Erie, Pennsylvania
Finn & Stearns Barrel Factory
Fire
November 1865
FIRES – About half past four o’clock,
on Saturday afternoon, a fire broke out in the
dry house of Finn & Stearns’ barrel factory,
which, for a time, bid fair to be very
destructive. The firemen were soon on hand, and
with hard work, succeeded in subduing the
flames. The loss is about $1,500 or $2,000. ....
[The fire department] rendered
good service, however, in protecting the other
buildings... Our fire department, young as it is,
displayed an energy and efficiency that would
have done credit to an old organization. It is
due to Perry No. 1, it was first upon the ground
... about 15 minutes ahead of the
steamer.
The Erie Observer, Erie, PA 16 Nov 1865
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