Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18
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village Of Stormstown, in the upper
end ofthis county. About one o clock
fire was discovered in the roof OF the
building owned and occupied by Mr..
George Mattern, MS n Public House.
The nlar was at once given, but be-
fore any assistance could be had, it
had obtained such headway as TO be
entirely beyond control. In thirty
minutes from tho time this building
was noticed to be on ire, the wind had
communicated the lames to fourteen
others, and in less than three hours
that entire portion of the town, lying
between the Port Matilda road and
Capt. Hunters residence, being two
thirds of the place, and covering the
entire business portion of twas n
heap of desolate, smoking ruins,-
Houses, stores, shops, stables, goods,
clothing, furniture and provisions, all
included in the general destruction.
So intense was the heat, and so rapid
the confagration, that many Of the
families who are thus rendered home
less and destitute, were unable TO save
anything except the clothes upon
their backs. The following is list Of
sufferers:
Miles and Geo. Gray, store, partly
insured Geo. Mattern, house, store
room, and furniture, no insurance
Jacob Pottsgrove, house, storo-room,
saddler shop, and furniture, partly in
sured Barlow and Mckinney, store,
insured; l. V. Gray, two store-rooms,
dwelling house, store goods and fur
uiture, partly insured Horton Lever,
house and furniture, insurance cxpir-
ed on the Is ult. Jas. Pcrdue, house
and furniture, partly insured; John
Robson, house and furniture, no in
sarance; David Moore, furniture and
household goods, no insurance Mrs.
Fanny Douglass, household goods, no
insurance Henry Adams, tenant
house, no insurance Charles Linn,
household goods, no insurance; Da-
vid Mckinney, dwelling house, shop,
confectionery, and furniture, no in-
surance; A. X. Barlow, dwelling house
and furniture, partly insured DIR. Ed.
Perdue, furniture and medicines, no
insurance Post Office, with all the
Mail Matter; Mrs Neal, furniture &c,
no insurance Jos. Gingerich, dwell
ing, tenant house, and furniture, no
insurance J. H. Griffin, dwelling
house, no Insurance W. W. McKin-
ney, dwelling house, shop and furni-
ture, no insurance; Robert Elder, two
tenant houses, no insurance; Samuel
Hcnny, furniture &C., no insurance
And in addition to these losses, all the
stables and out houses on the South
side of the street, and east of the road
leading to Pine Grove; provisions,
clothing, bedding &c, in fact every
thing that fire could destroy became
food for the flames.
We visited the scene OF the ruins
on Tuesday last and it brought vivid
ly to cur minds the pictures Of the
Southern towns, destroyed during the
late war az which nothing was left
but chimney stacks and cellar walls,
aud over the desolation Of which, so
many of our people shouted with glee
We seen standing about the smoking
timbers of once happy homes, men,
women aud children, who by the &C.
cident of Sunday last, have been rem
dered destitute of everything; ihmi-
lies that have not enough left 10 buy
provisions sufficient for one meal, and
no where 10 lodge, but in the little
shops and sheds, or with their more
fortunate. nut oyerorowdcd ncighbors.
One hundred thousand dollars might
perhaps, cover the entire loss, but we
doubt very much whether it would
Our young friend |. V. Gray alone suf-
iered to the extent of some $4,000
upon which he had but about $4,000
insurance Mr.. Pottsgrove lost up
wards Of $4,000, upon which the in
surance was but about 81 500, and in
addition to his house, shop, and furni-
iure, had between seven and eight
hundred dollars in Greenbacks burnt.
Others lost all that they had, and it
becomes our citizens in all parts OF
the county, TO contribute a little to-
wards the immediate relief of those
rendered entirely destitute, by that
fearful accident The names Of the
committee to whom money, clothing
&c. can be forwarded will be seen in
another column.- BeHetonte Watch
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