n- v,..t U-: 5. ?ftJ-,-;f-;j-5t?rv? Vijt4tv- -w' T,w .TfViw-! - Kvij ft-A rj j'wf ' j " TJtlJil SUHAiNTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1902. . .. i3 PECKVILLE SWEPT Thirty-four Wooden Build- lugs Were Reduced to Ashes. FIVE OTHERS DAMAGED Total Loss la $131,770, Which Is About Half Covered by Insurance. The Fire Is RcHoved to Bo tho Work of nn Incendiary Monroo Scott Was Terribly Burned In the Building' in Which tho Fire Ori ginated and Cannot Recover Ho Has Not Been Able to Talk Since Ho Was Burned Scranton Com panies Stayed tho Flames. I'eckvlllo early j-estenlny niornliiR Buffered one of (lie most rtisuatruus Urea that ever visited Unit part of llio valley. Altogether thirty-four buildings Mere entirely destroyed unit live budly riiiniUKcd. The loss ubki'okuU'H $l.'il,770. whluh in abuiit half covered by insur anee. All of the buildings were wooden structures. The arrival of Scranton companies alone saved the town from greater loss. The fire was in t lie heart of the town, and almost all of the big buildings were burned to the ground. Jt is the general belief that the, fire was of incendiary origin. Monroe Scott, a young man 20 years of age, was so badly burned in tho building on Depot street, in which the fire originated, that he cannot re cover. Late last night It was said ho would die before morning. Among the buildings destroyed were the Odd Fellows' building, the llnest In the town; Ledyard's hall, the Harrison house, Clarke Hros.' general store, Roberts Bros.' general store, VS. S, Bloes' drug store, the old Peekvlllo hotel building, built nearly half :i cen tury ago, and a large number of dwell ings, rendering nineteen families home lens. The destruction of the Odd Fellows' and Ledyard's halls has been or incal culable Injury to the societies of tho town. Every one of them is homeless, and nearly all have lost their records and paraphernalia, A carefully com piled list or the losses is as follows: MAI.V STltEET UUH.DLNGS. W. 1'. Kclcliuin, Iwo-slory More $ 3.S00 Shaffer k Dowil, (.lock ami fixtures 2,kjj Milton KctrlKim, furiiiluin COO IV. !'. Ketclum, two-story Mure 3,200 William (lunn, Btoi-k and fixtures n,000 Jim. .Ininlo Swingle, livo-story dwelling-.. 1,200 Jlre. ('. A. Reynold, furniture 1,00 llrundage estate, two-dory hloro 2VI0 Huberts lllotliera, tlock, ute 12,000 Iirnndasc estate, two-story double build- int.' 3,.V Harry ftolierls, furniture, etc TOO Dennis Barber f,0) llrundjgc rotate, storehouse 2.r0 I.edyard estate, lull 6,000 W. W. Walkins stock, etc 4,000 A. A. Ajers, furniture, etc OOO Dr. S. A. Sanford, furniture, office fix tures l,2iX) Modern Woodmen 130 Iteplasoplis 1,",0 Knlglita of I'ytliias ::00 D.iuglilcrH of Pocahontas 100 Jllno Woikcrs local 100 Mrs. S. A. Sands, two-story dwelling.. .. 3,200 Mis. S. A. Sands, furniture, cte COO i:. II. Kluliardt, furniture, etc COO Windsor Foster, two-story dwelling 1,200 Dr. J. W. Heck, furniture, etc 1.S0O Mis. ,1. U. Sickler, two-story dwelling1.., . 1,800 Dr. W. P. lludd 1,000 .lohn English, dwelling COO Mciiiek Creek Coal &., stoie 4,000 Sterriek Creek Coal Co., dwelling; 3,0(10 Sterriek Cicek Coal Co., banr -too William Taylor, bains too f.'coiRo Tiffany, stock 2,000 CI.11I10 Ilrotheis, block 12,00) 11. Robinson's Sons, hotel building S.OUO (i. A. 1'rlec, furniture, fixtures stock.... :s,000 W. S. Rloes, building t!,:,00 W. S. Bloes, furniture, etc 5,00 Urundage estate, two-story building ::0o W. .1. McKclvcy, fuinltiire, etc 20) tieoigi" Xotliatciii, lurnltuie, etc 200 A. J. Sehooley, furnituie, elo 700 Jlr. Stage, two-story dwelling 400 s Sfl,070 Di:i'or sTitixr liuuiixcs. W. I', Ketclum, one story stoic $ 2M .lay llairett, stock in fctoie r,00 II. ), Dunn, stock in store 1.10 W. :', Ketchain, one stoiy blacksmith.,... ,",o William Davis, occupant 100 W, I', Kaleliam, one stoiy stoic 2l.l ),, I!. Williams, stock und fl.ttmcs 10.) W, 1'. Ketclum. two-story stoic ami dwell ing ."1.0.K1 W, V, Ketclum, clock and fuinitme 0,000 W. 1'. Kctcham, three banw ,. Too M. S. Shaffer, two-story stoic l,3vK) Mis, Dudd, stock, (Istme.i and household- I'D'ecU 1,200 Iliundage fsUtc, two-.story store 1,200 II. J. Taylr;, stock and IKtiuci :, Harper lodge "of Odd TelloHS, building,,., lO.Ouo Harper lodge, paraphernalia, etc 200 Harper lodge, barn , 40.) lied Men, paraphernalia, etc 330 .lr, O, U. A, M paiaphcinalla, cte 3."i0 Misons, paraphernalia, etc 20) Order of Eastern Star, paraphernalia, etc.. l.'l) 1'. A. I'ecfc, stock ami fixture 8,000 Vundervort k llcaidsley, stuck, etc ,o0 Hrundago rstutc, barn , 200 .1. O. Tutlilll, two-story residence , ,ik) .1. 