The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20
FIREs--THE WEST LIBERTY FIRE.



Belleiontaine, May 14.-The business portion of
the town Of West Liberty was almost completely
destroyed by a conAlgrstiou yesterday afternoon
Four fiths Of the business rooms, with their
stocks, were consumed. II is stated that the FIRE
was started by small boy In stable at the rear
OF a drug store and the town, not being supplied
with fire apparatus, was at the mercy of the
flames Assistance from this place was telegraph
ed for and a steamer, two horse reels aud hook
aud ladder truck were dispatched on special
train, which made the trip at the rate Of a mile a
minute A steamer from UTbana arrived later,
As a general thing the business men were insur.
ed, hut the insurance was light in comparison
with the loss Loss, Sl50OOO
Milton. Pa, May 14-A fire broke out at twelve
o'clock to-day in the car works and a northwest
wind is prevailing 1t was impossible to check
the progress of the flames and the entire business
portion of the town was destroyed II is esti.
mated that 400 buildings were burned, includ'
ing all the churches. The fire burned over the
space of seven squares In length and two in
width. Assistance came from Sunbury, Danville,
WilliamSport, Lewisburgh and WatsOntOWn.-
Among the buildings destroyed are LawsOn's ma.
| chine shops, the ArmOry Academy Of Music, Re.
| formed, Presbyterian, Catholic, Lutheran, Bap
| ti6t and Evangelical churches, banks telegraph
office, newspaper offices, Pennsylvania Railroad
| depot, gas works and all the hotels. The only
| important business places saved are the rolling
mills nail works. Wilson's fy net factory and
| the planning mills. Several bodies have been re.
| covered but are burned Beyond recognition.
| Two hundred families are rendered homeless
and are camping out in the fields Supplies OF
| provisions and clothing are needed at once. II
is impossible to estimate the loss at present
| Large quantities Of household goods were loaded
| on the cars and taken up and down the road and
the fields around town are filed with goods
During the confusion many articles were stolen
| One lady lost $50 600 in government bonds The
fire ragged so 6ercey in the upper part of the
town that most Of the people barely escaped with
| their lives. The wife of DR.. Cyrus Brown is bad
ly burned and several others are known to be se
verely injured, The loss is vaTiously estimated
at from one to two million dollars but no aCcu
rate estimate can be given to night, Ex Cover
nor Pollocks mission was destroyed.
Harrisburg, Pa, May 1.-THE following dis
patch has been sent to the mayors of cities il
this State:
The town of Milton has this day been almos
| entirely DESTROYED by fire, Three thousand peO
| pie are now homeless and destitute Cf clothing
| provisions and all the necessities Of life.
would suggest that you call a meeting of you
citizens at once to furnish immediate aid t
these stricken people,
lsigneol HENRY NJ. HoYT,
Governor
The latest estimate places the loss by fire a
81 500 OgO insurance sSOOOOO ..,ta. .,..
S AS2OGOO FIBE IN GLENDALE o.
Cincinnati, May H-A FIRE broke on. in Glen
dale Hamilton county, o., this afternoon il
Koehler & Co.'S drug store near The railroad de
pot, and before it could be chez ked had burue
seven buildings. The principal losers are Koch
Ter Co, drug store, S90OO insurance. Sc 0O(
William Lehrer Co.. store, So 0OO fully insured
other buildings destroyed were IRENE structure,
The total loss is S2O00O total insurance $4,000.