Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-01-07
Gou the Akron Free Democratic Standard.
u. The Fire in Akron.

From the Akron Free Democratic standard. .
=. The Fire in Akron.
On Friday,. morning Inst, Immediately
aftersthe tire was checked, we issued on
Extra, giving as lull an account Of it as
could az that time be Obtained. rum the
more Pafticuiar details given in ahe Bea
con and from other sources, we are now
enabled TO preson. q more circunslanlial
Statement. -
The ere broke out fawz4rnipaies nfier
- O'Clock, Friday morning, in the rear oi
Cranz's hardware store or McNaughton's
Tobaccpnist shop, not far from the centre
ofthe block of frame buildings occupying
tho east side Of Howard street, and as il
burst from the root the impossibility OF saw.
ing tie block was at once seen, and the oc.
cupanes forthwith commenced moving thel.
goods A geeet many goods were dam
aged, and much l6ss suffered, .fromthe mar
yownesjof Howard street. Tbs 6respreac
with great rapidly up and down the street.
On Tie sSeutt; il extended iu the Post Uf
noe Building, the high wall of which
checked II; and the Hook and Ladder Com
pany iiaving partly pulled down the nex'
euloiug;s before, !, caught, the fire was
staysd But owing 10 the thinness Of the
wall, ths'roof caugh. FIRE through it, which
was soon exlinguished. Oh the nor b, the
flames speedily came to The Stone Block,
which. ought 10 have stopped their progress,
and pro1abfy WOULD 'bdt for. the heavy
wooden SofTlfce, ,s6n which sthe !, fire caught,
and epveloping The huge roof, the blaze
soon ifi66e It's way down into the lower
par, o6lnS Jaildlng. Although The mass
I've siOhs SnlIs ofthe Block could not pre-.
seryeii, yet its eas. wall, was on effec,ual
barrreff id that dmTecii6n, and thus Edison $
s,ore, (nllhough afterwards Displaced by
the taliing Vail, Spelman's store and
black; hid Cobb's Exchange were saved
from the flames. The night being calm,
preysntsta d great destruction Of other prop.
esty.
Onf fi6ward street tho fire extended as
far as The corner Of Market, including the
sisee Block, with the various establish
nssntsF I'm Il fronting on Market street,
Hare ], stopped; But BY the'falling Of the
east wall oil The block. the store of Messrs
Edseps was crushed, and large amount
of QneeHsware and other goods destroyed.
Tshetoflowing is a lisi oil the establish.
mentsl slscaed in lhe. burnt district; Akron
Bank. Books, Papers, Bialssand furniture
removed Specie leii in the .vnult,7 which
hns since been opened and oil found safe
HenrysR Dry Goods Store; more
than hall the goods destroyed. Loss heavy,
and only partially insured.
NJ w Henfy's Dry Goods Store; goods
partially saved. Loss sheasy. Insurance
81, 600. No, cover the loss.
M,Cusaysi& Nlichenef's Dry Goods
Store; goods mostly saved. loss covered
by insurance. .7.'@s e 6
O,iss e. -We.so,,'s Law Office, books,
parets,&es, neslly saved.
P36ashllts & Harris, Law Office; total
hose, Nninsurance.
upson q Edgar,on, Law Office; bnoks
and papers mostly saved. LOIS between
twoahd,fhfee hundred.dallnrs.
p. N. Schuyler, Law Office; books and
papersesaved.
llxs b. .siIoward's Office; property near
ly ail saved.
Gssisy 81 Sawser's -a'aes d. Shoe Store;
insurances BIT $500. Goods absu. 1itol
sased.1 Loss heavy.
sJsKaymandss8S Co. Dry Goods Store;
goods mostly saved. lnsurance covers
ioes... 50. -
GsW Nsman's Clothing Store; large
proportion s goods saved. Loss covered
by issSursnce. .assss s.,.s
HMe eNaughten's Tobacco Manufacto.
ry, stock nearly all insured. Loss Gov.
ered-by nsuraLee.
" negoner: Snddler and Harness Man
ufacfory, stock saved. Loss il, tools $500.
G. uranz's Hardware Store: Loss from
IS 10 SS7UU0. Chiefly covered by insu-
rance.
A Persons. Taller Shop: Stock ali
saved.
Bennett and Smith, Saddle and Har.
ness Manulac,ory Stock mostly saved
Loss in tools, DC, from So 10 $500
GW Pearls Drug Store. Cansdera'
BE loss, though the largest proportion o.
drugs DC sased.
G B EelIs, Merchant Tailor. Good.
saved.
Neville and Smiths grocery: Partlai
loss. Covered by insurance.
Lander and Wards Shoe Shop. Stock
sayed. -. -
Kecli and,Leyi's Clothing Store: Good
nearly oil saved. xes.azsss..s...,sl.ss :
Latimer and Sfqi,h's Clothing Store. :
Goodsentireiy sased.
Sesefnl efihe upper rooms, in .he. bnil
dings. destroyed, were occupied for Office
snd residences The tenants nearly al
suffered a partinl loss. .
Tho buildings it will be understood
we're burned T. the ground. They wer
owned By various persons. The heavies
loss is ihpi of the Bank. II loses in ,hi
way $1,000. W. II. Dewey, Esq, sus
tains.sA heavy a loss. Mrs. Bradley lose
$400ein ehfs ssdy .s,.ss a.a -. s-.sss,z
The loss oecasioned by the recent burn
ing Of Woolsey & Cos, Spgar reiner.
NJ u ;s.aetirnoted Mt or1e half q million q