Erie, Pennsylvania
Ormsbee Lime Kiln Fire
Fire
November 1865
FIRES .... on Monday morning, about 3
o’clock, in the lime kiln of D.C. Ormsbee, on
Fourth Street. The flames had obtained extensive
headway before the fire was discovered, and,
although our firemen labored with commendable
zeal, their efforts to save Mr. O’s property
were of no avail. They rendered good service,
however, in protecting the other buildings. The
loss is estimated at $1,000, on which there was
no insurance. ...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 [Fire Company] No. 1 ... it
was first upon the ground.
The Erie Observer, Erie, PA 16 Nov 1865
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