The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-14

n. B. Spencer. The next Brown
house is occupied by George Lorenge
and County Superintendent j. j.
Koehler.
When the flames were discovered
in the Cortright barn, a determined
effort was made to save the eleven
horses that were stabbed there. Geo.
NJ. Barry did splendid work in rescu-
ing the imprisoned animals and TAX
ing them to place of safety in the
barn of the Hotel Wayne. Rev. G.
S. Wendell, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, was an early arrival on
the scene of action and assisted in
saving the horses. One of the steeds
was so badly burned about the
head and breast that it is feared it
will die. A large wagon load of har-
ness was carted off from the Cort-
right stables.
No material damage was done to
the Caufield Marble works. A large
shed, where the men work, to the
rear of the establishment didn't
catch fire because the wind blew in
the opposite direction.
Three Barns Burned.
The barns destroyed were c. A.
Outright anu oOH, livery, COuplele
loss.
The store house of the Fowler Mill
ing company completely destroyed.
The Brown barn was also COM
pletely destroyed, William G. Blak-
ney however getting his horses out
all right.
Prof. H. A. Oday, the Chief of the
Honesdale Fire department, was
90 .1ty hA To rrip hot
he is, he lowered above the rest of
the Jealous firemen, and fought like
a good fellow, directing the placing
of the streams, and preserving good
order and discipline.
Officers Levi De Groat and John
Canivan handled the crowd with
ease, and there was no disturbance
whatever, although the streets were
lined with people. North of the Dur
land-Weston Shoe Company, for a
distance of two blocks, the streets
were packed with solid mass of
people. Main street was filled with
thronging, bustling crowd who
were called to the early evening fire
from the skating rink, the theatre
and the moving picture show to a
play that was no less exciting and
far more realistic. Fully 5000 peo-
pie witnessed the conflagration.
From the Walter w. Fowler barn,
purchased by the Honesdale Milling
Company and used by them for stor-
age purposes, a good many loads of
all kinds of provisions and barrels
upon barrels of gasoline and coal oil
were removed to a place of safety in
advance of the consuming flames.
Mr. Fowler got his auto out. His loss
is about $500.
All the people in the adjoining
properties had their goods packed
up, ready to be moved at a moments s
notice.
Several barrels of molasses got
afire, and as the flames eveered
around the smoke from the blazing
syrup flashed full into the eyes of the
firemen, almost binding them at
times, and hindering them in the
performance of their duties. Frank
W. Schuerholz ruined a good suit of
clothes. Charles w. MacMullen fell
from roof and was bruised consider
ably.
Every time for twenty years when
the engine has been tried out (and it
was tested recently at the Lacka-
waXen bridge) there has always been
fire within a couple of days after.
1t was so this time.
The damage was about $4,000,
probably half of which is covered by
| insurance.
The engine team was not used last
night, for the horses were in Cort-
rights barn. 1t was swiftly brought
into action from the City Hall, a
hundred yards away.
The Honesdale Milling Company
carried $1,000 insurance.