The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-06-02
.DANNER PLANT WIPED OUT
BY A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Hardly vestge of Big Factory Survives the Fire
Fiend's Work of Demolition --Fireren, Several
of Whom Were Injured, Fought Brave|y.

with the plant nothing of an explosive
character was keI. In the main build.
ing.
VALUABLE LUMBER DESTROYED
The large lumber yard of the COM
pany west of the factory in which
were stored thousands of dollars worth
of seasoned wood, principally oak, was
reduced to ashes. Here the loss can
not be estimated.
The heat was SO great that firemen
on the south side Of the building were
forced to fec for safety. Seven Sec
tions of hose on Navarro street were
slowly melted. The residences OF Johr
Drummer, James Freeman, Samuel
Cripe, w. e. Putnam. M. T. Garen
Charles Brenizen and the barn of Will
liam Wise. all surrounding the fac
tory, on Navarro street and Dueber
avenue,' were set aire by flying embers
and damage done amounted to about
S2,500. This loss is mostly covered by
insurance.
The fire worked its way south from
the glue room into the machine room.
1t was but short time until the entire
structure was a mass OF red, angry
flames. The north wall on the west
end of the building was the first to
give way and 1t fell with loud crash
! scattering burning wood in every d.
rection. The large iron stack over the
boiler room bent under the heat from
the fire and threatened to fall. Smoke
rose from the conaagration in huge
black volumes, rising slowly over the
houses west of the factory. Soon af.
ter the general alarm was given from
box 115 thousands of curious people
gathered near the scene and ropes were
stretched to keep back the crowds.
Telephone wires were torn down and
trains on the Pennsylvania road de.
layed 1t was about o'clock when the
fire was placed under control and abou,
the last of the apparatus returned
about $3.50 o'clock Monday morning.
FIREMEN INJURED.
The factory was built in 1890 an6
since has been enlarged by several ad-
ditions. 1t was about 200 feet long
and 100 feet in width and with the lum-
Der yard covered 10 acres OF
ground.
| Captain Baxter of Centrals was bad
ly injured by running two nails into
his foot. David Kelly another fireman
had his hands badly burned. Several
other firemen received slight burns
and injuries.
The fire was the worst since the
burning of the Gillian Works in 1884.
The loss Is estimated by officials OF
the company at 100000. This is ex'
elusive of the loss sustained by the
Nvorkmen who lost their tools. The in
surance is about $4,000.
About 1G0 men were thrown out OF
employment, six houses and a barn
badly damaged several firemen injured
and about $1,000 loss caused to the fire
department by the burning and burst
ing Of hose.
WHAT CAUSED 1T?
The building I'M which was manufac-
tured bookcases, tables, stools, etc.
was entirely of wood, excepting the
engine and boiler rooms. The main
part was three stories high while the
additions which were built since the
construction of the main building were
two stories. In the glue room where
the fire was supposed to have started
the goods are glued together and fitted
There is never any fire In this room
and the ofiicials of the company are
at loss to account for the blaze II
this part OF the shop. The theory that