Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-16
FIRE SWEEPS CENTRAL
BUSINESS BLOCK
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Adjoining the Hamewei property on
the north are the three apartments,
the Harris Cohen home and the Pal
ace Cafe. the latter on the corner of
Fourth and Blackberry streets.
On the first floors of the apartment
buildings were the store of Hetrick 6
Geistwhite, tailors. No. %; barber shop
of Charles Anderson, No. "a, and the
barber supply house of Fred Bender
No. 26. The rear of these business
places was reached by the flames, but
smoke and water.
Apartments Gutted
Occupying the apartments over the
Hetrick & Geistwhite store were Miss
Annie Ashton. on the second floor.
and Mrs. Della Wilbert. over the An
derson barber shop lived Mrs Anna
eastman and on the second floor of
the building occupied by the barber
supply house resided Mrs. Harman.
None of the occupants were able to
save any of their effects. The flames
suited the buildings and burned away
the stairways.
property was saved. The roof fell in
early. The firemen did good work on
the Palace Cafe building, as most of
the damage here was by smoke and
water. The property of Augustus L.
Roumfort. at Fourth and Chestnut
streets, brick structure, escaped
damage by flames. The apartments
on the second floor. the offices of the
L. c. Smith Typewriter Company.
McCaskey Register Company. ]. c.
Kelley, plumber, and NJ. Barbush, fruit
dealer, were damaged by water.
Family Homeless
On Chestnut street is the front en-
trance to the garage. Adjoining the
latter is the home of Robert Bower.
No. 332. Mr.. Boyer and his family
are homeless. The front part of the
building occupied by this family was
saved. but the rear is in ruins. This
building and No. $50, occupied by H.
y. Brown and family, are a part of the
Doehne estate. The rear of the home
of DR.. NJ. L. Wolford, 32S Chestnut
street, was badly scorched.
Flremen saved very little of the fur
niture from the Chestnut street homes.
considerable furniture, including two
pianos, were damaged in the haste to
remove them. Robert Boyer said his
loss was $1,000. which is partially
covered by insurance. At the Brown
nome the loss is estimated at $3.50,
on which there is no insurance.
Jewelry in the Ruins
The heaviest loss in furniture was
that of Mrs. Anne Keener. 80 South
Fourth street. She Just had time to
dress and reach the street. In a
bureau drawer in the room occupied
by Mrs. Keener were seven diamond
rings, two gold watches and other
1ewelry. When the Keener building
collapsed valuables with the furniture
were buried in the ruins. Later one
OF the watches and two of the dia-
mond rings were found among the
debris. Mrs. Keener said the loss on
ker property is $4,000 and on fur
niture, tewelry and wardrobe $1,000
Mrs. Keener's insurance on her prop-
erty expired a week ago. She had
arranged with a local agent to make
out a new policy to-day
Horses Led Out
AS soon as the flames reached the
Central Garage, William Phillips, fore
man at the ]. H. Oyler stables adjoin-
ing. took all the horses out. and led
them to another. stable three blocks
away. There were six head of horses
in the stable. They are owned by DR..
j. H. Oyler Waller and Seal, Hanlen
Brothers, Philadelphia Quick Lunch,
and Mrs. Handen of Mechanicsburg.
When the horses We're led out by
Foreman Phillips. ten dogs, which
were with DR.. Oyler for treatment,
followed Phillips and were taken to
a place of safety. These dogs included
high bred bull pups, COLES and fox
terriers. On his return the foreman
found the stable in flames and had
just time enough to save several sets
of harness.
DR.. Oyler lost a valuable medicine
case. Because of the war and in
creased prices in drugs some of the
medicines cannot be duplicated under
5000. One ton of hay placed in the
stable yesterday, a ton of straw.