The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-05-21

articles were carried away. One lady lost
So 600 in government bonds. The fire ragged |
so iercely in the upper part of the town
most Of the people barely. escaped with their |
lives The wife of Dr. Cyrus Brown is bad
ly burned and several others are known TO
be seriously injured. The scene next morn.
ing was one of great confusion, hundreds of
people pouring into town from every drec-
tion. The fire was gotten under control
| about O'Clock. The loss is estimated at
about 50 900, 600 During the fire the hose of
the Milton Steam Fire Company was burned
On Sunday thousands of people visited
the scene of this terrible disaster. 1t was
intended to run excursion trains but the
Milton people requested the railroad not to
do so, and they were abandoned, but nearly
every body within thirty miles who owned
horse or could hire livery, drove there.
| On Monday morning in company with a
number of others from this place we visited
the stricken town., None of the reports of
the fire have been exaggerated in the least.
The town presents a sad spectacle indeed.
No one seems to know what is to be done,
but all seemed to look at the bright side, e,and
TO hope that business may soon be resumed.
1t will be long time before Milton will be
the pretty active, town she has been tor
some years. We found men already at work
cleaning up the debris, and several buildings
were being erected fer temporary use. A num-
Der of safes were opened by the owners and
contents in most cases found to be in fair
condition. Men were engaged in opening
the bank vaults as we left
Among the losers is w. II. Smith of the
Independent, formerly of this county. His
entire stock of presses type, &c. was destroy
ed, and no insurance on them. His loss is
S4500 He proposes to start up again in
two freight cars, until he can do better. An
abundant supply of provisions has been
sent in from different points for the imme-
date necessities of the people, and are be.
ing daily distributed. Families who last
week lived in fine style with plenty of this
worlds goods, are now compelled TO so Ia
the commissary for food. There is moth
ing to be bought, and many of them have
no cooking utensils to prepare food even il
they could buy it. Imagine Bloomsbury
burned from Scott town hill to East street
and from Rock street to the rail road, and
you will have some idea of the condition o.
} Milton.
MILTON, May 1.-THE financial com.
mission which was fully organized to-day
| 10 al IF
and an honorable and equitable distribution
of funds is thereby guaranteed the generou,
who have aided and condoled with the sui
ferers rendered homeless and penniless by .
disaster unprecedented in the history of tn,
old Keystone state. On every side p.ofus,
congratulations are offered the thousands o
donors 5v the sufferers who congregate on tn,
street corners and in the public squares
The burgess is spoken of in the highes
commendation by the people en- masse fo
the interest he has manifested day and nigh
in the welfare of the stricken community
His office has been beseged since the ca
lamity, and his generous actions and unpar.
elleled impartiality to all classes have wor
laurels for him. Many men are at worl
clearing up the debris and the rebuilding o
b business houses has already commenced
Streets are patrolled nightly and order il
guaranteed. The commission is constituted
as follows: o. B. Nagle, Burgess @. c
9 S,aub, Chairman A. Cadwallader, Vic,
a Chairman r. 7. Wilson Clerk Georg,
) Piper; Treasurer I. ]. F. Wolfnger, Re
riding Secretary; Cyrus Brown, w. H
Reber, George Barclay Jacob Teidel, S. L
4 FiDney, Moses Chamberlain, C. W. Tharp
w. P. Dougal, w. A Schreyer, and W.
Lawson.