The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-13

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A feature of the fire which thrilled
many of the spectators was the dan
gerous chance taken by Attorney
John II. Clark in his effort to save
valuable papers which were locked in
his desk at the burning Office. Three
times he tried to enter the office and
was driven back by the heat. He
finally secured a ladder and raised it
to the front window. There was
reathless silence In the crowd when
they saw Mr.. Clark disappear in the
binding smoke.
When Mr. Clark mad gained en-
trance to his Office, a more serious
obstacle confronted him. He found
his large roll top desk securely lock-
ed He tore the desk in pieces and
dashed 1t through the window. The
valuable napers which he sought, fell
from the lrawers to the side walk
and were later picked up and every
one preserved. The varnish on the
desk was boiling from the heat and
today Attorney Clark has badly burn
ed hands as result of his exper-
lience.
Following is an estimated summary
of the damage. Ralph T. Lewis had a
grocery stock valued at $4,000. He
carried $4,000 insurance and his stock
was almost complete loss. The
King Hardware company Had a 500
900 stock whih Is damaged about
one half of Its value. The Hoover
Rowlands company mad large num-
Der of fine rugs stored in the rear OF
of the store, up stairs that were
ruined. The greater part of their $10,-
900 stock was more or less damaged.
Their loss will probably aggregate
$1,000. The City National bank was
damaged slightly by water. The Offices
In the upstairs apartments were COM
pletely cleaned out. John H. Clark's
law library consisting of nearly five
hundred volumes and valued at $1,000
was destroyed. His Office fixtures vau-
ed at about 5000 were also burned
n. G. Smith and son, insurance
agency was completely wiped out with
the exceptions OF many valuable
papers which were in the safe. Their
less will aggregate $1,000. Patrick
'Manahan lost his library worth about
5000 and Emerson SchoeniauD suffer-
ed loss from the destruction of law
books, IN the sum of about $500. p.
Drake and son and ]. J. Schoenlaub
also suffered few hundred dollars
loss.
The damage to the blocks will not
exceed $4,000 and the loss is practi-
cally covered by insurance. The II.
+. Lewis company probably suffered
the greatest net loss. The heavy stock
OF future deliveries had just arrived
and Mr.. Lewis had neglected to have
his insurance increased. His net loss
Will aggregate $4,000 after the insur-
ance Is pad.
Mr.. Clark carried a very light in.
surance on his library and Office fix
lures AMI his loss will amount to
fifty per cent. lnere was little or no
insurance carried by Monahan,
Drake, Schoenlaub and Schoenlaub
sad feature of the King loss is
'AHt lutl Nllul WI NllHOIu hllHP 10
confined 10 his bed suffering from
severe attack OF illness and is unable
to attend to the complications which
naturally arise after the unfortunate
incident of Saturday morning.
The business houses which were
burned out, Immediately began pre-
parations Saturday morning for car
rying on trade. The II. T. Lewis
grocery established temporary quar-
ters at the Dumble pharmacy and is
filling orders through the Kindness OF
Zachman and Myres, Robinson and
Martin ard other friendly grocery
men. The double room located west
of Clarl's real estate office on Court
u street has beee temporarily leased by
> Mr.. Lewis and the business will be
moved to this location. Il. c. Smith
= and John II. Clark have secured a
temporary lease on the room west OF
Lewis stand on Court street and will
open up their offices at once The
: Hoover Rowlands company will open
. some time Saturday at their present
I 10 alton. The nrms of p. Drake and
| son, Il. and j. j. Schoenlaub and
+ Patrick Monohan have not definitely
decided upon location.
: Saturday was the fourth time that
the Lewis, Killing, Smith and Clark
: hrms, have suffered from fire. Sever
al times the block has been threat
l ened with destruction and this time
the fire came near dong the work
2 The tiremen worked from one to SIX
) o'clock Saturday morning IN extIn-
7 gushing the blaze
Eight lines OF hose we're used,
I. consisting in all OF about twenty-five
: hundred feet. Charles Click was the
5 only fireman who was injured. When
taking down the ladders Saturday
morning, he crushed finger on the
5 left hand,
The Huber company which is
known as No. 5, did not respond to
, the alarm. Chief Mcfarland ordered