Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-01-25

/ given ts quote, and held our community
In state Of unrest, next to the loss o
life the most painful. Its fearful scene,
are present with our people by day AND
by night. By day its grim aud desolatt
track meets US at most every turn, and
by night, when in our beds, with ou'
eyes closed in sleep, its devouring flames
appears in our dreams, and render nigh,
itself the most startling time. Fury
seems to be enihroned here. determined
to pour her vengeance of fire upon US -
At the close of last week the community
commenced to feel more secure than j,
had for several weeks previous, and the
topic Of fire which engaged the attention
of every one since the first of the year,
showed faint signs of abatement; but on
Monday forenoon, a'out l o'clock. we
were hurried back to Fl -ry scenes, and
again the "topc.' is fire. About the hour
just stated the cry of fire again rung
through the town, but its awful natural
harshness was somewhat subdued by the
free snow storm from the East, that had
commenced early in the morning and cou
tinued through the day till nishtfall -
This time the fire broke out in Patterson
in large frame building. on the north
west corner of Main street and Railroad
Avenue, known as the Pennsylvania
House. owned by F NJ. Mickey-who is
and has for some time been in South
Carolina-and kept by VIM. Young
Smoke was first discovered issuing from
the roof, by men about the railroad -
The fact was made known to Mr.. Young,
the landlord, VINO with a number of
friends Immediately hastened up stairs,
where search on the second floor was in
stituted for the fire. A partition wall
that was at one end joined to fue, was
found, upon examination, in hot state.
The room on one side of the partition was
occupied by Mrs, Egolf, aud the room
on the other side was occupied by MIR
Frazier and family, each room had a
stove and fire in it, and the stovepipes
entered the hues to which said partition
was joined The wall was broken open
and water thrown in, and the fire appa
rently quenched. This was not, however
the case While the fire was being sub
dued in the partition, it was evidently
without hinderance pursuing its own way
through the rooms Of the attic, which was
lathed plastered and finished Ike the
lower portion Of the building for about
the time it was believed that the fire was
put out where first discovered, namely in
the partition wall, the attic was discover
ed to be on fire. The fire soon gained the
mastery over the men at hand. The
cry of fire was raised. Men of both
towns sped to the burning building -
The contents of the hotel, in such por-
tions of it that tie flames had not
already reached, were hurried out, and
the conteuts of d humber of houses on
Main street east of the hotel. were hasti-
ly removed Nj. Pencils store goods
which were in building about zen feet
distant from the south end of the burning
house on Railroad Avenue, were carried
into cars, which was a safe place for
them
The people all, with the exception.
land they are found in all things and in
all places fell earnestly to work to put
out the fire. A line was formed, along
which buckets of water were passed
from the well in Mr.. Franks yard up
through Mr.. Wright's house, to the place
where it joined the burning hotel, here a
strong force WAS posted and so judlcious-
ly expended the water handed to it that
soon the flames were checked in that di-
rection, and the brave volunteer fireman
no longer stood OH the defensive. but ini-
tiated an offensive movement against the
fire. Axes were loudly called for and
and were soon forewarded, and then COM
menced cutting and slashing, the like
of which has never been witnessed in
this community. The fire was literally
cut and washed out of this end of the
building. This division of workmen was
also strongly supported by forces from
the rear side of the building. Mr..
Wright's house was good deal dam
aged by water, aud the use of the AK on
the west end
The Engine, too, was manned by an
earnest party, who first directed their ef-
forts to the front of the building on Main
street, but as soon as it became apparent
that the party on Wrigh,'s house was
gaining the mastery of the fire in that
direction it was run around on Railroad
Avenue to the south end of the building
to prevent the fire from extending south
ward. 1t received its supply of water
from the water plug at the railroad from
which the locomotive tanks receive their
water. A line was also formed from this
plug to the corner of the hotel at the
junction of the streets, along which wa
ter was passed. The railroad authorities