The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-04
TERRIFYING FLAMES
Burn to the Ground the Peoples
Theatre In Fourth Street,
Aud the Adjoining business Hous'
on ana Reaidenees aFo saved
Dy the Heroic and Tlreless Work OF
the Riremen,
Entirely unoAlled For Interfsrenes Win
tho Firemen--'Phe Loaa ana
Insurance,


Insurance
Never did tho bremen Of Canton
achieve la such short space OF Time
such victory over u great lfe hh thty
did Friday afternoon az the feopleh
Theater,
AS given In the NEws'DEaooRAT at
the hour OF li3O o'clock, during o per,
feet gale, in alarm Of lire was turned
in from liOX 80, public square,
TIE department responded Qulekly
and When IL arrived ~ the corner OF
North Market aud Fourth street "
found the large frhme structure known
ms tho Peoples Theater
OEE MASS on FLAMES,
lIy this lime the streets aud sidewalks
in that vicinity were crowded with peo'
ole watching AnXlOuhly the great
tongues Of ilame, leaplng over Fourth
street and placing tho residence houses
in that vicinity ~ Imminent peril
II was not long until q hhlt dozen
6tIeamR OF water were no play on the
building aud hremen here aud there
were hprn
MFEUILlNO TllElH LIVES
in an effort to keep the names from
spreading, ..,-,
one familiar with the lay Of the land
there oun readily understand what an
undertaking the llremen had on hand,
Tho building WIS nestled IN on tho west
uorlh aud east with business houses
ana Teadeuoea, Between this building
uui those adjacent WAS not over fifteen
lttt Of space, Indeed, the building on
h,nfket used 40 a hotel was two at0rlea
ana a,hall high, was not over llyo feet
rom the burning building, ana was
connected by passage way
The wlud blew with tremendous
.nrre aud the immense congregation OF
CHILLED AND ALARMED HUMANITY
watched the flames leaplng from the
sides ara roof OF the building, IN with q
determination 10 wipe out everything
IA tho Vicinity,
Al la5 the Leayy roof gave way with
rush aud u roar, and the force Of II
sent the ilames upward until, caught by
the wind, they were whirled In eddieS Of
TERRIFYING APPEARANCE
over the roofs Of houses thirty feet or
more distant,
Accompanying the danes was a
d1ugu black smoke such aa Is always
present with on explosion. Thinking
hii was the case and fearing for their
uueiy should
-re-- ANOTHER EXPLOSION
take place, the mass Of humanity
crowded back, leaving cleAr space for
the lirCmen 10 work
such was the intensity OF the cold
that it took four llremen at a nozzle,
but they continued their work uudaunt'
I'D, and by 0 o'clock the ilames were un.
der control with no building damaged
but the burning frame structure,
The bremen Lad
MuCu 10 CONTEND WITH
in Nghting the flames, Several ire.
gponAole individuals attempted during
their iue work 10 give them lnSlruc'
tous what TO 90 and how 10 do ", and
m terms more vehement and expressive
Than elegant
AN ISCALLEp FUE INTERFERENCE,
The building was owned by W. j..
plerO. Mr., plerO was absent from the
city aud his partner Mr. IhO3. +.
Turner who represented him, had some
little heated controversy with the Ore
men, provoked by his disposition to
direct aud cfitlcIec their movements.
After the lire Mi Turner realizing his
mElukcn interference with the duties
Of thG Chief, enGegYOred 10 make
amends for the offence by inviting The
"boys' into Mr. Plero's house and
"breaRug' Jug
AT 7.3O O'clock the nrcmcn left the
wrecked building after wording IN the
storm for three hours, When they LEFT
there was not a spark 10 the entire mass
OF debris,
A MYsrERY,
The origin OF the fire was, ana Is yet,
q mystery, II was remarked that a gas.
OlnO stove lNd exploded IN Manager
WcbbJr'8 ullct burning domestic but
10 was lior learned that he had no
oilitt IN The lhr but where tickets
werg BoId ana this was not open, The
exact nmUun, OF Insurance cannot be |
learned uaul W. j pleros return 20 the |
city. Manager Webbr states that there
5000 on the building that he knows o.. |
The 10 IS Is placed BY him at goo but |
this rs probably high,
A FEW ACCIDENTS.
Manager Wobber had his hand burn.
cd In tho ilgo, jennie Brady, a mem.
Der Of the troupe, lost some clothing, |
as did Johu Simpson, the BARTENDER.
A number of the goods taken from the |
boarding house during the excitement
are missing.
PULLED FROM THE FLAMES,
Professor Gottman, who furnished |
the music at the theatre, was asleep In
the boarding house when the IRE was
discovered, aud Manager Webber called
TO him 10 get out Of the building. Not
responding, Manager Webber pulled
him out ul bed and rolled him down
stairs. II WIS all he could do 20 keep
him there
SOMETHING AUTHENTIC ON run Loss,
WI piero was met this afternoon
and stated that the entire insurance
was $1,000, g 900 IN the German of Pc
Ora, aud NJ 900 In the German Of Free
port, H. lle says The loss is $4,000 ON
the building and 81 00Oon the contents.
he thinks the fire originated from
defective Hue or an overturned stove.
About the prospects for rebuilding
he cannot speak. If the new opera
house company Is formed soon, q fine
may be erected on the present
site.