0. Tutlilll, furniture, cto 000 I'cck Lumber Co., lumber 1,000 Mrs, Jennie .Steins, twostoiy dwelling..., GO) Six barns dunlins on alley ,,..4 3,600 $ 43,10.) (hand total 131,770 All accurate statement of insurance could not be obtained yesterduy, but In general It will about half cover the loss, START OF THE FjnK. A little one-story framo building, renrco more than a band box, was the scene of the origin of tho lire, It was occupied Jointly by Jay Barrett and J 1. 1). Dunn. Wednesday, Barrett went to ninglinmton, and tho place was i losed up thut night about 10 o'clock by Dunn, who said that he left everything In good shape. There was a flro in a stove In the rear of the store, but It was low and In no way likely to prove dangerous during the rest of the night, I.ast Saturday Barrett placed $100 In surance on Ida stock, Monroo Scott, ti young man 20 years of age, was a friend of Barrett's und fipciit u good deal of tlmo at his place, Wednesday night ho fclept at Barrett's house, two blocks from tho store, to protect it during tho absence of tho I j wad of the house, Mrs. Barrett said Yesterday thut ua soon us lire was cried jc-ott run to tho store to try und save lime of the things. IHe reached tho store, Jt seems, and rut Inside, the spring hitch suupped, BY FIERCE FLAMES - and Tor a few momenta made him a prisoner. Then 11 can of gasoline, which Barrett says bo has hnd In the place for many months, burst, and tho Interior of the little Btoro became a raging furnace. Hcolt burst out through the window, and the early ours who had rushed to tho lire heard his "creams of agony. Ilu rushed to Ills home on 1'rospect avenue, where doctors were called to attend him. He lias not been able to speak since ho was burned and Ills story of the condi tion of affairs In the store when ho arrived will probably die with him. I turret t could not yesterday give any probable cause for the fire. ruoomess ok Finn. The one-story frame building, where tho lire started. Is on the south side of Depot street, about 100 fret from Alain street. This building was occupied by .lay Barrett, a newsdealer, and II, D. Dunn, Jeweler. An alarm wus turned in from Hox 15 by Howard Barber, who lives 11 short distance away. His mother was awakened by a light shining through her bed room window and sho roused her son, who rushed out with out waiting to dress and turned In the alarm, The interior of the building in which the lire originated was now a mass of flames. It was only about 12x15 feet In size and was owned by W. F. Ketch am, wlio is one of the heaviest losers by tho lire. On tho cast side of tho building when: the lire started was a one-story frame blacksmith shop, own ed by Ketchain and occupied by AV11 lium Davis. Tho Haines quickly spread to tliis, and thence to the one-story frame barber shop of 13. 13. Williams, east of tho blacksmith shop, also owned by Ketchani. Adjoining the barber shop was the two-story framo dwelling In which Williams lived, which was saved by the wind whiich veered around from east to northwest. Willie tho Humes were still confined to the building in which they originat ed, tho Wilson Hose company, headed . by Chief of the Flro Department AV. J. Broad, was on' the scene, but quickly realized that they could bo of little assistance, owing to tho lack of water ! pressure. The company attached lines of hose to the hydrants and the pres sure was so low that tho water did not reach the second story of the buildings. Messengers were sent in hot haste to the olllclals of the Arcbbald AVater company and after a tlmo gates were lifted that lot additional water Into the Peekvlllo mains and the pressure ,.weiit up and enabled the llromen to do more effective work. BACKED PRKSSUHE. ..During tho period when the tiro had Its own way through lack of water it was making progress with giant strides, and Chief Broad appealed to Chief Ferber in this city by tele