The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-10-31
meal AND PERSONAL.

AND CREssoN RAILROAD
'"'' .rter Monday, April l9, 1887,
D Sna .hi. road will run as follows;
.l,'S " connecting with Day Express
rM,.t a. and Phila. Express West.
NJ. connecting with Phila. Ex.
g,., and Mail West.
-In' ", or on departure Of. .Phila.
Express West.
N hrP rl ", or on departure Of Phila. Ex-
press East
FIRE FIBSD IN EBEEsBURG-Four
y '',.,sOn, IN Three DGyS.-Our town
,5s mast week has been pretty Sc
~ I ..nurg,d r., by the devouring element,
,b.n four fires having occurred in
sms locality within less than three days
h,s cf them, in fact, within twelve or
...., hours Of each other. Two Of these
g',rs,ious ,',r resulted in considerable loss,
.s;s less a cause of wonder that the
,.,ties in question were destroyed than
| ,bose surrounding and in the inmedi4
..,bborhood were saved from a like
!, 6ply the favorable condition of the
.,l.r and the almost superhuman efforts
:, citiger s served to stay the destroying
.n.nt and confne it within the compara-
~ small limits which it laid waste.
The first of these fires broke out on Thurs
,iterro IN last, aud for time threatened
/. most serious consequences. Thomas
/ !, son of Mr.. Edward Glass, while IN the
turn department Of his fathers foundry,
NJ west end of town, at the time stated,
L his ewes towards the roof and to his
nv discovered fire between the shingles
/, the boards which line the roof. With
n DELAY he gave the alarm, which soon
mead through the streets, and in a very
I'M time 4 large concourse of people were
ng the ground with buckets and other
,,ss, aod ak went to work with will
ryihg water, and in a few minutes the
,ncs we're completely subdued, after burn
y 8 large hole in Il e roof and charriEg sew
d valuable patterns which were slowed
g.y under the caves. This fire was doubt>
8 communicated from a spark thrown
mn the cupolo, the workmen having been
-s,ged in casting short time previous to
: discovery.
On Ssuri,ay # ernoon about half past
~ o'clock our citizens were again startled
fthe cry Of Gre, and this time it was dis
ued issuing from the stable of F. P.
eney, Esq. who resides in the hext house
ifuins the foundry property From Mr..
aruey's stable the flames communicated to
z stables Of Mr.. John Griffith and Mr..
asc Evans, in close proximity, and by the
ne an effective force Of workmen reached
2 scene the three buildings were so com
,;eiy enwrapped that it were worse than
rItss to attempt to save either Of them
ttfortS, therefore, were directed to the
,seryatiOn Of the houses and ether build
p in the immediate vicinity, and it re
i,-d .he most heroic exertions aad untiring
iustry to accomplish this alrrost h"peies.
II: Lines were promptly formed ant
Ter rapidf7 passed from the taunery o.
/ ETans or The opposite side of the street
Under the direction of sSillful firemer
s water was applied in such a way as tC
.ct the desired object, although it was :
tier Of doubt for fully IN hour rs to which
the elrnents, FIRE or water, would prove
7 yic,or. The origin Of this fire is alto
'her matter Of conjecture, and we shal
attempt 70 advance any hypothesis OF
: subj Ct. We did nct learn the anoun
loss sustained by the respective owners o
. stables, but understand that Mt. Grif
ia much the hea Tiest loser. two Of tn,
ucttres having been filed with hay, chop
=, belonging to him: Mr.. T'ierney. warned
the late are at the foundry. had his house
'niture aud stable insured jfst the day
svOus, and We trust that the insurance OF
latter building will fully cover the dam
{. We do not kno# whether the othe
'ties were insured or not.
Scarcely had this fire been rendered harm
for further mischief and tie greater por
n Of the citizens returned to their home
Z places Of business. than still &hothe
OF fire resounded through our streets
this time flames were seen emt:ginI
m the roof of Mr. Vim. Mills h0ttse, th
It btt one below the burnt district.
buckets Of water. properly applied, SUI
ed to quench this fire ere it had accom-
shed much damage. The most Ufadsibl
cory as to IFS origin. is that some of tn
arks from the burning stables had got f:It
barrel Of rags on the gsrret, and aftt
for time burst forth Tito
NE, which communicated to the roof, wit
resell: stated above. The efforts of seve
perso- who still fingered about the seer
the other conhagration alone served
ppress this FIRE before it got under fu
ldway.
It was now reasonable TO suppose Chat I
'ther apprehensions need be entertain'
to this terrible agent Of destruction. E
ough several persons femaitted on wEtt
ring the night to guard against any di
er of like character. How startlif
n was the summons. at about FIVE o'clo'
Sunday morning. which called our CT
Is from their beds to witness the burnil
still another building in the same localit
d occupied as q weaver's shop by NJ
nm Williams. This building, a small o
ID half story frame, was quickly wrapp'
flames beyond the control of human c
rts, and as in the case of the stables. +;
tention was turned to the saving of 9th
nements surrounding it. And what S
'rhuman exertions were required to accol
lsh this work only those who labored wi
'ght and main can properly estimat
ut, all honor to the noble men who fac
'e scorching heat, the good work W
9ne' Notwithstanding one end of Mr.. Mil
ouSe was little better than a mass of ci
sr' from top to bottom when the fire W
nAly subdued. And then the questi,