Public expression of gratitude following a fire in Merano
Following a perilous fire during the night of 13–14 January 1845 in Merano, local resident Urban Pitsch expresses public gratitude to the responders. Alongside citizens, clergy, and officials, neighboring communities and local craftsmen contributed to extinguishing the blaze.
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Intelligence Gazette
to the
k. k. priv. Messenger of and for Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
Public Expression of Thanks.
In the night from the 13th to the 14th of January of this year, a fire broke out in the town of Meran in one of the most perilous spots, which, through the tireless zeal and exertions of the imperial-royal district court officials, the clergy, dignitaries, and students, and the residents of the town of Meran as well as the surrounding communities of Mais, Gratsch, and Algund, who rushed forward swiftly with firefighting equipment, was subdued despite the imminent danger, claiming only a barn together with stables as its victim.
The undersigned, on behalf of himself and his siblings as the closest neighbors to the blaze, considers it his duty to tender the most obliging thanks for the active sympathy, the philanthropy and honesty in returning the items brought outside as a precaution, and the tireless zeal with which the impending disaster was vigorously opposed from all sides.
Special gratitude is due to the civic master mason Johann Moosbrugger and the master carpenter Franz Jenny, who, bold and undaunted, actively rendered assistance where the danger was greatest.
Meran, 15 Jan. 1845. Urban Pitsch.
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"Public expression of gratitude following a fire in Merano." Der Bote für Tirol, 23 January 1845. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/23.01.1845/152201/15. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1845-01-23-oeffentlicher-dank-nach-einem-brand-in-meran