===================== From: <psingersoll@verizon.net> Date: 2007/02/28 Wed AM 09:52:41 CST To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] Fires in Phila. Article 4 Feb 1884 Philadelphia Inquirer February 4, 1884 page 2 WORK OF THE FLAMES Several Fires Which Took Place in This City Yesterday As Frank Colsher, a lamplighter, was passing Nineteenth street and South College avenue with a can of gasoline in a push cart, shortly before noon yesterday, the cart was upset and a portion of the gasoline spilled on the street. A boy who was standing near threw a lighted match into the fluid, when it took fire and communicated with that remaining in the can, causing an explosion. The burning fluid ran down the gutter into the sewer, but fortunately did not come in contact with any inflammable material except the push cart. As a precautionary measure, Engine No. 27 was summoned, but its services were not required. Colsher was slightly burned in an endeavor to save his cart. The boy who caused the mischief succeed(sic) in making his escape, and was not arrested. ===================== From: Mason Woodson <mhem@bellsouth.net> Date: 2007/02/28 Wed AM 09:52:41 CST To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [Phly-Rts] Fires in Phila. Article 4 Feb 1884 Looking for the complete text of a Newspaper article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the 4th of February 1884 on fires in the city and has the name of COLSHER in it, would appreciate any assistance. Thanks Mason mhem@bellsouth.net -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/705 - Release Date: 2/27/2007 ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message