Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-11
nEaTRuCTrVE FIRE,
Ely * SfimsOn's Elevator Burned
Tuesday Night.

Ely & SthmSOm'G Elevator Burned
Tuesday Night.
The most serious fire which has Oc-
Cured IN our town for several years
took place on Tuesday night, destroy
ing the fine large grain elevator Of
Messrs. Ely q stimson, with what grain
1t contained at the time, together with
a two-story brick building adjoining,
used by the firm as a store room for
pork from their slaughter house.
The fire broke out about II 80 O'Clock
lin the basement of the building, and
originated from the furnace or fue-
just how is not known--and did not adj
vance very rapidly, being confined to
the basement from fifteen to twenty
minutes after the alarm was given
After reaching beyond the basement
the flames spread more rapidly, and
the fire was soon beyond control as far
as the elevator was concerned The
Fire Department was a little slow in
getting to work, but the firemen worked
well and effectively after they got their
machines in operation, and succeeded
in saving all neighboring buildings
from damage, The depots of the Gin
cinhati and Muskingum Valley Rail-
road, the grocery and hardware store
of Stimson Brothers and P. Burke's
building, all in close proximity to the
elevator, were in great danger; but the
wind being favorable they were all
saYed without damage by hard work on
the part of the Fire Department and
citizens, The railroad company had
some cars in the elevator, and others
on the tracks near, but all were gotten
out of the reach of the fire, and no
property Of the company was injured.
The elevator was one of the largest
and finest in the State. 1t was built in
1872 by Mr.. Ely, at cost Of $28, 900, in
cludiDg machinery. The building was
five stories high, and had a capacity
for storing 100000 bushels of grain.
The pork store room cost $4,000.
The total insurance on the property
destroyed was $1,000, carried by the
following companies in the agency of
Mr.. w, II. Dial: Royal, of Liverpool,
$4,000 on elevator and $1,000 on ma
chinery; Fire Association of Phila-
delphia, $4,000 on elevator; Niagara,
of New York, 81, 800 on pork store
room; Phoenix, of Brooklyn, 81, 900 on
grain. The insurance on grain is fully
sufficient to cover the loss.
The destruction of the elevator is a
serious loss, not only to the proprietors
but to the town and the grain business.
We are pleased to be able to state, how
ever, that the firm intend to rebuild
it, and hope to be able to have a new
building completed on the site occu-
pied by the burned one by next harvest,
or at least in time to handle the next
corn crop.
The firm of Ely & Stimson have been
for years the leading grain dealers of
egr town; ana extensively engaged in
other business. The members Of the
firm are enterprizing business men and
public-spirited citizens, who have been
largely identified with the growth and
improvement of our town. They have
the sympathy Of the public in their
loss.
Mr. ]. F. Iliff, agent of the G. and M.
V. r. r., desires us to express his
thanks, on behalf of the company, for
the assistance rendered by the tiremen
and citizens in saving the railroad prop
erty. Mr.. Waite, superintendent, tele-
graphs as follows:
"JoHN f. ILIFF, Agent: l congratu-
late you on your fortunate escape from
serious threatened trouble. 1t is evil
dence of faithful work on the part of
some one to whom | ask you to express
my earnest thanks. G. G. WAITE"
The following dispatch from Mr..
Waite was received by Messrs. Ely &
Stimson
q" ELY g. ST1usoN: l most sincerely
regret your loss. Can we in any way
be of assistance? G. G. WAITE"
Also the following from Mr.. Kings
bury, general freight agent of the, g.
and M. WI r., to Mr.. Iliff;
81. F. ILIFF: Express to Mr.. Ely our
deep sympathy with him in his loss by
fire, and hope that he will be able to
keep up aud go ahead again soon, as
usual. What is his loss? and were
there any cars lost or damaged, or any
railroad property?
"F. II. KINGsBURY."
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