Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-01
M~ARTINSBURG'S BLAZE.
Five of Her Business Houses Burned

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Little more than a year ago, when
the people of Martlnsburg were labor
ing under the excitement of the Pres
idential election, suddenly their ex-
element was intensified by seeing the
angry blaze leaping skyward In the
consummation of their cherished
school building. Again have they
been summoned to witness the
angry flames much more sweep
ne and destructive than that.
On the night of the oath, when all
were sweetly reposing in the silent
slumber of midnight, they were sud-
denly aroused by the alarm of fire.
1t originated from a defective lue in
the dry goods store of the Jameson
Bros, and with lightning rapldity the
fire fiend wrapped the whole block
from the dry goods store of CAN'T &
Fish westward to the corner in n
solid sheet of flames. 1t was only by
hard and long effort that the building
of the latter named firm vas saved at
all. There is a loss between $4,000
and SIC, 900, and it will be a long
time, if ever, before harrisburg re-
covers from this unfortunate blaze.
The following is a list of the losses
and insurance as near as could be
a%scertained:
jameson Brothers, dry goods mer,
chants, loss on stock estimated at
near $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Loss on building, owned by Mr.. N.
Smith, $500; no insurance.
Jas. Haislip, SEM, loss on building
$500; insured for $500. 1t vas oc-
cupied by Nelson Aubry as a harness
shop and dwelling, and a stock of
hardware belongingt to Daniel Lehnen.
Loss on household furniture, 5000;
stock of hardware, 5000; no insur-
ance.
The total loss on the three build
ings owned by EFT. Violet, and &C.
cupied by Miss Amelia Rodgers, as a
millinery store, Thos. Lowder as a
grocery store, and Fnnewald & ker-
sting ASA saloon, was $1,000. Loss
on millinery goods, $50, no insur-
ance; on groceries, $500, insured for
$3.50; loss on stock in saloon 5000;
no insurance..
Thos. McDearmount, who occupied
the dwelling in the rear of the harness
shop, lost all of his furniture and
clothing, barely escaping with the
lives of his family.
CAN'T & Fish sustained a loss of
$500 or goods removed from their
building, but fully insured.
The above facts we learned on a
visit to the scene of the confiagration.
A Correspondents Account of the Fire.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.
HARRISBURG, November 27.-O Il
Friday morning, at l o'clock, the
store of jameson Bros, was discovered
to be on fire, from a defective flue.
The fire had gained such Roadway
when discovered that by the time the
citizens came, and the houses being
built mostly of pine, it was too late
to save much property.
jameson Bros. lost all of theil
stock of goods, except some articles
of ready-made clothing, and, perhaps,
some other articles. They were in
sured to the amount of So. 500. Loss
$4,000. The house they occupied
belonged to Nimrod Smith-not in.
surcd. The next house burned be
longed to James N. Haislip; insured
for $500. 1t was occupied by Aubrey
& Freeman, harness makers. They
saved most Of their goods that was
in the shop, but Aubrey lost all bis
household goods except two beds
insurance not known. Mr.. McDear.
mount also lived in the Haislip house.
and they lost nearly all they had in
their house. Loss, $3.50.
The next house burned belonged
to +. L. Violett-not insured. Ii
was occupied by Miss Amelia Rodgers
as a millinery store. She saved al
of her goods. The only loss she sus,
tanned was by her goods being thrown
around considerably.
The next house burned also belong.
ed to f. L. Violett-not inSured-and
occupied by Thos. Lowder as a gro
Gerry store. He saved some of his
goods few only. Insured fol
$3.50; loss, $500. The next house
burned also belonged to +. I. Vic,
lett, and occupied by Adolph Femme
valid as a saloon loss, $500
The next house was occupied by
CAN'T & Fish, as a general dry goods
store. 1t being brick, and standing
east of F~ennewald's saloon some %
or 80 feet, it was saved, (although or
fire once) by the exertions of the citi-
zens, who worked m~anfully to save it,
His goods we're carried out and across
the street, sustaining considerable
damage, to what amount not known,
The citizens responded nobly to the
call, and worked with q will as Ions
as there was q chance of saving prop
erty.
Pay of Congressman.
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