Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-10-20

ment acted promptly and came and
ran hose from the water plug at tt g
south end of sixth street, but it was
too late. The building bad tumbled
in and was mass of burning ruins,
and if the hose had bt en- there earlier
it would have been of no avail. There
IVES not pressure enough to throw
the water ten feet from the end Of the
nozzle when the water was first turn
ed on. There was general complaint
of the inefficiency of the pressure of
the water, and it is matter that
should be investigated. All are in
terested in knowing whv the water
fails at critical time. The water is
paid for by the tax payers and it is
their business and right to know
through their agents the town coun
ellis, why there is failure Of water
service ut a time when a water ser
vice for fire purpose is most needed.
The plant has not sufficient capacity Y
or is mismanaged or perhaps enough
privy FPiGos are open at p1ght o
weaken the pressure. The building,
twin to tbe one destroyed, st t.rds 7Oft
away. and would have been burned if a
stro, e breeze had not blown t. 9
greater force of Ee,t off in a sou b
cas- etly direction. Property Eol''e,s
whose farm buildings are locsted in
the direction that burning shingles
took, were kept busy protecting their
houses ard barns from the shower Of
sparks ttat fell. The paint WAS bis
erred on the twin building and the
window panes on the side next ihc
FIRE were cracked. A numb-r OF poo
pie say they heard report like the
discharge Of a musket about tie time
the fire alarm was given. John Fry
who was on tie Cedar Spring road, on
the bill between the home OF Mr.. Alb
raham Moist and Mr.. Kur'Z Kauff
man, going from town where he ha |
attended sick horse Of d. b. Ritz,
beard noise ike the crack Of g gun,
seemingly in the direction Of town.
He turned and locked and such q
sight. Flames IF f-e w:rc r:aching ,,
out Of the windows Of the first an !
second stories of the east end of tie
burning building. Those about the !
however, say they hear ! NJ !
such noise. The roise rHay Lsva !
come from some oiher place. The
fire as far as known was fist sesn b.
Hench and Prof. Dysinger and Fry,
aud fro what they all saT, it WAS
then principally raging around ard
about aad abJve the locality of tEt
room. The furnace WIS /,
rsted IL pit five fest below &c "
Il Of tL- lower story h)ur, aad had :.
substantial brick vail on lsides a:.d
4 rock bottom foor. The furraca
and its attachments were to supply
the two ba;liings with steam heat.
A Goa! fire was put into the flrnHca
1t 5 o'clock on Saturday evening 20
warm the rooms in anticipation cf
;2ol Sunday morning, ard ) S4n'sy
morning was cool -EGJsh for ave.. !
,oats. A wooden s air-way from tie
lorth side OF tne building led d1wH
nto The furnace pit, but fax e-ocSh
away to be ont of dagger fr0ra tie
furnace, bat unfortunately !arrcw
stairway led fram the lo.tr
ioor down into and along tie south
'iIe of the pit not more than three
fee. away from the furnace. Ii that
ta;r~ay hsd op!y been Of iror. The
orsk breez tLat unexpectedly caa'e
Up during the night caused q strorg
e in he fcsn acc. The .hsat OF tha !
furnace set the steps thai connectedt
WITH the lower story g Dor On fire ard
he destruction # the building follow
ID as a ma.tor OF course, all cf whica "a
Encouragement u Ptof. D5s.nGer
md entail great loss Oh Lin, L;
s earnestly hoped that he E1 lave
/ c3uliruaGce Of the courage ttat
projected ne educa;i al pl:rt. The
greatest irconvea:e.c- OF lie III ny
that TIE fire has er-
tailed is The lack Of meaus oi warm.
Ing The builIing that Tas ret de7"
tr0yt1. Il wis built a:thoat f4ts
Dr. chimreys. TIE OILY chimney =
Tor the bsks houss aE.l Kitchen. Tie
col: weather is not yet her, II.
tbs probability is q new furrGc c'uld
be put ia;o the place Of .Es old Cce
md the pit rooted over and in hat
way ridge the i'crZ Ycnie.c- anc
sca!ch success from shs jaws Of ms
fortune. The students AL should
stand by tie Professor and th' II rc-
reuis should stand by Lin. It is by
adversely that nao and T.,rcr are
tried, and the boys an! g,rl' TIA
come up to The help If IL teacher
friend in the hour Of Lis soc d's-
tress will find their reward. l. viii
be ike bread cast upon the waters 20
return after many days, douhiy lal-
or,l