Time Machine Special Edition: April 17th in Pocomoke City One Hundred Years Ago.

 

 APRIL 17, 1922

                                                     

(The Worcester Democrat was able to publish on Saturday, its regular publication day, five days after the fire.)

      Picture at upper left: Market Street looking north from Second Street.

      Picture at upper right: Market Street looking south from Front Street.

(Above reads: No one who was not an eye witness can adequately picture the rapidity with which the flames accomplished their destructive and desolating work. When the big clock on the front of the Citizens National Bank struck the noon hour on Easter Monday, everything was peaceful and serene, people were plying their usual vocations, or enjoying their noon-day lunch; the town with its clean streets and its beautiful trees decked in their new spring foliage, never looked prettier. Two hours and a half later, 250 people were homeless, property estimated at $1,500,000 had been destroyed and the scene in ten businesses and residential blocks in the very heart of the city could be compared with exaggeration  to the scenes in the war-devastated region of France and Belgium after the invasion of the German troops. 

The exact origin of the fire is not known. Mr. Davis had been buring trash int he alley that morning and while some hold to the theory that a spark from the burning trash may have caused the conflagration, still this theory has not been definitely established.)

 Jake Mason photos from the Pocomoke Fire  Company Photo Gallery.

In this picture the view is looking west across Market Street. The building standing at Market and Front Streets is The Empire Theater.

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A hurricane season prediction

 (Shore Daily News)

Colorado State University is once again predicting another above average hurricane season for the Atlantic Coast.

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Colorado State University releases 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast - Shore Daily News

(PPE reader comment)

 Anonymous said...

CSU makes the same prediction every year.

tkforppe says: I prefaced the headline as "A" prediction assuming we might see some others.

 Anonymous said...

The Weather Channel will also predict an above number of hurricanes and horrendous destruction and loss of life.

Time Machine Special Edition Preview

April 17th marks the 100th anniversary of the fire that devasted much of Pocomoke City. This Sunday here at the Pocomoke Public Eye we devote a Special Edition to that infamous event.

                   (The Baltimore American)

To commemorate the Centennial of the great Pocomoke City Fire of 1922, the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company will host an Open House and Ceremony on Saturday, April 16.  Fire Companies that helped Pocomoke Firemen battle the blaze have been invited to attend and will be recognized for their assistance in containing and extinguishing the fire.

The Open House, which will feature antique fire equipment and historical materials regarding the fire, will be held at the Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company, 1410 Market Street, from 1PM to 4PM on Saturday April 16. The recognition ceremony will take place at 3PM.

Attempted child abduction reported

 

Wednesday, 4/13/22

Rocket Lab stocks shoot upward

 

(Shore Daily News)

“The stock price of Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ: RKLB) increased by 4.73% Wednesday. Investors are responding positively to Rocket Lab breaking ground on the construction of a state-of-the-art rocket production complex where the company’s Neutron launch vehicle will be manufactured.”

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Rocket Lab stock surges after groundbreaking at Wallops - Shore Daily News

Pocomoke City Police Investigating Shots-fired Incident

 (WBOC)

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Pocomoke City Police Investigating Shots-fired Incident | Latest News | wboc.com