bransdale Bros,
on the south were J. Rounsteln'
clothing. J. s. Fellows, barber shop,
John Fitzsibbous. buttcr and Egbert
Il Ryan. tue corner store. The above
named tenants were In what was known
as the Columbia building, owned by
d. Il. Rosenberg. Most OF those named
in the Columbia block saved their
goods Eghert & Ryan will suffer
losses by water, which damaged good
portion OF the stock. The ire extended
from the rear to the store OF Neu7bauiu
* Steluberger, grocery, No. 3 and .
Main street. NJ. II. Rothstelu.s pawn
shop. No, Z Main street; Dean Place. s
photograph gallery. over klthstelu
store; Smith Brothers, grocery store,
No. Main street. All Of these build
ings were Quilted. The extent OF the
conHaEratlou takes lu two huildiugH
on Mechanic street south OF 20 Mechau-
Seusbaum block H. Rpthstcln's store
and I. n. Smiths grocery.
a number OF iremen are suffering
from frozen hands and feet
Mrs. Parsons, two daughters and SON,
who live over FoleyB barber shop had
a narrow escape
They saved nothing and were given
clothing b. the DcighhurI.
Mary Callahan. "a guest at the Shee-
han house, was aroused by the cry o.
fire and ran 10 thc head OF the stairs
and lost her footing, failing down the
stairs and broke her arm and legs
She was removed 10 ne.shbors
The fire ragged Tor FOUR hours and 4,
was with the most heroic work Of the
AAA 70 az AAA AAAAEllA AllNk Nln IAlE WIS pre-
vented from spreading a high wind
was blowing az the time and Ia,
thermometer registered at zero maklua
u dlWcuit work fuT tho dpuur tmenf
Several uT Tho nrGmcn wrre taken O.
PLACES OF shelter with ffoat bitten rsrs
ana myers aud two bad 90 be conveyed
In a carriage, being unable 10 walk
\ bha" was reported missing from tN.
EotAst-.u building during tho excite
mont. but 1t was found at n neiEhbor,
house we'll aud happy Following is L
list OF the losses.
Mrs. Mu-s 4. Peterson. 20 Mechanic
street building and household goods
etc. fpoH. n1 Insurance
F"l-y's barter shop ylU0
0herlhn house, jones 5uyehan. build
iuE and nHlIruts. $1,000. Insurance $500.
john Leonard. building $1,000. insnr
aure 5000.
sloan IS Rglllcy furniture, etc, $50
isothst4n, dry goods. 5000
John benson. $500
y. T. Rosenberg, Columbia block
three story brick, loss yl2 600, insuranc
5000. occupant Fitzgibb9n. butter deal
$ Felo, barber shop. g5O5.
.. Garde'lo, FRUIT store.gs01i lnsul
Egpcrt 81 Ryan $500 covered by In
Lewis LAWYER household and persona
eugiti ma valuablcs, g40Ul
The total loss ia about $4,000. mai
TALLY Insured
one hundfnI nremtn were frost hi
Ton d. ~. McQu.s,ou. hands budI
burned ana afterwards frozen; Robel
Si'eo and Robert Holm. Of Glitter
hose company Gro go badly frozen thi
their condition is critical