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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
WILL Be MISSED
BY OLD-TJMERS
Buildings Erected in Pio-
neer Days Under
the Ban.
Further Condemnations Decided
On by the Board of
Health.
SHIPPED AROUND THE HORN
Hovels on Jackson Street Between
Sansome and Battery Doomed
TO Destruction.

The official ak of the Health Depart
ment has fallen on a block of the oldest
buildings IN this City. and unless legal
measures interpose within the next ten
days the axes of the employees OF the
board will raZe them TO the ground.
No action was taken at the time, prob
ably because election was coming on. but
at special meeting of the board held yes
terday the edict went forth and the tate of
a number of historical structures was
sealed.
When the question of further condem-
nations came up Assistant Secretary
Zobel, who officiated in the absence of
Secretary Godchaux, read a list of build
ings that had been found unfit for human
habitation as follows:
Two-story wooden building at 500 Stockton
street, one-story wooden building at 81 Stock
ton street, one-story wooden buildings at 629
and and 63l Paeife sdS street, , three-story wooden
story wooden building at S25 and S27 Clay
street, three-story brick building at 720 Stock
and us Stockton street, three-s tory wooden
building at 534 Vallejo street, three-story
wooden building a 807 ana S0713 Gay street,
the ope-story wooden buildings from 800 TO
3l4 and from Ala to 428 Jackson street, one
story wooden building at us stockton street,
two-story wooden building al 633 and 635 Pa
ciic street.
The buildings from Ala to 42S Jackson
street excited the most interest, for they
have stood in the self-same place since the
days of the argonauts, and some of them
are closely identified with the history OF
San Francisco.
Captain John Birmingham, United
States Supervising Inspector OF Steam
ships, remembers the time when the
waters of the bay washed over the place
where the old buildings now stand. He
said:
Along in June, 1850, I used to discharge
freight from lighters on the beach, at what is
now the northwest corner of Sansome and
jackson streets. The bay used to round in
there, covering ali the ground where these old
buildings are. killed shark one Sunday
right about where Sansome and Jackson streets
now cross. The pay was up SO iar then that
you couldnt come down Sansome street and
get into Jackson without passing through
God alley.
The whole northwest corner of Sansome and
Jackson streets was under water. During the
next four months they egap filing in and
piles were driven out along Jackson street.
Then that corrugated iron building was put
up. There was sidewalk over the water leac-
ing to 1t from Sans ONE street. The bui ding
was completed shortly before August "a, 1850,
for remember that on that day / sailed for
Penama in the steamship Republic.
There was a stairway at the corner of Bat
terry and Jackson streets Il leading down to the
water. and that is where got in row boat to
be taken out 10 the steamer.
On the west corner OF the block in those davs
Oliver Charlick had an Office and was agent
for Laws line of steamships to New York
Ihat was In 90 ana early in 81. Afterward
Hoialling had a liquor-store there.
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SHE LIKED TO BET.
Two Racetrack Touts Knew 1t, Took
Her In, and Were Taken In
Themselves

Miss Lyons, whose first name ranges all
the way from Amy 10 Zella among her
friends, is an inveterate visitor at the In
gleside racetrack. She wagers small sums
OF money at times upon the races and the
touts know that.
Last Wednesday one of the touts named
Arthur Deering approached the yohng
woman ard told her mis- friend Lawless,
whom he introduced, was to ride Governor
Budd and would pull" him. Lawless
then advised her to put $40 up on Gold
Dust. another horse in the race and who
was sure to be a winner. She handed
the coin to the boys and they subse-
quenily brought her a ticket marked
Gold Dust" but which proved to be
bogus. Governor Budd won the race, but
the woman realized that she had been
swindled and reported the case to the
police. Detective Graham has manag
10 land both the touts in jail on charge
OF petty larceny
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A harp Fight to Be Made for
the Paper This Morning
in Court.
IT IS A PRIVATE RECORD,
Argument Will Be Male on Both
Sides of This Interes ting Case
by the Counsel.

