The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-27
FIRES.
HORSE CAY ABLES IN NEW
% YO2f& BUhNED.
Several Lives OSt-Ons Hundred Horses Burned
Other Fires at Different Points.

New York, Nov. 25.--0ne of the lar.
gest fires for some time past in this city
took place this morning in the stables Of
the Eighth Avenue Horse Car Railroad.
The stables were in the four story
brick buildings fronting two hundred
feet on Eighth avenue and four hun
dred feet on Forty.ninth and Fiftieth
streets. Cars stored on the ground
floor were run out and saved. Horses
stalled on the upper floors were united
and run down inclined planes to the
ground. There were nearly 800, and
the work of getting them out was one of
great difficulty and danger. Blinded by
smoke and frightened by the flames
they kicked and reared and over one
hundred had to be abandoned to de
struction. Their piteous whinnyings
could be heard above the roar of the
flames. Three upper floors were one
vast sheet of fire. At this point in the
stables an immense quantity of hay in
bales were stored. When these caught
fire q sudden bursting of the bars that
bound the bales caused an explosion
that shattered the side of the building
and threw the brick wall into the street.
1t fell with crushing force upon the lad
der on which we're Chief Campbell,
Foreman John Welsh Of engine No. s,
and Fireman Henry U. Mount and John
SRegan of the same company. Each
and all were buried under the smoking
mass and a shout of horror went up
from the spectators. Their comrades
instantly fell TO the work of rescue, and
soon all were recovered, bruised, bleed
ing and insensible. Mount had his
skull and one of his legs fractured, and
was also injured internally. He died
an hour afterward in the hospital. Re-
gan bad leg broken and was badly
cut. Chief Campbell and Foreman
Welsh were painfully but not seriously
hurt, and remained on duty. Hardly
had the fireman and spectators recover
ed from the excitement caused by the
fall of the wall when it was rumored
!. that fireman had fallen into the burn
ipg building, but muster of companies
Aer showed all men present except
Be taken to the hospital. Soon af
yards the walls on Fiftieth street fell
crash The loss is estimated at
$3.50, 900; insurance, $4,000.
pn4f Fisher of the Eighth Battalion
b Injured in the back by falling
wall, and Fireman David Glossy was So.
\ riously injured. Mount has wife and
four children. He was buried under
the ruins, and when discovered was ly-
ing with a heavy iron girder acr oss his
chest. His skull was fractured and sew
eral ribs broken.
1t ia believed the fire started by spon.
taneous combustion, among hay stored
on the third floor, which has been re
Gently brought in and was yet damp, -
There has been no fire in the building
for weeks.
Delaware, O., Nov. 25.-Ye Yesterday af-
ternoon the residence, barn and corn
crib of John Worline, farmer living 8
miles west of Ashley, in the northern
part Of this county, were burned to the
ground and most of their contents de-
stroyed. A steam threshing machine
and two horses and his entire wheat
crop were consumed in the barn. There
were go bushels of corn in the crib. The
loss will amount to about $4,000. No in
surance except small amount on the
house.
st. Paul, MINI, Nov. 25.-Oronoco
Mills, owned by Gooding & Allies, Oron.
oco, Olmstead county, Mimi, burned
this morning. The loss on the mill is
$4,000, Thirty thousand bushels of
wheat in the warehouse was also burn
ed. The total loss will be not less than
$4,000. The mill was new, with Valu.
able modern machinery. The fire is
supposed to have originated in the fric
tion of the rolls.