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Williamsport, PA Planing Mill & Furniture Factory Fire, Apr 1879

Posted September 14th, 2008 by Teri

Planing Mill and Furniture Factory Burned

Williamsport, Pa., April 21. -- About four this afternoon a fire broke out in the planing mill of H. W. Early & Co. It speedily got behind control, and spread to the adjoining furniture factory of H [illegible] Markey, the largest factory in the [illegible]. The buildings were entirely consumed.

Markey's loss is $35,000.... Early & Co's loss is $25,000.... The fire originated from a hot box [illegible] the building used as a box factory.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 22 Apr 1879

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