Another tableau was added yesterday to
the prologue in the Fair will contest in
the matter of the production of the $780,
900 contract in the hands OF Richard Dey.
Attorney F. s. Britain. representing Del
mas & Shortridge, George A. Knight,
Charles ]. Heggerty and REUBEN H. Lloyd
appeared before Judge Slack at the open
ing of court to hear the order OF court in
the matter.
As soon as Judge Slack had taken his
seat he announced, without further for
mality, that he would order Mr.. Dey to
produce the contract at P. NJ. for the in
spection of the court.
Mr.. Dey was present at o'clock with
Reuben H. Lloyd. Garret w. McEnerney
and Mr.. Britain were also present At
the request of the court all the parties re-
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paired to the Judges cham bers, where a
consultation was held
Mr.. Dey protested against an inspection
OF tie contract.
Mr.. Lloyd contended that it was a pri-
vate paper, and had nothing whatever to
DO with the case. The court had no more
right TO compel Mr.. Dey to allow it to be
inspected than he had 10 order his pri-
vate books OF account to be made public.
Mr. McEnerney TOOK similar view of
the matter. In the first place, he argued
1t was private record, and in the Sec
ond place 1t had not been shown to be
relevant to the issues before the court.
Judge Slack remarked that he was ig-
norant of the contents of the paper. and
therefore could not say whether it was
relevant or not.
Judge Slack finally put off the matter
unui IL O'Clock this morning, when he
Will hear the argument upon it.
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call upon the leading corporations and the
large hotels during the coming week, with
view TO securing their subscriptions.
Colonel O'Byrne has also issued a call
for volunteers TO collect from the business
men of the City.
Mayor-elect James D. Phelan has noti-
fed he com mittee that he is reluctantly
compelled to forego the pleasure or pre-
siding at the lecture to be gived by Father
Yorke at Metropolitan Temple next
Wednesday evening. The demands at
present are so great on his time that he
has found it impossible TO keep all engage
ments, and some were made before the
letter of the committee notifying him to
act reached him.
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Then Visited Her Husbands Sa.
loon and T..rashed a Lady
Visitor.
WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Officer Furlong Happened Along and
Took the Imp rsonator to
jail.

Mrs. Augusta Hemphill, wife of Charles
Hemphill, masqueraded in male attire
early yesterday morning for the purpose
OF watching her husband, who keeps a
saloon at 533 Sacramento street. She left
her home. sos Pine street. and her six
children, and called at the liquor-store.
She battered woman whom she found in
the place, and for this she was arrested.
Now she repents.
Mr.. Hemphill was engaged later than
usual in his saloon, and when he did not
return as soon as his wife expected she
donned suit of his clothes and started
out to reconnoiter. She wore pair OF
gray trousers, nicely creased, brown
overcoat many times too large and black
hat.
She reached her destination without
event and took seat in the saloon. Her
husband saw her, but did not recognize in
the chic-looking "man" the features of
his wife.
Time to close came round at last and
everything appeared serene until an un-
known woman put in an appearance and
called Mr.. Hemphill by his first name.
This angered the wife and in true pugil-
istic style she started in to batter the un-
known.
The excitement attracted the attention
OF Police Officer Furiong, and when he
arrived al the scene the woman disclosed
her identity. He placed her under arrest,
and booked her at the California-s street
station. Hemphill followed his wife to
the station and promptly advanced the
necessary bail, and Mrs. Hemphill was
released. The woman who caused the
trouble disappeared, and has not since
made her appearance around the saloon
where she was chastised at the hands of
the angry wife.
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THE COMING C4RNIvAL.

Beginning the Prenarations After the
Labors of the Recent Campaign
The executive committee of the Carnival
OF the Golden Gate held their first meet.
ing on Thursday afternoon at their head
quarters, to prepare for their spring car
nival. The date set, April 19, is but five
months distant, and while matters were
delayed during the campaign. different
members OF the committee, particularly
Carnival Director S. H. Fredlander, were
busily engaged in preparing their plans.
Colonel John O'Byrne and Others will
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Took Two New Bonnets.

John o'Day of 43s11 Jessie street, young
man emp.oyed in the fashionable millinery
establishment of Mrs. Coughlan, was held up
at the corner of Waller and Ashbury streets
last evening. The iootpad pronounced the
gems up 10 date and appropriated them, to-
gether with 10 cents in Cash, which was all
O'Dav happened to have about him num-
Der of hold-ups have occurred in this locality
of late and all are supposed 10 be the work Of
the same man. O'Day has furnished the
police with a good description of his artistic
assaiiant and they hope to land the bonnets in
time for Sunday.
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Three Judges III

Judge Bahrs of the Superior Court is con-
nneo TO his home by an attack of bronchitis
he mas not been able TO preside over his court
since last Monday.
Judge Hebbard has been Ill for several davs
and has continued all cases on his calendar TO
the lotn inst, not expecting to be able to ap-
pear In court before that date.
Judge John Hunt is not feeling we'll and ia
taking few days rest TO recuperaie his health
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Permits for Boxing Matches.

