Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-12-19
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Abo1t e'clocK last Sunday nornieg,
Armstrong Powell and william Kelly, st
work on the railroad coal warf, noticed
column Of smoke i-sninr from the .onih
end Of the John 5 Graybill building con-
laoriy known asihe Crvstai Palace. Where
there is smoke there is ire. and they gave
the alarm. The first public notice given 1
w.s the wild shrek of locomotive whistle
Then the gruf fire whistle aroused the
community.
william Creswell, livin. on Water street !
not far from the Palace, hearing the alarm
ran out of his house and was one of the
first men to look at the south end of the
building He says, the IRE WAS raging just
inside of the windows OF the middle room
or the lower floor, and that = isint light
could ne seen in the cellar.
/ Men from all parts of the town hastencd
TO the conhaxraiIon to find = raging lie
roaring on in Irs devnu-ing work sending
long tongues o: flames out OF windows aud
d ,ors keeping every one at q distance and
threatening all surrounding property Pat
/ tersOn people came TO this end OF the
bridge, and were confronted by hiIae OF
frc That k.pi them back. People living IL
. 15s; vicinity hegsu TO prepare to move their
hou--h" q g"nds- Harley placed men on
the roof 81 u house aud store II fight the
flr "a waler AID st The same time bogan
to prepare L move his household sS~cis-
/ The canal hrIdg-, The river bridge, the tol
house and the wilson house took FIRE, and
ihs ,rl-y house. and the Presbyterian
parsonage all had the APPEARANCE of pr"IeTiy
within easy reach of The flames At this
critical juno ure when cItizons were CEN
j-cturiug aud suggesting y nat vas best TO
DO. tie steamer was run TO The river aud =
hus OF hose wss speedily trsiled 20 the
canal bridge from which u -tr-sm Of wafer
Vas thrown tue river bridge, the toll
hou-e, the car al bridge aud the "IlzD IA
hou-e thereby Completely cutting 81 tac
extension OF ;hs fire IN that direction.
( Cbarii., Hsy rr. DR.. Rod Z rrss IalD-s 4 I'd er-
s,n and A. =. F4>ick were on rhe gArr-t Of
I she " Ilson hous-, and when bHrnt shingles
Ieli ihroGs they spiash-d the tre out WHO
" ter Al the same time a second lue of
tore ws- attached 10 Ihe steamer and trziisd
across the canal and by the south end oi he
burning house u " at-r street and from .
lOint near : ,ia1t'Iag's house threw 4 urea "a
si wSIer or Tie Presb, j-rIIn parsonage and
tie H--.ey bGIlding, thereby cutting of ine
syr-sd oI be tire in that direction. Tns
engine did IL vJr- admirably 4Ii toe mon
-Lo managed II arr entitled 10 the hiSh7sl
praise. Tney saved great deal OF vsiu
able properly, aud kept distress from the
doors of = number Of oar citizens. IL vas
9 O'Clock on Sunday morning before the
engine and hoes Carriage WAS rIthd:Aw
frUm the scene.
The buidIng was large one aud va.
insured for 81 900. IL was sccupi-d BY
Myers aud HcCauiey, Agricu turaI Ip.p pie
nett dealers, Insured for $ 900 c. B.
S4.3U0i Calvin DimIn, stationary manu-
Iacrurrr, insured Tor $1,000. Agsreg ting
I Al insurance o! Sl4, $40.
( The hre Is believed to have been iucen-
diary. Whether III ed directly by match
or by some slowly burning internal cou-
I triVancs is matter of conjecture, aad
! whether rhe c5vetous or malicious feed who
com tnltico Tue act started TIE TIRE On the
south end OF the middle room or IN the
enclosed stairway that lead from thst end
ii the room To the Cellar Is also a matter Of
Conjecture Certainly, the ire devils OF
tins Town will soon-r or la,s- come to n srd
such people alsays resch..
J be stationary factory tad not bsen lorr
Z in operation and by the Ere soms ten or
tweIvs people lose employment. most Q
whom are ynusg uemln. Oa sonisy,
John 5. Ora, bill. hai intended TO begin
~oIk IN tiie building with number 81
pcopr At the manufacture Of suspSndrrs-
koihing sas gotten cut OF the In ding
excepting some susp=nder m,trrisi-
GRAY pIli bad 4 ehe-, Of val Iabis tools in
I the building. SolomGn h ,oks bad . buggy,
lot ui lumber, tools and &c forts. III The
building.
=" iiliAm Hawk had sleigh in fhe cellar.
Z sioseph H-es. hsd his artist wagon there Tor
COZ senience and sac keeping
The morning wAs calm aud the igni.ai
nfs1-riai thai went up from the bVuttag
house wa- not scatfvrsd over the town to en-
dang er il in oIsvr places