Sanitarium Fire Destroys Roof (From the March 15,1935 issue of the Pacific Grove Tribune) Imperilling the lives of elderly and infirm patients at the sanitarium conducted by Mrs. Roe Shephard, 254 Grove Acres. Tuesday evening an overheated chim- ney ignited the rafters and smoldered in the attic for some time before it flared through the roof and was noticed by occupants of the house. The alarm was turned in about 7:00 and within 15 minutes the flames had been quelled by the Pacific Grove volunteer fire department. All of the patients were at the dinner ta- ble when the fire was discovered, and everyone was safely out of the house by the time the fire fighters arrived. Through the prompt and efficient work of the fire department directed by Chief Roy M. Wright, the fire was confined to the attic and the threatening flames were quelled within approximately a quarter of an hour. Five lines (of water) were played on the roof and the two trucks belonging to the department were pressed into service. After conducting an investigation of all rooms to make sure that no person had been overlooked in the house, Chief Roy Wright di- rected the corps of volunteers who assisted in removing the furniture from the house. A large number of high school boys and business men of Pacific Grove aided in this work, and all of the furnishings were removed without damage from fire or water. Among those who took an active part in this work of removal were W.R. Holman, Charles Olmstead, and two former fire chiefu, Lewis Cope and John Orchard, in addition to many others. "I wish to extend the thanks of the department to ali who gave their assistance in saving the furniture of the house," Chief Roy Wright said this week in a state- ment to the Tribune. Wright also explained that the eagemess of the crowd to be on the scene of the fire was a great handicap to his men Tuesday night. Violating the law which requires that all spectators remain at least 300 feet away from the apparatus were hundreds of onlookers. Firemen were impeded in their efforts to operate the apparatus by the crowds, he said. Several were served with citations for traffic violation and had to appear before Police Judge A.C. Jochmus this week. Damage to the property is estimated at approximately $2500 and the loss is completely covered by insurance. Early Convalescent Homes In1924,Dr.FrankHarthad14cottagesbuiltontheblockboundedbyPine,Lo- cust, Laurel and Cedar. He used these cottages for convalescing patients until his death in 1935. He called it Whispering Pines. These cottages are still standing. The June 29, 1931 Monterey Herald reported that Miss Ellen Murphy, manager of the El Adobe hospital in Monterey for five years, was leaving to open a conva- lescent home at 1017 Jewel Street combining the comfort of a private home with the efficiency of a modern hospital. I can find no building matching the photo in the paper. 4 1 r 4-eci-e --DCCiev A 80-ErcL4,20-44-ek<6,3\21604-I , OCR Text: Sanitarium Fire Destroys Roof (From the March 15,1935 issue of the Pacific Grove Tribune) Imperilling the lives of elderly and infirm patients at the sanitarium conducted by Mrs. Roe Shephard, 254 Grove Acres. Tuesday evening an overheated chim- ney ignited the rafters and smoldered in the attic for some time before it flared through the roof and was noticed by occupants of the house. The alarm was turned in about 7:00 and within 15 minutes the flames had been quelled by the Pacific Grove volunteer fire department. All of the patients were at the dinner ta- ble when the fire was discovered, and everyone was safely out of the house by the time the fire fighters arrived. Through the prompt and efficient work of the fire department directed by Chief Roy M. Wright, the fire was confined to the attic and the threatening flames were quelled within approximately a quarter of an hour. Five lines (of water) were played on the roof and the two trucks belonging to the department were pressed into service. After conducting an investigation of all rooms to make sure that no person had been overlooked in the house, Chief Roy Wright di- rected the corps of volunteers who assisted in removing the furniture from the house. A large number of high school boys and business men of Pacific Grove aided in this work, and all of the furnishings were removed without damage from fire or water. Among those who took an active part in this work of removal were W.R. Holman, Charles Olmstead, and two former fire chiefu, Lewis Cope and John Orchard, in addition to many others. "I wish to extend the thanks of the department to ali who gave their assistance in saving the furniture of the house," Chief Roy Wright said this week in a state- ment to the Tribune. Wright also explained that the eagemess of the crowd to be on the scene of the fire was a great handicap to his men Tuesday night. Violating the law which requires that all spectators remain at least 300 feet away from the apparatus were hundreds of onlookers. Firemen were impeded in their efforts to operate the apparatus by the crowds, he said. Several were served with citations for traffic violation and had to appear before Police Judge A.C. Jochmus this week. Damage to the property is estimated at approximately $2500 and the loss is completely covered by insurance. Early Convalescent Homes In1924,Dr.FrankHarthad14cottagesbuiltontheblockboundedbyPine,Lo- cust, Laurel and Cedar. He used these cottages for convalescing patients until his death in 1935. He called it Whispering Pines. These cottages are still standing. The June 29, 1931 Monterey Herald reported that Miss Ellen Murphy, manager of the El Adobe hospital in Monterey for five years, was leaving to open a conva- lescent home at 1017 Jewel Street combining the comfort of a private home with the efficiency of a modern hospital. I can find no building matching the photo in the paper. 4 1 r 4-eci-e --DCCiev A 80-ErcL4,20-44-ek<6,3\21604-I , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Grove Acre,254 Grove Acre,254 GROVE ACRE AVE_013.pdf,254 GROVE ACRE AVE_013.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 254 GROVE ACRE AVE_013.PDF, 254 GROVE ACRE AVE_013.pdf 1 Page 1