BIG TRAINING SCHOOL BUILDING DESTROYED THROUGH LACK OF WATER
Pennsylvania School Building Burned at Morganza—Many Departments Assist— Local Firemen Suspended During the Fire
THE large four-story brick administration building which for almost fifty-five years has stood on the summit of the Pennsylvania Training School Grounds at Morganza, Washington County, Pa., sixteen miles southeast of Pittsburgh, one of a half dozen buildings comprising the institution, was completely destroyed in a recent evening fire with a loss of $200,000. Parole records and other invaluable papers were lost in the flames that a number of fire companies, both volunteer and paid, hampered in their work by lack of fire hydrants and a poor water supply, were helpless to combat.
If you are a current subscriber,login hereto access this content.
If you would like to become a subscriber, please visit ushere.
