The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-31
SIX HORSES BURNED.
Cause OF the Furious Racket Last
Night,
narber'a Feed stable Burned 10 the
oround''-And an AdioiRina Photo
graph aAiiery---rotai Loss, $4,000

The fearful elamor OF bells, the mount
ing Of flames, the running and ahonuna
OF people from all directions, told the
peaceful denizens Of Canton that a big llre
was IN progress about o'clock thlA morn.
ing, II turned out TO be the burning OF
llarber'a feed stable, PledmonlAlree', apu
the inilamable character OF the materials
aud tho burning OF sin horses made lhe
iire large though tho relative loha was
small, John Drob6t, the restaurant man.
aud Jake Beohtel, the night policeman
while walking down East Tusearawah hb'
AZ Walnut and Tusoarawaa saw liamea,
They started for fire alarm box secured
key and turned In an alarm from box H.
al Walnut aud Tusearawaa streets
The fire department quickly responded
as the burning building was buta short die
tanoe on n. Eighth St The stable CON
talned q 800 worth Of baled hay gralnaand
lime, aud sl9 horses,
The fire had made considerable head,
way before the department arrived, ana
several men attempted 70 take tho horaeh
out Of the burning building Two oI tue
horses we're led 10 the door but Just then
a large flame caused by some haled nay
catching fire, flashed out near the dpof,
and the anlmala broke loose ana wen'
back 10 their stalls only 70 be burned 70
death, A large sliding door on the east
aide OF the bnlldlng, through which lhe
horaeA might have been taken out on tue
htreet had been nailed shut 20 aeeomino'
pate llhrnum'a bill poster
The grOanings Of the fire tortured ,agl'
mails was almost heart renllng, Hhd lhe
stable been opened promptly the horses
might have been saved aud the loss great
ly leasened The stable was not Insured
A negro, named Jackson, employed aa
laltor of the SAxton block was asleep IN
small building adjoining the stable, but
he was awakened by some oillcerh. who
broke In the door aud he was saved from
cremation, aa just aa he was outside ihe
door the building commenced 70 burn anu
II was almost consumed
JUMP ron LiFE,
Manleya gallery next caught fire ana
wAa burning rapidly whom a stream OF
water was brought Into use ana tho hfe
put out. Part OF the contents OF TIE gal'
lery were saved, the loss amounting 10
500, partially Insured,
When The gallery was burning a man
entered for the purpose Of taking out
some OF the apparatus, When he
reached the Interior OF the building ana
had his arms full OF dry plates and nccea'
soroR a large sheet Of lire burst into the
inslde OF the building, The man dropped
hia load upon the ll0Or and ehpying
large show window near the door made
dash through II and landed safely on tie
sidewalk, When the fire was IN full sway
a general alarm was turnred In by IRE
Chief OhlIgor and all the hose companies
In the city responded. The origin OF the
fire h unknown, but II IN
thought 10 be the work OF an lnoendlary,
because no one occupied the stable at that
hour and no FIRE OF any kind had peen
made under the boiler, which was used 10
generate steam for bnilinR hay,
Mr.. Barber was seen shortly after the
fire and said the stable contained $1,000
worth Of bnlod hay which was Insured
tor about $500,
The fire burned until o'clock this
morning, The loss on the stable with ith
contents will amount 10 about 5000,
NJ. g, Barber was seen this morning, hy
u NfMs'DEMoCRAT reporter ANA said
"rho loss by the fire will amount 20 be-
tween $500 and 5000, had . fine car.
rihgc, two hay presses, a alnglO buggy and
u steam engine In the stable az the time Of
tho fire, aud they have all been destroyed,
There were aiX horses In the stable, and
an attempt was made 20 bring thom out,
but the fire had gained great hcadway and
IL was impossible 90 rescue them, Twoniy
tons Of balcd hay burned, the loss on that
alone will amount 10 sl,bOO.h