Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-12
AVAST SEAOF FLAMES.
Cleveland Flats Swept by Fire.
A COnflasration Now Raging in See.
tfOn OF the City Five Miles Square
Millions Of Dollars Worth of
Property in REins-The Fire
Not Yet Under Control.

night.-Fire broke in the lumber
yard of Woods, Perry & Co., at Z
this morning. 1t spread rapidly. In
the course of an hour fresh breeze
sprung up snd the fire was beyond
control, spreading rapidly TO adjoin
ing yards and other manufactures.
The entire flats, which are covered by
railroad depots, freight houses, lum-
Der yards and numerous other manu-
featuring concerns lay in the grasp of
the flames. The wind shifted at
$50 and increased in velocity.
A solid sheet of fame car
ried the fire across the river.
The large oil and candle works of
George A. Stanley and Sherwiu &
Williams paint works took fire. The
fire spread rapidly in every direction.
Two steamers located in the lumber
yard when the fire first broke out had
to be abandoned, the flames driving
The firemen away. 1t is reported that
five firemen have perished, This has
Got been confirmed.
The Fire Department is helpless.
The authorities telegraphed to Akron,
S4ndusky, Canton and Elyria for as
sIstance shortly after 10 o'clock, and
special trains were soon on the way
with steamers from these places.
There is no possibility of getting con
troll of the fire tonight The flames
have spread to the New York. Penn
sylvania & Ohio and Great Western
Dispatch depots, and the fremen are
now devoting all their attention to
saving them.
The fire occupies the center of what
is known as the Cuyahoga Flats.
These cover an area of five square
miles IN g valley surrounded by hills.
1t was in this district that the great
floods occurred here two years ago.
when the lumber interests lost mil
lions of dollars. The light from the
conflagration can be seen miles away.
The hills and house-tops surrounding
the burning district are black with
people. Fully 100, 600 aro viewing
the work of destruction at this hour.
The fire has spread over the tracks
of the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio and the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati q indianapolis railroads.
Cars, sheds and freight houses are on
fire. The entire flat is one vast sea of
flames.
Engines and men have already ar
rived from Plainsville, Akron AID
Youngstown on special trains, but the
work of the tiremen appears fruitless.
the fire having gained such head
way.
Jacob Buehl, of Cleveland fire de-
partment, was cut on the head and
carried home lnsensible. The names
of the others injured have not been
learned.
Rhodes & Cos coal yards and offices,
Rust & Clint's !um Der yards, and Hub
bell & Westover's planning mills are
now on fire and the confagration
seems to be spl eading worse than
ever.
The wires of the Western Union
Telegraph Company have been burn
ed. The Bankers aud Merchants
wires are all right and there is no
probability of the fire reaching them.
THE LOSSES.
The aggregate loss i estimated at
from 81 000,000 to 50 500, 000 1t is
impossible to give the individual
figures to night. Woods, Perry &
Co. had no insurance. Their policies
had lately y run out King & Co. had
500 600, and Potter, Birdstal & Co.
S57, 900 insurance.
ALMOST UNDER CONTROL.
CLEVELAND. o., Sept. S.-At
o'clock the fire seems practically un-
der control. Relief engines arrived
from Acton and Erie. Others are ex
pected. The entire militia of the city
has been ordered to be ir readiness, if
necessary, to do police duty, bu: has
not yet been ordered out No serious
accidents are yet reported.
Woods, Perry & Co lose $3.50, 600.
House and Davidson, loss $4,000,
both their planning mills being destroy
ed.
Hubbell & Westover's lumber yard
is burning; loss 5000
King & Co.'S lumber yard is des
troyed Loss 81, 600, 00G.
Variety iron works, loss not ascer-
tanned.
The loss on Stanley's candle factory
is about $40 600.
Potter. Birdsall & Co.'S lumber
yard. Loss $3.50 600.
Howell's Coal company, sheds
burned loss not given.
About fifty freight cars belonging
to different roads, which were stand
ing in the woods of Perry & Co. s
yard, were burned.
Eynon s. Sons had machine shops
destroyed; loss $1,000.
The New York, Penn. & Ohio
freight house was saved.
The fire extended along the river
from Scanton avenue to the Bee Line
tracks and back to the bonded ware
house, everything within that district
being consumed. At 1 o'clock it has
crossed the Bee Line track, and is eat
ing up the lum Der yards of Hubbel
x Westover and Haywood & Hut
chins.