Wood County OhArchives News.....Almost a Blaze February 16, 1895
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Almost A Blaze. Perrysburg Journal, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio. Feb. 16, 1895. Page 5. February 16, 1895
On Wednesday afternoon about 3 o'clock, the alarm of fire was sounded, which 
brought out the fire department and many citizens to assist in extinguishing a 
blaze that for a short time threatened to destroy the elegant residence of Mrs. 
H. C. Lawrence.  The meter had frozen and a lantern had been placed hear it to 
thaw out the pipes.  Thos. Roether was working at the pipes and the escaping 
gas communicating with the lighted lantern, caused a blaze which for a time 
threatened to destroy the building.  The timely arrival of the department and 
the cool head of Mr. Roether in cutting off the gas supply, enabled the fire to 
be extinguished before any damage of consequence was done.  After the firemen 
had left and all danger was supposed to be over, C.A. Powers and Capt. Whetmore 
investigated and found that the fire in the joist underneath the porch had not 
been entirely extinguished and would have caused another fire.  They crawled 
under the buiding [sic] and extinguished the burning embers.

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