News: Curtis Deatrick, 1913, Adams County, PA

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FAMILY HOMELESS

Dwelling of Curtis Deatrick, Near East Berlin, Destroyed by Fire

Last Saturday the two-story frame dwelling of Curtis Deatrick, near East Berlin, 
was destroyed by fire, together with the contents, with the exception of a couch 
and a few small articles.  Loss about $2,000.

Mr. and Mrs. Deatrick were in a field planting corn, some distance from the 
house, and about 11 o’clock they sent their 10-year-old daughter to the house to 
prepare dinner.  The child started a fire and soon after discovered the roof of 
the building was ablaze, evidently catching fire from sparks.  She hurriedly 
called her parents, but they arrived too late to save the building, as the fire 
had gained such headway that Mr. Deatrick could not enter the house.

Fifty dollars, which Mr. Deatrick had saved to make some improvements to his 
home, also fell a prey to the flames.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, May 17, 1913