The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-06
ANOTHER HARDWARE STORE SUFFERS LOSS
BY FIRE--FIREMAN INJURED
ETk BROTHERS sUFFETs-GALIANr WORK FIREMEN
FINE FLAMES To ONE BUILD INC-FREEMANS


was choked by chemicals from the
Chemical Engine company, doing lit
tie damage to the store, although
some clothing was injured by smoke.
Mr.. Freeman's loss is covered by in
surance. He had recently received
a large spring stock of clothing.
This is Freeman Bros. third expert
ence of fire, the first happening
eleven years ago last May; the sec
ond five years ago, when Bodies
studio was burned, and Saturday
nights fire.
~offee and sandwiches for the fire.
men were prepared at Leines drug
store by Mrs. Joseph Jacobs, Mrs.
Emanuel Freeman, Miss Nettie Free
man. Miss Rena Edgett, Mrs. A. M.
Leine and others. Mrs. Leine and
Mrs. Freeman remained until 4:3O
Sunday morning.
An accident happened to Frank
Moulter, a member OF the Seelyville
fire company at the foot of BirdsalPs
hill while enroute to Honesdale Sun
day morning. The boys were pull-
Ing on the rope of their truck, and in
some manner, as the truck bobbed
up, it threw Mr.. Moulter to the
ground. His left foot was run over
by wheel of the truck and was
otherwise injured. A deep cash was
received in the back of his head and
his face was badly abrased by com
ing in contact with the icy ground.
Mr.. Moulter returned to his home.
His condition is such that he was
able to go to work on Monday.
Councilman S. T. Ham experienced
fire scare about O'Clock Saturday
q Mr To-,
owing to its being a cold night left
the draft upon his furnace. He clos
ed the outside cold air box, otherwise
Mr.. Ham claims the fire would not
have happened. The pipe leading
from the furnace passes through the
hoor and near beam or joist of the
floor. The piDe was covered with as
bestos paper but it became overheat-
ed and started a fire. When Mr..
Ham returned from supper he found
his store filled with smoke. Secur-
ing pail of water and a glass he
hurried to the cellar where a small
blaze had started. Two glassfuls of
water extinguished the fire. 1t was
out before the gong sounded. Mr..
ham's damage was covered by in
surance.
Prof. H. A. Oday, chief OF the
Honesdale Fire Department, wishes
to announce to the public that the
repeated blowing of the gong on
Sunday morning was not by order of
the Fire Department, and also that
he has instructed the Superintendent
OF the Electric Light company that
in the future no second and third
alarms are to be blown except upon
the order of some officer of the fire
department.
Notes.
The Boy Scouts deserve especial
mention for the manner in which
they bravely did their work in serv-
ing the firemen with coffee and sand
wiches that had been prepared by
the thoughtful women. They work
ed like little heroes under Scout
Master E. G.. Jenkins supervision.
w. H. Varcoe, of Varcoe's Job
printing establishment, suffered a
small loss by water owing to the
flow of water from the hydrant at
Leine's corner. The water came
through the ground and entered the
printing shop, but no serious damage
was done.
The elevator shaft was due in a
measure for the fire spreading as
rapidly as it did from floor to floor.
One theory advanced as to the
cause of the fire is that it might have
started from sparks from locomo-
tives that pass nearby But from
the story told by Fred Olsen, EN-
mitt Groner and Henry Hartman,
who were first upon the scene, this
theory is shattered. They, as well
as several others who were present
at the time, claim that the fire was
in the basement OF the building op-
posite a window
Long after the fire had reached
the second floor the flames stayed in
the basement, burning furiously.
Frank Erik, an employe of Erik
Bros, also suffered a loss in that
his engine and otner parts OF his au-
tomobile, which were being repair
ed, were consumed.