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Franklin House Destroyed By FireIn 1860; Pickering on Site TodayI( M **sseng«*r Fob. 1 .*», IXtjo)e Fra nklin Ihniso I’lock inthis village, embracing tin* 11 lt;11 f* 1 of lh.it niltlM' : t ? M t so vc ra 1 stores, was 11 Isoo v oi*olt; I to ho oil tiro iihotitone oClook hist Saturday morning. Tho alarm spread rapidly, ;ind so 'did tho flames. Owing to tho in-! tonso oold, ;i eonsidera hlo timeI elapsed before tho Hngines ootildho broug ht into not ion, n rid t liontho tiro had spread to such an ox-tont as to hafflo nil efforts to Htav■it. 'Tho Times issnod an Kxtra, giv-I ing tho following aooount. whichi believing to ho snhsta nt in 11 v correct* •wo adopt. It says;Tho tiro originated jn (ly near tin* vvasli room in tho roar of tho§ Ico rid noted him safely to tin ground. ; Mr. l’nrrish had just gathered his |c lothing, hooks and other things | together when ho hoard Roberts , call for hoip, and dropping everything wont promptly to the aid of the already half suffocated man. accomplishing his rescue as abov* stated, but losing all his own effects except what he had upon his1 rack.Many others, finding ogress byflu* stairway cut off, escaped through the windows and descendedtry moans of ladders put up for theirrelief.The Franklin was occupied bylt;\ \V. HadlCy, harbor and manufacturer of hair work; S. F. Ambler.hot el hut whether aeeidentallv or shoemaker; and .1. Ilarvev Mason,through malicious design, cannotl*o dot or mined. The alarm brought out firemen and citizens in strong force by whom every possible ef-fort waft made to ontinguish the flames, lmt the most that could bo done was to prevent the on nfla a ration from spreading beyond theblock iti which it originated.Fortunately none of the inmates*wenI4.cn t her dea ho Mo t nf t In- content sremoved, but of course the owners must sustain considerable loss bv wav of damage to their1• • ‘ Igoods and the interruption of luisi- !ness. The goods were .ilso renioved from the stores below, down as far* as Rristol street. sTin* I hiilding was the property 1 of Thomas Reals, and wav valuedof tin* hotel were burned, but sev-jat *?o.ooo. Insured to tin* amount era 1 narrowly escaped leaving of S* 1-1,000. ;clothing and other effeots to he This fire is a seven* ealamitv to’consumed. Moses Roberts, an invalid. was rescin d hy Stephen I'iir* j rish, who lodged in an adjoining room on the satin* floor, and who got him out upon t he roof and? 11rV-V'v1f. . ships or fortresses, or to subvert.1hcf1n n -yr disnn nifdig *Pids-to 10ic i r*dho Itaken from our public Arsenals to he put into the hands of 'Traitors—when t hose conspiring witli Traitors to subvert the government have seats in our public councils—it is time for tin* people to understand! what constitutes treason.The (oust it nt ion of the Fnited States contains this provision:'Treason against the FnitedStates shall consist only in levying war against them, or adhering totheir enemies, giving them aid andcomfort.”A conspiracy to resist the execution of tile laws, to seize the publicthe government, by force, is not, ofI itself treason; nor can any words, of themselves, however violent,though designed and calculated to incite Rebellion, constitute 'Treason.Rut the assembling of armed men to resist the execution of the laws, to seize the public ships or fortresses or to overturn the government, is an open, or as it is usually called, an overt art of treason. When such an act is committed,every person, whether present or not, who advises or participates in it, or, by furnishing money, munitions of war, provisions or other necessaries, gives aid and comfortto those engaged in it. is guilty ofTreason.And every public functionary,from the I*resident on down to thecommon soldier, who being charged with a duty in enforcing the laws j or in defending our public ships«1 i jand fortresses, or in putting them in a state of defence, neglects thatduty or abandons his post, in order to favor or aid those who are engaged in treasonable purposes isa Traitor.When Mr. Rudianan commenced his administration, lie appointed Howell Robb of Georgia, Secretary of the 'Treasury, John R. Floyd, oferciterindisour village. It tails with crushing weight upon a class of enterprising i business men and mechanics, andlike w ise upon a class of employee's I in the hotel, who are* not o n 1 \ tlireiw n out of cm ploy merit at a season of the year whe»n new situa-| tions arc hard te 1m* found, but in i I several instances are loft absolute-1ly destitute of the ne»e*cssary eloth-ing to protect them from the* incb'menry of winter.If theim had been a high wind,siie h as prevailed tin* night before, Itin* destruction of property would have* been much greater. Xo human power could have prevented the tire from extending south to Rristed street, and probably would have spreael in other directions.Much credit is elue to our fire-nmn for the exertions the*v madeto save* property, but if there had been plenty of water* they would have* accomplished what they elid with half the* effort. Will our citizens eve*r le*arn that engines are of no use withenit water?Mr. Reals has promptly commenced the removal of the rubbish, preparatory to rebuilding the Franklin upon a much larger scale and with all the modern improvements in style* and arrangement.It is also fitting up the “Start Building”, (old 'Town House) for!the temporary accommodation of jthe Messrs. Gunn, and it will he opened as a public house under j their management in the course ofa few days. 'They will have abundance of room to oomfortablv no-commodate* a large number of!guests. This arrangement will prove*very convenient and satisfactory to the* old Habitues of the* Franklin, j A good public house* in the business centre* of the village*, is a publicnecessity, and these gentlemen are* entitled to a great deal of oreelit for tliedr prompt action in the matter.The old patrons of the* Franklin will also he gratified to learn thatl the Messrs. Gunn are to become' the lessees of the new Hotel, when completed. It could not he placed in better hands. i(1I 1Vi% •
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Tue, Dec 09, 1947
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