The Health and Police Committee of the
Board of Supervi sors decided yesterday to rec
ommend that two permits tor boxing enter
tainments be granted the Golden West Club.
One of the entertainments will take place in
January and the second in February. The
National Club was permitted to change its per-
init for this month to date in December. AL
OF the bouts will be limited to ten rounds.
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CHECKING IPH HERIA.

Those Exposed to Contagion Are to BE
Excluded From the Schools.
One of the objects of a special meeting
Of the Board of Health held yesterday was
to take steps to prevent the further spread
OF diph;heria, which, during the past forty
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
The Prison Yawns for Berr.to

Angelo Berrato, well known as a propert,
owner in this City. is in danger of going tc
prison. Mr.. Berrato sued his wife Della Tor !
divorce, whereupon she applied for $50 ali
mony, q, as is the usual custom in such cases. In
Judge Daingerfield's court yesterdag Berratc
SAID that he was not able to pay the money.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Good Homa for a LittIe Waif

In Judge Coffey's court yesterday little Bes-
sic Doe, years old, whose mother abandoned
her when she was one month old, and whose
father is not known, was adopted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Zollver of this City, and she was legally
put in possession of the name Gladys Marie
Zollver, by which she will be hereafter known
The little one will have good home with her
new foster parents.
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Where winter Has No Terror.,

The thermometer at Paso Robles Tegis cred
rs degrees yesterday. In winter, as well as in
summer, this popular resort has the most
equable climate of any on the coast 1t is
almost wholly free from winter winds and
logs. and the wonderful mineral Strings,
famous for their healing power over various
throat and stomach disorders, are invariably
effective in such cases.
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Bitumen Said to BE Poor.

Street Expert George w. Elder of the Board
of Supervisors will report at the next meeting
that the bitumen that is being laid by the con-
TT tracting firm of Williams Belcher on Seven
teenth street. between Church and Sanchez is
not of good quality and should not oe ac-
cepted. He states that the paving ma terial is
too dry and exhibits samples TO prove his
assertion.
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but from the proof in the case the court took
different view ard directed that Berrato shall
be required to produce the money by 10 O'Clock
next Monday morning or be locked up in the
County Jail until he does pay.
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NEW TO-DAY.
SCRATCH
AND
SCREAM

Ny baby broke out with rash. He would
scratch aud scream. 1t would take two TO hold
him, and one to put medicine on him. We had
10 hold him sometimes an hour before we could
get him quieted down. All said that they never
had to tie his hands tight in cloth, night and
day, for five months. Ny sister had used CUTI-
CURA, and l began to use it. Atter only one
application, he lay do,on and slept as he had not
on him now, and is as fair and his flesh is as soft
as any baby. While he had this disease had to
cut the sleeves out of his clothes, and put gauze
underwear on him TO keep him cool. had to
keep pieces of soft cloth around his neck, il was
30 wet with moisture from the sores and had TO
change the cloths sometimes ten or twelve times
a day. MRS. A. HAYNES, Lisbon, N. d.
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT FOR Bssr HunoRs-
tons Of CuTIcuRA (ontment). the great ekin cure.
Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEN. Corr, Sole Props, Boston, u s. A.
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TESTING POWDER.
Two Shots From the Big 12-Inch Cur
to Experiment on the santa
Cruz Article

Tests of Santa Cruz powder were made
yesterday afternoon with the 12-inch
breech-loading rifle on the hill above Fort
Point. Two shots were fired and the
velocity of each proiectile was measured
by the magnet
The upright wire screens through which
the proiectiles passed were braced this
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HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR!
At 3&L Oent@
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| <AT Cents
CHILDREN'S FINE RIBBED BLACK MACO COTTON II
soes and oes Hermsdorf black worth 4Oc, special
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LADIES ECRU EGYPTIAN FLEECED COTTON VESTS h
beautifully trimmed neck and 'front.' special
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90 2S Ger1t@.

LADIES' IMPORTED CASHMERE WOOL HOSE, high
and toes, natural and black, worth 75 special
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LADIES JERSEY RIBBED CASHMERE WOOL VESTS hig
white pink color, worth 81, sale
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MACKINTOSHES !!


offered $12 so each.
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LADIES' KID GLOVES.
MEMS FURNISHINGS.

-
95 dozen MEMS HEAVY MERINO SOCKS ul nm shed
a
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At 10 @~~4=

LADIES' 4THREAD BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE,
double soles and toes, black and unbleached feet,
$3.50 pair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
Nav Have to Wait Another Year.
SABBATH NEWS NOTES.

