The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-20
RISING SUN ITEMS.

| Accident.-Rev. Mr.. Cook was thrown
from his carriage. on Sunday morning last,
near John w. CaldwelPs residence, and
had his left leg broken.
Improvement. foundation of the
new Church has been finished and the brick
work commenced.
Destructipe Fre.-On Tuesday morning
last, about II o'clock, the wood shop at
tached to Jno. T. Bowden's foundry was
discovered to be on fire. Being unable to
control it, soon the whole building and con-
tents vert a mass of flame. The Maryland
House, belonging to Mr.. Grason, its stables
and outbuildings being only divided from
it by narrow road, soon also caught fire
and were destroyed. At the same time the
fire crossed the road on north side and con-
sumed the dwelling house, large brick
building, used as offices, Iron Store, store
room for patterns, carriage shops and
stable, all also belonging to Mr.. Bowden.-
1t was only by the persistent exertions of
our citizens and neighbors, who came
promptly to the rescue, that all the village
north of the fire (the wind blowing towards
the north was saved. The sparks and fly
ing embers setting buildings on fire in
many localities. The Maryland House
belonged to and was kept by Mr.. William
Grason, one of the finest hotel buildings
on the Eastern Shore, was erected by Jno.
A. Thompson, in 1868, on the ruins of the
Thompson House, burned about four years
ago. Mr.. Grason saved most of the furni-
ture of the first and second stories; but
lost most of that in the third story. Total
loss about $4,000. Insurance in Cecil
Company ON hotel building, $4,000; on
barn and stables, $500; brick warehouse,
$4,000; frame dwelling, $500; contents of
barn, $3.50. The hotel building was insur-
ed in the Delaware Company for So, OOO.-
Mr.. Job Haines had some 5000 worth of
furniture stored in third story room and
lost it ALL The boarders, some of whom
we're from Baltimore to spend the hot sum-
mer months, mostly saved their effects,
except two, who were away at the time
Evans, Wood & Co., Bankers, occupied a
room on north end of ground floor and
saved their books, furniture, SC. Some
half dozen men threw the safe through the
window, when it took dozen with levers
to get it off the pavement. E. w. &. Co.,
resumed business next day in Hall build
ing. Mr.. Bowden, besides his buildings,
looses heavily in Agricultural Implements,
cultivators, plows, and cutting boxes, OF
which he was an extensive manufacturer.
His total loss is estimated at 100000
1000 insurance in Cecil Company.
These shops being destroyed, throws
quite number of mechanics out of en-.
ployment, and will be seriously felt in the
business of our borough. Most of Mr.
BIS workmen lost their tools. Lewis Smith
who occupied the dwelling house with hi:
family, only escaped with their clothes
losing everything, his carpenter tools in
cluded. Mr.. Grason designs rebuilding
Immediately.
The fire is generally supposed to be thu
work of an incendiary. The noble exer
tons put forth by so many precludes thu
, possibility of mentioning names, severa
men remained at their posts, on roofs, whil'
the heat was sufficient to blister thei
hands and faces. Both men and women
= boys and girls worked with will. Th'
great scarcity of water in our borough
- adding to the labor, most all the contigu
Gus pumps we're exhausted.