Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-08-29

valued at 81 800 which was bnrr;ed
out some to the Lutheran PARSONAGE
some to the palace at the canal. i
v was a hre scatterment. Insurance
s4,SOo- On the second story front
was the office of the Juniata Herald
most OF the type and fixtures and lob
press were gotten out, the news
paper press went down with the
building. Insurance expired.
on the second story, in the suit
OF rooms, in the north west corner of
the building DIR. Lucien Banks had
his medical Office, social and bachelor
quarters. 1t was a valuable place to
MN, but no estimate in money is put
upon 1t and trusting to fortune he
mad no insurance on the contents of
the room 1t was emptied of it's
contents with as much care as is
usually exercised on such occa-
sions.
In the basement of the building.
west side, there was nice room oc-
cupied by storekeeper John Etka.
hls stock was rushed out like the
stock of other fire stricken people.
and he himself so confused as to
values and insurance that he could
not Approximate to either. He was
victim OF the fire of August %
1873.
Down on the vacant place on the
Belford lot, facing on Bridge street
>. H. Simons had leased piece of
ground after the second great fire,
and built comfortable frame build
ing in which to carry on the harness
making business He seemed to
comprehend the danger from afar
for the writer saw him throw water
on the building when the fire was
raging away off in the Franciscus
hardware house He seemed to
realize that unless his shop should
be we'll saturated with water the
time would come when it would be
the combustible connecting link to
extend the fire down Bridge street
and spread the confagration no one
could tell where, but amidst the
confusion of the occasion full sup
ply of water could not be turned on
it. The next best thing to do was to
remove the goods, which was done.
both house and goods We're insured.
The building occupied such a con-
Meeting link position that it was
pulled down piece by piece. The
Hook & Ladder Company of Patter-
son lead off in the movement and
the building was torn down after the
manner employed to tear down the
post Office Insurance about 5000.
1t was now half past 5 o'clock on
Saturday morning The Hook &
Ladder Company had worked hard.
hundreds of other citizens had done
so, and now the last great effort was
to be made to stop the fire on the
corner, and keep the flames from
going down Bridge street, and
across the same throughfare south
ward along Main street. Men and
women formed a line along Bridge
street and had already begun to pass
water that was to wet adjoining
property to keep it from taking
fire. Men We're on the rooves OF
adjoining buildings with wet carpet
and buckets watching every spark
and every tongue of fire that would
lap out from the burning building.
1t was time of deep suspense which
was speedily relieved by the an
nouncement that the Henderson fire
company % strong with their steam.
er had arrived from Lewistown. 1t
was so, the brave boys came at a
quick step up Bridge street with
the hose carriage at 15 minutes to
6 clock A. NJ, and in II minutes
after, their chief Joseph Silhammel
had the satisfaction of seeing two
streams of water pass in on the ruins
of the Belford house. The engine
forced the water from the canal and
its energetic pumping was heard by
people at Port Royal. 1t is spen-
did machine and was handled with
skill. A great deal of water was
thrown into the Belford building and
the fire was seemingly out, but after
the Lewistown people went home il
burned all day long. Mr.. Philips
Superintendent of the Lewistown
and Selinsgrove R. R., furnished the
cars to bring the Henderson compa
nv to this place. The sheriff OF Milf
fin county was with the company
and John Weimer policeman vel
known to this community was along
in an official capacity. The people
of Mifiintown are sincerely thankful
to the people of Lewistown for then
kind manifestation of good will IL
the hour of calamity, and thus closes
an other chapter of fiery calamit.
that DESTROYED thousands of dollars
worth of property and disarranget
business to the extent of Thousands
more. Who is the fiend that causeo
all this loss and trouble7 While thu
fire was raging an Englishman wa
arrested on the street and put II
iail on the suspicion of having Sc
fire to the stable The arrest anc
imprisonment was made because o
some remark that he is reported t.
have made after he was refused
lodging at Foormans Hotel and a
the Pennsylvania Hotel The pms
oner named himself Samuel Olford
He is an englishman apparentl..
about IS years Of age and not ba'
looking. He passed Friday nigh
ND to the time of the fire, in Sample
hotel in Patterson. At 9 o'clock Of
Monday morning he was brough
before Justice Beidler, d. ID. Ston
appeared as Olford's lawyer, Distrlc
Attorney Irwin, stated that he ha'
no evidence that would warrent hin
, in holding the prisoned- Olfor
was released from custody.