The Democratic advocate., 1920-09-17
LOSSES BY FIRE.
YELAOsKEY'S SHOP SHOP DAMAGED
AUTO TRUCK BURNS CHARLES ST.
RESIDENCE PARTLY DESTROYED
BARN, OUTBUILDlNGS, CROPS, ETC.,
OF JONATHAN DORSEY A TOTAL LOSS

What might have been a disaster
GUS fire at the residence of DIR. S.
Luther Bare, West Main street, Fri
day night, was discovered by the
Doctor on his return from call. A
lamp had ignited a table and burned
Itself out without being noticed by
any of the family. The table was bad
I ly burned.
While receiving gasoline at G. e.
Eckenrode's, dealer in gasoline, auto
accessories, etc, West Main street,
Tuesday evening about 9 o'clock, the
truck of MIR. ID. M. Beegle, Spring
Mills, caught fre when a lantern ex-
ploded the gasoline that overfioWed,
burning the truck body badly and also
ignited the gasoline line to the pump.
The machine was pushed back by a
crowd of men and the fire company
summoned, who extinguished the blaze
with chemicals, which was shooting
up in the air as high as the buildings
The pants of Robert 1bex, who was
in the machine, caught fire and was
burned from his person before the
fire was put out He was badly burn
ed and was taken to the office of DR..
Bare, where his burns were treated
and later sent to his home, suffering
intensely. Mr. Mapp, the Goodyear
representative, assisted Mr.. Eekenrode
in operating a fire extinguisher with
good result.
About 1880, few hours after the
destruction OF Mr.. ID. NJ, Beegle's
truck, Tuesday night, an alarm of fire
was sounded for the shoe repair shop
of Charles j. Velnoskey, next to c..
E. Eckenrode, West Main street. The
fire had good headway, the flames
shooting high up into the air when
the fire company arrived, but with two
lines of water the fire was soon under
control. The stock is practically 4
total loss. The interior of the build
ing is badly cnarred. George April
occupies the rooms over the shop.
His furniture was damaged by water
and smoke. The windows from the
roof to the first floor were all broken
by the heavy stream of water. Mr.
Velnoskey has a small insurance but
will not near cover his loss. How the
fire started or what part of the build
ing seems unknown. Some believe a
spark from the truck fire came over
the roof and struck in sky-light and
caused the fire to start Stoner &
Hobby have the insurance.
The double house of Thomas Sum
mers, colored, Charles street, caught
fire Sunday morning about $50 o'clock
and burned the roof off The fire star
ted in the attic and as soon as discov-
cred an alarm was given and the fur
niture moved out. Nearly all was saved
The fire company did good work. Being
that the fire started where it did it
burned slowly. The fire started in the
side of the dwelling occupied by Will
liam Summers. Loss is covered by in
surance. The colored population was
very much excited while the fire was
in progress.
4 Jonathan M. Dorsey's barn and
contents, hay, farming implements and
machinery, with three large graneries
containing about 1,500 bushels of
wheat, all outbuildings and straw
stacks and one mule, on his farm on
the, Washington road, near Berrett,
were destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing. Flames first seen on the barn
floor, swept rapidly through the struc-
.ture. A large number of laborers at
b. F. Shrfver Co.'S canning factory, at
Sykesville, was sent to the scene OF
the fire to help protect adjoining
property.
Threshing was in progress and it is
supposed that the fire was caused by
spark from the engine. Though Mr.
Dorsey carried a fair insurance, his
loss Is said to be very heavy, prexi-
matelyN$30,000