The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-22
THREATENED
BY FRAMES.
A Family Had Narrow Escape Early
This Morning.
THEY FLED THROUGH The FIRE |
1t Started while All Were Asleep and the
Planes Were in the Stairway as They
Descended-Property on West
Apple Alley the Scene.

fire that barely missed resulting in the
loss Of lives occurred ON West Apple alley
this morning. The alarm was sounded al
most simultaneously with the blowing Of the
colliery whistles at tho usual hour $50
o'clock, and stirred up the town. as the loca-
tion Of the box from which the alarm was
sounded led many people to suppose that the
FIRE was at Kohinoor eolliery.
The scene Of the FIRE was at the property of
David b. Jones, double block located at
Nos 517 and $40 West Apple alley, one part
being occupied by Jones aud his family, and
the other by the family of John Gjmadis
Mr.. Jones is fire boss at the Kohinoor col
liery. He was at work during the fire.
Much sympathy is expressed for him. as the
property was only built about three years ago
and he cleared it Of debt only recently. His
family is a large one, consisting Of himself,
wife and eight children.
Mr.. and Mrs Jones arose at three o'clock
this morning and after the former went to
work the wife returned to bed. About two
hours later the family was aroused by cries
of fire by woman in front of the house.
Mrs. Jones spranR from her bed and found
the apartments full of smoke She aroused
all her children and they had time only to
scsntily clad themselves Mrs. Jones says
the flames were making their way up the
stairway when the family descended. All Of
them had the hair of their heads badly
scorched, but fortunately none received flesh
burns and all succeeded in safely escaping
from the house to the home of a friend on
the opposite side of the alley.
The fire had good headway before the
alarm was sounded and the entire structure
was at the mercy Of the flames when the
| fire companies arrived. although the response
to the alarm was a prompt one They did
excellent work, eonfining the fire to the
double block in spite Of its headway, and ex
tinguishing it before the property wa
wholly destroyed The eastern half of tn,
block, occupied by the Jones family, was S,
badly burned that it will have to b,
rebuilt. The front and west sid
of the other half is in comparatively gooC
condition. The property was insured, bu
the amount was not learned. The Jone
family lost all household effects and tn
wearing apparel of the entire family. Th
family in the adjoining dwelling saved con
siderable furniture. carpets, etc. from tn
first floor, but the contents of the second ha'
to be abandoned to the flames.
No one can give the origin Of the FIRE, bu
the appearance Of the ruins indicated ths
~ bihilcu III bu6 hlbCuSH sudhbJ db buO IcdI Y
the Jones property, which was entirely de
stroyed, while the shanty of the adjoinin
house remained standing, although RUNE
by the flames.
NOTES.
One of the Columbia Hose Company horse
kicked bystsnder who got too close to hiI
at the fire, but did not inhict seriou
7 injury.
Adam Kantner of the Rescue cOmpan,
was struck on the back of the head by
ladder. He was cut, but not seriously an
continued on duty.
The hook and ladder truck did not reac
the fire with the usual promptness. TIL
was due to the front part Of the truck bein
sagged and in need of repairs. Marsha
Hughes, the driver, was obliged to dIiV
cautiously on that account.
Three firemen on a roof west of the burr
ing building narrowly escaped being pushe
to the ground when a line of hose with heay
pressure momentarily got beyond their col
; troll.
Two disinterested Polish men in a house
short distance from the scene of the fire &
! into a fight over discussion as to the origi
They stopped when the police approacht