phone to send a steamer and hose com pany as he feared the fate of Peckvillc was scaled. The Crystal Engine und Liberty Hose company were rushed up the valley with the greatest haste pos sible, but the journey was a long one, and it was after 4 o'clock when tho companies arrived at Peekvllle. The steamer at once began to draw water from the river and the fight ugainst the lire toolc on renewed vigor. It did not spread after that time, but It was not until S a. in. that the firemen felt they had the fire fully In bund. AA'hen the wind changed from nn easterly to north western direction, soon after the lire broke out the flames were blown against the big frame building on Depot street udjolning the one in which the fire started. This was also owned by AV. F. Ketcham, and occupied by him as a residence and general store. After licking tills up the flames mndo a lunch of 11 barn in the rear of the store and three in the rear of buildings fronting on Main street, and then at tacked the building at tho corner of Main and Depot streets. ..yhls was Peckvllle's first hotel, erected over for ty years ago. It was one of the land marks of the place and was owned by AV. F. Ketchain. It was occupied on the first floor by Shaffer & Doud, inur ketmen, and on tho second floor by Milton Ketcham, son of the owner, and his family. Nothing but the foun dation walls remain. x OLD HOTEL PROPEUTY. The next building to go down to ashes adjoined this old hotel property on Main street on the south. It was a two-story frame building, owned by AV. F. Ketclinm and occupied by William Clunu as a gentlemen's furnishing store, Adjoining this was the two story frame building owned by Mrs. Jennie Swingle und occupied by Mrs. C. A. Reynolds and family. The build ing was badly dumnged, but can be rebuilt. 'Tho tiro did not get beyond thut point on tho east side of Main street looking south from Depot street. After tho Humes attacked the Ketch ain store and residenco on Depot street they dusked across tho street and fast ened themselves on tho frame building on the north side of the street, occu pied by Mrs. Budd as a mlllllnery store and residence. It was quickly reduced to ashes. Tills building wus tho prop orty of M. S. Shaffer, of Wilkes-Barre. While this building was being con sumed tho Humes were eating their wuy Into the buildings east and west of It, Tho adjoining building on the east was owned by the Brundago es tate and occupied by It. J. Taylor as a harness und boot and shoo repair shop, This fed tho flames but an Instant and they passed on to the big Odd Follows' hall, tho property of Harper lodge and tho llnest building in the town. It was threo stories high and tho ground floor was occupied- by K, A. Peek, who con ducted u general store. The second floor was used as n banquet hull, und the Carpenters' union und O, A, It. had their meeting rooms there, The third lloor wus the meeting pluce of Harper lodge of Odd Fellows. Ued Men, Mn sons, J. O, II. A. M und Order of. East ern Stur, All of theso societies lostHho greater part of their books and para phernuliu, BAUNES DESTROYED. Two burns In the rear of Qdd Fellows hull, one owned by that organization and tho other by tho Brunduge estate, were also destroyed. Ono was occu pied by F, A. Peck mid had a largo quantity of feed, hay, etc., stored in It, ji ml the other was occupied bjf A'an dervort & Ueardsley ns u livery stable. Adjoining Odd Fellows hull on tho east wus u frame residence, owned uud 'occupied by J, Tutlilll. Not a ves tige, of It wus left. Tho Journey of the lire eastward oil Depot street wus stopped at the udjoiulng two-story frame house of Mrs, Jennie Sterns. It Is badly damaged nud will have to bo almost entirely rebuilt. In the rear of these buildings Is tho ynrd of tho Peck Lumber nntl Mnnti fncturlng company, und six or seven barns facing on nn nlloy running from Depot to Mill street. All of these barns were licked up clean by the llamcs and two big stacks of lumber In tho yard Were destroyed. Tho llames were pre vented from getting it further hold In Hie Peck's domain. When tho flro attacked the building occupied by Mrs. Budd, It spread to the adjoining building oiiHhe west, oc cupied by Roberts Brothers, as a gen oral store, and owned by tho Brttudngu