The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-10-19

again and looks behind him. Then his
mounts to the window-sill. His whole
form appears naked to the shirt, and he
white limbs gIeam against the dark wall
in the bright light as he swings himself
below the window. Somehow-how none
.an tell-he drops and catches upon the
tod of the windows below him, of the
,hsrd story. lie stooPs and drops agair
and seizes the frame with his hands, and
his cleaning body once more straightens
, and hangs prone downward, and then
drops instantly aud accurately upon the
windew-sil OF tho thina storys A shout
more Of Joy than applause goes mp from
the breathless crowd, and those who had
turned away their heads, not bearing to
look upon him as he seemed aboutto drop
to sudden and certain death, glanced up
= at him once more, with a ray OF hope, at
this daring and ski!lful feat. Into this
window he crept, to look probably for
stairway, but appeared again presently,
for here only was The only avenue Of es-
cane desperate and hopeless as it was
Once more he dropped his body, hang
ing by his hands. Tie crowd screamed,
and waved to him to swing himself over
the projection from which the other man
has lust been rescued. r he tried to do
this, and vibrated like = pendulum from
side to side, but could not reach far enough
to throw himself upon its root. Then he
hung by one hand and looked down; rals-
ing his other hand, he took fresh hold,
and swung from side to side once more to
reach the roof. In vain; again he hung
motionless by one hand, and slowly turned
his head over his shoulder and gazed into
the abvss below HIM Then, gathering
himself up, he let 60 his hold, and, for .
second a CLEAN of white shot down full
forty feet to the foundation Of the base
mont OF course killed him. He was
taken to drug store near by, and died in
ten minutes.
aal SIX MEN LOST.
Six men were working on the corner of |
Clark and Madison streets, top OF j. B. 1
/, Chambers store, and when the fire caught |
the lower part Of the building were una
bic 10 get down, and equally unable to \
escape to adjoining, buildings. They fell /
through the roof, and were totally con
sumed. Il -c'., rs 80 i
FIVE MEN CRUSHED. |
After the flames had consumed the
store of ]. H. Ross, State, near the corner
of Washington, the walls were left par
tally standing. An express wagon was
passing short time time after the conha-
grafton, and reached the front Of thebuild- /
ing. rust IN time to received the falling
wall. Five men were in the wagon at the J,
time, and ell were crushed and killed. j
yd bsfaA WOMAN PER1sHEs. 4.
An unknown woman was caught in a
building on State street, near Taylor, and
was unable to get out in time. She had
no chance Of escape, and fell back into the
building, where she was, Of course. con-
sumed. ..,.al l
cHET MoREHEAD a $50 l.
Was last seen struggling manfnlly with. a
large box containing the hooks Of Rey-
burn, Hunter & co. The flames and
smoke overpowered him and he Is certain
" lost. The crowd all called aloud for
him TO come away, but to no use the l
brave fellow stood and struggled until all
had left him to fight the flames Ell -
.ss l-a DRUNKEN MAN
Tried TO run south from the Base ball
Grounds on Michigan avenue. and vas
caught and killed by the flames, |
JACOB WOLF
Was roasted to death in his house, No. 90
West Harrison street.
BODIES FOUND. o. .slis
A Tribune reporter, wandering among |
the ruins along Ontario street, discovered,
in the rear cellar Of the dwelling next east
of the Historical Society's building. the
charred trunk Of human body lying
amid ruins Of many wine bottles and the
apparatus Of water-closet. There was
much roasted flesh still chnging tn the
spine but no clue to the identity, or even |
the sex, Of the victim, was obtainaGle.-l
The house had been occupied by q German l
the keeper Of the historical Bulding- !
but the body may have been that Of some
person who had strayed into apparently |
the upper chambers of his house, perhaps
in pursuit of plunder r ...--a-rl s-t l I
THE COURT HOUSE. ns q -sa-a 7
! The Court house. which has been stand
ing almost since the organization Of the
county, contained all the records Of realty
since that time. 1t is supposed now that
they are nearly all lest. 1t was thought
that some of the volumes were conveyed
to the Washington-street tunnel during
the fire, but this report has not been yet
established. Some privste parties have a
transcript of nearly all the suits judg-
ments, executions, ETC., which by good
fortune were complete up to the beginning
of the fire. More of these records have
been saved, it thought. L
The Loas er the LeEIsIatur-.