The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-02-16

given MIN, IL was 1ounu tnat ne hau
bad cut on the top of the head, his right
leg was badly injured, and IL was thought
for a time that he had suffered suihcient
internal injuries 70 make his death among
the enrly probabilities. While his inJu-
ries are serious II is thought that he will
recover.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
prevailed a8 soon as the crash of walls
came. The second alarm came in from
box 35 at about this time and soon the
crowd was very large. 1t was thought
that there were others under the walls, but
this idea was soon dispelled. william
Reed, who is volunteer with Engine
Company No. l, was also under the wall,
and was taken out before Kelly was
rescued. He was taken to police head'
quartsrs. He WAS hurt internally and the
extent Of hig injuries is not definitely
known. A sirGtcher was provided Tor MIN
and medical attention given him.
On the long table in headquarters Kelly
was laid out. He suffered great pain and
his RToSus and cries could he hoard for
block. The headquarters looked like
A MINIATURE HOSPITAL.
There we're five doctors in attendance,
the Injured men being under the charge
OF the Dfs, Brant and DIR. Landor. soon
there was the rattle Of wheels outside,
and Schilling's ambulance was an
nuunced. Kelly was first taken home ana
after the ambulance returned, Reed was
taken to his home. He mad grown some
Ihat worse and was in very bad condition
when placed in the ambulance, as result
of his injuries.
Al DR.. j. u, Marchand's office another
iujured man was receiving attention. IL
was Adam Hnubert, the pioneer fireman,
OF No. EU2lne house, whose connection
with the fire department dates back
sN.N tNg.. ~
he has not severed his connection with the
fire department, and at every conhagra-
tion iE present, working with Will. he
was caught beneath the great mass OF
building material and received serious
injuries. An injury to the spine is .proba-
bly, more serious than any other ln1Ory no
received. After being attended to by Dr..
Marchand, he WAS taken home In Sc0il-
liug's ambulance, Hhubert lives at the
corner OF Mahoning and Third streets and
10 a shoe maker.
Meanwhile the flremen were diligently
at work. The best thas could be done
was to save surrounding property. Chief
OhlRer and Assistant Chief Ialbert were
every where present, giving orders as 90
the manner Of fighting the fire, ana
splendid work was done. Alter the hrst
cash of walls, the south wall remained
standing. This made IL unsafe for the
firemen to get near the building, as il w0s
soon. In immediate proximity TO the y ia
Fellows Temple, on the south, is the resi-"
dsnce Of Contractor II. M. Jones. Ehe
family Wero gotten out OF the building,
for although the flremen could
save the .,o! residence gSs from from 6S,pg Ssns
ger OF the huge wall falling upon IL.
II was not until 3: :12 O'clock that the other
walls fell, however, and the crash could
be heard Tor a mile. Hundreds OF people
hSd been standing around in the rain,
some with umbrellas and come without,
waitinI for the walls to fall. The fire"
men stool bAcE, but many OF them s OF a
little too close and many narrow escapes
w6s the result, First the top OF the south
wall was seen 10 away, and then, tortu-
nateiy for Contractor Jones' house, Il fell
in, instead Of out. When about half way
over, the wall broke in the middle and part
of il Euiged out and fell towards the
south. Ii did not quite reach the resi-
dcnce, however, and the loss in that dlrec>
tion is therefore only nominal. On the
north side number or lremen were
working and the walls on this side CT the
buildiag towards the west fell out. The
men dropped their hose and ran for their
lives. All escaped unirjured.
While it was disaGreeable working in
the rain, the downfall of this element waB
most fortunate and timely. Sparks were
carried north for several blocks, but tho
dampened condition OF the roofs precluded
the possibility OF the buildings igptting.
Great pieces of burning wood were carried
by winds to the Methodist church and tue
other buildings in the vicinity but no
damage was done. 1t was at first thought
by some that the fire was in the Methodist
church and some preparation was made
for fighting it there, before the flames
burst out in the Odd Fellows Temple.
John Reno of the Central, was with
Nhn lnH1 W
eastwall fell. He cannot tell how be es-
capped, an bricks fell aud scattered in front
of him and all around him as he was rum
ming to get out of danger. He was not
struck by any of the falling material
Reno ia of the opinion that Hauoert was
struck by sandstone which made up the
| gables OF the big building.
Frank Schario of the Contra, got a bat in
ths ribs with brick, which knocked the
wind out of him for few minutes. Geo
| Wareham had an extraordinary expert
ence. An electric wire was torn down by fal
| lingIwalls and was very much alive. Ware
ham did not know il was alive, but one oil
the horses found it out when being driver
over it. The wire few up and hit the AMI
! mai on the head. The force of the curren
| knocked him down and some difficult!
! was experienced in getting him on hi
l9et again.
| CHIEF oHLIGER INTERVIEWED.
The chief of tho fire department wa
among the first on the scene and directe
the men. he had as narrow escapes a
anybody, and apparently did not ask tn
| men TO go any place he would not q
himself. As 70 the origin OF the fire d
cannot definitely state, but thinks that
must hsye caught in the lodge room, o
perhaps In one OF tho ante CoomB OF tn
lodge ruom. 1t was frat noticed on tn
second floor in Guy Tiiden's rooms, but i
Ia the chiefs opinion that 1t had burned
through from the third floor into the sec
ond floor. Iais theory 10 probably th'
best advanced by any one, aud seems Il
hs borne out hy statement made by
Emil Gabriel, to Me effect that the fir'
seemed to be on the ceiling of the geconI
floor, which might be construed TO NEAR
that it burned down irSm the third floor
Chief OAliger atased hat it was th'
most dangerous fire to hght he had ye
experienced, as tLe WSlls u!I NOV seem L'
be heavy enough to bear the weight o.
the upper stories. lie says tnat therl
was Ahsolutely no warning when the hTS
walls fell and that there was very lltti
time TO get away. hs says that Kelly wa
not struck on the head with a brick unit
he had stopped, He thinks that II hell
had continued TO run be might have es
capsd serious iuiuTy, but that heil
stopped, thinking ne was far enough ava,
from the building TO be out OF harm
way. He saw the debris strike Kelly ant
seys that he did not expect to get him ou
of the wreck Of fallen material allVe.
window struck Kelly and the frame worI
saved him from certain death, acting as
shield.
Reed was caught while running, an
was up TO his waist 10 the wreck. III
escape from death wSs most miraculous
Captain Mesnar had come down 1901
the short ladder and had entered IN IN