estate. It was it large two-story framo building and stood on the north cast corner of Main and Depot streets, and was occupied entirely by the firm. Adjoining tills on the north anil front ing on Main street was u two-story double dwelling, owned by the Itnin dage estate, and occupied by Harry Roberts, of the firm of Roberts Tiro th orn, and DciiuIh Barber and their fam ilies. In the roar of this and tho store buildings was a one-story strucluro used by Roberts Brothers ns a store house. It wns burned to the ground. LEDYAUD HALL. Tho next building on this side of the street to go up In smoke was the Led yard hall building, owned by the Led yard estate. One of the stores on tho first floor was occupied by W. AV. AVul klns, druggist. Tho other store room wus vucunt. The second lloor wus tenanted by A. A. Ayres and family and Dr. S. A. Sanford, dentist. Tho third floor was u. hull and was tho meeting place of the Modern AVoodmen of America. Hcntasonlis. Knights of Pythias, Daughters of Pocahontas and tho Mine AVorkers local of the River side colliery. All .of these organiza tions lost about all of their property. This big frame building added to tho ferocity of the flames, and they smote the two adjoining buildings almost at once. Tho first was tho two-story frame resident of Mrs. S. A. Sands. Sho occupied tho first floor and E. II. Ehrhurt the second. AVindsor Foster's two story framo house, occupied by Dr. J. AV. Beck was the other building con sumed. At tho adjoining big frame building of Mrs. J. B. Sickler, occupied by Dr. AV. F. Budd, the flames met their AVnt erloo on that side of tho street, but not until tho building was damaged be yond repair. The next building to the north owned by John English escaped with a scorching. DARTED ACROSS STREET. While the llames were mowing down these buildings on the east side of Main street, between Depot and Mill street, they were not neglecting the other side. They darted across the Main street In several places and almost simultane ously buildings for a distance of a block on the west side of the street burst into flames. Those destroyed were the big three-story frame store building of the Sterriek Creek Coal company.whlcb was occupied by Clarke Brothers of this city, as a" general store. Adjoin ing this on the north was a framo dwelling owned by the same company, and occupied by A. J. Sehooley. Noth ing remains of it. In the rear of these two buildings were threo big barns, one used by the Clarke Brothers and owned by the Sterriek Creek company, the other two owned by AVilllam Taylor. In them were stored the carriages und fixtures of George Tiffany, who recent ly retired from the livery business. Everything was destroyed. North or the building occupied by Sehooley .is a two-story frame building, owned by Mrs. Stage, of AVest Scran ton. There the fire was halted in that direction, after slight damage bud been done. This building was occupied by Jay Barrett and family. It was in Bar rett's store the fire originated. South of Clarke Bros.' store, on 'Main street, the flro also played great havoc, destroying tho Harrison house, owned by E. Robinson's Sons, of this city. G. A. Price was the proprietor. It was a big two-story structure. Adjoining this was the building used us a residence and drug and jewelry store by AV. S. Bloes. The building was owned by Mr. Blocs, and is in ashes. A two-story double frame building, owned by tho ANY women run hither and thither buying are not. buvincr woman who once has by wearing experienced the difference between "Queen Quality," the Famous Shoe for Women, and other shoes, will not wear the others. There is no longer in such a case any need for argu ment. " Queen Quality" Shoes are the handsomest and easiest shoes ever made. They are elegant in con struction, superior in quality, and yet modest in price. (They fit the' foot to perfection, and in this respect are unapproached. All styles, for all uses and occasions. It Malioif s Shoe Store, 328 Lackawanna Avenue, Hen's Hat 309 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. handsome souvenir to every purchaser on opening day BRANCH STORE OF LOUIS M. ISAACS. lli'iinihiLtn estate, niiirlts llm Koullirni limit of the lire on tho west sldo of Main street. It