Pithole, Pennsylvania Fire
June
13, 1866
Destructive Fire at Pithole City.
A disastrous fire occurred at Pithole
yesterday morning about 2 o'clock. The
fire originated on First street, near the
Florence restaurant, and extended rapidly in
both directions, destroying some fifteen or
twenty buildings. The Record says all the
buildings on both sides of First street between
Brown and Pather streets, are destroyed.
Within a few doors of the Continental Hotel a
building was torn down, which prevented it
reaching the former.
The rain of last night was a godsend to this
place, for had the buildings had been dry no
efforts could have saved the city from
destructions. The loss must be somewhere
in the neighborhood of $25,000. The
following is a partial list of the buildings
destroyed: The Venango Saloon, Florence
Restaurant, Hogan's Lager Beer Saloon, Ice Cream
Saloon; Washington Restaurant; Dutch John's
Lager Beer Saloon; Hill's Restaurant and the
Blacksmith Shop near the
Galt House.
We hear, but trust the rumor is not correct
that two children were burned in one of the
buildings. It is suspected that the fire
was the work of an incendiary.
Titusville Morning Herald, Titusville, Pa
14 Jun 1866
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