Show destructive FIRE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OP PROPERTY IN ASHES cleveland ohio dec 17 fire early today almost entirely destroyed the big plant ot the brown hoisting conveying machine company five out of seven buildings used by the company are in ashes and property estimated to be worth over entirely consumed eleven hundred workmen are thrown out of eta the company considered to be one ot the larg ets concerns of the kind in the world has many contracts with the government for hoisting apparatus to be erected at coaling stations that are now being established la various parts 0 the world the flames started in the varnish room of the ellswell parker electric company which occupied a part of one of the drown companas comp anys buildings the loss to the ellswell parker company is about covered by insurance hundreds of em aloyes were compelled to jump from the windows as a result of the rapid spread of the flames no one however as tar as known was seriously injured the loss to the brown company is largely covered by insurance the plant will be rebuilt at once |