Evening journal., 1903-12-04
WRECK VICTIMS
FIXING LOSS

sons TO reach stricken 'Greenwood this
were officials Of the Pennsyl-
vana railroad their ATTORNEYS and Cen
eral X. L. Holiday, supe rintendent of the
Delaware division
There was a statement made early this
afternoon that the railroad company
would deny all liability for the destruc-
ton Of the property.
This was a case of an accident that
was purely an accident" finally said on,
railroad representative. "The carrying
Of high explosives Is as necessary 10 hu>
man progress as is abe transportation Of
clothing. That sunh high explosives
should happen to explode just where peo-
pie had built their h 0uses compaotly and
close to the railroad does not strike us
as showing any con hdbutory negligence
by The transportation company"
Prominent New Castle and Sussex coun-
ty lawyers were also on the scene, having
been asked to come by some Of the heav-
lest rropert. owners. BrlclSiayers and
plas,erers from Laurel. under the super
lntendency Of George A Darrell, arrived
here shortly before noon, ready to begin
the work Of rebuilding, but everybody
seemed to be short Of funds. or to have
no inclination ITO touch the wrecked prop
erty before hearing something from che
railroad people.
Estimates on Loss.
The loss Will aggregate over Sio0IDOo. A
coun. shows 13S houses burned or badly
wrecked and their furnishings almost
completely destroyed The cuuire popula-
ton Of 500 is suffering from distress oc-
their effects. The snow added much 10 the
discomforts Of the homeless. of whom
There are over 200.
The aggregate losses to residents in
property and furnishings alone, estimated
from a liat compiled by the property
owners, foots up $40. 400. To this sum the
losses suzGlned by the railroad company
In cars. burned and wrecked, and their
contents. also damage 20 tracking. aggre.
eating s3O.OO0 must be added. No insur.
ance can be obtained by residents excepi
on five buildings which were burned. The
sufferers are being cared for by the.I
more fortunate neighbors. halt the effects
OF the disaster will be felt for many weeks
10 come.
The list OF houses damaged follow:
DR.. II. c. Johnson, residence, stable
stock. s2oOo.
William II. Morris. house demolished
5000; furniture. $3.50.
c. b. Porter. house entirely destroyed
800
W. II. Miller. house wrecked to the ex
tent Of 500; goods. $3.50.
W. II. Lord. agent Queen AIMS Rail
road, house. $500; goods. $50.
C. B. Porter. office building. 5000.
Levy Court Commissioner JaBez 7. win
ley Rouse destroyed. $500; furniture de
mollshed. 500. ar. Wiley can find bu
six whole pieces Of furniture.
Miss Emma Lyons. house, $3.50; furni
ture. $1,000.
Greenwood Methodist Protestant parson
age occupied by .the Rev. c. w. Casson
house loss. $1,000; goods, 5000.
Old Methodist Protestant Church, de
molished and total wreck. 5000.
Property OF Thomas Curry, occupied b,
S. D. Raser. house. $500; goods. SO.
John II. Wiley. house 5000; furniture
$500 stable. $50.
S. D. Raser. stable and contents. $500
i J. Frank Porter, house, $1,000; furniture
$1,000.
A. II. Cahall, Jr.. loss on house. $3.50
furniture. $3.50.
Henry Wiley. stable burned. $50; horse
500.
Double house Of Thomas vurry. 81 900
occupied by Wilbur Hitch, 800; and W
Alexander Hamilton. $50.
Single dwelling of Thomas Curry. $3.50
occupied by II. c. Lord, 500.
Store, dwelling and Red Mems Hail
owned by Thomas Curry, $500; occupet
lby Beaver Dam Tribe Of Red Men, loss
$50; J. Frank Porter. merchant, $500; oc
cupant of dwelling part, Harry Rogers
800.
Single house Of Joseph Records, 81 .2Ot
occupied by James Rogers. $3.50: Mrs. Mar
Atkinson, $3.50; goods. $50.
W. A. Long, house and shop. $3.50; good
siOO
New Methodist Protestant Church, low
est estimate of loss, $1,000.
Curtis Cannon, loss ON house. glass an
r bric-a-brac. s1O0.
4 Mrs. T. f. Morris glass and preserve
= fruit. S75.
e The Rev. ]. L. johnson. NJ. E. parsor
s age. $500.
= Simeon PennewiIl Cover half mile frol
o explosion) loss, $50.
D ]. r. Wiley, property, SIS.
e Mrs. sallie Herring, glass and plaste
] $50.
Oscar Herring. glass and plaster. 81
]. b. Conway, $50.
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