The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
The Union Depot a Mass Of Ruins and
AShes.
Tho Windsor Hotel, Unlvsrsallst Church
and other structures seriously DAM
Rgtd-Fuil Details OF tho Fire.


ely, had broken out shortly before IN
the immense Schumacher mill and wal
rapi0ly spreading TO adj dung build
inga fhe large industrial establish
menta ia the meg b0rhOOd, Including
the Buckeye Works, we're lhrealentC
with the flames and the entire ARr0l
fire department. wAs unable TO success
iuly cope with the ilimes, ARiatanc,
had been summoned from ii yeland, In
response 10 which the life department 0
that city had NJ once despatched threl
steam engines on u sptclal train, OH thI
Valley Railway, fjr Akron, II wal
desired that Canton etnd hel
steamer and hose cart aud fol
the purpose Of max ng that request th,
telephone meaAngH was sent, he con
sent OF Mayor Rex aud President Faw.
cett Of the Council, waa tbI iItd aud nj
six o'clock this mOrniug the Canton
steamer aud hOsp ctrt were loaded Oh
two Hat cars on the Valley Railway and
u special engine was soon driving rapidly
over the rails with tho fire apparatus foI
Akron.
The CANTON FIREMEN AT WORK,
The run 10 Akron was made In shorl
time and about ten o'clock this morning
Engineer George Wolf leleph0ned thai
the Canton department was actively al
work, playing on the names. The en-
tire steamer company, except ed Rigler
driver Il the hook and ladter truck
went TO Akron. A number OF yolun eeI
1remen were detailed for duty nj tht Cen
trail EUgine House aud are now there f0I
service IN case Of emergency. The
morning tram took quite o number a
| Canton fir msn 10 Akron, among wht N
were Srcond Assistant Chef Al HOaaler,
Foreman Al Rgler, Of the Hook & Lad
der Company, "Dlch' Weber aud u mum
Of oih r. whose names are unI balm
able az present.
rhe porttrs NJ the Barnett HOule say
that nc three O'clock this morning the
light OF the COZ iligTatlon sh0ne
brightly In the northern ky,
THE FIRST TELEGRAMs.
Especial N tho DLILT Dmoonrl
AKRON, March Q. 3 A, M-,fhe seven.
story German 0" oat meal ,uill owned
by Ferdinand Schumacher IL burning,
The dry house, "A llye'sIory luildlng ad.
joininp, is on fire, aud both buildings
will be IA total l0sa. The wind In b Ow.
lug bTiskly from the south, aud the four
other mammoth milla are seriously
threatened. The llle department IN un.
able 10 cope with the flames, and II IL
probable that the results will 10 serious.
The German Q" mill Ia one Of the larg.
est aud beat equipped In the Unied
and Ih.. lA.u lhla hnlllt "A a.
viii not be less than 100000 The dry
house 10 lye stories IN holght and IL
valued NJ $50 900. AIR, Schumacher car
rioa "A large Insurance aud his loss will
proh bly, ua fully covered.
2,20 A, NJ Tho walls OF tho main
tuildlpg have fallen, II IL reported that
several persons Hr0 buried under the
rnlna, but no part culurs are obIalnable.
The illmea hTe spreading.
8A0 A NJ Tho German q" mill and
The new dry-hOuae ara entirely destroyed.
The elevator, u structure holding twenty
thousand bushels. Il now on tlre, aud the
llameg are breaking out through the
roof, The Cleveland, Akron u Columbus
freight depot is now on llre. The fire has
communicated 10 tho Uuiyersalist
Church on the next corner, ann will
probably be destroyed. The Windsor
Hotel, also owned by Mr.. Schumacher,
and valued At 100000, stands near, but
IN considered In no danger nj present.
The old "Gtrma0 Mill" cannot be saved.
Az this hour the l0ea ie estimated nj q
quarter OF u million. No demand has
been made M yet upon other cities for
llro apparatus. Two steamers here
are w0 kOng, and there In also direct
high pressure from the street mains,
"A, NJ Tho llre has spread 10 the
Windsor Hotel aud TO the Akron & 90.
lumbue freight depot. Flames ara now
seen TO Issue from the top Il tho 100000
bushel elevator. The loss will pr badly
reach e600,000
Fred Schumacher Ia tho largest manu-.
facturer OF oatmeal In the country, and
his mill Ia valued at over $b00,000.
THE DEMOCRAT AT THE SCENE,
The news OF tho COZ flag ation reached
the DEMOCRAT shorsly after three
o'clock THIS morning aud q porter was
NJ once despatched 10 tho scene. He
arrived uron the gf0und when tho flre
was progressing about ak o'clock th Il
morniDg, following complete dltails
were teleg aphed by him TO the Office:
THE RUIN WROUGHT.
AKRON. March 6,-ls MIN three
hours every building was In runs, save
the Empire Barley Mllle, erected In 1863,
and the Oldest OF Tho group. From the
DRY douse, built last summer nj cost OF
100000, tho flames were communicated
10 tho great eoyen story German Mills
"B," completed In 1884, aud from that
time on the Are had everything its own
way. Swoeping 4 next through elevator
"a with capacity OF 10000 bushels
aud almost full Of grain, then to the
German mill A" great aye.story
building. The flremen had but two on.
glnee To begin with. 0ne OF these quick.
ly hurst and the other, with two streams,
and three other streams from hydrants,
was oil tho water that was directed on
tho
TWO ACRES or FLAME FOR FIVE HOURS
A steamer came from Kent at 3 o'clock
this morning, but was diet bled immedi.
ately on attempting 10 throw water.
The steamers that came from Cleveland
did not arrive until 7 o'clock, when all
was In ruins. Schumacher's lnp gnincent
stone Office. q perfect palace, built az n
coat OF $4,000, 10 almost q total ruin.