The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

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ner. The buildings formerly occupied
by Reilly 81 Walfert's sale stables on
Broadway were considerably damaged.
Not glass remained in the building
occupied by the Kupferle Brass COM
pany at Seconu ana Mounu streets.
Louis Brook factory at Broadway and
Howard streets was completely
wrecked, Along Twenty.frst street,
between Olive and Papen streets, not a
single building, telegraph pole, tree or
sign escaped Street and sidewalk
are almost a solid mass of debris. Tele.
graph and telephone wires, broken
glass and broken signs, while wires
overhung the whole in an intermnable
netting. At $40 South Twenty. first
street. where j. T. Swift & Co. S fresh
meat establishment is located, not q
single window in the building remains
intact. the whole place being flooded
Stock of SO, 900 worth of meat is covered
with water, bits of broken glass and fly.
ing mud ana sand.
Building occupied by Epstein & Burn
stein, Who'll ale liquor dealers, 20s
South BroaG way Julius Gall book.
keeper killed. Mr.. Epworth was in.
ternally injured. No 1918 Choteau
avenue, occr lied by Sawyer Manufact.
uring company, was blown down
Those under the ruins are Emma
Cheney and Isabella How Charles
Tandy is now buried in debris of ST
Louis Cracker company. at 1906 Choteau
avenue. Store, at 2l02 Clark avenue,
wrecked Crones brewery at Twenty.
second and Clark avenue, almost q total
wreck
Pine street was filed with wreckage
and goods to the heighth Of ter feet
The storm visited the store of Penny
& Gentles, at the corner of Broadway
and Franklin avenue. The massive
plate glass windows on all sides.were
completely demolished and the windows
on every floor blown in, while the water
deluged the store in torrents. The firm
estimates its loss at 100000.
The immunity from loss of life and
injury 10 employees in the Iron Mount
ain railroad yards is little short 9
marvellous. The contents of lumber
yards in the neightorhood were strewn
over the yards like hail. In some cases
switch targets were broken off By the
flying timbers. Planks were driven
into the earth and broken off. Freight
cars were demolished and merchandise
scattered in all directions. The wind
lifted the roof off Charles II. Peck's
new building to the north OF the wall
paper company and blaw down the wall
of a new brick building two doors fur.
ther north. 1t almost demolished the
building of William Koening & Co,
agents of Aultman e Co., agricultural
implements The roof and ceilings 10
the first floor were wrecked and the oc-
cupants of the Office saved their lives
by taking refuse in the vault The
buildings OF the American Refrlg
orator Transit company, at the levee
and Cedar street, are badly demolished.
The terminal elevator, Middle and
Main, was robbed of the south end wall
on the first floor. The fourth story ana
roof of McPheeter's drygoods warehoUs'
on the levee, between Biddle and Carr.
was blown off. The front and roof was
blow off Fisher & Davis three.story
brick saw mill,
Roof and smoke stacks Of the Fulton
Ion works mi machine shop, Fulton
and Carr, were blown off.
The roof was blown off of q vacant
building belonging to the DR. H Nc
Lean estate, Collins and Biddle avenue,
about levee and Carr street, the VINO
played sad havoc. The immense freigh,
shed Of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad two blocks long and
one wide, extending from Carr street &c
Franklin avenue, is total wreck.
The wind swept up the river front
and completely demolished the mer..
chants elevator. Engine No 23 of the
St. Louis Transfer company was blown
from the track at Gratiot street Tho
Nilley foundry building was relieved
of its roof and carried down the street
Tom Flynn's saloon, Ohio and Caro-.
lima streets, was destroyed DR., Par.
sons residence ll04 Ohio avenue, was
destroyed. Elevator and malt house o.
William ]. Lemp Brewing company
Thirteenth and Cherokee, unroofed and
part or the walls blown in, smokestack
blown down. Damage to stock and
building, SO, 900. German Memorial
church, Jefferson avenue and Accomac
street, caved in, damage $4,000. The
street car lines are in a chaotic condi-
ton and only those in the north end of
the city are running. The only street
car line running in any part Of the city
south of Olive street is the Broadway
cable, A big gang of men Is putting
up the torn down polls and wires and
conductors and motormen are clearing
the wreckage from the tracks. The line
will probably be partly operated today
The Sculin system has met with almost
irreparable damage. The powerhouse
on South Jefferson avenue is blown to
pieces, hardly a wall standing. The
estimated loss of Sculin system is be.
tween $3.50, 900 and $500, 900 The Lig.
gett q Myers partially completed build.
ing was destroyed.
The powerhouse OF the Union depot
was totally wrecked, the depot itself
was not injured
The immense auditorium in which
the Republican convention is to be held
was on the outer edge of the storm 8
path but the damage sustained can be
replaced in ample time for the conven.
tion.
Among the buildings wrecked are the
following; At Concordia park, Thlr.
teenth and Wyoming, picnic and dance
pavilion blown down, injuring many,
no fatalities reported; schoolhouse at
Third and Park avenue was badly dam.
aged. Missouri hall, three.story brick
building, corner Texas and Victor
streets, demolished; Koken Bros, bar.
ber supply, corner Ohio and Victor.
totally destroyed. Roof of First Pres.
byterian church, Grand and Washing
ton avenues, blown of. Miller Bros.
store, Ohio and ST. Vincent street.