The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-01-03

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Fire on New Years Day Great Destruc-
tion Of Properly --Accidents---Boy
Killed, &c.
New Years morning was nshered in
with one OF the most destructive fires
our city has ever yet experienced. About
half past three o'clock, our citizens were
awakened by the bells of the different
Ere Engine Houses and Steam whistles
Of the Foundries and Machine Shops.
and it was soon discovered that the large
and substantial Pork House Of Messrs.
Vanneman a Reid, was in flames. The
fire it is supposed, originated from the
stove in the cutting room. All the lard
from about ii, 900 hogs was stored on
the second floor in the South end of the
building, and when the fire reached the
lard, it appeared to ignite the whole ex-
tent of the building-the flames follow
ing the burning lard from room 10 room
and story to story, SO that in an almost
incredible short space of time, the entire
building was illuminated. and the de-
stroying element, leaped out of the win
dows, and its thousand fiery tonges
were busily tapping up all the inflammable
matter on the inside. The South end Of
the building, where the fire first broke
out, and where the lard was, when the
roof fell in, shot up a mass Of flame
near three hundred feet high, and the
wind blowing from the west carried the
flames almost entirely over the tin roof
ing Of Mordecai Parry's building, ad-
joining, unsoldering the tin, and it was
feared that his building, too, would GO;
but fortunately there we're separate walls
to both buildings, and Mr. P's being
about eight or ten feet higher, includ
ing his fire. wall, it was saved, by the ex-
ertions of the firemen and Hook and
Ladder Company; although he estimates
his loss, in the obstruction of his roof at
about one thousand dollars.
Whilst the fire had not made much
progress towards the North part Of the
building, the Fire Department arrived on
the ground, and opened out >stcady and
incessant streams of water on and in
the building, and never have We seen
our citizen firenen go into the fight 81
water against fire, with morE ~srsever
ance, determination, pluck and Nsudu
rance, than did all the members belong
ing to it, to conquer: but the flames
were fed from reservoir of burning
lard and the grease from four or five
hundred hogs that had not yet been cut
up. ard they could make but little head
way. iisfss =
The Groceries in the North part OF
the building, owned by Messrs. Reid d
Beeler, were mostly saved, though in a
Hook and Ladder Company, the tele-
graphic apparatus in the room over the
Grocery on the second floor, of the
Great Western Telegraphic Company,
and most of the books and papers be-
longing to it, were saved. The next
room east of the company's office was
occupied by j. III. WATSON, Agent OF the
Ohio River Salt Co, and we understand
that his books, papers and furniture
were entirely destroyed-his loss must bs
about one thousand dollars; and we have
not learned whether he was insured oil
not. A small recess in the east end OF
the building on Noble ct, was occupied
by Il, S Knollenberg, who was engaged
in selling cigars, Oysters, &c, and he
lost most of his stock, valued at four
hundred dollars--no insurance. Messrs.
Spencer, Croker & Co 3 Wholesale and
Retail Notion Store, just South of and
adjoining Messrs- Reid Il Beeler's Gro
Gerry, had most Of their Goods on the
first floor saved-their stock Of Dress
Goods, Gloves, DC, in the second story
was destroy ed-they are fully insured.
The heaviest losses fall on Messrs, Van
neman, Reid. c. S. Beeler John p. Smith.
who were engaged in packing pork. Geo
Smith, of Abingdon township. j. Spohr
and two or three others, whose names
we did not learn, of Center township
lost heavily on pork they had packed II
the building, on private account
The entire loss. by this FIRE, is estima
| ted at S2OO, 900, but this sum We thinl
will be considerably reduced, by tn
saving ola large amount of bulk mea
/ in the cellars, lard. damaged Wheat
&c so that it may be safe to say between
$4,000 and $40 900, on which is th
/ following insurance $4,000 Building
/ $5o,0oO on Pork; 81, 600 on Grain Whea
and Barley, $4,000 on stock of Groc
| ries- making in all so, 900.
Messis Reid & Beeler had about 10,
900 bushels of Wheat, and 5000 bushel
of Barley, stored in the building. 80
Between IL and II o'clock, the cas-
i III .A;o,.;uo Mr. Parry'S hnildinD ton