Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-04

water, am well aware that 10 lour pXtrat T.
dinary exeriiors am mailv inlebeI for
The preservation of The ship and The lives of
all un board. I also thank Won for the com
rlimeniary manner in which YOU lave been
pleased 10 notice the services Of mvsrlf and
he officers aud crew Of my ship. Ii may b.
proper also 10 state that my Officers, vi h.
out an exception agree with me as 10 The
propriciy Of my going into Norfolk.
am, very respectfully, your obedleni SER
want,
JAMES FfSDLAY ScHENx.
To Messrs, Reverdy Johnson and Others.
CALAMiyoUS FIRE.
BcRNiNc OF THE CrriCE OF THE PuDIIc
LEDGER.
About half.pasi seven o'clock Yesterday
morir. the lar-r and extensive six siurird
hulldiua of the Public Ledger newspaper. nj
the S W corner Of Third aud Chrsnut streets.
'ook fire. The priutiu. Of the daily edition
OF the paper was not quite finished at The
Time: and The press was sill running. There
were some ten of the employers of the rstah-
il>ilmrui, consisting of the niahi clerks, enoi.
neers, prrssmru, feeders, ny boys, Sc . in the
basement, aud the chief day ciek, Mr.. D. o.
Blood, in the Office on The next floor above
The tire was first discovered in The cellar hy
the sudden lssuiug Of smoke f:um the neigh
bo,hood "t the heating apparatus, in the re.
non ul the b0iler, but how exactly, it origin.
sf>, surposIions and opinions concerning ii,
yet nothing certainly is known about it,.
The Ledger Building was the most pyicn-
>ve printing establishment in the United
States, and its machinery was considered
among the liueS! in the world. 1t WAS oc-
cnplrd altogether blythe Public Ledger piur.
ing Olive, the office of The D,lIar New spaprr,
and the United States Job Printing Establish
ment. One room on Third street, down stairs,
was occupied as publication and periodical
sore lately kept 10y A, Winch, hut now by
Mrssrs Wood aud Peterman. Their stock
was completely ruined 10y The wafer Loss
5000, No Insurance..
The cellar of The building was occupied by
the steam engine and two Of Hoes celebrated
'Lasl FaSI" four cylinder presses, on inch
the daily edition Of the Ledger was p, in,rd.
The second story Of ihis and the adjoining
huidmg on Ch"suut street, WAS orcngi.d hy
The composing editorial a,rd repuuorial rooms
of the Ledger and Dollar Newspaper. The
lhrd story was occnped by the Uoi'cd Safes
job Printing Office Company, aud as hand
press rooms.
The fourth story WAS occupied as the book
and Job press rooms, rouiaiuin. six valuable
s'ram-power machine presses; Two ut All.
ans best book machines, aud four iohhiug
cylinder presses. The fifth story contained
The pap1r-S'orlng, drying and pressing room.
In this story was also Il large hydlaulic press
aud a double cylinder Napier press. Th..
sixth story was nsed 10y the slip and mail Wi.
t"rs Of the D1lIar Newtpaper and as sor.
a"r room.
The establishment was the property Of
Mr>Hrs. Swain, Ab'll & Summons. The
hmlIlnG was not quite ten years OIL, and MAS
constructed ia the best manner. The original
cost of the huildmg WAS SlG.5 500. TIL. heat
IlIg apparatus AMI o'hrr tiNiur, made. the rIi.
Tire cost not less lhau SEQ 600. The presses
alone cost over $50, ,0Co ami The entire value
OF The hnldmg, fixtures, marhi, cry and maie-
a M
OoO. There was AN Insurance on Iha build
lI% of $40. goo, aud on the stock Of SIS. 300
The arlual amoun, OF the property drsrIo,-
~ caHni yet he asreIralurd. The posses
ar'i engine IN the basement are. il is hnpcd.
not materially damaged. The liouls of water
prevent II llnruuah examination for the pre-
seut. The two presses in the tin, story .rli
through 10 The fourth story, aud were drmol.
l>hrd. The SIKH story, with the heavy me
Hllc roof also fell though 10 The fourth >ior,
This s'ory, which remained fast, supported
lhe immense weight Of eight presses, be.
Il les all the falling rniis from above, which
covered Them. lIeIc was The most valuable
machinery of the establishments aud il was
feared that but liile Of il would be rescued
in safety.
The third and second stories likewise stood
ln the third story, good deal Of The type wa,
melted, auI mos, Of it damaged by water
The types in The Srcoad story were not srr-
nnsly injured, and in the iir-l story, little o.
no damage was done, rNcrp by wafer,
All he books OF The Dlllar Newspaper, ex.
repllng the subscription books nt portion of
Pennsylvania, have been saved The Ledger
hnnks in the otiire were also preserved; Mr..
Blood, the clerk, having succeeded in lacking
them up in ihe tie.proof, When he fonnd ,ha,
he could uol carry them out. In his devoted
riInr'S he was almost SuIoracd by the smoke.
When eNlricalrd, hr was nearly overcome.
PhIa n. 4, s.. U. S. Gdse'te.
THE SEVENTEEN YEAR LocUsrs.-Thpse
insects, said TO appear once in seventeen
wears, will return in the summer of this year
1851, their last appearance being in The sum.
mer Of 1895,