Miss Allen, of Syracuse, who has been
called to the secretaryship of the Young
Women's Christian association. has writ
ten Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates that her reply to
the call will be forwarded during this
week.
Rev. John Dunn, of Princeton college,
occupied the pulpit Of the Dunmore Pres
byterian church.
The afternoon Gospel meeting at the
Young Womens Christian association
rooms was led by Miss Alice Werkheiser.
Reward of Faithfulness' was the sub
ject discussed.
The Personal Workers Training class
Of the Young Women's Christian associa-
tlon met in the association rooms Satur-
day evening.
Rev. DIR. James McLeod's evening topic
in the First Presbyterian church was
Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
Against Thy Neighbor.''
In the Court Street Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. George T. Prices topics were
Valuable Influence of Embodied Chris
tianity'' and soul Endcavor"
Rev. w. j. Ford's topics in the Green
Ridge Baptist church were 1.-THE First
Who Shall Be Last and 1.-The Man Of
Sorrows
"The Fool According to the Scriptures
and practical Christianity We're the
topics of Rev. DR.. Charles f.. Robinson,
of the Second Presbyterian church.
Up to Saturday nearly $500 had been
subscribed TO this city's Armenian fund.
Beginning next Sunday John Y. Wat
kins will assume charge of the music in
the First Presbyterian church where 1t Is
his purpose TO conduct double quartetto.
Since Conductor Tallic Morgans resig-
nation two weeks ago The singing has heen
led by Miss Sailer. soprano; Miss Josephs.
contralto; Mr.. Abrahams, bass. and Mr..
Richards, tenor. Soon after Easter MIR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
TWENTIETH WARD DISPUTE.
Democratic Factions Dattled In Court for
Recognition on official Ballot.

Democratic Factions nattlcd in Court for
Recognition on official Ballot.
All day Saturday the three Judges
We're busy in court hearing the facts
with reference to the dispute between
the two sets of Democratic candidates
in the Twentieth ward. az TO which has
the right to go upon the official ballot.
Attorneys c. c. Donovan and p. W.
Stokes appeared for the regular nomi-
nees. John Gibbons, Thomas McGrail.
Mark F. Cahilin. John j. Ruddy and
Michael Murray: Attorneys G. Com
eggs and Nj. j. DOnahoe represented
Joseph Hannick. NJ. G. Langan. Thos.
Heffron. John f. O'Malley and Michael
Thornton.
NJ. p. Judge testified that he was
judge Of election at the caucus and that
seventy-five Republicans had voted.
On cross examination he admitted that
the Gibbons ticket had 200 majority of
the Gas cast. NJ. f. Donahoe, another
member of the board swOre that l3o
Republicans voted. Michael Thornton.
the present constable and candidate
for reelection, swore that John GID
bons threatened to break the window
If the board did not take In the votes.
Mr.. Gibbons was called and he ad-
mitted that there were Republican
votes cast. but not as many as alleged.
His opinion was that one side got as
many Republican votes as the other.
John J. Gaffney, secretary of the Demo-
cratic county committee. was called to
testify with regard to the rules of the
,,n,ty hao In IN ha holding 'nf call-
cuses. He said that each ward and
district has rules Of its own.
Joseph Hannick also testified. This
morning the arguments of the counsel
on both sides will be heard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
SYMPHONY CONCERT.
Advance Saio Insurcs a Large Audience
Tomorrow NiCh.

Advance Saio Insurcs u Large Audience
Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow evenings big Symphony
Orchestra concert already promises to
be a decided success. both by Saturday
mornings big sale and yesterdays
final rehearsal at the Academy. The
orchestra commenced with the grand
symphony of Beethoven and played its
numbers, ending with the beautiful
suite, by Cried. To listener unfamil-
lar with this music, the effect of this
large collection of players is grand.
The following will be the programme
for tomorrow evenings concert.
Ludwig Won Beethoven.
Symphony in p Major, Op. 36
(a) Adagio Motto, Allegro Con Brio
(b) LarghettO.
(c) ScherZo.
+. (D Allegro Motto.
Richard Wagner.
Elsa's Dream from "Lohengrin"
Luigi Cherubini.
Overture to 1.-THE Water Carrier"
Ch. de BeriOt.
Violin Concerto, No. I. in G Major, Op. '6
(a) Allegro Maestoso.
(b) Andante Tranqullo.
(c) Allegro Moderate.
Arabia Bey............. Arabian songs
la meath the PALMS.
(b) "Out OF the Desert"
Evard Grieg,
Three Orchestral pieces from Sigurd Jor-
salfas. Op. So.
(a) Introduction, "In the Kings Hall"
(b) Intermezzo. "Borghilds Dream"
(c) "Triumphal March"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
CITY NOTES.

