Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-16
THE MILTON FIRE.


Competence to MISUNDERSTANDING
| Attempts to Relkindle the FIre-Excite-
ment and Alarm of the People-Relief
Asked and Given.
HARRISBURG. May 15.-The governor issues
the following; Although liberal contributions
| have been made to Milton. advices are they
will be exhausted. Knives, forks, coffee-pots,
clothing and blankets are most needed. The
emergency is very pressing. They will give
| twice who will give quickly.
(Signed) 81. M. HoYr.
SUNBURY, Pa, May l5.-The scene at Milton
| this morning beggars description. Nothing
remains except the black and desolate ruins of
| the once prosperous town. The people spent
last night in houses left, the nail works and
planning mill. The number of buildings des-
troyed is 666. The vaults and books of the
banks are uniniured. The people of the town
are almost entirely distracted. Provisions
have been pouring into town from the sur
rounding country. The body of the man burn
ed has been identified as that of Mr.Augery. Es
was IS years old, and was attempting to save
the stable of the poor house. Mrs. Sticker
died during the night from fright. The fire
originated during the night from sparks from
sawmill attached to the car works. The
principal losses are: VIM. Raber, tanner,
S135,O0O; Heinen. SCHROEDER & Co., 5000;
$4,000, insurance $4,000; car shops 100000
insurance S50,OOO; Huff House $4,000,
insurance $4,000; United States hotel,
$4,000; Broadway House, $4,000; Cyrus
Brown. druggist, $50, 900: A. L. Wagner, $780,
600; Insurance. $4,000; Swartz's marble yard,
900; insurance, $4,000; Miltonian Office.
5000; insurance, $1,000; Independent Office
clothiers, $4,000; insurance, $1,000; Hoag,
hardware, 5000; insurance, $1,000; Samuel
Dryfus. clothing. $4,000; insurance, $4,000;
Phil. Henry, clothier, 81, 600; insurance, $2,-
600; Oppenhiemer, notions $4,000; insurance,
$4,000; Rice, clothing, $1,000; in
1urance, $4,000; G.. Brown. butcher,
800. .000 no insurance; ex-senator Bound, S10,-
$18,000; Catholic, $4,000; Baptist, $1,000:
Methodist, SIS, 600; Covenants, $4,000; Evangel-
ic, $1,000; Presbyterian, $4,000. The insur-
ance companies represented by two agents lose
as follows; American, Philadelphia, 100000;
Gerard, $4,000; Phoenix, London, $4,000;
Lycoming, 100000; Fire Association, Phila-
delphia, 500 900; Farmers, of York, 1924 1000:
Franklin, $4,000; North America, $4,000;
Etna, 5000; and Danville Mechanics, $13-
| 600. The aggregate Losses are estimated at
| $4,000, 600
Abraham Augery was killed and several per-
sons slightly injured.
| This place has been crowded with people all
day. At noon hundreds gathered around the
planning mill, where food was distributed.
urer of the Philadelphia relief committee for
| five Thousand dollars and provisions and
another from Colonel Mcclure authorizing
| proper persons to draw on him for $3.50. Two
| hundred and fifty tents, forwarded by Gov.
| Hoyt, were erected in the fields. Four car
| loads of people went to Wathingtown to spend
| the night. Food was again distributed at the
I.
thousands yesterday accepted charitable relief
| this evening. The next distribution of food
will be at 9 A. NJ. tomorrow. There arrived on
| the noon train thirty kegs of beer. A remon-
STRANGE was made against its delivery and it
was returned to the shipping point. Men are
at work tearing down the crumbling ruins.
| At 5 this evening intense excitement was
| caused by two attempts to rekindle the fire.
Rags saturated with coal oil were placed al the
back door of the Gresh house, wooden hotel,
| and the only one left in town. When discoy-
cred it had set fire to the house. Another at
! tempt was made to fire the old Catawoosa depot
| in the southern part of town. AS soon as these
discoveries were made the populace were in a
| frenzy. a reward of six hundred dollars was
offered Immediately for the apprehension of
| the incendiaries. Much confusion ensued, the
people seeming to become wild from fear and
excitement, and many whose property was
saved yesterday packed up their goods and pre-
pared for flight in case of another fire.
Col. Steed, of Williamsport. with two COM
panies of militia arrived tonight.
A temporary postoffice has been erected,
and mail deliveries will be resumed in
the morning. Some leading business men have
secured rooms, others will commence rebuild
| ing Monday.
Dispatches are received from different Sec
tions of the country Offering aid.
At requestiof citizens the railroad company
has refused to run excursion trains tomorrow.
The local relief committee has issued an ap
! neal 70 the public