The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
DESTRUCTION BY | R
The Rear Part of W. F. Barrett's
Bakery is Consumed.
John H. Werner's Carpet Store Takes
Fire-The Horse Runs Away With
the Hose Wagon at the Most
Critical Time.

This morning about 3 o'clock there
was an alarm of fire, and o o thereaf
ter flames were seen to issue from the
rear of w. F. Barretts bakery on East
Tuscarawas street.
The fire department was called out
and the general alarm was Immediately
given which brought out all the hose
companies. The steamer was attached
to the plug at Walnut and Tuscarawas
streets, but there was not sutficienthose
to reach into the building from the rear.
The horse in the hose carriage took
fright at something and ran away with
the hose. Andy Wielant jumped on the
hose carriage to stop the horse but the
lines were hanging down over the sin
gle tree, and he could not reach them.
He then attempted to get back on to
the reel and get off behind but i'll so do
ing he fell between the seat and the
reel and injured his leg. He finally
Jumped off behind. Had there been
much hose on the reel, Mr.. Wielant
might have been fatally injured. The
morse ran down to the paper mill, on
Navarro street, where he was caught
by a man coming to the fire.
The fire was raging ~furiously on the
inside and in an instant the large car
net store of John II. Werner had caught
in the rear end nea the elevator.
Fears were now entertained that the
warehouse, in the rear of Myers
Il Ruperd's hardware store
would also ignite and there
would be a great conflagration. This
contained several kegs of powder and
other explosive material. 1t had caught
at the roof but fortunately more hose
was obtained and the warehouse and
Werner's carpet store were saved from
destruction. The flames in the bakery
we're extinguished but not until the
real of it was considerably damaged.
The fire originated IN the oven. A
girl in the building is said to have
smelt something and got up after mid.
night and called the bakers attention
to it. He got up and went down stairs
to see if anything was wrong, but after
Investigating the matter thought it
was only a loaf of bread in the oven
and returned to bed again. They had
been up until nearly twelve o'clock
baking a lot of bread and cakes for
Barnum's show today, and expected to
get up early this morning to bake
another lot of bread. They had carried
all their wood in and everything was
in readiness. 1t is supposed that the
lire in the oven in some manner caught
to the wood and thus set fire to the
building.
Night Policeman Bachtel discovered
the fire. He notified the occupants of
the building and then had Officer
Rooney turn in an alarm.
When the fire first broke Outthere was
a loud refort heard from within the
building which sounded much like a
cannon. This was the explosion of a
can of gasoline that was kept in the
kitchen and used for cooking purposes.
The damage will be at least $1,000,
and may reach $500. The floors are
burnt through from the cellar up, and
| windows and doors so damaged that it
will necessitate an entirely new outfit
| ting on the inside.
The building belongs to J. H. Boer-
ner, and is insured. MIR. Barrett's loss
will be over $500. AL the furniture in
this part of the house, including the re.
| frigeratOr and a lot of silverware, was
totally destroyed. There were also a
large lot of eatables stored away anC
all of their cooking utensils. There is
an insurance on the contents in The
Guardian Insurance Company, of which
John l. Lynch is the agent. Mr.. Barre
has Just started in business lately, NOV
ing here from Harrison county in Apri
and his loss in trade for the time being
will also be of no small amount.
Mr.. Werner's loss is more the resul
of water than of fire. There were a 10
of costly pictures and wall paper tina
have been totally destroyed by becom
ing wet. There was also a lot of fin,
rugs and carpets that have been consid
erably damaged by the water. His los
will no doubt reach from 800 to $500
The loss on the building is about 500
Mr.. Werner has also an insurance Of
the property and contents in II o
Mr.. Lynch's companies.