The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-08-04
DISASTROUS FIRE.
AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE DOES GREAT
DAMAGE

At The Ney Manufacturing oompany's
Works on High Street-Loss Between
$4,000 and $40, ooo'Mostiy Covered by
Insurance.
The wheels of industry at the shop of the
Ney Mfg. Co. on the corner of High
street and the FL. Wayne railroad are
stopped this morning and the entire south
end OF the building presents scene of
blackened and charred ruins. About
fifteen minutes .before 2 o'clock this
morning the target mau at the crossing
of the Ft. Wayne and Valley railroads
saw blaze in the upstairs window of the
Ney Mfg. Company's shop and a few
minutes later the fire department was
aroused by an alarm from box z which 10
located on High street just below the
shops that were burning. When they ar.
rived at the place thejfire had attained
good headway and was spreading rapidly.
A general alarm was turned in and before
long all OF the engines in town were at
the scene. The fire ragged furiously in the
wood working department and IL was
difficult to get at it to fight. The slate
roof upon the building kept it in check
for some time but when IL finally got a
hole broken through reorganization the
flames snot upwards with increased vigor.
Atone time it looked as IL the whole thing
would be demolished. The fire seemed
to press to the eastward and
fears were for time entertained
that it was going to communicate to the
plant of the Standard Oil Company which
is directly adjoining. Had it done so the
result would have been terrible, and tho
probabilities are that the whole block
would have been burned up. Fire depart
ment No. kept two streams of water
playing continually on the Standard Oil
works building and on the east end of the
burning shop, and in this manner the
progress Of the flames in that direction
was checked. Ladders were put up to the
windows and the flames fought on the in.
side, seven streams being poured into the
fire continually.
At about4 o'clock the deluge of water
had done it's work and the fire was over.
1t had left its mark, however, and good
portion of the working part of the shop
that II has taken years OF hard work to
bring up to the present successful stand
ard, was left literally ruined.
The machine wood working department
suffered the most. This is located in the
extreme south end of the building, and
was filled with very fine and expensive
machinery, together with dry lumber and
half completed furniture. Nearly every
thing 10 a total wreck here. The stock is
all consumed and the machinery ruined.
The wood work upon the building in this
part in burned to charcoal but the brick
walls are not damaged The fire was put
out before it reached the finishing rooms
and what damage there 10 here is due to
smoke and water.
1t is difficult to get at true estimate of
the loss at the present time but Mr..
Harvey Miller, treasurer and secretary of
the company stated this morning that the
loss would probably reach between SIS, 900
and $4,000.
The property was pretty we'll insured
but is divided up into so many policies
covering the different departments and
stocks that it has not yet been ascertained
how much will apply to that which was
burned. 1t is hardly probable, however,
that the insurance will equal the loss,
although it is thought II will cover a good
portion Of 1t.
The company has been doing good
business and the fire is a very unfortunate
one as II will stop number of workmen
for some time. The work of rebuilding
and fitting up again will be commenced
at once and no more time will be lost than
can be helped.