The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-04-03
MANY FIRES.
The New Court House of Licking County, Ohio,
Burned.

The New Court House Of Licking County, Ohio,
Burned.
Newark, March 29.- The Licking county, Ohio,
court house, handsome structure with four
fronts standing in the center OF the Public Square
at Newark, and Just finished at cost Of $780, 0OO
caught FIRE In the cupola from gas jet used to H.
Illuminate the clock at II o'clock to-day and is
now burned down to the second story. II will
probably be totally destroyed Assistance from
the Columbus Fire Department Is mOmentarity
| expected The insurance Is but $4,000.
Columbus, March 49, The greatest portion Of
the court house at Newark was destroyed by fire
TO day. The building was new one, costing $3.50
co., The loss Ia estimated at from $50 900 to S75 COO
Insured for $3.50 Most Of the county records
were removed in good condition. A lad named
Kramer and man named Smythe were badly
injured by falling timbers
FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH AT CLARE
MONT, N, H.
Claremont N. H., March 29-The Tremont
House burned early thismorning and FIVE persons
perished. Mrs. Hannah P Gibson Of Chester VT
mother of the proprietors; Charles Morgan, board
er; Lydia Merrill table girl; Anna johnson,
cham ber.m maid and Mrs. s. A. Place, cook viii,
| lam Butler of Brattebor0, w., and Frederick
Marvin and wife were severely Injured IN leaping
| from windows
BUSINESS BLOCK BURNED IN NJ OLSON, WIS.
Milwaukee, March pa FIRE at Madison, Wis.,,
this afternoon destroyed Two upper stories of the
Fairchild block. Loss on building, $4,000 the
other losses are about $40 OOO During The progress
of the fire three separate explosions occurred,
throwing firemen and others down the stairway
to the street The second explosion caused the
rear wall Of the building to fall,
The following are burned more or less seriously:
A. Cheney A M. Dsggett, Thomas Morgan Rob.
eIt Henrichs, william Spaulding, Jake Vanetta,
proprietor Niles House, August sGhoening, S, l..
Sheldon, T. G. Grove, James Reynolds, District
| Attorney, Alfred Goderdam, John Parks Robert
Weston, Peter sukel, Henry Waz!nger, Charles
| Bixby and Matt Lynch. Schoening, Spaulding
| and HenrlChs are considered Ia dangerous con
| dition, and will probably die.
The fire was first discovered In the third story.
It's origin is mystery, but 1t Is supposed incen-
| diary, II Is suspected that something OF an eX'
| plosive nature was placed between the floor and
the ceiling in the third story for the purpose OF
causing the destruction of the entire block. The
building was owned by the FaiTchild estate. Row
| ley Il Co., furnishing goods; G, A. Damon, tailor;
| Mcconnell d Smith, statoDers s. Klsuber, cloth
ier Thomas Morgan, restaurant, were the occn
pants Of the building. Their losses are princi'
pally from water and removal Of goods and fully
insured,
sEEEcA, Ills, ALMOST DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Seneca, Ills, March 30,-Nearly the entire busi.
ness portion Of the town was destroyed by re last
night. The fire originated in Underbill's Hall
The Are quickly communicated to other buildings
and as the town was wi hout fire apparatus, all
efforts to stay the flames were poweress. Among
the losers were G. II. Fickinger, druggist; G. A,
Thomas, dry goods; D. D. Underhlll groceries;
Marx Taylor. hardware, and q. Billhorn, dry
goods and groceries, In all about twenty build
| ings we're burned, including sixteen business
houses. The loss is placed at 100000. Insurance,
$4,000
FIGURING MILLS DESTROYED BY FIRE
Minneapolis, March 29-The City Flour Mills
owned by the First National Bank Of this city,
were entirely destroyed by Are this morning. Loss
about $4,000; insurance small. The fire caught
from the smoke stack Of an adjoining mill.
FIRE IN DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
Jacksonville, Ill March 3O.-A fire this after
noon destroyed portion of the north end Of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, but the speedy appear
| ance of the Fire Department checked the flames.
The damage by fire and water was not over SlO,-
| 900. The inmates were badly scared, but none
were injured, The fire cuught on the roof from a
repairer's stove.