Thomas M Moreland Dairy
Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 August 1895, page 6
MORELAND'S DAIRY
The dairy barn and stables of Thomas M Moreland located on the
Covert Run Turnpike, two and a half miles from Newport, were completely
destroyed last night by fire. The fire was discovered at 9:30 pm by Ben Ewing,
who with fiver other employees of Moreland, were sleeping in the barn. Ewing was
awakened by the smoke, rushing voluminously into his sleeping apartment and by
hearing the crackling of the flames as they consumed the frame structure.
He awoke his fellow workmen and they immediately set to work rescuing the 19 horses and 130 cows stabled in the building. They succeeded in saving every one of the animals. The bright light of the blazing barn illuminated the heavens for miles attracting hundreds of people from Newport, Bellevue and Dayton. Moreland's residence was located within 100 yards of the burning barn and was threatened.
A volunteer bucket brigade was formed and other set about removing the contents of the house. Everything was removed to a place of safety and the bucket brigade extinguished a number of blazes on the residence and succeeded in saving the building. Stock feed valued at $800 was in the barn and entirely destroyed. The barn and stable had been recently erected at a cost of $2300. Eighty gallons of milk was in the stable ready for delivery and was lost in the fire, along with the cans. Mr. Moreland estimates his loss at $4000, partly covered by insurance.