Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-03-14

tne SOUND cohid not De heard. Closing IL
quickly ne FASTENED to the cellar door, aud
as he opened il aad looked down its stair
way, a bright strip Of light thst stretched
clean across the ceiling OF the passage
greeted his eager eyes, and with the eager
ness that no mxn whose house has not been
on fire can know, he leaped down the stair
way, expecting 70 find lire in the cellar. To
his amazement there was no fire there
Mounting store-box he looked TIN ough q
crevice or opening across the wall into Mu-
thsrsbaugh's cellar, bur it was dark as
darkness coulI be. Rushing back to the
stsirwhy, he was again confronted by the
bright strip of light against the ceiling of,
the stairway. fastening up the stairway to
the entrance to ibe store room, he paused
there long enough to lay his hand against
the plsstered ceiling, and TO his consterna-
tiou it was quite warm That was enough.
de ran across to WilPs hotel and there gave
the alarm. A. Fl. Will and o. P. Robson
took il up, and soon the town was again
undergoing the fire alarm excitement. that
has terror about il that Is beyond express
sion. Men hastened TO the building that
was said to be on fire, but no rire could be
seen, but jets of smoke were curling out in
places, and a strong odor peculiar to fire
that is out Of place filed all that part of
the town. Men in passing that point before
the alarm was given smeiled it.
By those at the scene frst it was rightly
conjectured, that the IRE must b. in the up
stairs, somewhere above the hardware store.
To get at it was the next object consid cred.
The door TO the upstair, from the front was
locked. II was speedily bl oxen In. The
door to Mr.. Loudon's apartment was broken
in at the head Of the stairway, while at the
same lime other parties, by placing a lad
der 10 = window, entered the same room
but nc fire -eeted their entrance. Nothing
but dense smoke prevailed. A touch OF
the Partition between the apartments of Mr..
Loudon and Mr.. Muthersbaugh satisfied
those present that tire ragged ther,. Axes
were procured aud an opering in The parti
iion made, which revealed raging fire.
By the time the place vi the fire was dis
covered water was being rushed to the
place threatsned with destruction, and
poured into the burning partition, while at
the same time line Of men was formed 10
the roof where other men were busy cut
ting openings through the Tin and other
material that constituted the roof, through
which TO pour water. A line OF citizen,
was formed up through the Yeakley build
ing and wafer conveyed 10 tbs burning
house. The vigorous work OF the citizens
subdued the fire, after a struggle Of per-
hsps three-Yuarters of an hour.
The in roof on the house was . great
assistant in kerping the tre in. If it had
not been for that, in all probability, the lire
would have made greater prog ess, for it is
apparent to one looking ON the plac. Of de-
vzstation that the upward escape Uf the dre
from the partition was arrested BY the heavy
tin roof. How the fire got into the parIi-
tion is question for numerous cOmjectures.
The building was sgood deal damaged by
openings in the roof, BY the fire in the par
tition and woodwork of the roof, and By
water. The seams in ihe tin of the roof Of
the Ycakley building were also somewhat
damaged by the carrying of w'ter across it.
The peculiar ticking noise that Mr. KEEP
ner heard, and which led to the timely DIS
coyery of the fire, WAS doubtless made BY
the fire, and the strip Of light that lay across
the top of the cellar stairway was made BY
the fire raging in the partition at the land
ing OF ihe stairway leading from Main street,
made by reflection downward between the
plasteriug Ut ceiling of the cellar stai. way
from the Kepner store to point or opening
where the plastering ended.
The night was quite favorable for the
subjugation Of a lire. great calm pre-
vailed and there was q fall of snow and
rain mingI led, which dampened every object.
THE Juniata Onierence OF the Synod
of Centrsl Pennsylvania of the Luth-
eran Church will convene for regular
business at Adamsburg, Suy der county,
Pa, March 10, 1877 MIR. Michael
Sieber will accompany Rev. Z E. Berry
from the congregation of this place as
lay delegate.
Subject for discussion, The Ministry:
/. Its Appointment, I'd Tim. Rev.
J. J. Reamensnyder.
2. Its Field, Matt. 2s: ls-Rev. r. E.
Berry.
8 Its Qualifications. 1st Tim. 3: Rev.
A. Copeuhaver.
4. Its Objects. [Sabbath-school;] LIST
Peter 5 2-kevs. J. A. Crist, D. ). Leniz-
5. Its Hndrances. lst Cor. l; 23-Rev
J. J. Kerr.
G. Its Power. [Communion1 Acts 24:25
Rev. p. Sheeaer.
Z. Its Rewards. lst Peter 5: 4-Rev. N.
Colver.
A public school entertainment will be