The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-11-13
Grcn, Fire In luarri sburg

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LOSS ESTIMATED At 5000, 900 {.
About eleven o'clock this forenoon
the fire alarm bells Of this city sent
forth startling peal, informing the
rlll|r' lat couiiagration wns in
/. 100. IN investigation developed
she fact that the State printing Office
and bmdery, situate on Third street
ard Blackberry alley. WAS in flames
The trcmen responded quickly, and
their apparatus was soon Mt the scene
of destruction. The men made
desperate efforts 10 stay the flames,
tu' without avail
IL soon became evident that moth
ing would save the building, Huge
volumes of smoke poured from the
windows OF the structure, from which
emerged the employees Of the cstab.
libhment, There are about one
hundred and fifty persons employed
III 1t, and as there was but one stair
way. and that close by the elevator
through which the flames and smoke
rushed from floor to floor, number
of the workmen and woman were
compelled 10 seek egrcss through
the wndy ~.
A number n GIRLS belonging t9
the bindery fsrtti ,the iron. window
frames on the second floor, through
which they escaped to the cornice on
the Third street front, and We're
taken from thence 10 the ground by
means of ladders, although one or
two jumped Conc from the second
and one from the third story) to the
ground and escaped with slight bruis
cs. Several OF the male EMPLOYEES
received bruises and scratches in the
iush for safety All the persons in
the establishment st the time ESCAPED
which may be considered miracl.
under the circumstance.
In the meantime the flames spread
- the adjoining buildings on Third
street and Blackberry alley. Swartz 5
livery stable, the Lochiel hotel and
the row OF brick residences on the
opposite side Of Third street were all
in danger. Every effort WAS made
TO save the Lochicl, which was nt last
accomplished
Great alarm was { I'd ruons
tho residents Of the ncighborhood
who began to move household goods
md yaluablcs to place Of safety
All efforts of the iiremen were direct
cd 10 saving such property as the,
could approach, the intense heat from
the printing Office driving all from
its vicinity.
Suddenly the cry went from moutl
10 mouth, The walls will fall - When
rush from danger was made b,
those in the vicinity. The alarm wa.
well founded. for the printing otiic,
had suddenly been transformed int,
roaring furnace, riyaling in tn,
iierceness Of its flames the fiery fur
mace OF Holy Writ, Here and there
the hames. sppesrd through til,
cracked Walls, and the building pres
"nted grand appearance, viii
smoke and flame issuing from ever,
window and sparks filling the still
"ir' Without warning the wall,
slowly leaned away flom the centre
nnd gathering momentum as the,
i'li' crashed to the ground in a con
iissed mass of bricks aud cinders
The street was filled with bricks. wei
.ranSe to say, no one was seriousl;
injured.
The ire originated in the rouer
shaving pile III 'he cellar, near the
elevator, II In supposed to have been
caused 10y spontaneous combustion.
"s thero was no fire used near the
place here 1t started
The following is n list Of buildings
desu '.ysd State Printing Office
SwartEs livery stable, Lent grocery
dwelling occupied by Geo Swartz
building occupied by John A Stabl
and MCoimicks stable. adjoining
sir. bcrgner = stable.
- by this q. 49, 81 ..,ra.