The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20


DWELLING NEXT DOOR CON-
SIDERABLY DAMAGED AND
CHURCH ACROSS STREET DOES
NOT ESCAPE-DAMAGE GOES
CLOSE TO $4,000.
Three out of seven horses in the
stable of Fred G. Rickard at Court
and Seventh streets were burned in
a fire that consumed the building
shortly after three o'clock Sunday
morning. The animals that perish
ed belonged to j. E. Richmond,
David Menner and the Borden Con-
densed Milk company, while a team
belonging to the Standard brewery
and horses owned by j. E. Rich
mond and w. L. Herman were got
ten out safely.
The gong sounded at sos and
four companies were on the spot
shortly. Leon Torpyn, the stable
man, sleeping in a small room next
the office, did not wake until the
firemen got there, when he heard
them break a window to get him
out.
Il jumped for the stalls" said
Torpyn, and got the brewery team
loose first. l ran with them to the
door and hollered for somebody to
take them over to Jacobs, but there
was nobody handy to tackle that
job and l had to take them over
myself and tie them up. Then
went back after more horses. If I'd
had somebody to take that team over
to the other barn and tie 'em I'd
have got every horse out for sure"
Torpyn thinks the fire started In
the second story. Several flremen,
including First Assistant William
j. Roadknight of Protection Engine
Co. No. 8, believe it started in the
corner by the manure heap.
The flames gained fast and it was
soon too hot for anybody to get into
the building. Torpyn groped his
way into the burning barn and got
some of his clothes. BY daybreak
the structure was a black heap.
The carcasses of the three horses
that burned were carted off during
the day.
Mr. Richmond paid $400 five years
ago for the horse that was burned.
The other horse cost him $500. The
one he lost in the fire he says he
would not have taken $500 for. Mr..
Richmond lost besides his horse three
carriages, two cutters, three sets of
harness, rugs, robes, blankets and
whips. The lot was insured for
$2O15, the horses being policyed at
$3.50.
In the house next door lived
Joseph Jacobs, Mrs. Anna Leine and
A. NJ. Leine, and Lewis Partridge.
The Nathan Jacobs estate and Mrs.
Anna Leine own the building. Mr..
Leine's loss is covered by insurance.
The barn was owned by Martin f.
Calvin, who leased it to Mr.. Rick
ard for a boarding stable. His loss
is total and his insurance is $4,000.
Mr.. Menner's horse and wagon were
insured for $3.50. The Borden peo-
pie had no insurance on their horse
and wagon. The brewery wagon
was burned up and so was the Lack
awanna laundry wagon. They are
partly insured. Mr.. Rickard lost
two busses, a dozen sleighs, five tons
of hay he had just purchased, har-
nesses, robes, whips and a lot OF
general livery stuff He was not
insured on the contents OF the Court
and Seventh street barn. The Jacobs
estate carried 5000. The loss may
go to $1,000.
The jewish synagogue across
Court street from the barn was dam
aged about 5000 worth by smoke
and water and will have to be
painted and slicked up. 1t was in
sured for $1,000.
The Jacobs family lost the
greater part of their things. Mr.
Leine is stopping in the Samuel
Katz house on Church street
Mr.. Partridge got out most of his
furniture and other belongings. He
has moved in with Mr.. and Mrs. F
II. Crago of West street.
Only the absence of high vino
saved that part of the borough from
bad confiagration. Nearly all the
houses in the neighborhood are o.
wood and many of them are pretty
old. The fremen did the best they
could and kept the flames from
spreading beyond the Jacobs-Lein'
house. The barn was dry as tindel