, 1860-03-28
Destructive Fire Ut Fort Jyayne. Ind.
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One of the mosi disa strous fires that las hap
pcncd in orr city for some TING past. occurred
this morning. The store of Tficn,c 4 Iirother.
the whole ot the T1st& Office. and the buildings
n1joininy, owned by Watsun Wall, Miss Susan
barnett. mud Mrs. lscccler, are now in ruins,
Tue buildings were. situated an the uorth- Gust
corner If Columbia and Clinton streets. Theme
l. DrotlIers store. whicl, was TN the corner. and
Mr. Walls store, the adjoining one, we're three
stories, twenty by sixty feet eacls built IF brick,
with good 1'arti,ion wall between. In the
rear uf the corner store WAS one-s!ory frame
building, one ronm Of which was occupied by
the Messrs. Theme as a cutting and sleeping
room for nne "f their men, the balance being
occupied by Thomas Dignau. nnd was kept as
grocery. Tile SECOND store from tie corner
was occupied by Speigler mud Schneider, boot
aud shoe makers. The Third building from the
corner was a two story brick, occupied BY Dr..
front and bakery in the rcar. The fourth
building from The corner was FRAME occnpied
b. j. Cattrell, who kept the Mud Anthony Sa-
loon. The npreF portion Of the building was
occupied as follows:
The whole Of The second story oscr The cor.
ncT was occupied by the Mcssrs. Theimc, except
the front room, winch wns u*cd by MIR. Dawson,
uf tue Fnrt Waync 7:m,s. US an editorial sane.
tum. The second stnry nrer Mr, Wills build
inE, was occupied by Mr.. Il. &. Rayhouscr ag
tue Office Of tic lndi1n4 FIRE. Naxon. The rear
fnomA were uuoCcHIIeu Tue tliird story WIS
occupied by Mr. Dawson's 5 printing office.
The fire originated in or near Theitne't cut
ting room. The whole Of the buildings werc
one mass Of fame in m incredibly short time
oil The tsren,en could do ; as TO protect property
on columbia street, nhd east ot the bufnnr
buildings. II was exceedingly unfortunate 1hat
the water wns out Of the cana1, as the pires
almost Immediately filed with mud, aud shis
prcrented the engines from being aa effective US
otherwise they would have been. In the rear
Of the bakery store there was large pile Of cut
wood, which caught und made MI exceedingly
hot tire, threatening for eaule tune to communi-
cute the fumes still further. With such
rapidity did the devonring element consume the
properly, That but little was saved. Some oi
Mr.. Dawson's books, by the strenuous efforts OF
the printers fall honor to 1hern) aud Of some
t9thcrs. were saved. Some portion of Acssrs.
ihlen1e's stock Of clothing were also rescaed.
ESTIMATED LOSS.
Tiemc &. Bros loss on tie building u;1l hc
about n $40; insured in the German Mutua1
Company Of indianapolis for s. 600 losh III
stock about IS 900; insured IN ths same &c Com ~
pauy for $4,000. Mr, Daweoa'. ioss IL s5 onn
without insurance. Mr. ". WaIl's bu;td;n~
$4,000, no insurance That We learn of. NJ Is
G. F. ayhouser lost the whole OF lii. utf;ce
nbont $500, no insurance. Mr. u, ii. Iinti
who WINS engaged iu getting up 4 djrectorv of
ths city, Lost the results Of the whole Of biz 1r
limiuary labor, paper, &C., amounting to abnvt
$3.50 or &c0o-no insurance. Miss Va-nct's
building was old, and not Of much v4lue-nrnh,
ably $500. This building wss not vho1ly da
rtroyed, aud believe WAS not inquired, ~