Was this Gates School that is on Lake Ave? I went there in the 30ths but I didn't think the building was that old. I think the building is now used for the county welfare dept. My mother went to the old School Street School which is a block in back of gates and is on School St. That building was a wooden frame structure. ( I realize that Lake Ave may have a new name.) Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:05 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] West Side School Bldg. Furnace Explosion, 1895 - Elyria > Elyria, O., Feb. 7 -- The furnace in the new West Side public school > building blew up with terrific force during the noon recess of the school. > The northern wall of the main building was blown completely out. Fire > immediately started and was only extinguished after much damage had been > done. Had the explosion occurred 15 minutes later, when 200 children > would > have been in the building, a frightful loss of life would have occurred. > The loss on the building will be about $7,000. > > Source: Richland Shield & Banner (Mansfield, Richland, Ohio): 09 > February > 1895, Vol. LXXVII, No. 39 > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >