The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-04-17
A Wave Of Fire.
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The Harrisburg Cas Company's planning
mill aud ten dwellings in Harrisburg, Pa,
were burned on Saturday. Loss $40, 900.
Wighlman & Co. s glass house at Pittsburg,
Pa, was burned the same day. Loss $50, 900.
The Times building block and Wood 4 Cur.
It's carriage shop in Wakefield, X. l., we're
destroyed by an incendiary FIRE on Saturday
morning. A fire at Petroleum Centre, Pa,
on Saturday, destroyed block Of frame build.
ings, including the Exchange and McClintock
Hotels. Stella Wilcox, aged ten years, pre-
vented a catastrophe by carrying two kegs Of
powder from q burning building.
A fire in Wilmington, N. c., early Sunday
morning, destroyed hay and grain ware.
house, owned By b. j. Ii. Ahreas, and oecu.
pied by Preston, Cummings d Co, and the
adjoining stores Of Antonio Rush and George
A. Peck. The trout of the latter was crush
ed in by the fall Of a wall OF Ahrens building,
and Captain William Ellerbach vas killed
Nine or ten others were injured, one named
John Farra, seriously. When Captain Eler-
bach's body was recovered, after the fire was
extinguishsd, his faithful dog lay beeide it,
with piece Of its masters coat 10 his mouth
Theloss on the buildings 1925, 600. A wood.
en- tenement in Hayerhill, Mass, was burned
Sunday, and two men, who occupied the
atllNf Btfiattls n NoulAh was htTlDusiy IN
jured. The Purcell House, Norfolk, Va,
was damaged by fire early on Saturday morn.
ing. The flames originated from defective
ilue on the second floor, and spread rapidly
TO the top Of the building, causing a panic
among the guests, many Of the rooms being
filled with smoke and heat. Congregation.
81 church in Eliot, n. H., was destroyed by
fire caused by a defective chimney, Sunday.
There were two incendiary fires in New
Brunswick, N. j., Sunday. One destroyed
the dwelling Of Mr.. NJ. ii. Provost, the other
damaged the New Jersey Rubber Company
factory TO the extent OF $4,000. The general
merchandise siore Of Stanford 4 Logan, in
Black Eagle, Wis, was burned Sunday morn.
ing by burglars. The safe, when found in
the ruins, was drilled and had the door blown
open.
Forest fires are reported on the mountain,
near Milford, Pa.
A ere started in the woods near Plymouth,
Mass, on Saturday, which destroyed large
quantities OF cord wood and devastated a large
area Of growing timber. The FIRE was extin.
guished on Saturday night. An area Of 6vt
or six miles 10 length by two in width wa:
burned over.
The large dry goods store of simpsos
Crawford x Simpson, 305, 307 and 800 Sixth
avenue, New York, was burned out Monday
night. The loss is estimated at 500, 900. the
insurance at about $4,000.
Germania Hall, 10 New Haven, Conn,
owned by the Teutonia Maennerchor aud til,
German English School Society, was burned
Monday morning. Its erection, ia 1876, cos
$4,000. Merrick's malt house, in Lyons,
n. Y, was burned on Sunday night i
was insured, with its contents, for S23, 1000.
The af - D.iIs..
was burned, Monday morning, and two met
persisted in the building. Another escaped,
bat is believed to be fatally injured.
A large forest FIRE is rigging in Ocean coun
ty, N. j., and has already desolated disiric
Of dense pine forest and cedar swamp fifteeI
miles IN lenglh by ten in width.
The cyanizing works OF the East Railroad
on Mobiles Island, N. H., we're burned on
Monday night Loss, $4,000.
The following losses by fire were reported
Wednesday; At Peabody, Mass, the Proctor
tannery, $40, 900; at Covington, Ry., Hartke'
carriage factory, N. Blar's rag and hide de
pot aud Herman Margolin's rag aud iron store
loss S20,0 600; at East New York, ten fran,
houses ia Benefits block loss SIS, 900; a
81. Louis, the Riverside printing office and
IL. =. Tetterman's shoe factory, loss $50 600
At Lockhaven, Pa, Kistler Bros. extensiv,
tannery, loss 500, 900; at Freemansburg, Pa.
the Lehigh Valley soap works, SIS 900; a
Lancaster, o., Jacob Hammond's ionudfy
$4,000 at Hollidaysburg, Pa, eight dwell
lings aud twelve barns, S25,000.
The large Touring mill and distillery at Por
Royal, Pa, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, was totally destroyed by Gre Thursday.
The owner lost a considerable quantity o
cash and all the books belonging to the pro
prietor and government storekeeper were con
sUmed. Loss $4,000, with no insurance.