The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-16

/
prietors. IL Is possible that the firm
will locate temporarily in the Euro
pean hotel block
/ The accounts. valuable papers. &c.
Of the firm were locked in the sa-e
| which was located in the office on the
second floor. The big safe fell to
the basement during the fire and four
streams of water were directed up
ON it, in order to prevent its contents
| from being consumed by the heat.
The safe will be opened Monday aft
ernoon or Tuesday morning. 1t is
feared that the intense heat has de-
stroyed some of the valuable papers,
and in this case the business will be
in a shattered condition.
1T IS the intention of the firm to
become reinstated in business be-
fore holidays and temporary loca-
zion will be secured as soon as pos
sible.
OWNERS OF BLOCK LOSE HT1Av-
lily
The west side of the block was
owned by Mrs. Mary A. Wolford.
She valued the property at $4,000,
and carried in all $4,000 insurance.
together with several hundred dol
lars on the plate glass. The east
side of the structure was the property
Of Mrs. J. f, McNeal and was also
valued at $4,000. 1t was insured
for $4,000 besides the insurance on
plate glass. The net loss to the own
ers will aggegate $4,000.
The owners of the consumed block
have exposed their intention OF re-
building as soon as the debris can
be cleared away. "It Is too valuable
a property to leave standing idle and
We expect to erect a fine fire proof
structure on the Site they declared,
Monday
The damage to Mrs. Jennie
Thomas property will aggregate
$4,000. The fire caught in the raft
ers which extended through the wall
next to the consumed building and
ignited the roof. The fire fighters
were compelled to throw consider
abe water into the building and the
millinery stock was badly damaged.
c. c. Wants book store was
slightly damaged by water which
penetrated the walls Ct the Jennie
Thomas block. The water soaked
through the ceiling, damaging
mall stock of stationery and books
'ocated in the rear part of the
store. The loss was fully covered
by insurance.
POWERS MILLINERY SHOP.
This popular shop which has been
conducted by Mrs. Il. r. Powers
for the past four years. was also
wiped away. Mrs Powers estimates
her loss at $4,000, only parl ally COW
cred by insurance. AN exceptionally
ine line OF fall hats had only re-
Gently been placed in stock. This
stock was also exceptionally heavy
and the loss was much greater than
II would have been had the fire oc-
Cured at any other time of the year.
Mrs. Powers stated Sunday that
she will secure a location as soon as
possible and will resume business
within a week
less IN McNEAL LAW OFlTICES.
A six thousand dollar law library,
the finest in the city and the pride of
the late j. +. McNeal, was COM
n1pta1v dactrOvad rrhe Iota NJ. NJ
Neal spent a life time in collecting
the books and his successors priced
them highly. Valuable office furni-
ture and important books and papers
which had been left out of the safe
We're also consumed. The loss to this
firm will amount in totum to $4,000.
Referring to the disaster in a gen.
eral way, II was undoubtedly the
geatest ever occurring in the city.
Practically all Of the residents OF the
city visited the scene of the fire
Sunday and the sympathy of the pub
lie went out TO the victims Of the
heavy loss. Despite the dlscourag-
ing features which faced the losers,
they threw aside the burden OF care
and early Monday morning, began
preparations for rebuilding a business
which had taken nearly a score of
years to perfect and only one night
to destroy.
INSURANCE SUMMED Up.
A net sum OF $4,000 is announo-
ed by the Uhler, Phillips company
as the aggregate insurance on their
big loss, Sunday morning. The
policies We're carefully gone over
Monday morning by members of the
firm and representatives of the
companies with which they insured.
James b Knapp and Sen hold
$500 worth of policies, the re-
mainder being distributed between
Jones and Wilgor. Charles Zee and
Martin j. Burke.
SAFE NOT LOCATED
The Are department has spent
Monday morning in a search fo'
the safe OF AIcNsal Brothers, which