The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-10
FIRM OF ALTMAN & PUTNAM
Is the Heaviest Loser But It is Well
Insured.
NUMEROUS SMALL ACCIDENTS
Furnish Excitement For the Crowd which
Watched the Confagrstion-The
Owners of Burned Prop
erty Will Rebuild
at Once.
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Massillon, Nov. 9.-No opportunity
was given Massillonian Republicans to
jolify over the result of Tuesdays cleo
tions. The big fire in West Main street
was the sole topic of conversation and
no one seemed to care who was elect
ed or who defeated. All day long, and
during the evening, large crowds stood
about the ruined buildings. Streams of
water were kept playing upon the
smoldering ruins until late Wednesday
night. The entire block between the
canal and Clay street is practically
destroyed Part of the PILE building
remains but it is only a scorched shell
and will be razed. The old Morgan
thaler mill received a scorching but
was saved by the good work of the fire
laddies The blaze was the hottest
which has visited Massillon for
years. The heat was intense across
both Main and Clay streets and proprie-
tors of business places at these points
were compelled to keep their build
ings drenched with water. Small garden
hose was brought into play for this
purpose.
NUMEROUS SMALL ACCIDENTS.
During the height of the blaze there
were numerous small accidents, which
kept the crowd in a fever of excitement.
William Paul, one of the clerks, suf-
fered broken hand while aiding
Cashier McConnaughy to escape from
the burning building. One of the clerks
of the Bee Hive store tainted and was
carried into a nearby store and re-
suscitated. Mrs. T. f. Reed caught the
clerk as he was topping over in the
street. Several sustained cuts and
bruises.
A News-Democrat reporter interview
ed the several owners of the buildings
destroyed and, without exception, all
said that new buildings will replace the
old ones as soon as it is possible to
begin building.
DAMAGE GROWS LARGER.
The damage is even greater than
at first estimated. Messr3 Altman and
Putnam estimate their loss at $S0,0O0
There is a loss Of about $780, 900 on the
building. Both stock and building are
well insured.
The building owned by Henry Alte-
kruse represents a loss of about $4,000
with but half that amount Of insurance.
Mr. Seaman, who occupied the Alte-
kruse building estimates a loss Of
about $4,000 with insurance of $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. Kiester owned the block
occupied by c. J. Duncan's jewelry
store. She estimates her loss as $4,000
with $4,000 insurance. Mr.. Duncan's
loss is heavy.
Mr.. II. II. PILE, owner of the PILE
block, estimates his loss at 1000 with
but $4,000 insurance. The shoe store
was filled withe new winter goods.
About one-third Of the stock was saved,
a loss of $4,000 was sustained on the
balance with but Sc, 900 insurance. Frank
Piles tailoring establishment was
damaged to the extent of about 5000
with half that amount Of insurance.
The big Crone dry goods house was
almost totally ruined entailing an
estimated loss Of $4,000 with $4,000
insurance.
The office of Optician Miller was
caught up by the flames and $3.50 worth
OF uninsured apparatus was destroy
ed.
The insurance agencies Of F. w.
Arnold, John Z. Johns, c. w, Ham
mersmith, G.. G. Paul, Miss Oberlin
and r. B. Crawford hold policies on
the burned buildings and stocks. The
companies represented were touched to
the tune Of nearly hundred thousand
dollars on the Russell fire, and the
blaze of Wednesday will make the
companies go down in their pockets for
another big roll.