At the 1893 fourth of July Celebration at Meyer's Lake Canton, Ohio Carl entered his Mule "Dick" into a race and finished in third place.
[2] Charles gave his company a good reputation after The Great Chicago Fire in 1871 which leveled most of the city.
In 1872, needing more room for his expanding company, moved to Canton, Ohio, where most of the post-fire orders were from.
[3] The final major event for the company in his lifetime was the introduction of magnesium steel doors which were billed as TNT-proof, which was becoming a new way for thieves to break into banks.
Carl Diebold died on March 5, 1894, in North Canton, Ohio, after having a stroke and being paralyzed.