The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-01-19

leTlnB anu DeTeaNeQ 1amlly nave the
sympathy of their many friends and
neighbors, including The Citizen.
Albert Eberhardt was called to his
place OF business Tuesday night to
withdraw the fire from his office
stove, for fear that the walls of the
Red Stone Front building might fall
and cause another conflagration. Mr..
Eberhardt's tobacco store has been
closed since Monday by order of the
town council. He estimates his loss
at about $4,000. Mr.. Eberhardt re-
ceived a thousand dollars worth of
new stock prior to the fire, which
is in the basement of his store.
There was considerable water in the
cellar, which has since frozen. The
tobacco is embedded in the ice, at
the same time, however, being in
boxes. Mr.. Eberhardt carries $4,000
on his property. His stock inventor
les $4,5O0.
Photographer j. A. Bodie has made
application to U. G. Ridgeway for the
latter's studio on lower Main street.
If he is successful in securing it Mr..
Bodie will be ready for business the
first of next week.
The Wayne county commissioners
have made provision for their solici-
tor, Homer Greene, who has been
given temporary quarters in County
Superintendent j. j. Koehler's office,
in the court house. Attorney Greene
said to Citizen representative yes
terday that the paper was misinform-
ed when it stated that he had saw
ed the bulk of his law books. On
the contrary, Mr.. Greene says he has
lost them. Some of the less import
ant books were saved, but his valu-
able law library is ruined He stat
ed that papers and data belonging to
the Glen Dyberry cemetery company
were saved, as they were located in a
small safe adjoining his main office
A revolving file rack was taken out
and it's contents, although gadly dam
aged by smoke and water, Mr.
Greene says he will ge able to de-
cipher.
o. NJ. Spettigue secured temporary
quarters in the Grambs' building two
doors above his old stand as an Of
flee. He will also occupy the store
in the Wefferling building, recently
vacated by w. L. Herman.
Operations were commenced Mon
day afternoon on snoring up the
burned building. Large props have
been placed in front of the structure
| as well as at the side and rear.
Kreitner Bros. and a corps of car
penters have worked assidiously, en-
deavoring to make the building safe
so the rescurers can enter and search
for George j. Bergman, the missing
fireman, who is supposed to have
been buried in the debris.
On Wednesday a scaffolding was
erected along the north wall OF the
Red Stone Front for the purpose of
! tearing down one story OF the build
| ing, or so it will be on level with
Mr.. Terwilliger's roof. Several men
are employed at this work and it is
expected that the wall will be taken
| down to a safe point by tonight. The
bricks are carefully removed and
deposited on the ground by means of
an inclined plane.
The wall, in some manner, seems
to be fastened to the H. X. B. store.
The interior of Mr.. Terwilliger's
roof, which adjoins the north wall,
! is separated from the interior wall
several feet.
Fire broke out anew in the office
of Attorney c. A. McCarty, Wednes-
/ day, but was extinguished before II
| gained any headway.
| Attorney =. A. MCCdrly is now
nicely domiciled in the council
chambers of the City Hall. Mr.. Nc
Carty is unable to get to his safe
owing to vast amount OF debris in
the Ref side OF the building over
which was his office. AS soon as the
charred flooring and sticks are re-
moved in the Spettigue store, work
will be commenced on the Ref side
AS we are going to press work has
commenced on the Reif apartment.
Attorney Homer Greene carried
| 5000 insurance on contents of his
office equipment He says $2,50C
! will not cover his loss. Many valu'
able papers and records that car
never be replaced, were destroyed.
While the debris is being takeI
out OF the building, Main street be
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, has
been closed. Ropes extend from the
front of the building down severa
feet TO prevent pedestrians from
coming in close contact with the
dangerous building.