. The street railway review . MLW Of TRAlKS .VlTtR FIKIi. 20 city blocks, laying waste immense lumber yards and destroyingover 50 residences, entailing a loss estimated at $750,000. The flames started in piles of kindling wood in the yards of theRfKk Island Fuel Co. and were carried by a brisk brce/e into the adjacent lumber yards. The fire spread so rapidly workmen hadto flee for their lives, leaving clothing and other belongings behind. The sawmill and lumber yard of Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann,on East Front St., were totally destroyed. The accompanying engravings were made from photographs sent
. The street railway review . MLW Of TRAlKS .VlTtR FIKIi. 20 city blocks, laying waste immense lumber yards and destroyingover 50 residences, entailing a loss estimated at $750,000. The flames started in piles of kindling wood in the yards of theRfKk Island Fuel Co. and were carried by a brisk brce/e into the adjacent lumber yards. The fire spread so rapidly workmen hadto flee for their lives, leaving clothing and other belongings behind. The sawmill and lumber yard of Weyerhaeuser & Denkmann,on East Front St., were totally destroyed. The accompanying engravings were made from photographs sentus by Mr. James F. Lardner, secretary and treasurer of the Tri-City Railway Co., of Davenport. Mr. Lardner writes as follows:. RAIL LIFTED 4 FT. AT END. The sawmill was on the south of our East Front St. track andthe lumber yard on the north side, and the fire was so hot that itmelted our trolley wire and burned and warped our track so badlythat we had to completely rebuild 2,300 ft. of it, the rails being sobadly warped as to be entirely useless. Thinking that your readersmight be interested in them, I am sending you some photograpiistaken of our track after the fire. The rails in warping raised at<he ends, pulling up ties and brick paving in some places to theheight of 4 ft. IMPROVEMENTS AT EASTON, PA. The Lehigh Valley Traction Ca., which is the lessee of the Easton,Palmer & Bethlehem Street Railway Co., the Easton Transit Co.,the Easton Consolidated Electric Co., and associated companies inthe city of Easton, is making preparations to operate all the prop-erties mentioned and others connecting with them as a generalsystem. In order to accomplish this it was necessary to securepermission from the ci
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