Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Harry P. Young Grocery Store
Fire
August 29, 1915
QUICK ACTION SAVED MARKET STREET BUILDING
Fire Discovered Early Sunday Morning in Basement
of Harry P. Young’s Grocery Store.
The basement of the building at 322 Market
street, occupied by Harry P. Young as a grocery,
was considerably damaged by fire of an unknown
origin early yesterday morning. It looked for as
time as if there would be a big blaze, but the
firemen were quickly on the job, the motor
apparatus again proving its worth in saving
seconds, and by sharp work saved the situation.
Only seconds saved, however, were responsible
for the good work, as the fire was raging
fiercely and with a little more start would have
been beyond control.
Officer Adam Kinley discovered the fire and
turned in the alarm. When the firemen got into
the basement they found their work to be in the
rear of the building, where flames were raging
in a pile of boxes and rubbish of all kinds. The
coal oil tank was in the center of the blaze and
the flames burned all around it, fortunately
without igniting it.
The loss from the fire is not known but it will
probably not be extensive as the flames were
confined to the basement and it was not
necessary to use water save on that floor.
The firemen wish to thank the Day and Night
restaurant for hot coffee and
Robbin’s barber
shop for cigars. Both these places are in the
building in which the fire was located.
Gazette and Bulletin, Williamsport, PA 30
Aug 1915
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
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