The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-28
A BIG BLAZE.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars In Ruins and
40 Ashes At Louisville. U
Essig. sprsnsis q Cos Planning MIL and
Peter Beiiots Residence Totally
Destroyed---canton Fire
men Called Out.

Peter beiiots Residence Totally
Destroysd Fire
men Called Out.
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~ The town of LouisyiIle, Stark county.
was threatened with destruction by ylffe
Wednesday evening. The changing OF
the wind and the eflicIent aid rendered
blythe steamer company OF Canton, alone
saved the loss OF at least many Valuable
BUILDINGS In the vicinity where the fire
originated. The destruction and damage,
M II was, covered fully two acres 'of
ground, totally destroying Essig,
apengle % Co.'S planning mill and Peter
b illOfs residence. The total loss and
damage does not exceed $4,000, The
property destroyed was adjacent Ito the
Plttsbnrg, ~. Wayne u Chicago railroad
track on the eoutheastede, about o hun,
dred yards east of the depot. no al.I I I,
q n,pl ORIGIN or TIE FIRE, ball
Eseig, SheDgle Il Coz. planning mill
was O two-story frame atricture, about
40l6O ( et, II was built originally for
a warehouse and was constructed OF
massive timber. To itwas attached the
boiler and engine room and near by was
lhe warehouse, filled with dressed lum-
Der and haisbed material, : NO stOr .es In
helghth, 3Ox5O feet. The a 0 originated
about 4:4o O'clock Wednesday afternoon
IN the boiler house, aud was frat seen
hY Henry MCCammOn, q workman In
themill. An exhaust fan, attached 10 the
plauer III the mill, drove the Ishaylngs
through q funnel TO the b0llar house,
whern the shayilgs were used for fuel
McCammcn had fired up at abont 4:35
o'clock and gone into the mill: retu, n
Ing 70 the boiler house ten minutes later
no found the pile OF shayiDgs on fire.
" 10 supposed that a live coal dropped
among lhe shayings from the boiler lire
aud was swept back among the shayings
where II smoldered for o few minutes
aud then burst into o lame. McOammon
says that had he had q bucket OF water
at hand, when he frat saw the Are he
could easily have extinguished II. Me-
Cannon, when he discovered the Il ames
rushed out after water and gave the
alarm. ALI the doors and windows OF the
building we're open and q strong draft
swept the flames into the building
RAPID COMBUSTION. 1901 .1
Amoment later q bright blaze was
seen by Louis Baumann, who was work.
Ing In the slate yard opposite, 10 Issue
from the second story window OF the
planning mill and with loud roaring,
accompanied by crisp cracking as the
flames licked up the dry, tender. like
lumber OF the building, the are soon
enveloped the entire structure. The
blaze was seen uptown and all the bells
and steam whistles In town we're started,
ar0using the inhabitants, many OF W hom
were occupied at the time eating aup,
per. Almost the entire population OF
the town haetened 10 the scene and
helped to work the old hand engine,
which 10 the only Gre apparatus In the
town. The FIRE spread 10 the ware house
and the lumber yard, and passing
along towards the heart OF The
town set fire TO the residence
OF Mr.. Peter Bell0t., a shoemaker
employed by Messrs. Fridey q Beauchot.
Tue heat OF the burning. g.buildings and
lumber was Intense, and the wind whft.
ed burning embere toward many build
iDgs In the neighborhood, which the
0waerr protected with shower baths
from buckets. The wind was blowing
south west at the time. but the terrible
heat blisttred the paint and SGT fire TO
many Of the buildings To the north and
northwest These minor blazes were
all exiinguished with buckets of water
and II was necessary to keep all the
buildings In the Vicinity drenched, In
order TO avoid their destruction. The
planning mill was only about ten feet
from, the railroad track, and the ties
to- k hre, warping the rails and maklng
II Impossible for the ives bound pasaen.
ger and number Of frslght trains to
pass, All except one Of the telegraph
wires were burned down. U l- I|
n.li AN ALARMING ASPECT. luI
At a little after 8 o'clock the flre as.
sumed serious aspect. The wind
yeered to the west. blowing The flames
and burning embers across the railroad
track and setting ilre TO HelInky g.
Brothers, barrel, heading appar-
atue, che 1T. Wayne Company's stock
yard fences and cattle inclinep, O. Bon
not % Sons implement warehouse and
other smaller buildings. The large brick
machine works OF O. Bonnet 81 Son, are
located near by, and II was thought for
q time that the llre would
Ielch that establishment. Near TO
the raging Gre stood the slate yard
sheds Of Baumann Bros, Matthias g.
Sons grain warehouse, Gelb q PontIu,,
mill, August Poupney's wagon
shop, Louisville tile works, Loulsyille
woolen mills, Simon Flickinger's -four
mill, the residence and stable OF Mr. II.
Bailey aud the ~, Wayne depot, freight
house and water tank, The most dan.
gerous building OF oil WAS the gasoline
store house, located In q small ravlne,
near Bellot's burning residence. Louis.
Vile IL lighted by gasoline street lights
and large tank Of the inllammable and
1uld was In the gasoline store
house at the time, Anumber OF citizens
realized the danger and carried the tank |
out Into a meadow some distance away. |
AID SOLICITED FROM CANTON. |
Shortly after the llre broke out II be- |
came evident that II could not be con- |
trolled by the Louisville department and |
at the suggestion OF Mr.. JOHN Smith, the |
barber, son .in.law OF Mr.. Essig, Of Essig, !
q Co., Mrs, DR.. Shilling tele |
phoned TO Engineer Wolf. at the Central |
Engine House Canton for aid. Mr.. Wolf |
gotlpermission Of tho Council com mittee |
on Fire Department and started for |
Louisville with the steamer and hose.
cart shortly after 1--WE O'clock arriving at |
tho scene OF the coDflagratlon In about |
IN hour. When the Canton fremen
reached Louisville the flames had al. |
ready been communicated 10 the sur
rounding buildings, while the planning |
mill and Bsllot residence were |
\ mass OF burning ruins. The steamer
hose was hid TO Nimishlllen creek,
about one hundred yards distant, aud
onny had m, aavu al rao N, nto,,l,n ~. tla