Fire Damages Cressler’s Bakery

On March 1, 1908 in the early morning the station bells began to toll an alarm of fire for R. C. Cressler’s Bakery on West King Street. Firemen were soon hauling their hose carriages up King Street in the sleet and freezing rain. A defective flue caused a fire that destroyed the roof and did heavy water damage to the one story building. A damage estimate was not available. Firemen had the blaze under control quickly. The Vigilant Hose and Cumberland Valley Hose companies answered the alarm.