The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-10-05

4 smith nnOps ADOut tne tiihe shob ~, .
i the engine got TO work and In two minutes
| Ali danger was psst. There was nothing
l left then for she 1remen to do but play on
the burning embers. The companies
| prs rsdually returned to their quarters and
| by 3 'clock only a dense cloud OF steam
a. ,noke was ali that was left OF the
sssi,s barns of the CautoL -Massillon
, Il ectric Railway company.
OFFICIALS AT THE FIRE,
Superintendent T. r. Cetlin was early
at the fire and lent bis best efforts TO save
| property. When he arrived the front part
| of the barn had just fallen In and the rear,
though standing, was enveloped in flames.
| Secretary A. J. Underhill and Judge Un.
ierhill got to the fire after the main build
ing was about down and watched the de-
structlon of the valuable property from
the steps of the power house. The Work
4 . the 1remen In preventing furtDer
, tnsead Of the flames was especially com.
a.. nded. Judge Underhill, apparently
Ut moved By the heavy loss, spoke par,
| ticu, ar v concerning the men who would
! be cut Of work by reason OF the IRE and
said to group OF employees: wen, poys'
it's too bad, you will be thrown out OF en-
ployment for while."
SUPERINTENDENT cATLIN INTERVIEWED.
Not disheartened, the officials OF the
company and the of1ae employees were az
the main Office Ia West TuscATawas street
q I'd the work OF footing up losaes a1d
shaping things up as could bes' be done,
was undertaken, Superintendent Catltn
was seen by News DEMOCRAT reprt-
sentative and gave as much information
az he could. The origin of the hre 10 IN
doubt. While there WAS fire in four OF
the stoves when the cara were run into
the barn for the night, the superintend-
ent Is Of the opinion tnnt the IRE did not
originate from this source. When motor
cars are run all day the motor gets very
hot and the floors OF the cars are always
very dry. On two separate occasions the
floor OF q cor caught fire from the heat OF
a motor and this is not unusual in other
cities. From the information at hand,
which at best is m sagre, Superintendens
Catlin is of the opinion thas the fire
caught the fl Dor OF one OF the cars In the
front end of the building, from the heat
of n motor, aud spark falling upon the
oil saturated floor of the barn ignited the
floor. This theory 10 probably ibe correct
one or is at least as nearly correct as and
conclusion that is likely to be arrived at.
The SUPERINTENDENT stated that at the
time OF the fire there we're q cars in the
barn, All were consumed with the ex,
cept,n a OF one nteI-urban car that was
IN g. repair shop bi,nSgS rope Iron from me me
C. and hundred willing
20 caught hold. The car
u moved out a short distance but at u
.tI.ical time the rope broke and the car Ia
therefore damaged to some extent by the
flBr-,. The motor is not damaged TO
at cent. or the twenty six remaining
ca "a. were entirely consumed two
= closed trail cars, one belonging to
n.5 Canton ID 8ssillon line, Five of the
. ,lenuii Inter-Urcan motor cars were
consumed, entaiiipg in tnat item alone,
heav loss. or the Canton city line, there
were 10 motor cars burned, &C mpleting the
total Of twenty seven.
The hal cars are kept at the lake on
the side tracks and hence were not
burned. There are seven bodies OF IaL-
ton cara nt Massillon in she repair shops
there. Vestibules are being Pot on these
cars, buS trucks are under inem. These
cars ca1 Boon be utii z-d and wi'h the
assislance of cara from the Massillon
city line, traffic has beep resumed in Tut
carawaa and Market atreets, runuing on
"a minute time, making two cars on eHch
line. This prompt action on the part OF
the company is highly commsndable, and
the aervice furnished is EN- nently better
than walking. The Massillon line will
suffer somewhat, but thirty minute time
Will be maintained in that ciGy.
coNTENDING WITH DIFFICULTIES.
A difficulty with which the local COM
paDy has to contend 10 the fact that they
cannot borrow cars from other cities.
The gauge of the tracks OF the CantoL-
MasstIIon compsny'B lines Is not q
standard gauge and there 10 no other city
in OHIO or In this section of the county
that operates under the same gauge as the
local lines, except Springfield, .. Tie
lire In that city 10 comparatively new and
1t 10 altogether probable that they have
hardly enough cars to run their own lines.
The local company will be obliged to get
along as best IL can until cara and trucks
of the proper gauge can be built especially
for them. The trucks which were under
the cars burned are useless as they are
warped all out of shape and are
practically worthless except for old iron.
THE PRESIDENT ABSENT.
The officers of the Canton Massillon
slectric railway company are William A.
Lynch, president and treasurer; G. A.
GateH, first vice president; Il. A. Miller,
second vice president; A. j. Underhill,
secretary and L. Il. Catlin, superintend-
ent. MIR. Lynch, accompanied by his
family, lefi for the Worlds Fair last even
Ing. Secretary Uunderhill wired him
briefly this morning concerning the mis-
fortune that had overtaken the company,
aud he 10 expected bone tonight should the
telegram be delivered to him promptly.
The company,s lines were just getting in
splendid shape, with hrs..class equip>
ment and 1t 10 unfortunate that they are
obliged at this time 10 newly equip the
road.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Secretary Underhill and other members
of the company computed the loss care.
fully tbis forenoon and place IL al $60 900.
The list OF insui oce, obtained through
the courtesy OF W. l.. Alexander, 10 as fol-
lows:
W, L. Alsxapder's Agency
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. .....S $500
British American, Toronto. ........ $500
North American, Philadelphia. $500
Columbian, Louisville. .............. $500
Western, Toronto o....,.............. 2 800