Fire alarm sounded at 7:50 PM. Fire broke out in Fisher's Hosiery Mill on North Street. The company responded with both carts and ladder truck. One stream was connected at Frank Stuppy's. Another was connected at the corner of North and Pine Streets. The water supply was very poor. Properties on the South side of the street, Fisher property on the West side of the factory, M.M. Hoffman property, W.E. Hoffman property, Googhart property, Brush factory and East side of the factory were all completely destroyed. Other properties were slightly damaged. Loss was about $60,000.
Company 23 and Truck 22 dispatched class one to 326 Pottsville Street in Wiconisco Township for an alarm sounding. Neighbor reported hearing a smoke alarm activation somewhere behind the dispatched residence. Rescue 23 went enroute with 3 and on arrival, investigated and found the actual address was 315 Wiconisco Street. Command 23 placed the Truck in service and 23 cleared the event, false trip.
The Sylvan Heights Orphanage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was almost completely destroyed by fire on November 2, 1915. This was the largest institution of its kind in the Catholic diocese of Harrisburg. It was built as a residence prior to the Civil War and converted into an orphanage by Bishop Shanahan in 1901. Its 119 children were attending mass in the chapel when the flames were discovered. Defective wiring is supposed to have caused the fire. Flames were discovered in the wainscoting of a room in the north wing, and in a few minutes they ate their way to the roof. Word was sent to Rev. Reardon, who was conducting the mass in the chapel in the south wing, and the children were marched out of the building to safety. Because of the high location of the building, firemen had a difficult time getting enough water pressure, and the fire quickly spread to the other wings. Through the efforts of the sisters and the firemen, clothing was saved for practically all of the children.
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