The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-28

frame house Of Mrs. Jennie Sterns. 1t
Is badly damaged and will have to be
almost entirely rebuilt.
In the rear of these buildings Is the
yard of the Peck Lumber and Manu-
featuring company, and six or seven
barns facing on an alley running from
Depot to Mill street. All of these barns
were licked up clean by the flames and
two big stacks of lumber in the yard
were destroyed. The flames were pre-
vented from getting a further hold in
the Pecks domain.
When the fire attacked the building
occupied by Mrs. Budd, it spread to
the adjoining building or the west, oc-
cupied by Roberts Brothers. as a gem
eral store, and owned by the Brundage
estate. 1t was large two-story
frame building and stood on the nortlt-
east corner of Main and Depot streets,
and was occupied entirely by the firm.
Adjoining this on the north ana 'front.'
ing on Main street was u two-stOry
double dwelling, owned by the Brun-
dage estate, and occupied by Harry
Roberts, of the firm of Roberts Broth
crs, and Dennis Barber and their fam
ilies. In the rear of this and the store
buildings was one-story structure
used by Roberts Brothers as a store
house. 1t was burned to the ground.
LEDYARD HALL.
The next building on this side of the
street to go up in smoke was the Led
yard hall building, owned by the Led
yard estate. One of the stores on the
first floor was occupied by w. W. Wat
kins, druggist. The other store room
was vacant. The second floor was
tenanted by A. A. Ayres and family
and DR.. S. A. Sanford, dentist. The
third floor was a hall and was the
meeting place of the Modern Woodmen
of America, Heptasophs, knights Of
Pythias, Daughters of Pocahontas and
the Mine Workers local of the River
side colliery. All of these organiza-
tions lost about all of their property.
This big frame building added to the
ferocity of the flames, and they smote
the two adjoining buildings almost at
once. The first was the two-story
frame residence of Mrs. S. A.. Sands.
She occupied the first floor and II. II.
Ehrhart the second. Windsor Fosters
two story frame house, occupied by DR..
j. w. Beck was the other building con-
sumed.
At the adjoining big frame building
of Mrs. j. b. Sickler, occupied by DR..
w. T.. Budd, the flames met their Wat
erloo on that side of the street, but not
until the building was damaged be-
yond repair. The next building to the
north owned by John English escaped
with n ScOrchinp
DARTED ACROSS STREET.
While the flames were moving down
these buildings on the east side of Main
street, between Depot and Mill street,
they We're not neglecting the other side.
They darted across the Main street ir
several places and almost simultane-
ously buildings for distance of block
on the west side of the street burst
into flames. Those destroyed We're the
big three-story frame store building of
the Sterrick Creek Coal company which
was occupied by Clarke Brothers of
this city, as a general store. Adjon-
ing this on the north was a frame
dwelling owned by the same company,
and occupied by A. j. Schooley. Moth
ing remains of it. In the rear of these
two buildings We're three big barns, one
used by the Clarke Brothers and owned
by the Sterrick Creek company, the
other two owned by William Taylor.
In them were stored the carriages and
fixtures of George Tiffany who recent
ly retired from the livery business.
Everything was destroyed.
North of the building occupied by
Schooley is two-story frame building,
owned by Mrs. Stage, of West Scran-
ton. There the fire was halted in that
direction. after slight damage had been
done. This building was occupied by
Jay Barrett and family. 1t was in Bar
rett's store the fire originated.
South of Clarke Bros store, on Main
street, the fire also played great havoc,
destroying the Harrison house, owned
by E. Robnson's Sons, of this city. G..
A. Price was the proprietor 1t was q
big two-story structure. Adjoining this
was the building used as Il residence
and drug and jewelry store by w. S.
Bloes. The building was owned by Mr..
Bloes, and is in ashes. A two-story
double frame building, owned by the