The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-16
A WESTERN TOWN In ASHES
DESTRUCTION OF TBJ BUSINESS
PART OF MEDINA, ONO.

Men, Women, and Children Flahtina the
Ftsmes-A City OF Wood without n
Fire Depnrtment-Mauy People severely
Burned-Beur Hours of Horrors.
MrDrsA, Ono, April 15.-The disastrous FIRE
which swoke this village this morning had Its
origin In an old wooden building, occupied a.
barber shop and by several negro families, in the
business part OF tho town and in four hours every
business block but two was burned. There are no
engines, and the efforts Of the people, with buckets
were ubavsillug. Many persons were burned, some
severely, but no lives wero lost. Several persons
were
TAKEN PROM sEcoSD.sroRr WINDOW,
and others escaped with only such clothing they
could hastily lay hands on. Men, women, and
children fought the flames with the only available
means, buckets, but were driven back Many NOR
chants had but recently stocked their stores with
new goods, while others were on their way to pur.
chsse The Court House and several churches
caught hre q number OF times, but were saved.
The hre finally stopped on the west side OF the
square at Aaron Andcrson's block. which, however,
Is a ruin.
The following Is q list OF the buildings burned
and the sufferers:
e. X. Bostwicks frame building. where the nre
orginated, no insurance, used as barber shop aud
shoes, no insurance; q. Castle, ono frame building
ana one brick block, partially insured J. II. Miller,
Mrs. Butler, up stairs in Castles block sewing ma
chine agency, no insurance ]. r. Beckwith frame
S1iBSi1s n ns Soss Green Sa': c
Barrows, cabinet shop, no insurance.
n. o. pLAxs's PHaMx BLOCK,
brick. partially insured; IL O. Blake. small frame
euildfns, occupied By Mrs. Bennett as mininery;
soOS sSors IL BTsS. bS9a S:
and book dealers In PhcniI Block, heavy loss,
&sss sss. .sgrsa Dr. lSsdlns dentist: i IN Pssai1
IN PhrntI Block Q. N. Jackson, dealer in produce;
Dr. J. 3 Hart, Nth brick building, drugs and sta
paints, te-, insured; g. b. saekei,, photographer.
AIsswoRrH BLOCK;
n a::L .enn w.tsT law p ono, insured; Dr. J. r. Rob.
Ssrs siSGss- % n B1oe so"s. sns tin
ler, In frame building, total lo.s; 8. n Bradley q
Son. hardware, &c, heavy loss, probably insured;
a An sa,tson, in Ir1ns S1idiag. groceries. &e par:
building;
HUMPHREY BLOCK
orlckl occupied by Dr.: X: q, nart the CONNER
shippley Iigh q Broadway. frame building, ro-
ecrles and hardware Reese q Brenner, harness
ana .S sdss so. eGSs sSs
shoes, frame building, no insurance A 8: Lamp
man; n naps building meat market total loss T.
loss;
sELkIn KBLocH
Cbrek), occupied BY Goodwin q Hinman, groceries
and provisions, partially insured 8. j. LapmaB,
Wbtmoro block (brck), dealer In millinery and
mncy goods, insured for 5000, heavy loss Houck's
International House and barn (brick) no insurance,
heavy less W. II. Capneld. barn:
WILLIAM AsiRE, TWO BLOCKS
Crame), partially insured, loss heavy; Judge Hum.
phrey. law Crioe In Asre's building; q. W. Hobart,
groceries, frame building, light insurance; Danforth
n Ainsworth, livery stable the horses and wagons
were got out safely, but the buding Ia total loss.
The Post Once was In the International Hotel It's
contents snved.
II Is impossible to tell what the total loss will
amount ~. The business part Of the town IL 10
ashes