The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-02
rERRIBLG FIRE.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Property Destroyed.
SCAETY INSURANCE.

A few minutes after six o'clock, On
Saturday evening, the bell at the
Third Street Engine House rang out
the alarm of fire, which was found to
be in McCorkle & Tweed's planning
mill and sash, blind and door factory.
situated on the corner of Eighth and
Walnut Streets. The building being
large frame. aud nearly filed with
doors. frames, sash, blinds and other
work of similar kind, it was but
moment before it was in flames, pre-
Guiding the possibility of saving any
thing Of its contents.
Besides the goods mentioned, there
we're about fifteen chests Of tools be-
longing to workme employed in the
establishment, not one of which was
saved.
One man threw his chest cut OF a
window, breaking it open and scatter
ing the tools on the ground. Before
they could be picked up it became so
bot that scarce a single tool was
saved. The sets of tools varied in
price from $50 to $3.50. three of the
chests burned being worth the latter
sum, one ofthem having been placed in
the shop not an hour before by man
who was to have gone to work there
this morning.
From the mill the flames spread
with great rapidity to the buildings
next above, on Eighth Street, and
across Walnut. Several of those on
Walnut Street were severely damaged.
the corner building being damaged on
the roof and front TO the extent of
about one hundred dollars. The
double building next to it was more Sc
verely damaged, having the frontroof
and large part of the front Of the
second story burned through. The
third house was much less damaged,
having the cornice, part of tho roof,
and the upper front charred so that
it will probably have to be renewed.
The other houses on Wolnut Street
were comparatively uninjured, the
damage being from seorching.
On Eighth Street. the house next to
the mill, owned and occupied by Mr.
Jacob Sheer, was insured for six
hundred dollars. The other. also
owned by Mr.. Sheer, was occupied by
Mr.. Smith, a steamboat engineer,
and insured for four hundred and
fifty dollars. Both tenements were
totally destroyed, together with much
Of the household property, clothing,
etc.
The next house was a one-story
frame, the property of Mr.. William
H. Klusman. The fourth belonged
to, and was occupied by Mr. f. i.
Green. It was so badly damaged as
to render it of but little value
Beyond this, is two story frame
building belonging to John Fashauer,
of Louisville, KY, which was occupied |
by several German families. twas
considerably damaged about the roof;
the one next to it, belonging to
the same owner, was bat slightly
damaged.
On the alley, between these build
ings and Seventh street, several |
frame stables were entirely consumed,
together with their contents. The
first was owned by Mrs. Mile, the
second by Mr.. Willis B. Wright. and
the third by Mr.. William Vickery.
The next wasa double stable belong
ing to Mr.. Leopold Lowenthal, and
occupied by Mr.. David Baer and Mr..
Samuel Meyer. There was no insur-
ance on any part Of the stables as far
as learned.
On the opposite side of Eighth
Street, was a little cottage belonging
to Samuel Orr. Esq, which was so
badly damaged that it may be ac-
counted total wreck.
1t is difficult to estimate the entire
loss, but it cannot fall far short of
forty thousand dollars, of which
Messrs. McCorkle & Tweed lose
about twenty-five thousand, having
no insurance, the rate demanded be-
ing 123 per cent.
The house on the corner of Eighth
Street was owned by Mr.. G.. W. Vel
Ter, of Princeton, and was insured,
the occupant, Mr.. Barnet, being also
amply insured.
The next house, a double tenement,
belonged to Captain G. G. Genung, of
the Evansville & Charlottesville Rail-
road. It is insured, as we'll as Mr..
Moffatt, one of the tenants; but the
other, Mr.. Carroll, river pilot, was
not, their loss being confined to dam
age by removal.
The only other house damaged to
any extent, on Walnut Street. belong
ed to Mrs. Kelsey, and was occupied
by Mr.. J. @. Flagler. the loss on the
house being covered by insurance;
that on furniture damaged by removal
is not.
The heat on Eighth Street was so
intense as to warp the iron on the
Street Railway. raising it in one spot
several inches. while the effect on the
houses opposite required the most
strenuous efforts to keep them from
taking fire, yet in spite of this great