Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-05-09

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/ was considerable loser From a long
/ account in the Tribune, we compile the
/ following particulars 1t broke out in the
/ Ware-room attached to Myers 4 Ehrhart's
! grocery store in OdcnwaIder's Brown
/ Row, on Virginia street, and had gained
considerable headway, before it was dis
/ covered All efforts To check the progress
of the flames appeared useless, and the
/ buildings connected on either side with
! the one i'll which the fire originated, were
/ given over to them, and those who at
/ tempted to do any work, turned their at
! tcntion to saving personal property, and
/ applying water to the roof and sides of the
/ buildings adjacent but disconnected from
/ the burning block, The store in which
! the fire originated was situated in the cen
/ tre of block of frame houses. Immcli-
ately adjoining it on the north were the
buildings Of DR.. y. p. Culderwood, \. l..
Mccartney, and the Mcclellan House,
owned by Nicholas Ehringcr Adjoining
it on the south was row of one-story
buildings, owned by Adam Odcnwalder.
containing three stores. At the southern
end OF the row was the dry goods store OF
John Bowman, known as "Chcap John.'
From this room nearly all the goods were
removed. Mr.. Bowman was in the city
at the time purchasing 4 new supply OF
goods. The next room was occupied by
Gctz < STREET, as a grocery and confection-
cry. From this room, the greater portion
Of the goods We're also removed. The next
or third room was occupied by Adolph
Kunz, H. Il aclothing store Mr. kunz had
just opened his sstock the day previous and
had in his room also considerable amount
of household furniture. This room adj
Joined the one in which the fire origina-
ted and caught simultaneously, consc-
qucntly there was nothing of any account
removed thcrcfrom. But few articles
which We're near the front door, We're rc-
moved from the store of Myers & Ehrhalt.
The dwelling part OF the adjoining build
ing of Dr. Caldcrwood, was occupied by
George w. Stewart, Esq, and a front
room, previously occupied by Dr. Calder
wool n an office was occupied by Miss
HemIer as a millinery store. Most Of the
goods We're removed from the store, hut
the rapid spread of the flames prevented
the removal of the greater portion Of
| squire Stewards household goods, or the
wearing apuarrI of the faruily which wa.
priurinolI[. in tho rn.,, ,,o,,,s or tbn I,,,iII-
| ing, where the fire first communicated
! \ piano, parlor carpet. 4 few chairs, and
some of the hcd-clothin@ OF front room
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tuning H'"'. squire stewart RENAME"
IA 'I'e S''''l'" S'".E' throwing "ul M1"'c-
yer ne coul' Sc' nor" o. uI'''i me Ii".''e,
C"' ''i I''7 "'N.''' ~ ''' '''''' VIZ ANA
window. Hcdtd otleaVo the front room
until the flames burst in thcdoor. lie was
then '''mpeiied TO get out OF the window,
! in doing which he received 4 severe cut
in the left wrist He swung himself out
Of the window, to escape the flames, but
ere ladder could be erected to get him
down his hand was severely burned.
Mr. Stewart estimates his loss If from