The evening world., 1912-04-24
@nUNs "a CIV HAL. MItReU0N. cotM.N

Ing forces and for minor fires never
call on the city. Fol- months there IL
not a IRE OF any magnitude. The town
had been laying much of Its good luck
In this regard 10 Its mn department
which has IA splendid body OF men ana
to It's up-to-dato motor apparatus, said
to he the best In tho state.
Then about two weeks y came the
hrc starting In the basement. which
destroyed the First Baptist Church. II
was the first big blaze Of the year.. but
no suspicion was attached to Il. A day
lator there was a basement IRE In tho
Victoria Apartment House. which IL
pointed u AZ Just like those on Rly.
erside Drive"
FALSE ALAhMS, CONTINUOUS
FiRGs, WIDESPREAD PANIC.
That. too. passed by unnotlcsd.
shortly after noon on Monday the real
trouble began. There were two small
Ores In an outlying section. and after
that the record runs In this way At
LIS o'clock, closet firp In tho Plat Build.
ing on Bank street: 2D o'clock, closet
IRE ~ the Chelsea Hotel on West Main
street: 2.0 O'clock. fro In 81. patrlck's
Hall. s%torerobfn blaze; S.bS O'Clock. cellar
are IN the lialley Bioclt on Phoenix ave.
- ~ WYNN NtifaT uT0 IN tuS MIS-
BRIDE Block on Hast Main street; AtG
o'clock closet fire In Thomas r.. Der
gins Apartments IN Fast Main street;
S.3 o'clock. City Hail nrs which started
In the basement; '.l5 o'clock. cellar Are
In . Mercer street house: eW o'clock,
cellar IRE at No. ~ Bank street; GiS
o'clock. closet fire IN the weiton Block
on Bank street; aIe o'clock, IRE in n
sewing machine agency on South Main
street; as5 o'clock. closet IRE In Pythiau
Hail IN Bank street.
Besides these there were four false
alarms turned In between nine and me.
There n no describing the alarm that
spread when the frc apparatus went
run,bling throush tho streets continu.
ously. The scare grew when tho three
companies OF the Second Regiment of
the Connecticut National Guard were
ordered out TO aid the police. That the
guardsmcn al their duty strenuousiy IN
evideuced from the talk that is stil,
heard, that expert policing by the State
Co~nstabuiary OF Pennsylvania never
used harsher methods. some Of the ON
GERS are not ~ popular ~ they wers
two days ago.
The entire force. day and night. wa,
kept on duty. and all tho supernume-
ashsS4 WGAu ooSbttiOltus "uNlIlk ~ tOtAl
OF more than one hundred men. Ex.
cited citisens refused to retire for ths
night. many Of them keeping A close
watch N their cellars. Practically ever
large property owner near the centre OF
the city HAD special watchmen on dut,
all night. n q squad OF militiamen wa,
detailed to guard 81. M~arxaret's School
a. suspicious characters had been no.
t'ced prowiing around.
POLICE AND FIRE SIGNAL Ger
VICE OUT OF COMMISSION.
The City Han nre put the police AM
IRE signal service out OF commission
the only way TO notify headquarters 8
'hres, was by telephone. and for q Will,
the wire to headquarters was busy with
calls. 30 serious was the situation tina
the police patrol wagon and two NOR
automobiles were kept ready with
squad OF reserves 30 as to he able I,
dash to any section upon notification.
Temporary police headquarters wer,
established In the county court building
Chief Beach remained on duty all night
As TO Chief snagg and his fircmen. ther
wal no chance for sleep unt!l late II
fhe morning. and then the danger an,
excitement kept most OF them awake.
ihc nlsht OF apprehension passed, IN
frst official act Of the morning was tn
convocation Of the Beard Of Aldermen
At once . resolution was sent througI
Offering the reward OF $500 for the detec
ton OF the hrebug. Some Of the cit
fathers want the amount raised to $500
II was then that private citizens, think
ing that more money would be an In
ducement 10 the uncovering Of crime
be9au to Offer rewards,
The city. wns quiet yesterday unit
shortly after the loon hour when n FIR
alarm was turned IN. Then the polio
Jumped al the conclusion that the pyro
maniac was att again. They rushe'
out 10 lind a suspicious blaze but n
In s.aht TO arrest. Two more IRE
started villain an hour. and at least on
Of theso looked suspicious. No arrsst
were made. however.