Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06
Destructive ConAagratiOn
$4,000 to $lOOOOnI Loss tso

Elmira was visited last riOb.
destructive conAagratiou Will "''n The na,
6e0 mere ior years Involving loss Of pt' at Occurred
600 worth Of property. At sbon, a. least s5
past seven O'Clock smoke was DISC qOars,
ing from the north end of the v,o'efed av,o'ed la1.
Shop bel, nging to the Erie Rail~as l,'us'e W Pair
situated on the corner of Wisnas Voupsa,
streets. BY The time an alarm Sad Ets
aud before an entrance into the boiIs; ao ;"Oo5z
be effected, the fire had gained ,-'lg o"' soEi
headway, and the flames coumnDio"a adle't,
almost uncomfortable rapi(ity tbronat b,a''a VT.
tire length of the structure, and f,s hea
to the two large Car Shops, BIacksniIl. DI lS''s s
Superintebdent's Office, etc, adioinioa SaR
than anhoars time the work of de.ty9o,sl lRsa
complete, and where bat yesterdav ',~ol - 'g
hum of industry was heard, there non W ~ 0lsl
heap of SmoulderiUg ruins ''aaia
The alarm of fire was promptly ,o,,,,
the bells throughout the tows, and d,,..'q ous By
men responded With commendabe ~, y. TIE
alacrity. The night was bitter Gala 90. 'aa
stiff breeze prevailing from the Norlb =. aOaI
the flames into an Intensity which ,,.s ,aSasl
their mastery by human efforts imno,sisr' sII'''d
The effort of the Firemen were tGerefo,a' ,'J.'' ~
ed to preventing the fire from spreading ,.'i' ,,s
large piles of wood and lumber, the Erie Ta.1F w
Depot and the freight cars adiacent ;. 's' !"
burning buildings. Many of our ctizaD, " VI. ~
the employees of the Road were also nn.,a. -
ting in their assistance. The fire bv6rs,,r'
longing to the company was found to hs =
zen when the fire commenced. and was of co-.
useless. Had the wind been in a nortbs,l. ~
rection, the buildings belonging to the Fr
IL Williamsport r r. Co. could hardl7 h..
been saved.
Notwithstanding the severe could tbs r..
men remaining manfuEy at the post Of an,
working with determined energy, until H.
surrounding property was considered Oh, /,
danger
There are conflicting theories as 70 "A,
origin of the ire-Some contending thatit mi,
mated from a stove in a passenger car IA n.
Paint Shop. Mr. Rutter-the Snasro,.,
dent of the works--it is Of the opinion, hogsy
er, that it might have communicated bv III
sparks from passing locomotive on the ".
Transport track, as the Paint Shop caupb, E,
from that source last summer and was sava
with great difficulty. Superintendent Rou,
has always exercised the noStconstaat prec,r
tioDs against fire, aud is certain that The,
could have been no fire inside the buIa3g
previous to the conaagration
In addition to the loss of the buildings, DIN
or ten splendid passenger coacheS-newIy !.
Paired-and about eighteen freight cars WI
destroyed, together with a very large amos
of constructions and repair materials, tm,
machinery, steam engine, &c.
Nearly one hundred and iifty mechan'cs gsl
employed in the works, mo>t of whom Vi
probably be thrown out Of present empl lyn.-
by this disastrous fire. A number Of the
have lost all their tools-o1e man lori
about 500 worth. Although the loss to d
Erie Company is a severe one the p-oner
being uninsured, and the repair shops here
ing the principal ones on the Road-it ia
with greater severity upon the employees a
:heir families, whose main support is thus wi
drawn.--E!mira Press, March, /.