The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
A 100000 FIRE.


- g.. this Important mhhuihotofy--
o. e.. Several ons's from ~
eiasI. Other Cities. hh
The saddlery hard ware aud malleable
Iron works OF Elbel, LILLIAN Il Co, OF
this city are In ashes--a l0tal ruin OF
what was one OF CantOn'a most aubatan-
tial and important Industries. The fire
was the largest and most disastrous one
that ever Waited Canton.
Shortly before IL o'clock Sunday night
an alarm WAS sent In from box II, To-
Gated AZ the Peerless Reaper Works, %
which the steamer responded. BY the
tima the steamer company arrived NJ
Rlb,l, Gillian n Co.'S works the lre had
already made considerable Roadway aud
the eastern and rear portions OF the
works we're abb ,ze, A. general alarm
was then sounded and the entire lro
department hurried 10 the scene Of the
Onflagration, which was assuming
alarming proportions.
LACK on WATER PRESSURE.
The fire at lrat was confined to the
southeastern part OF the building.
where the anneallng room IL located
and might have b'en checked had a sui.
flclent water pressure been Obtalnable,
The water main on Mulberry street IN
eight inches In diameter aud should
have been sufficient 10 furnish a liberal
supply OF water; for some unknown
reason, however, the pressure was de-
iiclent and the streams thrown were
weak and small. The steamer company
attached It's hose TO the plug In front OF
the clmpany's office, while the hose
companies had recourse u the plugs In
front Of the Peerless Works, the Safe
Works aud across the III, Wayne track
on Eighth street.
lhThe FIRE originated In the ~annealing
room; the cause IL unknown.
PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES,
Despite the efforts of the htemen, who
were Handicapped by the want OF good
water p~ressure,the flames crept from the
a~nneallng room Into the cupalO and
metal room, located In the middle OF the
structure. fronting on Mulberry street,
and from thence SPREAD Into the mould
Ing and pattern rooms 10 the east, and
into the finishing, nickel plating, ia
banning, stock, packing aud store rooms
10 the west.
A USELESS FIGHT.
within an hour II became eyIdolt that
there was no nope Of saving the main
structure, fronting on Mulberry street,
and the lrem0u die, Cted their attention
10 checking the ,rOgrgsl OF the flames
togard the Office aud the Safe WOrke,
and 10 saving the subordinate structures
al the rear ON the south side.
At 1880 o'clock the following streams
were playing on the flames /: Hose com
Danies Nos, 3. q aud 3 ut the east ead at
the building one stream Of the tteamet
at the southeast corner, aud the other
at the west end hose company No. 7 ut
the south side, working two streams
one on the blacksmith shop aud the
other on the bOi'or room. In the latter
room the company hid u lte plug which
was used TO good advantage. The Safe
Works had their force pump aud hose,
manned by their own men, NJ work, and
did good service IN assisting the steam.
or cOmdany In checking the progress Of
the flames westward.
UNDER CONTROL,
Al three o'clock the Ore was virtually
under control, although two streams Of
water are yet playing on the RUNS as
we 90 10 press, For u time the lfo had
n serious aspect and fears w,fo enter.
tanned that 10 would be- communicated
20 tho Safe Works and other adjacent
Buildings. Fortunately no strong wind
was blowing, else u fearful cOnll ga
ton might have resulted. The power.
lesa condition OF TIE lrelnen, on account
Of the wenk water pressure, added 10
this fear,
TaE RUINS,
The large works, covering two acres
OF ground, are all In ruins, only u p0r
ton Of the walls remaining, with the
exception OF the blacksmith shop uni
the boiler house, which the energetic
work of No.. 7 succeeded In rtsouiug
from the flames. In the ruins OF the
store room Ito fully four hundred nous
and pOunda OF valuable unfinished
castings, all rendered useless by the
heat. They represent u value OF $4,000.
Forty thousand dollars worth VI ~.
ishPd suddlary hardware was also do
yOutod by he flames IN addition to the
unfinished stock, raw material, ma
chinery, etc,
The most serious loss Of oil IL that Of
The y ]ltterns, the accumulltiOns OF Atty
yenfs, Their loss IL Invaluable and II
will luke years TO replace them.
THE LOSS.
The buildings, stock aud fixtures, mp.
praised ut II low frat cost estimate. NO.
oOrding 10 the stock books Of tho con
Germ, we're worth Sl67. Geo, ThlsHm unt,
with the loss In time, trade and the
extra expense incidental TO rebuilding,
makes tho total loss 10 the company
over 100000. or this amount 100000
Is secured by the insurance.
THE INSURANCE.
The insurance Ia divided among the
following companies: $4,000 In the
Phoenix, Of Harlf I'd, Conn., 5000 each
In the Phoenix. OF Brooklyn, Transit.
lAntic, Of Hamburg, GetmaUy, New YORK
Alliance OF New York, Geman American,
OF New York, Continental, Of Now
York, 6elmania, OF New York,
American, OF Newark, New Jersey,
Ahoe aud Leather, OF Boston, Mass;
PhmDix, OF London Royal, OF Llyerpooli
Fire Associate lon, OF Philadelphia; the
Lancashire, Of Manchester, England,
American Fire, OF Philadelphia; Home,
Of New York; London and Lancashire,
of Liverpool, ana n WDix Assurance, OF
London; 81 600 In the Girnrd, OF Phlla.
delphia; ~ 800 In the Colombia, Of Day.
ton, ono, VI 500 IN the Miami Valley, Of
Dayton, Ohio; w. 500 each In the London
Assurance ANA Guardian Assurance,
both Of London.
THE WORK or THE HOUR.
This morning almost before the
flames had ceased ~ liberal Oifor was