Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-18
INCENDLAREM ESEEN Z
IN JOHNSTOWN FIRE
Merchant Who Lost S125, 900
in S1,OO0,OOO Blaze Charges
Conspiracy
PREPARING TO REBUILD
Work of Clearing Away Debris in
Business Section Already
Well Under Way
Johnstown. IA. March 1S

Joinstown, Pa, March rs.
Johnstowu already has nearly cleared
away the debris of the si,000,000 fire
yesterday and the business men who
suffered the heaviest losses are prepar-
ing 10 rebuild George k. Kline. tho
Main street merchant, who believes his
place was sct on fire. announced he will
take mp the work of rebuilding at the
earliest possible moment Mr.. Kline
carried an Easter stock valued at 800
600 The Murphy Building, which he
occupied. was valued at $4,000. and IL
is understood Mr. Kline carried little in
surancc. His new Easter stock was not
insured.
The fire consumed the Rose. Lincoln
and Suppcs Buildings and the handsome
First English Lutheran Church In Frank
lin street. II then spread across Main
street and destroyed the Kline store,
the fire starting in the cellar In the rear
At the same time fires started on
Maple avenue and in Railroad street
dying cmbcrs causing incipicnt blazes In
! a score of fine buildings.
The fire companies in the surround
ing horoughs hurried to the aid OF
.Iohustowu. The concmaugn fircmen cN-
tnguishcd the Maple avenue and kail-
road street blazcs. The Franklin fire
men fought the namcs i'm the Murphy
/ building John G. ogden, genera
manager Of the Cambria steel Com
pany ordered out the mill laborers with
their rorcmcu aud hurried forty chemical
tanks to the fire. These men and equip
,ucnt gave efficient service. While the
fire was IN progress and walls were still
/ falling Mr.. ogden summoned trucks ana
! began Carting away the fallen brlcks
| and debris
4 falling wall crushed a $4,000 triple
combination truck and injured three
Grcmcn. who were standing nearby
Mr. ogden had dynamite used to bring
down parts Of tho Lincoln Building
/ which threatened to lall, endanSeflng
men working below.
The heaviest fire losses arc.
/ Johnstown Supply Company. owner
/ nf the Lincoln Building: loss. S2jO,OOO;
insurance. Sl50.0O0.
First Lutheran Church; loss, SIj,-
OOO: insurance. s5O,0OO.
Hose estate; loss $4,000 insurance,
$4,000.
Citizens Electric aud Gas Appliance
Company; loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Charles IT. Suppcs estate; loss, $780,
OOO: insurance. $1,000,
W. Fredcricl. Piano Company; loss,
$4,000; fully insured
John Thomas Il Sous, stable and
garage, loss, $4,000; insurance, Slo,-
900.
Murphy estate, owner Of building
occupied by George Is. Kline; loss,
SGO.0On; insurance, $4,000,
George Is. Kline ladies furnishings;
loss. Sl25,00O: insurance, $4,000.
New York Millinery Company; loss
10000: insurance. $1,000.
Cambria Business College; loss, Sl0,-
900: insurance, $4,000.
W. A. Moser. jcwclcr; loss $4,000,
insurance. $4,000.
Other individual losses Of tenants in
the Lincoln Building and the Suppc
Building. ranging from $500 10 $4,000,
are rs follows:--
Lincoln building.
i. t.. Adams, architect
Baltimore Life Insurance Company.
pr, G. l.. Black, ostcopath
Blough Photograph Company,
Dr. T.. y. Gicr, dentist
Or T.. NJ. carter. curopractor.
Coalc & CO., coal dealers.
r:mmetS Coal Company
city Real Estate Company.
i. w. lIaws, apartments
Hess Brothers, contractors.
f. +. Ecarncy, apartments.
W. A. Kuablc, apartments
Emmett Lucas, architect
Mrs Angie Marsh. apartments.
T.. NJ. Miller, insurance.
Elsie MCGcc, apartments.
Osborne Coal and Coke Company.
Mrs. Edward Clark, apartments.
Suppc Building.
SchoeuCcld Mercantile Company, no.
tiouS.
w. David Lloyd, attorney.
Spcrry g. Hutchinson, trading stamps
Tho Marinelo shop.
Johnstown Real Estate Company
IIamaty Il Thompson. poolroon.
BENJAMIN Watkins, insurance.
t'ronhciscr & Schustcr. insurance.
State Compensation Board,
George NJ. WctZ, office.
: Mrs Bess Hammond liitc, piano
studio.
Other losses included the wrcckint
of n new motortruck of the Johnstowr
fire department when the Lincoln
Building fell