The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-04

of the big grocery store Of Hanscom
Bros, at 1917 Market street, md before
the flames We're got under control prop
erty amounting in value TO $500, 600
or more had been destroyed.
1t was about 6 o'clock when the fire de-
partment was fighting 4 100000 blaze
at John and James Dobson's big carpet
house i'll Chestnut street that an alarm
was sounded from 18th and Chestnut
| streets. 1t is here that Wanamaker's s
great store is located, covering the en-
tire block bounded by Chestnut, Market.
18th and Juniper streets, and rs the
building was constructed years ago. many
of the tireproof features of modern struc-
lures are lacking. The iirrm.n soon
| found, however. that the flames 1ad at
tackled the block opposite Waaamaker's.
on the north, separated from the big store,
by Market streets width OF I'D feet.
Wanamakc Clock Tower Burns.
When it was apparent that the LiJck
originally attacked was doomed, squads of
tiremen, with long lines of hose werr de
tailed TO try to save Wanamaker's. This
structure, with the goods piled up within
its four walls, represented money value
of over S10,000.000 Despite the efforts
of the city firemen. re-cnfOrced by WanG-
makers fire brigade. the high wind pre-,
vailing forced the flames across Market
street after they had been fought Off fn:
an hour and half. Within short time
the handsome clock tower was in ruins,
but the flames were under cOIrrol.
The mornings coniiagratiOn cost one
life and several persons were injured.
The first fire of the morning, that IT BIB
Chestnut street. WAS in the fifth story Of
the building occupied by q. s. Bunnni;,
wholesale stationer. The fire WAS ,Stin-
guished with loss of about $4,000.
While the fire was at It's height flames
We're discovered on the window sashcs en-
the side of the big city hall viii N was cH
posed to the terrible heat. The Try hal!
fire department ran Il line of hose TO the
roof and in a few minutes mad the mas
sive structure free from ali danger.
List OF the Heaviest Losers.
The heaviest losers are Hirsclr Eros.
who suffered to the extent of about S402,-
600. Walter Ilirsch, member of the
firm. said that the stock was fully COW
cred by insurance The building was
owned by the estate of Henry G. Glib
son, the well-known distiller. AMI was
valued at about 100000. Other losers
are:
Hanscom Bros. on stock. $4,000.
Blum Bros. on stock, S1J0.OG0.
Dennet's restaurant, stock and fixtures,
5000.
Sterner & Ball, $4,000.
MiZpSh restaurant. $4,000.
Hillman's Drug Company. $4,000.
Marshall's restaurant. $4,000.
George b. Wells. $4,000.
Shovel & Fryer, $4,000.
James Goodwin. stained glass, $4,000.
James Dickson, heaters and ranges, So
900.
Dunlap Bros, on buildings and machin.
cry. 100000. -
Furlong's saloon. $4,000.
John Wanamaker. 100000.
Nickolacky's. $4,000.
A. McCune Il Co. $4,000.
S. II. Hall, drugs, $4,000.
Budd & Kite, $1,000.
The loss on the small buildings will
each in the neighborhood of 100000.
Nearly all the sufferers are fully protect
ID by insurance.
The burned district is in the very heart
If the business center of the city, across
he way from the mammoth city hall and
lround the corner from the Pennsylvania
station.