The Roxbury Fire Company was organized in 1902. This company was equipped with fire buckets, ladders, hooks, axes and ropes. It was not within the city limits at that time, nor were the water mains laid in the borough.
DISASTROUS FIRES IN THE COUNTY, AND OTHER DATA
- 1833. Somerset fire, 30 families desolate. Loss, $80,000.
- 1838. Henry Layton's residence on “The Island” – Johnstown.
- 1843. Michael Kelly's hotel on Railroad street.
- 1846. John Crouse's residence, Morrell Place.
- 1848. Clinton and Locust streets, Gordon property.
- 1851. Main and Clinton streets.
- 1853. King & Levy's store, Clinton and Cover alley.
- 1857. Cambria Rolling Mill, august 1.
- 1863. Union Hall with St. John's Fair, December 24.
- 1865. Kress & Erb, Donahoe & Erb, and Gordon, December 8.
- 1867. Stores of Frazer, Montgomery, Gore, Williams, Border, Barnes, H. M. Lewis, Chandler, and Mary J. Parks, on Sunday morning, January 13.
- 1868. A. J. Haws' Cement Mill, April 22.
- 1872. Cambria Rolling Mill, October 12. Second great conflagration at Somerset, May 4, $300,000.
- 1876. Third great fire in Somerset, May 9. Loss, $125,000.
- 1878. Gottleib Bantly's grist mill burned, Scalp Level, January 23.
- 1881. Iowa Barb Wire Company works, October 26.
- 1883. A. J. Haws' Cement Works, November 9.
- 1886. St. Francis' College and Monastery at Loretto, December 9.
- 1888. W. S. Weaver and Mrs. Muller. Loss, $29,000. April 27.
- 1889. Cambria Iron Company's stables, February 26. Union School Houses and many residences in the First ward on June 24.
- 1890. Two workmen burned to death at P. R. R. bridge No. 6, March 20.
- 1891. Henderson's furniture store, and Covers' grocery and livery, April 10. First Baptist church damaged and Kopelin buildings destroyed, May 1.
- 1892. John N. Horn's Planing Mill, August 2. Kredell & Farrell's drug store, December 28. Maneval's Hotel, December 31.
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