The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
And Buildings On Either Side
We're Damaged
Detective Wiring May Have
Caused The Fire
The Loss Is Partially Cover.
ed By Insurance

a fire of an unusual nature COM
pletely gutted the Union Painless Den
list ship, located In the Huntsberger
building on East Gambler street, on
Thursday evening The primal cause
of the confldgradon is not exactly
known but IL is thought that 1t was
started from improperly Insulated
electric wires.
AT about O'Clock persons In the
vicinity of the building we're startled
by what seemed TO be an explosion
and a large burst OF flames shot up
ward from the roof OF the building
Tor a distance of about thirty feet.
in very short time the roof
was blazing as well as the interior of
the establishment. EVERY effort to ex-
tinguish the fire was made at the time,
but it was seen chat the services of
the fire department were necessary.
a spectator, who was standing nearby,
ran to fire alarm box a short distance
away end after Having broken the
glass, stood and iistened for re-
sponse. OF course he did not under
stand the instrument and did not re-
ceive 4 reply. Officer George came
10 his assistance and after an unfor-
funate delay the alarm was sent In.
A period of several minutes time was
occupied before the fire department
could be- notified and as result the
names had gained great deal of head
way when they arrived on the scene.
= stream was sent in from Gambler
street and second was soon playing
from the alley on the rear of the build
ing. It was only after a hard fight
and after nearly everything in the
dentist shop had been ruined that the
fire was extinguisbed
one of the odd circumstances of the
fre was that 1t. .Was not discoyered un-
iii it burst out In large flames from
the roof. II appears that the fire had
been smouldering FOR some time and
that, owing to the confining condition
of the building, no FIRE or smoke could
escape until the force OF the gas
formed actually burst through the
roof.
Another odd feature of the FIRE was
discovered when the blaze was located
IN the roof over the Novelty store
on the corner Of Main and Gambler
et rba H..n sJ A.,
originated upstairs over the dentists
shop in one of the rear rooms. II
nappens that this building is separated
From the Cooper building, in which
tthe Novelty store Is located, by an
'npneX ABOUT ten leet in width and only
same s1iDry in height, As. the Huntsber-
ger hlsding Is two stories high and
the Cooper building three stories. is
'Soems n'ate IToLIem as TO how the
fro 'couid have found its way to this
point as ~ was under the slate roofing
and could not have caught from sparks
falling from above,
The Schnebly bakery was badly
damaged also as result of both the
fire and the water thrown by the fire.
men The bakery is located Just east
81 the dentist shop. The stock OF
goods In the store was considerably
damaged but the building was not
harmed TO any great extent.
The Prlncess theatre was slightly
damaged at the rear by the water put
not tp such an extent that II will
interfere with any OF the performanc-
Nss
The loss to the various properties ,is
partially covered by insurance
During the IRE hoy In the crowd Of
spectators grew very much excited aud
eshmbed onto the roof Of one OF the
adjacent buildings and caught hold of
= 1--we wire, charged with about one
mundred volts OF electricity. Although
she was not badly injured an u result
-of hls experience. he was given a 40
were shock Az result OF the accident.
she Railway e. Light Co. was notified
ny the fire department 10 turn off the
power ~ over the city. This the com
'pany was forced 10 do In spite " the
Inconvenience TO the numerous bon
sumerS. The power was turned OF
for a period OF about one half hour.
The eonflagration ON Thursday even