The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-05-02
From the Mansfield Shield and Banner
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800 90


On monday night, between 8 and 10 o.
clock, our town was made the seen of ano
ther destructive conhagration. The alarm
was given about half past 8, and the fire dis
covered in the hay loft of Mr.. John Wier's
extensive stabling--in few minutes the
whole was enveoped in one sheet of fame
It being Court week, quite a number o
horses were in the stable, but fortunately
they were all safely gotten out. The conti-
guilty Of the stabling 10 the two west wings
of Mr. Wiler's Hotel placed, we may say,
the main part of the town in the most mi-
nent peril, for had they not been saved, the
1000 90 town must have been wrapt in hames-by
an almost super-human effort of a few ndi-
viduals on those wings, and exposed to an
intense heat almost insupportabe, the fire
was conquered, altho' it had made several
yards progress on the roof and all the win
dows in fame
200 90 The dwelling house of Mr.. Hugh McFall,
adjoining Mr.. Wiler's, was also in the great
est peril, and was saved by extending over
the roof wet carpets and blankets His
stabling was also consumed with large
quantity of wheat, oats, cloverseed, and other
900 90 articles stored there 1t is said there was
about 500 bushels of wheat in the ware-room
of the stable-a considerable portion of this
and the cloverseod was saved.-His dwelling
and store room were completely sacked, and
,OOO 10 his beautiful garden now presents scene OF
desolaton.
Mr. Wiler had also great quantity Of
hay, corn and oats consumed-and all the
furniture of his extensive Hotel being re-
moved, he must have sustained considerable
1000 0O loss, by the breaking of furniture, &c
On the north the stablng of Mr.. Campbell
and Mr.. J. Fl. Weagly were burnt TO the
ground together with quantity of wheat,
1000 90 oats, and other produce-and the fire was
fortunately arrested at Mr.. McBrde's stable,
by tearing portion away.
When it is considered that MANSFIELD
is WITHOUT A FIRE ENGINE OR
$40 90 OTHER APPARATUS,-tha all this COM
busble matter was ranging on the same lots
with block of frame and brick buildings,
and every thing dry as finder, from drouth
of several weeks, we may indeed look with
amazement upon escape from one of the
most terrible of conhagrations. We have,
however, ndomtable spirits here in cases Of
emergency, and helping hands that tire not.
But we are wanting in language, 10 express
our admiration of the efficient efforts of the
200 90 Ladies of Mansfeld-Of their willingness 10
undergo the severest fatigue and exposure
in such cases of peril, we had occasion to
speak on former occasion. With such spi-
rits and such aid, what might we not effect
1000 90 with we'll organized fire company good
Engine and other necessary apparatus? We
hope this will be attended to, that we may
900 90 be better prepared in future.
- There is little doubt but this has been the
work of an incendiary, for no man has imposed
more rigid care as to light in his stablng
than Mr.. Wiler-and we are informed by
those who know, that the stable had been
carefully closed for some time before the fire
was discovered, and that no light mad been
taken to that part of the stable, that evening.
1t behooves citizens, therefore, 10 keep a
III 90 look out--the demon, or demons, that can
thus sport with life and property, through a
spirit of revenge, or desire for an opporuni-
ty to pick pockets, Or appropriate to himself
what he can lay hands upon, may, if not dis
covered, seek other opportunities. We have
reason to congratulate ourselves that the
,,000 90 evening was perfectly cam for had the fire
broken out some days ago, no human power
could have saved the town.