The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1889-09-05
A Big Loss at Columbus.
Columbus Post.

Columbus Post.
The alarm of fire about / o'clocl
Sunday morning called the depart
mont to the corner of Gay and Higl
streets, where the flames had pos
session of the Candy Kitchen. Thi
room is in a block owned by Rev
Mr., CMttenden, which is situated
shout the center of the north hal
of the square between Gay anc
Broad streets.
On the north side Of this u the
NcCune block, and on the south
tbe uoeter building. When the
department arrived the fire was
raging in oil parts Of the long room
occupied oy tho Candy Kitchen.
The building is four sto, les in
'front.', which takes a sudden jump
q one story about IS feet from the
front The one story part 10 about
90 feet long.
The ere was 6ercest in The one
story part, and here is where it is
supposed 10 have started. The fire
men soon had number of streams
playing on the hungry flames. but
dcspite their manly work the FIRE
spread and soon the rear part of the
McCune block was in flamea. The
building caught in the fourth
story and IN such place that no
water could be thrown on it with
much effect. As the smoke began
h break from the windows of the
large building it became the centnl
point Of interest, as pc pc were
supposed to he in the doomed
structure.
The policemen and firemen had
made a eearch Of tte building and
awakened all those who could be
Sound. The smoke was pouring
from the windows in the fourth
story IN great volums. and amidst
il . lantern was thrust out to the
view Of the thousands Of PEOPLE he
low, and a call for ladder was
heard coming from the rear window.
The aerial truck was hurried to the
alley and an attempt was made to
raise il but the network of teIeph-
one wires would moi allow it TO 60
mp.
The two firemen, Dukoman and
Evans. Of the Flowers house. were
led from their dangerous position
~ Walter Sheldon. of the Gay
street house, who had made his
way through the binding smoke to
Me companions rescue:
Immediately after Miss Neaiy
Clarke and Dick johnson were
d,scovera in fourth story window
On the Gay street side. and the
aerial ladder was brought to the
spot, and Firemen WeIse, Duck and
Farrell ascended to dizzy height
and rescued the couple. The flames
In the meantime had gained con
headway, and almost the
entire building was being consumed
by the elements. The excessive
Neat and flying embers set the
,Iostor building on fire, and soou
HE skylight began falling in and
ndded horror to tho seenc. Thir
|een streams of water had been
llaying On the fumes. and much
Rat was not destroyed by fire was
INJURED by water.
The Candy Kitchen is total
oss. The stock was valued Mt abont
$4,000, while the insurance will
nm some over that amount. The
eatterson- Merrill Decorative com.
,any's stock is a total lOss of about
el5 900. with about $4,000 ,nsur-
NICE. Tho McCune building Is
lamaged about $4,000, the Hoster
bout So 900. and the Chittenden
lmost $4,000. The first two nam
d are covered by insurance. while
he latter is partially insured. A.
Y. Hill & Co.'S loss will reach
1000, with s9.750 insurance.
rheo. Faulhaber's stock of hats
we're damaged about $4,000, with
bout Sc, 900 insurance N. Burns
stimatcs his loss at $500, fully
Clewley & Co. received
Il 900 damage by water. Schmidt
! Fassig, $500 water damages.
Phil Clover lost everything he had.
which will exceed So 900. Phil
Lang's place and Theoball & Sons
vere also slightly damaged byl
vat.r.