The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-04
TWO DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
TaneytOwn Narrowly Escapes Destruction
HammOnd'S Large FIGURING Mill near
Bruceville Burned-LOSS of Life
at the Latter Fire.

A fire broke out in Taneytown on Friday
night of last week. about 7.45 O'Clock. The
town is having water works put in, but are
not quite finished, and there were no practiced
firemen There was plenty of water on hand,
however, and this saved the town very dis
astrous conhagration. Aid was summoned
from Hanover and Littlestown. The Han
over fremen could not take their apparatus
out Of the city without permission of the bur-
CESS. and before he could be found the last
train had departed. Littlestown, however,
responded to the summons for aid, and sent
hose, reel and fremen, and their timely ar
rival STAYED the progress of the flames and
saved perhaps more than half of the town.
| The burned buildings, as indeed are most OF
the buildings in Taneytown. are frame strac-
lures, and the flames were fierce, leaping high
in the air. They were visible at times in this
city, diminishing, Hanover, and for ten or
fifteen miles in all directions. Many people
from the surrounding country, attracted by
the great light produced by the flames, and by
the exaggerated reports telephoned about in
the intensity of the excitement drove to
Taneytown to see the fire, two gentlemen
even driving up from Westminster.
The fire started in the warehouse of Tobias
H. Eckenrode, but its origin is unknown.
From the beginning it was evident the build
ing was doomed, and the citizens endeavored
to protect nearby property The intensity of
the heat, however, soon communicated the
fire to large building formerly used as u
warehouse by f. E. Reindollar, and occupied
as printing Office by the Carroll Record
newspaper, which was also entirely destroyed,
with its contents.
The saddler shop of Stanley Reaver was the
next to succumh to the flames, which soon
spread to dwelling house, owned by Mr.. I.
H. Eckenrode, and occupied by Josiah Sny-
der. 1t was burned to the ground, with its
contents.
A large double dwelling, owned and occu-
pied by John Davidson and VIM. H. Demuth,
was the next after which the flames spread
to Mr.. Davidson's ice house. This was the
last building destroyed. The fire was gotten
under control about 10 o'clock. Several
other dwellings caught fire, and were more or
less damaged some of them considerably,
bnt the progress Of the fire was arrested at
this stage.
The losses and insurance in detail are as
follows:
r. H. Eckenrode, warehouse, in which fire
originated, including hay, grain, &C., and
dwelling, loss s., 500, insurance $4,000
+. i. ReindolIar. on building occupied by
the Carroll Record Printing Company and
on building used as 4 saddlery shop by Stan
ley Reayer, loss 81. 800, insurance not known.
The Carroll Record. loss on stock, type,
furniture. &c. 81, 900, insured for 81 900.
+. S. Staley, who conducted a cigar factory
in the building occupied by Stanley Reaver,
lost about 5000 OH his stock with insurance
for $500.
The loss of John Davidson of his dwelling,
contents, &c, amounted TO $1,000. His in
suranrc is So. 400.
Other buildings were damaged, but the loss
was very slight.