New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
THREE FIRES IN CLEVELAND.
MILLIONS OF FEET OF LUMBER BURNED.
THE FIRES BELIEVED TO BE THE WORK or INCENDI-
AIIRs-THE Loss ABOUT S250,000
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| CLEVELAND. Sept. 21.-The query IN Cleveland
| tonight Is: Has a reign of communism come upon
usT" 1t is only two weeks tonight since the great
! fire IN the central lumber region on the flats de-
stroyed property TO the value Of 81 900 OOO and
was and is generally believed that incendiarsm
was the cause of that fire. To-day three ncendiary
fires IN rapid succession destroyed property to the
value of over $3.50 900. At 1OjJ o'clock this morn
ing the first alarm sounded from the box at the
lumber yard of Monroe Bros & co.. on the west
bank of the Cuyahoga River, which separates the
yard from the opposite hill on which Is located the
STANDARD Oil Works and about two miles by river
from the scene of the previous fire. The fire started
IN the centre of the yard and burned out seven a.
leys OF lumber to the river on the east and west.
AT 2:3O o'clock, when the fire seemed to be
under control and the crowds of spectators were
departing, suddenly fresh burst of flame appeared
to issue from the roof of astorage house distant
part OF the yard The second fire was hardly fairly
under way when. at 9 o'clock. flames broke ont
where the lumber is piled thickest in the yard of
Browne, Strong & Co., quarter Of mile to the
northeast The entire lire department had already
been engaged two or three hours and the situation
| grew 50 alarming that telograms were sent to
| Painesye, Ashtabula Akron Canton, Elyria
Youngstown. Columbus and all the larger towns OF
/ Northern Ohio for aid Akron responded first with
/ an engine at o'clock. quickly followed by special
! trains bringing the Ashtabula and Elyria fire de-
| partments Just previous to the breaking ont Of
the third fire the entire police force was summoned
/ 10 the scene and Monroe Bros. & Co. swore
IN fly extra officers to patrol their yards
Browne. Strong u Co. employed 200 men
! from the crowds standing by to
tear down the piles Of lumber in advance of tine
| flames. They worked with a will in the face of
the scorchng heat but to DO purpose. At . o'clock
they were compelled to dcs,-t and beat retreat.
Neither of the latter fires could have been caused
by sparks from the first, for the reason that no
sparks were carried through the air.
OVER 10 100000 FEET OF LUMBER N ASHES.
The yard of Browne. Strong x Co.. is shIrtcd ON
the north by the NoW-York Pennsylvania aud
Ohio Railway. and on the west By the tracks of the
Connot-on Valley road. The river runs rreguarly
along the eastern side. while to the southwark are
many piauiug-mil., and lumber yards. Although
the wind blew to the north tine ire made
steady progress through the yard The loss of
Browne. strong " 60. Is about $50 900, with III
surucc amounting TO perhaps $4,000. The COM
pauy, although new one, was among the largest
IA the city. It's yards cover nine acres, and this
morning contained 100000 feet of lum-
Der, now nearly all In ashes. Mr.
Edgar f. Strong was much distressed
by the loss and stated thar the firm woud not be
able to resume business tins winter the close oj
n"'Ie'ton being So near at hand The yards oi
Monroe iirothcrs 4 Go. were not entirely burned
ONT. She lumrcr destroyed being worth between
$4,000 and 80. 600. aud t.e .o-- /, fully covered
bF dn insurance of 100000. The track of the
Nrv-Yorl Pennsylvania and Ohio Railway is de-
stloyeI Ton distance OF Two on three hundred feel
FACTS THAT INDICATE rcryDnmsM
~ II o'clock Tonight The fire was under control
lif. ..-- uor ev.,.1 - 10 O.D I.-f lof,r, he