The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-04-20
TERRIBLE FIRE At MEDINA.
The Town Nearly. Destroyed.
Entire Business Portion Burnt.

+ Medina, O., April 15-A destruc-
tive fire broke out this morning in this
village, in an old wooden building oc-
cupied as q barber shop and by sever
al negro families, in the center of the
business part of the town, and in four
hours every business block, but two,
was burned to the ground. There are
no engines, and the efforts of the peo-
| pie with buckets were ~unavailing.
Many persons were burned, some
severely, but no lives were lost.
Several parties were taken from sec
ond story windows and others escaped
with only such clothing as they could
hastily lay their hands on.
The fire finally stopped On the west
| side OF the square at Aaron Ander-
sons The block, also north and
west, is a ruin. M.
Z The following is a list of the build
hiugs burned and sufferers: c. Z.
Bostwick's frame building-where the
fire originated mo insurance--used as
a barber shop and dwelling; H.
Shule, frame building, boots and shoes
-no insurance G. Castle, frame
and one brick block-partially insur-
ed; J. H. Miller, dry goods, &c, in
Castles block-light insurance; Mrs.
Butler, up stairs, in Castles block,
sewing-machine agency-no insurance;
j. B. Beckwith, frame building-no
insurance; J. H. Green, Gazette Of
flee, in Beckwith's block-no in
surance loss $4,000; ] Barrows,
cabinet shop-no insurance; H G..
Blake, Phoenix block, brick-partially
insured H. G. Blake's small frame
building, occupied by Mrs. Bennett as
"a millinery store; G. A. l.. Boult, dry
goods, Phoenix Block-loss probably
$40, 900. Mcdowell Bros . druggists
and book store, Phoenix Block-heavy
loss-partialiy insured. DIR. Bedding,
dentist, in Phoenix Block. Blake and
Woodward, lawyers and library, in
Phoenix Block. @. M. jackson, deal
er in produce. DR.. j. S. Hart. with
brick building, drugs and stationary
total loss. IL B. Tifeny & Co,
paints, &c.-insured. S. B. Sackett,
photographer, Ainsworth Block. H.
J. Walkers law ofice-insured. DR..
j. Robinson insured. H. j. Root
& Co., jewellers, III Ainsworth Block
heavy loss-partially insured. San
-ders & Sturges, Ainsworth Block.
stoves and tin-hcavy loss-no insur-
ance, j A. Weed, jeweler. in Fl ame
;building-totai loss. S. II. Bradley
& Son, hardware, &c.-heavy loss.
probably insured. A. Matiison, frame
building, groceries, &c.-partiaily in
sured. j. B. BIacke, boots and shoes,
frame building. In the Humphrey
Block, a brick occupied by DIR E.. G
Hart, Commercial Bank of Medina,
w. w. Pancoast4and w. j. Shippley.
Hugh & Broadway, frame building,
groceries and hardware Frame build
ing. Reef d Bremen, harness shop,
With insurance. A. Greigner,
thfame building, boots and shoes-in-'
Pspred. Y. A. Bachford, boots and
shoes, frame building-no assurances.
meat market total loss. Ephraim
Brown, Eagle Hotel, frame-no in
surance-heavy loss. Selkirk Block,
brick, occupied by Goodwin & Hin
man, groceries and provisions-partial-
ly insured. S ] Lampman, in Whit
more Block, brick, dealer in millinery
and fancy goods-insured for 5000
heavy loss. Houck's International
House and barn, briek-no insurance
heavy loss. VIII Garfield, barn:
Post Office in international Hotel
Block-mails saved. YIN. A. Sire,
two blocks, frame-partially insured
heavy loss occupied up stairs as law
office Of Judge Humphrey, and G.
w. Hobert, groceries, frame building;
light insurance. Danforth & Aims
worth livery stable, total loss, Horses
aud wagons were got out safely. 1t
is impossible to tell what the loss
amounts to, but the entire business
part of the iowa is in ashes. Loss,
over $4,000.