Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-01-06
eosToN's PRIDE IN ASHES.
One of Her Leading Theatcrs, the Globe
DESTROYED by Fire,

DESTROYED by Fire,
BosToN, Jan. 8, 8. 80 a. m.-Fire was
discovered at 1:15 a. IN. in the cloak
room of the Globe theater. The flames
spread with great rapidity and at 1:20
the auditorium was a mass of flames
An alarm was rung in from the
Globe ,theater box at 1870 o'clock,
followed by a second, third, fourth
and general alarm. At 2 o'clock
it seemed as if the entire square in
which the theater building is located
would burn. This includes buildings
between Essex, Washington and Har-
rison avenues and Hayward place. At
this hour 1880 u. n.y. the fire seems to
be under control There is probably
not one of the fifteen buildings in the
square that is not more or less dam
aged The total loss will be $500, 200.
The loss on the Globe theater will be
$3.50, 900, Hanlon Brothers lose 500, 900
worth of scenery used in the presenta-
tion of "Superba." The heaviest losers
outside of theater are Bryant &
Stratton's business college, c. Il.
Weyeth, hats and gloves; l..
Benari, boots and shoes; II. r. L.
Almy & Co., clothing; Flynn
& Mahoney, printers and dealers in
Catholic books and church furniture;
S. c.. Chase & Co., rubber goods; Hotel
Pierpont, Leachs sewing machine en-
porium; Wilcox & Gibbs, sewing ma
chimes. The insurance is not known
definitely, but an agent said he felt
certain one-half the loss was covered.
At 1850 the flames spanned an alley in
the rear of the theater, setting fire TO
the corset factory of John Z. Harner on
the Harrison avenue extension. The
tiremen were then driven from this
building, from which they had been
fighting the fire. They hardly had left
the roof when an explosion occurred
and flames shot into the air so feet.
Five minutes later another explosion
occurred and within ten minutes there
were three more explosions. The eX-
plosions We're presumably of gas.
The Globe theater is the second theater Of
that name on the site. The first, Eorigiuully
named Selwyn's thcatcr, was built in 1857, and
; in 1873 was destroyed by fire. The structure
Just burned built in 1874. John H.
| Selwyn Charles Fechter and w. r. Floyd
were successively its monagers. The tncater
was the enterprise OF Dexter II. Follett
| and Arthur Cheney After the retirement
/ of Mr. Folett Mr.. Cheney continued as sole
| proprietor. In the rebuilt theater $50 seats
| were held by gentlemen, each one having paid
! 81 coo for his seat and TO this extent they were
! stockholders. Mr.. Chesney died in Novcm-
| Der, 1878 He was succeeded in the
management by John Stetson, once the
| proprietor and manager Of the How.
| ard athenmum. For brief season
! Mr. Stctsou conducted the thcGter with Mr..
Cheney, and thereafter for another season
| alone Then the theater was closed until the
| autumn of 1879, when the lessees of the
| estate took possession of the property. Jan
| uary l following Mr.. Stetson obtained from
| all the lcssees. with the exception OF Asa p.
| Morse, leases of the thcater for six
months, and in October, 1880, he sue
| ceeded in obtaining satisfactory lease
for ten years He greatly altered and i'm.
proved the theater adding to Its attractive
ness and so adorned and beautiit-d it as 10
make it one OF the most inviting and best ap
| pointed play houses in tine city. Its stage was
| counted one of the best in the country. rht
auditorium was 60 feet in height