Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-09

organizations met at tie keystone hotei
| at o'clock and with the Millcrsyillo cornet
band at the head Of the line Ina, ched out
North Queen street to the residence Of
Vim. Rochm, chair man of the committee
of arrangements, and rendered him dc
| lishtful serenade. Next they marched to
! the residence Of Maj. A. c. Reintehl,
North Duke street and screnaded him and
| were by him handsomely entertained.
Thence they proceeded in turn to Alder
man Spurrier's. on West Vine street,
Vino street, and Jacob Foos on South
| Duke street, all Of whom they seren-
| AIDED, and then marched to the banquet
room in Excelsior hall, where ! most
bountiful feast had been spread by minc
| host, John Shnnberger. Col. ID. ii Him.
| mel presided, and many prominent soldiers
and citizens, not members Of the Ninth,
honored the banquet by their presence
among others Col. d. w. Patterson, Col.
II. A. Hambright, Maj. A. c. Reiuoi.l. j.
| Z. Amwake and others. The number
seated at table was not less than two
hundred, and the supply Of good things
furnished by Mr.. SchGnberser was suili
cicnt to have served ono hundred more.
The evening Was very pleasantly passed,
speeches being made by Col. kimmcl,
Col. Patterson, Maj. Rein@hl, VIM.
Roehnl, 4. G.. Shenck, J. B. Amwakc,
! esq, j. Vi. Armcnt and several others,
the oratory being interspersed with fine
music by the Millsrsvillc band and good
songs and funny yarns by some of tho
veterans.
The supper ended the line was again
formed and marched to the keystone hotel
and dismissed.
The visiting veterans are fine body Of
men, albeit some of them are beginning to
show traces of advancing age. The ex-
press themselves delighted with the court
estes shown them by the people and will
long remember the 18th reunion in Lam
castcc as a red letter day.
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ANOTHER NORTH QUEEN srHEEr FIRE
I'll, r,reme, ou nauo and ,.ma.e sncn,-
Accident To tho Chief Engineer.
Last night about II :SJ an alarm of fire
was sounded from box Il, located at
Zahm's corner, Centre Square. Tho fro
men were promptly on hand and they Soon
learned that the place where the fire was
supposed to be was ut the store Of AL.
ROsensten, on North Queen street, about
midway between the square and Orange
street. Chief Engineer Howell was soon On
tho ground and he found ROscnstein's store
full of smoke. He called to the inmates
of the house to open the door, but no re-
ceivei no response and then had the glass
in the door broken. He, with several other
parties, ,ithen entered the store taking with
them the hose of engine No. 1. They
found dense smoke, but no fire.
While they were in some one went to the
plug and turned OH the water by mistake.
The hose was quickly taken to tho door,
L. = l., H.
damaged by water. Tho party then cntsr-
hose was taken in the rear and run down
into tho cellar oil ROsenstein's house
through the kitchen. 1t was finally dis.
covered that the fire was in the cellar of
Amos Ringwalt's harness store, which is
next GOor and i'm tho same building with
ROsenstein's. The chief engineer ordered
! that the window to the cellar, which is
Immediately under the large window, on
North Queen street, be broken. This was
done and the line of hose from engine No.
4, began work. The fire was found
to be in the rear OF klngwait's Gel
lar right near the steps from the trap door.
n stream was kept Oh 1t for some timo
when all was extlpgulshed. This morn
| ing 1t was found that two sides OF patent
leather had been burned and a large lot
ot other leather, hair, NC, damaged oy
water. A keg Of harness backing
was upset and nearly all lost. Mi.
Ringwalt's loss may reach $50. Ills whole
| stock was insured for el,"OO. The only
loss To MIR: kosensteIn Will DO from the
water. Wherc tho lire started there was u
| large pile OF shaw inSs, which had boon lett
over when the building was finished.
These were all consumed-damagln%%
the stock as stated above. How tho hre
started is = myS'o y,as there was no hic oi
any kind used in tho Rnswalt side Tor
some time and tho Only hight IN tho
building was the gas jet IN the store room
which Is leit burnin. low ut night The
cellar OF MIR. KIngWalt Is separated iro N
that Of Mr.. Rosonstein's BY thin board
partition and most OF the smoke found ITS
way INTO the store oil NOscnsteln. Tho
is owned by Thomas E. Franklin esq. It.
ls not aamaseo iii tie R'ssI. hosehs'e'h
Stoch Is also lEsurea.
Accident t" the Chioi Engineer.
While Tic fire was going Oh Chief En-
gineer Howell was down in the cellar
under Rosenstein's. He was accompanied
BY Michael Rose, driver of cart No. 4.
The cellar was full OF smoke. The chief
| was cndeavoring to locate the fire exactly