Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-03-09
Great Fire at NFOnroeviIIe.

O( a ePSOiai utep epaACAgf tOI st=hiCil we are
indebted 10 Mr.. J. S. Roby, Of Monroeville,
we are Informed that, at O'Clock. Saiur-
day morning, FIRE broke out in the Meat
Market in that place, and, not being sub
dued. swept of the greater portion of the
business structures of that village. The
following are the names of the sufferers:
]. R. Halls House and Grocery Store.
MeatMarket. '-zi'- 81
Z. B. Perkins Dry Goods Store.
E. B. Perkins Tin and Stove Store.
NJ. F. Fritter's Grocery Store. 5-r.
Edwin Fish's Dry Goods Store.
Mrs E. Coles Dwelling House.
Cook & Martins Drug Store.
Dr. I. NJ Cooks Office.
Joseph IIoover's Store.
Morrison's Boot and Shoe Store
A. w. PGentiss & Co.'S Dry Goods
Store.
N. Terry's Grocery Store.
Jones' Clothing Store.
The Post Office and Odd Fellows Hall
The loss is estimated at Fifty thousand
dollars, and must prove severe to the inter
ests of the thriving town in which it has
occurred. The amount of insurance is not
known, though the companies represented
in this city viii prove sufferers to consid-
erable extent
LATER.-Since The above was in type
III e following further particulars are furn-
ished us by J. w. Godfrey, Insurance
Agent, who has visited the place to make
full inquiry into the losses:-
Mr.. G. thinks the loss will amount to
about $3o,OO0-buildings and goods insur-
ed. The fire consumed all the buildings
for about sixteen rods on Main Street,
south of Tifin Street, and six buildings on
Tifin Street. Mr.. g. says the Ere is sup
posed TO have originated in box in which
ashes had been placed in the rear of John
Wheaton's Meat Market. The wind blow
log from the south, carried the flames along
until every house was consumed through TO
Tilin street Only by the most strenuous
exertions of the people we're the flames pre-
vented from crossing the street and desoa-
ting the fairest portion of The town.
The following are the sufferers names
and their losses, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned:
J.R. Hall, Grocery and dwelling, valued
at 81, 800 insured for 81 200
John Wheaton, Meat Market and dwell
ing, valued at 81 ,lO0-uo insurance.
E. B. Perkins, Dry Goods. Carpet, Hard
ware and Tin Stores. Stock valued at S7,-
Bodybuilding $4,000. Stock insured in
three Companies. by J. w. Godfrey. for
S., 500; buildings insured in Cleveland for
IS, goo. Part of the goods were saved /;
butt is thought the insurance will not cover
loss.
Jas. Turner, building valued at 900;
insured in Stark County Mutual for 81, 200.
L. Fish, in Turner's building stock Of
Dry Goods valued at $4,000; stock par
tally saved. Loss about Sl,6o0-no in
surance.
VIM. Sadler, in Turner's Luilding. law
library and furniture. Loss $3oo-nO in
surance.
Kimball, in same block; Jewelry
store; stock mostly saved-no insurance.
Mrs. DR.. Cole; dwelling valued at $500
no insurance.
DIR. 4. NJ. Cock, Office and drugstore
buiIding-drugs owned by Cook d Martin.
Total loss about s2.5O0-no insurance.
J. R. Prentiss, dry goods. Loss $4o0
no insurance.
A. w. Prentiss' block; valued at about
50, 900; insured for $3.50O-s2.Oo0 in
Washington Mutual aud 81 500 in Western
Farmers. Building total loss Stock val
ued at $4,000; insurance $4,000 10 Stark
Mutual, not enough to cover loss.
Noah Terry's Grocery Store in Prentiss,
building; goods mostly saved.
Post Office in same building; contents
mostly saved.
A family and Odd Fellows Hall in same
building: formers lsss not known; the fur
niture of the latter saved in a damaged
state.
On the opposite side of Main street, D.
Squier d Cos store; goods badly injured
by fire and removal Insurance, (s5, 700,
by J. W Godfrey, in FIVE cOmpanies,J will
cover loss.
Benjamin Sutliff, insured by ]. W. God
frey for 81 900; loss small.
John Hosford; loss about $50. Fulyl
insured in Stark Mutual-San. Register.