The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

| the store everything appeared to be
| safe, and that so far as they knew not
a very large fire was burning in the
stoves which are used to heat the store
rooms. No other cause, however, is
assigned for the blaze. One of the
stoves was found overturned when the
firemen appeared in the building, but
the flames had been eating their way
through greater pf ftion of the build
| ing by that time. An entrance had to
be effected through the Market street
door of the upper store room in order
| that the hose from the chemical could
be made effectual, and excellent work
was done with it.
Nearly all of the professional men
who occupied offices in the building up
stairs, sustained more or less loss from
the results of the fire or water applied
upon it.
One Of the walls in the office of Nc
Carty, Craine and Mcdowell was thor
| oughly drenched from water dripping
through from an upper floor.
Dentist j. f. Dougherty, whose dental
rooms are located in the northwest cor
ner upstairs in the building, sustained a
slight loss.
Smith & Yohe, attorneys, located just
above the shoe store, had their rooms
filled with smoke. City Solicitor Ed. L.
Smith had lust entered his office when
he heard an alarm of fire sounded from
box 80. He quickly investigated and
I,n ,.,1r.
room convinced him of his proximity
to the flames, and taking with him some
valuable papers he made his exit, Just
as the department arrived.
Squire Bowmans office suffered a lit
tie damage from water which partly
flooded his office. A large hole in the
ceiling, probably made by the firemen
who were looking further for evidences
of the cOnhagration is the only real
age to the building in his office. The
water and plastering was swept out of
the office Tuesday morning, and he con-
tinued with his work. A large pane of
glass in the door leading into his office
was broken. and will have to be re-
placed The room in the rear and in the
corner of the second floor
of the building was used by Mr.. Frank
as store and repair room for his bust
ness. Everything in this room was
burned. The elevator carriage stood on
was partly consumed. The entire third
floor was occupied by Frank as a store
room for his wholesale stock Every
thing in this room was either smoked
or burned and nothing could be saved.
When first discovered the flames
appeared to be issuing from the second
story of the building, where the ele-
vator stood. The flames must have
ascended very swiftly from the base
ment to gain such headway, as the fire
had already communicated to the mid
die room in the second floor and to the
third floor and was burning fiercely
when the firemen arrived.
The store room of Downer & Ed
wards, just south of the Market street
room Of the shoe store, sustained a
slight loss through smoke and water,
but no flames were seen there.
The clothing store of the Golden
Eagle Clothing company, on the south
east corner of the public square, also
sustained a loss through smoke and
dripping water, and their place was
closed Tuesday in order to adjust their
loss.
The new Cassidy block is located just
east of the old block, and no flames
communicated to this building. A gang
way leads from an upper floor of the
old building into the new one, and
there are several windows on the west
side Of the building, but the quick work
of the firemen in confining the flames
to the lower stones, as soon as they
arrived, prevented such communication
to this building, and therefore it sus-
TANNED no damage. Two thick fire walls
are built in the old building and this
may have had something to do with the
fire being confined to the communicate
ing rooms of the shoe department.
A News Democrat reporter had a
talk with Mr.. Austin Lynch, of the law
firm of Lynch q Day. who represents
the Cassidy heirs, who own the build
ing in which the fire occurred, and he
said that the loss would reach several
thousand dollars, we'll covered with in
surance.
"The building is owned by Thomas A.
Cassidy and wife, of Belle Camp, Mary
land, and Edwin A. cassidy, OF Canal
Fulton" said Mr.. Lynch, "and they
also own the east building known as
the Cassidy block. / have not compu-
ted our entire loss, or the loss of the
Cassilly's, but believe that It will reach
several thousand dollars, and 1t is well
covered by insurance. The. fire was
principally confined TO the real OF the
Franks store, which occupies a Dom on