The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-03-31
GREAT FIRE AT PORT Deposit. -


James McCauley, Charles A. Bryan.
GREAT FIRE AT PORT Deposit. -
Destruction Of the Sash Factory-2O0, 900
feet Of Lumber, 175 tons Of Hay, and several
Dwellings, and Stables, etc., Destroycd-Loss
SIS, 200 About halfpast one o'clock on
Wednesday morning last the Waterman of
the sash factory at Port Deposit was alarmed
by the barking of his dog at the door of the
engine room, and on looking out he discov-
cred q fire in the rear Of Stebbing's butcher
shop, which was soon communicated to
some finished wood work that had been piled
near where the fire was first discovered -
Before the alarm could be given the fire had
got under such Roadway that all efforts to
subdue it were fruitess. To aid in the mis-.
fortune, the fire engine had been allowed to
repose in its house unmolested for months,
and the hose were so dried that it required
three-quarters of an hour to get them in
working order, by which time the flames
were beyond all control, and the sash fac
tory, together with about 100000 feet of
lumber, was totally destroyed. A hay bar.
rack, belonging to j. Tome & Co., caught
fire and was consumed, with about 175 tons
of hay,
The warehouse of Davis & Pugh, which
was very near the sash factory, was saved by
throwing water against the shutters from the
inside; the building being of stone and the
shutters heavily lined with iron, resisted the
devouring elements, with the assistance of
water from the inside. The warehouse of
Tome & Co., which is of wood, was on fire
several times, but was saved by the efforts
Of the citizens. The dwelling Of DR.. Wake
man was saved by an ceho7se in the rear
which, when consumed, left exposed pile
Of ice, forming an impenctrable barrier be-
tween the flames and the Doctors residence.
Several small buildngs-shops and stables
and two dwellings were destroyed. the par.
iculars of which we could not learn.
The loss is estimated at 1000, with an
insurance of $4,000 ON the factory, but
with no insurance on the finished work and
lumber.
FIRE.-On Sunday evening last, the
Barn, G-anary, Wagon. house and other
Outbuildings of Mr.. William Gipin, resid-
ing on the Cherry Hill road, about 2t miles
Northwest of Elkton, were destroyed by
fire. The fire was discovered by the family
about o clock, bursting out of the barn on
all sides; the wind blowing gale at thu time,
1t was impossible to save anything. Five
horses, four head of cattle, eight sheep and
.:....as. new reaper, two carriages, nearly
new, wagon, pillow and carriage harness, to,
gc,her with all the farming utensils, with the
exception of fan and corn shelter and a
lot of provendcr were consumed. The ami
mails were burned into charred heaps. The
loss is estimated at nearly 81 900, with an
insurance on the barn in the Cecil Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of $3.50. The
larger part of the property destroyed had no
insurance On it. Two stragglcrs who had
NSeen seen about the roads through the day
wore supposed to have set the barn on fire,
but of this there was no evidence.
CoNFERENoE.-The Philadelphia An
nual Conference closed its session on Friday
of last week. Harrisburg was selected as
the next place of meeting. We are unable
to give the appointments entire; but have
selected those of this county, and the minis
tiers who have heretofore been stationed
here:
NORTH PHILADELPHIA DIsTRICT.-W. ].
Paxson, kensington; W. H. Elliott, He'd.
ding; r. II. Pattison, Tabernace NJ. A.
Day, Chctenham; c. w. Ayers, South
Easton; j. NJ. Hinson, Bridesburg.
South PHILADELPHIA DIsTRIcT.- A.
Fernley, Nazareth Thomas W. Shippers,
Ehenezer; G. W. Brindle Central; John
w. Arthur, South City Mission L. B. Miller,
Scott; G. W. Lybrand, Asbury; A. NJ.
Virgins, Millersburg.
READING DISTRICT. James Flannery,
Ph9nixvlle; T. Sumption, Dirdsboro; j.
S. Cook, Pottsville; j. Aspril, Tamaqua.
WILMINGTON DIsTR1cr.-J. d. Curtis,
Union; J. Dyson, Mount Lebanon; NJ. d.
Kurtz, Elkton; H. H. Bodine, Bethel ].
o. Neill North East G.. l.. Schaffer, Charles.
town; J. Brindle, Port Deposit; S. W.
kurtz Zion +. B. Harvey, Oxford; B. r.
String, Enterprise and Conestoga H. F.
Hurn, Media
EAsToS DIsTRIcT.--W. f. England, Odes.
81 j. II. Lightburn, Milford; J. b. Quigg,
Kent; j: F. Boone, Head Of Sassafras
Snow HILL DIsTRICT.-J. M. Purner, At |
lantic.
SAMUEL G. MAcKEY, Of Rock Meet