Is badly damaged, but cull be rebuilt. It wns liccnnlecl liv AV. .1. McKclvcy and George Nothnteln und their families. PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN. During tins progress of tho fire the people of Peekvlllo were panic-stricken and persons whoso homes were being destroyed rushed frantically about, try ing to get their family treasures to a place of safety. A considerable quan tity of household goods wus saved through the bravery of the men of the place, but the merchants lost every thing, few or them saving even their books. Everything was done to make com fortable tho people who were rendered homeless by the fire. The citizens vied with ono another in offering the hospi tality of their homes to their unfor tunate neighbors. AVhllo lighting the flro Thomas Llew ellyn wns burned about the face and hands and Thomas AVarren wan badly burned and overcome by the smoke. S. AV. Newton and N. II. Johnson were also overcome by the smoke. They had to bo taken to their homes. Chief Broad, of the lire department, said last night: "The guage In S. AV. Arnold's ofllco shows Hint when the lire broke out there was only a pressure of -10 pounds on the Peckvillc water mains. The guage at the AVIlson hose house showed the same thing. After tho lines of hose were attached tho pressure ranged from ::r to 10 pounds and wo could not get a stream or water to the second Doors of the burning buildings. After tho gales were opened at Academy street, Peckvillc, and at Arcbbald, and additional water let Into the mains, tho pressure jumped up to C5 pounds, and after that we were able to do some thing effective in the wuy of lighting the lire." CALL BOY'S NARROW ESCAPE. Erom Being1 Crushed to Death in an Elevator Shaft. George Davis, employed as a call boy at the Hotel Jermyn, had a. narrow es cape from death yesterday. He was talking to the elevator runnel-, when he received a cull from an upper floor, tin started to enter the elevator shaft, through the door he had opened, when he fell, striking on his face. He was quickly removed to Dr. O'Mulley's ofllee, where it was learned that threo teetli had been knocked out, und he sustained other bruises. It Worried Hiin. Heir KutcKclVi daughter, flrclclion, Iud been R-VNiiiff u.s iluiue.tiL- .iltout two weeks in llie lioiixclioM if .Incite ViiiiKlinn, when father and cniil(.for met tin the wll.ice Mreet. "Veil, .voodge," mid Kruegel, "how jou like dot (Ireteheu by dis dime ahett.Vf" "U!;e her?" relumed the judirc in Ids lilimt way, lij7 (liu'-i just great ! We ueier had any one in the liou-e in her line tliat entered Into woik'witli mi much .spirit; .slie'a full uf biup all Hie time." Kuiegel turned ponderingl.v away, and, meet ing Ids frail at Ids home poilal, he Minuwltilly said: "Teii'Sa, Himeding' must good wioug mit dot f!retche:i; I joot dit meeted Yuwlge Yoigen, mid he saldl clot j.he as villi uf schnapps all tie time," ltlchmond l)!.-:.ilch. BSESQKiSSESEijfJj and think they are Shoes, but they They are simply exDerience. The n i Souvenir OH THE NEW and r HKZSMKIISin riovements : Gunranted Chains : Gents' Vests, Pony Vests, Dickens Vests, Ladies' Guards, Secret Locket Chains. A Wf m,J W"' Jewele Thirty Stores Well TrosS You for Easter Giotailnsc You can be as stylishly dressed as your wealthy neighbor, on Easter Sunday, by opening an account with us. Don't let the money question bother you. Come to this store and choose anything you desire, our system of liberal credit makes buying easier and paying easier. Do not procrastinate! Come and pick your Spring Cloth OPEN EVENINGS. As well as women, have desires for new headgear at this season of the year, not only for the reason of display, but it's the time to cast aside the old for the new and look springlike. Nature does it, why not humanity? GiL twv3 Are an important part of man's out fit, why not buy one now and get the benefit of our large variety. Never Had' A tttt. 305 Lackawanna Avenue, SS (Trading Stamps, Green,) , CSXJXM0$55ai5OSX enin Furnishing" WATCHES An excellent assortment of 1901 styles. Stern winders, stem setters, open face or hunting cases, ladies' or gentlemen's sizes, correct time keepers. Guaranteed against original defects. 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