The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-04
Another Destructive Fire in Toledo /!
Michigan Southern Railroad Elevator
Entirely Consumed.
LOSS ESTIMATED o,En ssoo.,oo.

We are again called upon " record another de.
struetive conasgraton, which befel our neighoring
city, Toledo, on Wednesday morning last. The
following account Of this occurrence we clip from
the Toledo Commercial, of Thursday;
On Wednesday morning at three o'clock, the new
grain elevator Of the Michigan Southern Railroad
Company, in this city, was discovered to be on fire
and. although the FIRE was very little when first seen
and the alarm was promptly given,the fam s sprea
so rapidly that, before fhs engines could rsaeh the
spot the building was too fer gone 10 be saved.
The FIRE was frst discovered on the inside Of the
building near the southerly end, by the side Of the
railroad track, and is believed to have been kndled
by an incendiary. The fire was first seen by one
Of the Waterman Of the freight house, the fame be-
ing not larger than the jet from a stove-pipe but
extending from the ground mp into the building
| far as he could see and spreading with alarming
rapidity. He Immediately ran up town tn arouse
the fremsn and citizens, and il was not long be-
| fore large number Of persons had reached the
scene of confagration. II was discovered at first
glance that any effort made to save the building
would be next TO useless, and that work with pros
pect Of good results would have to be concentrated
upon the surrounding property. The first breaking
out OF the hames, perceptble to those the out
side, was from the south windows of the cupola.
The two steamers were hurried To the Middle
Ground, reaching there, and were in full blast
soon put in position. Also, several hand on
gines were promptly on the spot aud were worked
lection. The locomotive steamer belonging 10
the Wabash Railroad was unfortunately at the
Round House and unhred. II was fired up and
would have reached the fire, but the track was
blocked with freight cars that il must have been
half past four before it got to work.
1t was feared by gany that the engine house aud
old eev evator of the Michigan Southern Company,
and the freight in the adjoining shed, consisting
largely ofbarrels of pork together with the schooner
Dan Tindal lying near hy, would all be swept away;
but thanks to the deluging streams thrown by the
steamers and Engine Company No. 7, whvh early
got position near the engine house, this further
disaster was arrested.
The elevator was finished last August, and was
one Of the most perfect in the country. There
in it from $500 to 5000 barrels of flour, about l00
600 bushels of wheat. and $4,000 bushels of other
grains Of all which, perhaps, rs per cent is saved.
The loss the building is about $50 900, partially
covered by insurance; the value of its contents is
estimated ut upward Of 100000, of which the
greater part was insured. The building CONTAINED
1880 900 feet Of lumber, and cost originally from
$4,000 to $4,000. but we are informed 1t can not
be replaced short of the amount first given, $4,000
The afternoon previous to the fire, ten cars Of
grain were placed in the building. Eight of those
were removed, the GtbeF two destroyed. What
makes it appear NOR. probable the FIRE was set, is
the fact that men werh nglg,d In the buhdmg 81.
the afternoon, and would have discovered any spark
dPopp't by the only locomotive which was in the
building during the day. This loss will be
most sey rely felt hy the Michigan Southern Com
pany. t. old elevator with proge entirely made
quate to the prcssur' of Ia. approaching season,
and the Company mus necc,Sshrily be almost un.
endurably crampei ii their rapidly increasing
business.
The morning trains were much delayed in leav- |
ing the depot. The tsaaKS were so encountered
with hose that the trains could not run out, The
trains from Cincinnati and Chicago wero halted at
the upper end of the Middle Ground until the fire
was so far subdued that the hose could be safely |
taken up long enough to let the incoming and out
going trains pass The Cleveland train did not get
started until half past six, an hour and half late,
ana the Detroit train, which should have left At
four o'clock, was still later.