Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-04-02
GpleWTY News.
lettings frolp. our Exchanges.
THE SUM MING UP.
The Total Loss over $4,000
InsurnucA Less than $40. 900.

Insurance Less than $4,000.
The fire ut ST. Joscpha H.s1ss near this
/ place on last Friday, was altogether the best
managed one tbst ever occurred in this
| neighborhood, ants shr largest syer known,
excepting the great FIRE Of leGS; when nearly
a half part Of the town was destroyed, We
| rive details as we have verified them Oft the
| Institution.
| The origin Of the fir. was in the kitchen,
which was substantial brick building,
50x5S feet, two and one halt stories high,
with single roof, AND from there commu-
nicatcd to the Sisters Refractory, which was
! new building also Of brick, 54x914 ioet,
two stories high, with basement, the whole
being constructed with well finished walls
% inches thick and the floors ws1r counter
ccilcd. Chat il, filled in between ,hc srilngs
and floors with mortar, making thctn sohh,}
and lust under the roof there WAS large
round water tank, constantly filed with wa
ter, the tank WAS feet in diameter by feet
deep with down pipes and hose attachments
on each floor.
These buildings were entirely destroyed,
and of them nothing remains but the black
cncd walls, which do not seem to be mater
tally injured.
The loss is estimated at between S50,OOO
and $4,000 the insurance is between $4,000
and 50 600, divided between the Associated
Firemen's, German, and Baltimore Fire In
surance Companies Of Baltimore, and the
American Pennsylvania and Franklin Com
panies Of Philadelphia.
The Central or Gothic building, to save
which required the most untiring and patient
attention, was connected with the rctcctory
! by 4 corridor. is also n substantial brick
building, having walls 10 inches thick and
three stories high, and is of the convrnual
style of architecture. of the 18th and 18th
centuries thi. building has six large water
tanks on the upper floor next the roof, and
/ is heated by three ho-air furnaces, 1t was
1000 and is fully insured in the above
namcl companies. Alof the buildings are
! lighted by gas, and the frs prccaution was
to- turn il off, thus arresting all fears of al
! explosion.
Bv the timely arrival Of assistance, the
furniture was almost entirely removed from
the burning buildings and carried to the
| grounds, where they were left in heaps, and
although unguar,lcd, very little Is missing
! The Sisters assure IL. that tie reports sent
forth about stolen goods are altogether with
out any foundation in truth -Chrohirle
/ ALL FOR ECONOMY. The readers Of ihr
REGI,TER will look in it's columns in vain
! this wear for the usual list Of receipts and
expenditures of Frederick county. The
Board Of Commissioners, in q questionable
mood of economy, has authorized the prb.i-
! cation of the Annual Statement in but two
! papers, and both Of these in Frederick city.
! Only very few Of THE REGISTERS
! Thousands of readers will therefore get TO see
! how the County's money has been cxpcnd-
/ ed, but if the small saving thus effected will
bring about any appreciate reduction IN
next years lax rate they will be coEn,ensat-
ed for this dcpriyaion- valcy Reg 's'cr
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/ CuuRCu BURNED. The colorrd peoples
church at Woodyillc was entirely destroy d
by fire on Friday lust. The church was used
also As \ school hoUs for the rolored child
dren and it rs during school 'urS that
the house was burned. loss several hun.
,lred dollars and no in@'lrHncc, which Will
fall heavily upon the colorrd people. THIS
should be a warning to other persons an /
corporations to have their property insured.
From one to five dollars ycT will insure
each of nine ont Of ten churchr. in The coGn-
! ty.-Rnacr,
TnEEE IN 4 Row, OR NEARLY So Three
ministers of the VI. T Church, VIII" wrr"
but few yrars ~ in the mcrriialiNiZ" rus
| i c+s IN Frederick, and We're we'll known hv
many people in the county, are now preach
ing the Gospel within few miles OF each
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