Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-09-26


about o'clock, fire was discovered in the Nam
moth Store room of Jno. W. Frilng, on Market
street, and an alarm was raised which soon be-
came general throughout the town. The Steam
| Fire Engine Company was on the ground In as
short a time as possible, but the fire had gained
too much Roadway to be checked speedily In its
proaress. The fire originated about the centre of
the building on The second floor, and spread ra-
pidy over the Inside of the store room. There
being large amount of cotton goods near the
centre of the building the flames were brought TO
perfect fury. In a very short time they had
spread over tic eHtire building reaching from
Market street TO the alley depth of 200 feet,
cnveloping the large stock Of goods, very small
! part of which was saved The entire building
was gutted, including the storehousc. From the
store room the fire extended TO the dwelling
house which also became prey to the flames,
the furniture, having previously been removed.
was saved, but greatly damaged At this juno
ture the Court House stood in imminent danger,
and had it not been for the steamer, would have
suffered great injury if not destruction. On the
east side OF the store building the fire reached the
office of Messrs. Masser and Engle, bankers,
which was almost entirely destroyed. Adjoining
II was the music aud picture store of II. b. Mas
ser, aud the Masser buildings occupied by s.
Foust, Snr., as n dwelling and hat and cap store.
All the furniture was hastily removed The
books aud furniture of l.. II. Kase's law office,
in the same buildings, were removed. The roof
I of part of the Masser buildings was burned off,
| and the building much damaged by water. The
musical instruments, &c., of f. b. Masser, also
sustained considerable damage by removal. The
loss of Mr.. Friling is estimated at about s22, ,00C,
on which there is an insurance of $4,000. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
! The loss Of II. B. Masscr, on building and
store, will probably reach $500, which is fully
covered with insurance. S. Faust's loss is about
500.
The members of the steam Fire Engine Com
pany are deserving of the highest praise for the
| manner in which they conducted themselves on
! this occasion. They under command of
| Mr. John Cadwalader, assisted by +. NJ. Bucher,
and it gives us pleasure to state that we have
never seen better order displayed on similar oc-
casions, here or elsewhere, ttan was exhibited by
the boys of the Steam Fire Engine Company on
Thursday morning. We very much regret that
the Hook and Ladder Company was not fully
prepared to come out with their apparatus, which
boring under in not having house to meet in
to perfect organization. Several attempts
have lately been made to get full meeting for
the purpose of organizing, which failed on ac-
count of the poor attendance, attributable to II
lack of interest taken in the matter by majority
of the members. We hope that on next Monday
evening there will be full turn ont by all who
intend to become active members, that the
company may be fully organized. That it is
highly important that an carly organization
should take place, was shown at the late fire.
Much assistance might have been rendered had
the company been organized.
NJ. Ross iiEsPERLY has erected u counter in
the front part of the post Office building from
which he will sell papers and periodicals, letter
stamps, envelopes and paper. The Aniericdii
will hereafter be sold regularly at his place OF
business,
THE FAIR.-Every farmer in the county can
have something to exhibit at the Union Agricul-
tural Fair at Sunbury. See the liberal premiums
offered in Smother part of this paper. 1t will be
the largest fair ever held in this part of the
State. The best horse-racing of the season will
come off at that time, some of the best blood.
cd horses in the country are already entered.
CoLoRED GIRL SHoT.-A colored girl named
Fietta Earnst, was shot aud instantly killed, on
Thursday last, on the Turnpike, between Yea
gers aud the Big Mountain, near Mt. Carmel by
a Welsh boy named Fred Davis. Davis is about
Is years of age, and alleges that the shooting
was accidental. 1t is rumored that he and gir
of bad repute were in company with the girl or
a shooting and fishing excursion, and that tho
shooting Intentional. Davis was arrested
dn the day following by constable stilwagner and
W. Davis, and brought before Esquire Lewis o.
: Mt. Carmel borough, who made out commit
mct and handed the prisoner over to Sheriff
Rothcrmel, who WAS in that region at the time
aud who brought him to Jail at this place.
ANY person who desires the job of putting il
. about dozen window panes in the Masonic
building will please apply Immediately at thi'
oilicc.-DGily
. As BUR neighbor is occupying the Masonic
building, il looks litae suspicious on his part
, We hope he will wait until after the election /
he finds it necessary to knock out window paues
Mrs. GEO. GAss, (widow) living on Penn ST..
fell down stairs in her dwelling, on Tuesda,
night about 10 O'Clock, and was not discovcrct
until about O'Clock next morning. She wa
considerably injured.
irTTIE son of Joseph Ray, residing on From
, street, fell from the stern of foot boat, on Mon
I day last, and made narrow escape from drown
ing. The mother of the boy jumped into tn
river, and rescued him by pulling him ashore
: and then by rolling him in a barrel resuscitatet
life.
;, THE audience room of the 81 E. Church vii
: be completed m a few DAYS. We learn that tn