The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-05-04
Destructive Fire in Warren.

The Principal Part of Warren in AShes
--Ihirty Buildings DeStroyed- A
Bridge Burned-Rumored Loss ofLife.
The town Of Warren, Trumbull County,
has for the third time been visited with a
destructive conhagration that has laid its
business centre in ashes.
The particulars brought us By the off.
GERS of the Cleveland d Mahoning Rail-
road, are as follows:
TIE fire broke out yesterday about
noon in the cabinet shop of Truesdcll &
Townsend, on the south side Of the canal.
The sparks from the burning buildings
were carried over the adjoining houses,
and set fire 10 the barn in the rear Of Mr.
McCombs' residence. Burning shingles
also flew in other directions, and set FIRE
to the buildings. in brief time the town
appeared 10 be on fire in several places,
and the widest alarm existed among the
inhabitants. Every effort 10 stay the pro.
gress OF tue conhagration seemed futile,
for as fast as the flames were combatted
In one place. thoy broke out with redoubled
fury in another part of tho devoted town
Tho scene in the afternoon, at the height of
the confiagration, was grand but distressing
TO contemplate. The sky was lit up with
lurid glare; tho devouring flames ieaped
from house to house, battling every attonpt
to check their course, and tho streets we're
filled with terroFstricken men, women and
children.
Tho wind at tho commencement of the
hro was in the south, but soon shifted moro
10 tho eastward, carrying tho burning ON.
bors in new direction. The flames wero
subducd towards evening. and by night the
fire was completely under control. although
ID continued to burn until morning. The
flames swept everything on the east sido of
Main street, from South street TO Market
street. except tho old Frecmon House, thonce
on Market St to T. p Reed & Co.'S Cloth.
ing Store. On the south side of Main st..
1t swept clear from tho Public Square to
tho old King brick buildings. Fuko's live
ry-stablc and largo humber of barns and
other buildings south of Market and cast of
Main worc completely destroyed. The Meth
cdist Church was partly burned.
Among tho principal stores completely
burned down wero Ihoso of j. Goldstein,
clothing; J. d. Dunlap, wholesale grocer;--
Woods & Pugh, druggists; Mrs. Messcr. mil.
liner, on Market street; Warren Packard,
on Main ST.; E. Hoyt & Co., dry goods; An
dorson & Rupp, Wholesale grocers; Smith,
Stratton s. Co.. druggists; King g. Bro, Jew
elers; Robins s. lie Roy, druggists, on tho
west side of Main street, Smith g. McCombs.
merchants. at corner of Main and Market
streets. The Post Office and number of
smaller stores we're also burned down. The
clothing store of f. p. Reed g. Co., was
party damaged.
Thero was rumor last evening that q
couple of children perisbed in tho famos,
but this is supposed to be incorrect.
Tho appearance of Warron. this morning.
was extremely forlorn and desoate. Tho
inhabitants contemplated the smoking ru.
ins with heavy hearts, aud tho fact that this
is the third disastrous confsgration within
few years is enough to discourage them.
Tho destroyed property was mostly in.
sured in roliaSlo Eastern companies. The
loss is variously estimated, tho figures
ranging from 800, 900 to 100000. The
origin is as yet unknown.-Clepcland Her
aid Of Tuesday Evening.
The Cleveland Oil Spriugs-.Ricn Field.
We yesterday made visit 10 tho oil springs
lately discovered upon tho land OF Mossrs
l.. @. Thaycr, Proctor Thascr, and o. N.
Skeels. on the Kinsman street road, oppo-
site Woodland cemetery. II seoms that
tho existenceof oil has been known there
for many years by tho owners of tho land
but as il is away from any houses and con.
Ecquently was no inquiry to tho wells, noth-
ing was thought of tho fact. Tho oil il
found in q ravino, about hundred rods
west OF tho road. A gentleman who had
been interested in tho PENNSYLVANIA oil
springs first pointed out to Mr.. Thayer the
probability of oil being found in that sec
tion, the formation of tho land being favor.
nbla On eaarchino oil was fonnd unor