The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-11
BIG WEST
SIDE FIRE


1893 West Lackawanna avenue. Three
story, frame owned by Mrs. Mary
Pritchard Of Sayre, and occupied by
her sons. Reese and William as a resi-
dence on one Of the upper floors, and
by her son-in-law, William Pass, as a
butcher shop on the ground floor and
residence, on one side of the upper
floors. Charred at front gable end.
HENRY WATKINS BUILDING, 1918
and 1920 Browns court, adjoining rink
on the east Double frame dwelling
occupied by william Bond and Orlando
Utter. Totally destroyed. Most of the
contents saved. Loss, $4,000.
HUGHES LAMP FACTORY, 'front.'
ing on Browns court and adjoining the
rink on the west. Small frame struc-
ture. owned by w. S. Hughes and
sons and occupied by them in the
manufacture OF safety lamps. Totally
destroyed with contents. Loss, $500.
WUENCHS HOTEL, 1882 West
Lackawanna avenue. Two stories,
frame. Owned by George Wuench and
occupied by him as a hotel on the first
floor and residence on the second.
Damaged in the rear to the extent of
$500.
CLARKE BLOCK, 1893, 1885 and 1887
West Lackawanna avenue. Three
block, three-story, frame dwelling.
Owned by Mrs. Mary W. Clarke. The
end apartments occupied by Joseph
Briel were badly scorchcd.
PATRICK GIBNEY PROPERTY,
rear of North Main avenue. Single
frame dwelling. owned by Patrick
Gibney and occupied by William Davis
and family. Partially destroyed.
MARTIN l.. PAYNE's DWELLING,
1914 Brown place. Story and n half,
frame building. Owned and occupied
by Martin l.. Payne and family. AL
most totally destroyed. Contents saved.
Loss 81, 200.
BARROWdAN BLOCK, 1915 and lOlS
W
double frame structure. Owned by
Barrowman estate and occupied by G.
]. Carpus as saloon on both first
floors and up stairs by Carpus, An
thony Paschalis and Matthew Paskey
as residences. Partially destroyed.
DCUCHERTY BLOCK, 1910 and 1912
West Lackawanna avenue. Story ani
half, double frame building. Owned
by Frank Dougherty, of Moscow, and
occupied by James Phillips, Mrs. Anna
Walsh on the first floor and by Mrs.
Armina. Miller and Mrs. Grace Jewell
on the upper floor. Badly damaged.
Contents saved. Loss. $iOO
The losses given above are roughly
estimated
STORY OF THE FIRE.
James Mccormack was on his way
up Lackawanra avenue at 1910 this
morning when he saw what resembled
a ball OF flame in a saloon at 1924 West
Lackawanna avenue, which is con-
Quoted by Mrs. Timothy Jones. He
hastened 10 have an alarm turned in
from box "a az West Lackawanna ave-
nue., and by shat time the flames had
made their appearance or the exterior
Of the building and were eating their
way upward. 1t was a two story frame
structure and Mrs. Jones and her fam
| lily occupied the upper story as q resi-
dence. Mr.. Jones is in Wales. The
| building is owned by Edward Farr.
The noise Of the cracking flames
! awakened Mrs. Jones and her children,
who had scarcely time to pick up Il
few articles Of wearing apparel and
fee from the building by the rear en-
/ trance. They were no sooner out of
! the structure than the hamcs shot
/ through the roof.
1t is supposed that the fire was caus-
/ ed by an overheatcd stove in the sa-
loon \ very warm fire was left burn
ing in it when the place was closed
4 for the night about an hour before the
/ discovery made by Mccormack.
In response to the alarm sent in from
/ box "a the West Side companies re-
/ s2)nded and were able TO get water
/ fr}eN the hydrant AT West Lackawanna
and North Main avenues. 1t was found
that the hydrants at West Lackawan-
ma avenue and Chestnut street and
or Main avenue near West Linden were
/ frozen ana would have TO be thawed
out.
\ SECOND ALARM,
In the meantime the flames were
spreading rapidly ana a second alarm
was sent in which brought the central
! city companies to the rescue. BY this
time Chief Hickey had arrived and the
work of thawing out the hydrant was
prosecuted with all possible speed. II
was 1.4O. just 50 minutes after the
alarm wac turned in, however, before
| the hydrants could be induced to yield
any water and in the meantime the
| flames had been eating their way
|