This evening the Scranton Turn Verein
will hold its annual masquerade at Turner
hall
Walter Briggs, first lieutenant of Com
phhy f. Thirteenth regiment, has re-
signed.
This evening the Nesper Literary society
will meet in the Penn Avenue Baptist
church.
There will be meeting of the member
ship committee at the Florence mission
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. u
Clocks have been placed In the electric
cars of the city advertising the firm Of
Siebecker & Watkins. carpet dealers.
Anthony Flannery. jr.. was OH Saturday
appointed Inspector of election in the
First district of the Sixth ward by court.
Scranton Bicycle club officers have con-
tracted for an exhibition here In March
by the University of Pennsylvania gym
nasium team.
The funeral of George W. Beamsh will
take place this afternoon at o'clock from
the family residence, on River street. In
termem will be made in Hyde Park Cath
Ole cemetery.
On Saturday Joe and John FrankOvitch
were held In bail to appear at the United
States4court. for abstracting a letter from
the PittstOn postOfiice addressed to a
man by the name of Gurod. .
A. r. Compton. of Nay Aug. died at the
I.ackawanna hospital Saturday night Of
pertonitis. He was 40 years of age and
had family. The body still remained
in the hospital morgue at o'clock last
evening.
Letters of admin stration in the estate
of Samuel Daniels. late of this city, were
granted Saturday to the widow, Mrs. Mar
garet Daniels. by Register of Wills Hop
kins, and to Mrs. Fabrowski, in the es-
tate of Frank Fabrowski.
John O'Neill. n young man % years OF
age, died at Dr. Thompson's hospital. on
Wyoming avenue. Saturday. His remains
were taken to the home of his uncle, John
Cummings, of Moscow. from (which place
the funeral will take place today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
A Groom of Two Months.

James Davis on Saturday applied for
a divorce from Carrie Davis. his wife.
who deserted him on October l. 1893.
The libel in the case filed with Pro-
thotary Pryor by Mr.. Davis attorney.
Charles L. Hawley, sets forth that they
were married on August 1. 1899. his
brides name being Carrie Sykes. They
lived together until october / Of the
same year when Mrs. Davis left her
husband. She has not since returned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
+ PANCOAST COAL co. WON.
Two Other yordicts Rendered by Jurics In
Court Saturday.

In the assumpsit suit of the Wirtcn
Coal company against the Pancoast
Coal company for one-enghth undivided
interest in 1913 acres Of coal land in
Throop borough. the jury that heard
the case brought in verdict Saturday
at noon in favor of the defendant COM
pany. The amount involved in the ac-
ton is about 100000. The case was
tried before and a non-suit granted.
The case went to the supreme court and
the action of the lower court in refusing
to strike off the non-suit was reversed.
The jury in the case Of James NJ.
Walsh against the Dwelling House In
surance company brought in a verdict
of $1,272O6 for the plaintiff. This is the
full amount of the claim with interest.
A verdict of $3.50 was given for the
plaintiff in the suit of A. T. Philo against
Joseph Halderman. The suit was
brought to recover a board bill for the
support of Mrs. Halderman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
M'KINLEY COMING HERE.
Not the Major. but the Famous New York
Tenor SOlOist.

The committee of railroad men in
charge OF the arrangements for the pro-
duction Of Handers Messiah" which
is to be sung by the reorganized Choral
union of Worlds fair fame. under the
leadership of Haydn Evans. for the
benefit of the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association building and fur
nishing fund. have secured ]. Henry
Mckinley, of New York. the famous
lyric tenor, to sing the solos in the COM
ing event.
Mr. Mckinley is in the front rank of
American tehors, and has but few
equals. having sung the tenor solos IN
the "Messiah'f for several seasons past
in Carnegie 1fusic Hall. New York.
which were fRrmerly sung by Signor
Campanini. 1he committee is negoti-
ating with otter soloists Of more than
national fam whom they hope to Sc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
Fire nj Iackawannn Laundry.

At 40 yesterday afternoon a pile Of
rubbish in the cellar of the Lacka-
wanna laundry on Penn avenue caught
fire in some unaccountable way and
sent forth a large volume of smoke
which gave rise to the fear that
large confiagration was imminent. The
Crystals were summoned on still
alarm and dispelled all fear by extin-
gushing the blaze with but little effort.
The other central city companies were
also summoned.