The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-11
A BIG FIRE.
The City Brewery on North Market
street Almost Totally Destroyed
Al An narly Hour This MoFning-qhe
Loss viii Probably Reach 10000
The Fire Department Dc hE-
oelleut Work,

The City Brewery, located NJ tho
corner OF North Market aud Second
alreeta and owned by Mrs, Louisa
BAlser, was almost destroyed by llfe Nv
an early hour "Wednesday moftlng',
Shortly after midnight Charles Hen
ry, VINO llyeR across tho street from the
brewery, discovered the building was
ON lire and turned In an alarm, he
department responded promptly but
when thpy arrived the building was ~
flames and II looked 90 II not only the
brewery but several buildings near Nv
haud would be destroyed,
The nremGn went 10 work with q
will, IL was u hard fight but
everything favored the department aud
la lileen minutes tho flames were un'
der control, As good luck would have
IL hardly Il breath OF mir was stirring,
Had a hard wind been blowing ltw0uld
have been impossible 10 Keep lht
llames from spreading 10 the ada
cent buildings,
The brewery proper and two loo
houses were entirely destroyed, a
large amount OF loo was lost ana
about tWO hundred bNuelH Of beer de-
aToyed, The machinery was badly
damaged ana u great deal OF " u W.
such u shape that II cannot be used
again,
ia front of the brewery 10 4 saloon
and over this the llalaer family reside
They were an asleep when the ilre Was
discovered, lht furniture iu the 90.
loon and the portion OF the building
used by the family was not damaged
10 any extent
How the lire originated 10 q mystery
but IL 10 thought N caught in tht
engine ROOM William ialBer was Heru
hy u NEWs DEMOCRAT reporter thlt
morning, but WIS unable 20 give Huy
definite estimate 90 10 the loaa aua,
taIncd lie thinks, however that II wall
eXcred $1,000, The brewery viii bu no.
built ~ once,
re Nlghman realdoa on North Mar
! ket street, next 10 the brewery, The
/ house was badly 8cOrched, nua Nv one
time II WIS thought that " would be
destroyed Tho roof caught llTe, but
was duIckly cXtlnlulbhrd A plano
standing next the window was Olbtulcd
by the intense heat, llu estimates his
lO5s Nv 500,
On North street near Market 10 The
livery stable Of Mr, Nighman, I'm his
barn at the time lhe lirO broke out were
! thirty head OF horses, besides large
number OF carriages, CuttOta Nud Other
articles usually found lAa livery stable,
! IN the barn was q number Ot fast
horses, among them being Gold.
Bros, David Crockett, record
2@ph and General SherwoodB
Jim Elaine record 2'si, There
were also two other valuable
horses belonging 10 Goldberg Bros, aud
one belonging 10 John McGfegor
10 looked nc one time ns II the barn was
20 meet the same lnte Oa tho brewery
In Just Iltteen minulc5 after the lltt
was discovered Mr. NighmWn had
everything out Of his barn, II was
quick work, aud The foresight Of dr
Nighnau In removing the horses shows
that he IL u competent Nud careful man
aud one who watches closely the inl0I'
cGl8 Of has patrons, Fortunately the
barn did not burn, but " II had ull OF
the horses aud carriages would have
been saved,
The Canton lire department deserves
great credit for tho excellent manner IN
which they fought the llamea and kept
them from spreading 10 the saloon aud
adjoining residences
IhHnmount OF The insurance counot
BIO learned, ua agent lhOmas krbwOOd
with whom itiS placed, refuses 60 make
either the amount or the companies ln
which 10 10 placed, public llO8,Ole9 It
Is very heavy uud This Is nll the iui0r'
nation no win giyH gs he says 10 10
liable 10 prejudice the public Ugg'Nat
the companies " 10 wn9 made public
before the loss 10 adjusted,