1903 WB Record Almanac, A Year's Fires in 1902

Those In Wilkes-Barre That Amounted In Damage $100 And Over

DEC. 28, 1901- Grand Opera House, West Market Street; damage $1,500.
DEC. 31, 1901- Office at the Stanton mine, Newtown; damage $200.
JAN. 12, 1902- House of FRANK BAILEY at BROOKSIDE; damage $500.
FEB. 7,           - Barn used by JOHN BAUMANN, rear of South Main Street; damage $400.
FEB. 20,         - House occupied by a Polish family named GUMP at BROOKSIDE; damage $300.
FEB. 23,         - Building owned by Mrs. FEATHERSTONE, East Market Street, occupied by several families;
 damage $3,000.
MAR. 28,       - Dr. FINNEY’S dental rooms and WHITE’S Drug Store, Public Square; damage $2,000.
APR. 16,        - House of JOHN BELEMAN, BROOKSIDE: damage $500.
MAY 12,        - Two houses occupied by HARRY BLAKE and HARRY GRIFFIN, Metcalf Street; damage
 $1,500.
JUN. 11,         - E. A. HUGHES’S grocery store, South Main Street; damage $1,000.
JUL. 4,           - MADDEN’S Photograph Gallery, East market Street; damage $1,500.
JUL. 4,           - Dwelling on Hollenback Avenue owned by Mr. MAHONEY; damage $100.
JUL. 11,         - MOSER’S Confectionery store, East Market Street; damage $1,200.
AUG. 3,         - Pennsylvania railroad telegraph office; damage $100.
AUG. 9,          - House, unoccupied, owned by O. S. WHITE, Waller Street; damage $300.
AUG. 14,        - Jewelry rooms of LANDAU & BRO. in the Lowenstein building; damage $150.
SEPT. 14,       - D. & H. freight car near Scott Street; damage $200.

Typed by a CHG member and volunteer.