The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-08
Zu JONAS LONGS SONS.

AT this juncture, the two first real
powerful streams of water which had
been in use since the fire started
were thrown from the street into the
upper stories, and after hard fight,
the blaze in the front of the build
ing was eXtinguished but not unit,
II had been almost completely de-
stroyed.
The men at work in the rear of the
'rahe building were not so success
ful' however, and despite their best
efforts, the flames forced their way
into the Morris building, which is oc-
cupied on the ground floor by Rich
ard & Wirth, the clothiers The rear
OF the clothing store was burned and
little of the back portion of the
second and third floors also, but prac-
tically speaking. the flames may be
said to have skipped this building
At o'clock they got into the base
ment Of the second Morris building,
which is occupied on the ground floor
by Ruddy & Kane as a saloon, known
as the Rutledge, and which adjoins
Richards & Wirth. An effort was made
TO confine them TO the basement, both
from the front and rear, but this proved
unsuccessful and the front windows
We're broken by order of Chief Zizel-
mann, when Immediately a mass OF
ilames and smoke burst out onto the
street.
SALOON ON FIRE.
Several streams were directed into
the saloon. but they We're OF no avail.
FOR the flames burst through into the
second floor, occupied by Thurman, the
decorator, and from there to the third
floor almost before the hremen knew
where they We're at. Great volumes Of
water We're pumped into it, but the
flames got in their work with rcIent-
less fury. and by o'clock the whole
building was destroyed.
The fire was finally stopped at the
Morris building, occupied by the shoe
store OF Lewis, Ituddy, Davies & Muir
ply and Miss Eva Hetzel. which is next
To the itutledge and which adjolns the
First National bank building, which
stands on the corner of Wyoming ave-
nue.. The rear end Of this building WAS
slightly burned and the stocks OF the
TWO frns above mentioned were almost
completely ruined by water.
All last night the fire continued to
shoulder and occasionally burst out I'm
broad blazes in the upper stories of the
Crane building, ana early in the even
ing the flames commenced TO burn
down into the roof of the II. Morris
building. Before II strong start could
be secured, however, steady streams
mad been turned onto the roof and the
embryo blaze put under control.
The apartments on this floor were
occupied by Miss Houck anr Miss
Hctsel as living apartments. 4 hose
was brought up after the start OF the
iir" ami several iiremen stationed there
during the night, who directed a steady
stream from the window onto the ad-
Joining Morris building. The basement
fiames did not extend beyond Ruddy a.
kane's saloon, where. after the entire
place was gutted, the devouring ele-
ment seemed TO have It's fll, and was
halted by strong brick wall between
the saloon and the adjoining shoe store
or Lewis, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy.
THEY WORKED HARD.
Throughout the night the firemen
continued working their hardest. "All
we have 10 do now is to keep on pump-
ing water into the place" painted n
hard-working Columbia man, and this
was, in fact, all that remained for the