The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-02-28
MT. AIRY RAvAGED BY FIRE.
Seventeen Buildings Burned-FredericK
Firemen Called FOr-LOSS Over 5000.

! MT. AIRY RAVAGED BY FIRE.
Seventeen Buildings Burned-Frederick
Firemen Called FOr-LOSS Over $4,000.
About O'Clock last Wednesday morning Mr.. Geo.
| f. Lippy, superintendent of the Maryland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, this city, informed
its patrons that the thriving town of Mt Airy was
on fire and that information called forth many ex-
pressons of regret at the great loss that would fol-
! low as it was known that the town was without a
water supply sufficient TO cope with the flames.
The following accurate account of the fire was given
| i'll the Baltimore sun of Thursday:
destructive fire practically wiped out the bust
ness part of the town of Mount Airy, the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. The total loss is estimated
to be between $4,000 and 100000 according to the
estimate of Deputy Fire Marshal Wantz: partly in
Sured
The fire was discovered in the grocery of Clesry
& Clay at 80 O'Clock a. m. The flames quickly
spread to other buildings. helped by strong wind
The buildings destroyed were as follows :--Cleary Il
Clay'S grocery ]. II. Klees' harness store, II. T.
Weber's meat store Adam Ruand's bakery. Charles
E. simpsons hotel, Raymond Barnes furniture
store Christian SponseIers dry goods and furnish
ing store Miss McWiliams millinery store, Mary
Bowers dwelling, J. Calvin Gibert's hotel. Byron
5. Dorsey's farming implements store, W. K. RudyS
drug store and postofice and L. b. NoTwoods
dwelling.
The town is absolutely without fire protection or
even adequate water supply. All that could be
done Was to remove what personal effects and mer.
chaudse it was possible to save. Everybody turned
out to do this and rendered much valuable aid, but
the bucket brigade proved wholly inefficient 10
combat such fire
The whole block in which the fire started was
composed of frame buildings. It was therefore
quite apparent that unless aid obtained the
whole town would be destroyed. The help OF the
Frederick Fire Department. which saved the town
from destruction on January -, when Audersou'S
stores were burned was again invoked The United
Fire Company, Of Frederick, which figured so
praisewor,hy on the previous occasion, again re-
sponded promptly 70 the appeal. \ special traln
was dispatched from Frederick and reached the
scene about $50 O'Clock a. m The steam re engine
len the gondola car, which carried IL to Nj.
Airy, II wss known the towns water supply was
insufficient Five Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
freight engines pressed into service 70 furnish
water The tender Of each engine holds ZOO gal
I Ions one engine at $ time was drawn up 20 the
gondola where the steamer 80, the supply aut sent
it through the hose to the burning houses The
engines sbtained the water from Bartholows some
four miles west Of Mount Airy, and each engine
made ave trips
The fremen worked unoeasinEly uutii 10 - O'Clock
a. m. when. after extnguishiug g.. The eTnhers,
I they returned home.
BY the time the Gre reached the Nor ooi yelling
the adjoining store Of william II HOOD the last 90
the block apparently doogael. The side oi The
buidiBE. frame structure, wAs already on Gre
The h-emen PouTcd two heavy s,nan1s on the hui.d-
ing sud checked the progress Of the Games ami
saved 10 with all lis contents The block destroyed
was In the Southeastern section Of Noun; Aify b.
ginning at Hooi's store which sdioius The 0siiruai
tracks The flames sprcad across The street and
ieuitei the barnes, store ~ " T. T smith which
vas saou consumed together with Byron porssy's
warehouse sad the supervisors otaec % the BsIu-
more and ohio Railroad Fortunately ;h~se hui'3-
iuEs were ISOLATED and the Games DID not spread.
The frame structures burned IKE timber. The
people, unable 20 oser sny RESISTANCE to The pro-
grgs. % the ere sloai By appalled, sisi helpless
spectators Of the caaaaE ration During lhc progress
d The Ore Harry Bennett and George Cbew werv
injured under falling lmheus Beuucsl had Dis
right sog crushed ani Chcu bad his anse sF-a.ncsl
The Losses bv the Gre AZ estimated a. follows
S!mrssn's Hotel was oErea hr J1hu " wI.sau
whose loss Is ss.aH wish s. ouo insurance The
Cary Huisalaz was uvne,i by Morgan CARY Eui
valued a. s GO aa aica shCte sas s-lt' lasar-
ancs. Tie ba5sdlng occupied by Mss Dyer rss
owned ay susan Busszr: sBsi va5gFsi - g. Toe
bgslAsaE 0crup3cd by HeaFy Weber So on uc,i hy
Aadrya BAKER zBi valued a; q So Toe nlhsg
Losses acre l. b Soruosd e 90. a-uranev s..
gaa " T. G8sY ssuu insurance. 500 Byron :
Dorsey s. - irsasaaes SEQ. ir.iasT' S.oo'
iusufaocs s. az Aasm Ra.Au1. tasrrg So &C.
kues $40. " = 7 -saith $40 Ezyraoaa bsrues
SiLoao iasHrzaee s59ssa
All telephone communication vrcro tasari all
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uAs "a zoe part 81 this bli54.ug. Ea-AnA la4kA-
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smoke dense tAal sas Aa& s., teea acf Say, a-d
wHh da&catly shr uaA3v =e: rsasre waking thr
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pherazlla. bus loss a. Of hts stoek af drass z1sl
n.r1icln=s
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rebuilt rhe $ By taag Ore So sbaat e. ast Tho
sa.lifuz oa ihe opposite slte ~ ihe rss.rlai
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