, 1874-10-30
Burning Forests in Southern
Ohio and Indiana.
Tho Town Of Grccncastfe Almost Etl~
lireIy Destroyed.
Loss Estimated at $338,000---In-
suranoe, $l22,90O.
The Town lust Getting Ready to Buy
Fire-Engines.
Smaller Fires Elsewhere.

Smaller Fires Elsewhere.
The Grconcast1o t1nd., conflagrntion.
Spec'ai Dsspatth to 7'hs Ch,caoo 1+,ount.
TEnnE HAurg, Ind, Oct. 29.-The following
dispatch was received ut 11:31 D. III. lust night
from Green Castlo, tho county foat Of Putnam.
and situated botwoon this place and Indian"
apolis:
anEENcAsr1E, In1, 1850 y. n uct. %.
To- he cAt4f Enptntsr u The fIrs Htta 'assa ferr<
Our town ia on fire. For Gods naks sund IN
isigiod} II. D. ALLEN. Mayor.
a simllar diapatch was nont to Indianapolis.
In response to it, M opgne, fully nlanned, loft
each placo. tho QUO from Tcrro Hnuso with the
ing at 2:9U n. m. Tho ono from Indianapolis did
not reach tho eccne until an hour lator.
Tho town WaH thu scono Of the Widest disordor.
aud tho helpless o'tlEenR Here ttronging tho
etrcots, utterly noworloas to DO anything against
tho advancing tlatnog, there bc'ng absolutely no
tiro department, oisStne. ciAteru, OF anything. ln
fact, to fight against the h1o. A coulmittoo Of
tho Council hRs 1oen investigating tho subject
Of fire .ougines for six months past. aud at the
time Of tho fro was In Lonisy1llo examining tho
Firo Department there. Tho iire.ouginca, olco
thoro, did all they could, but labored under great
difficulty from the scarcity Of water. That It wsa
the work Of incondiaries admits OF 10 doubt
1t started In a plnulns-1nil1 tint has not boon in
operation for over q week, and broio ont III
other places remote from tho ilau,cs, showing it
to be tho work Ut incendiarics. Armed cttizoua
rode tho stroot during the hight and carly morn
lug, prepnrod to shoot anybody they cnugt
either In tbs act OF acGcuratiug the flames Or
Stealing from Tho otizens whose. goods were
scattered in tho street, but they caught no ono
on whom to w1cak their vongeanco. By day
light the progress Of tho fumes was arrested,
aud both she enxinca returned to their respee,,
tive cities. The following dispatch WIS received
by. the Terrs Hauso Eve,si1ag Gazettc ut p. III.
to-day:
Loss, s3so,ooo insusauco. sl0oo 900. Eight b'oeks
were burnsd bver. The fire. Originated III Kln,1ls'a
town. Tho principal osers ars thb merchants, tle
buplncsa poron Of tho towA being TINT wnlch suffered
Gully.
TEnnE HAurE, 1nd.. Oct. e, a. The tots!
for sl22, quo. The following ia eomplste list:
j. q. Lu,1gadn'o, post-Otlico and Greeuonatlo
Banner, loss ~, ,00o; ius,lrod 81 900, aud saved
5000 worth Of boxes. s0uthnrd 4 Bowman,
s1o.Gtlo; fully Insured, 2. slertey, furniture
ton. hardware. stock and building, $27, 500; in
sQred $1,000. Hugh Huntington, agricultural
Implements dealer, st, 600; no insurance. Bow
ers = cookeg!yt furniture. $l0, ,ooy; insurance
5oo o.MTalbat dry goode yes ouo; ;l1 Insurance
SSS; fnlly Insured. fss; BGswo Bros., | grocers, ]
$:s0Oo inBurad. sane firm. feed warehouse.
sl,5ao; 10 Insurance. D. II. spurEeon. business
auranco. Charles Thomas, druggist, 3l,5o0.
Charles Landes, druggist, s3005; insured,
e2.U0o. G. II. Grove i Bro, $3.50 no i,,sur-
Anco. Allen d Bro. marhlo works, SO, 800 in
press Companies, $500. 9. IL Vosa, indianapolis.
,ivobusinoas rooms $50 900 insured ior 80: :ooo
?sss ssss 0f!xs; ;asa;ssa tes s2sse s
Rorna grocSS ssGoo asH nsHure ss5oo
$1,000 total loss. ]. 4. AIahan, throo business
rooms, $4,000; insured far $4,000. Diake l.
Co.. insurance agency; individual loss. $500.
Tell Vauc!eave, Restaurant s1,500 /; total loss.
charles Lendeke. baker and grocer, 81 900; total
auee, S1,d0o. Walls OF Putuam Hoaae, 81. .5Q0 !;
insurance, $1,000. Roeso tk Hammond, aalo
stable, $4,000; no insurance. Charles Ki1nbio
l. Son, planning mill and ma:anfactory, whore the
Ricketts,. residence, ss,oou no insurance.
Jameu Ricketts,, residence, S4,5!0; total 1oHs
james uopkluu, brick rssilakeo, $'io,otU; insur~
ance, $4,000. Methodist parsonage, ~ 500; no
l.aoo; no insurance. Airis. ,5laze6rool;, iloi.so
;5l.lO0; no insurance. WiIlinan Burke. variety
storo. u 900; no Insurance. Dunno two framo
resiaences sl,oo1; no insl1sr. .nec. aIcMannus
Boyle L. Co., bui!dlng aMa t5rocotles, T6,uob
no insurance. john Cawh,y, two brick
buildings, heavy Atock Ut wines aud
liquors, bililard-talles, and household
snols, $4,000; no Insurance Jerome Al
len. pupcEb drug-atoro, gasd to 30 tho fincnt in
the State, s'3l, ,0C0; Insurance., '5U, 600; Charles
g. Thomaa, druggist, -, 900; insured for Il 800;
g. D. Anderson. brick bnldsn.. occupied by
shorfoy, 81, 900; insurance. s5,saN; Henry Lam
dis, building, 81 ,00o; no insurance; John Meyer,
residence, $500: no insurance; Charles Feif-
cnboEger, SHOP, 5000; no insurance;
Isoso Haulm0nd'a hnuso mud stable,
$500; no insurance; Mrs Elizaho1h Hammond,
two residences, 52,500 no lnbu. as'co. George
Cahi!l, brick residence, $4,000; insurance. $aUu.
@. W. Shorrell, reslsuce $4,000; no insurance.
Chrla Woinoto, residence. $4,000 no insurance.
Jn.nca White, residence, sa.5oo no insurance.
John McNarry, residence, $4,000; no insurance.
William Mulhollon. stable, $500 no insurance.
Mrs. Ell2abtk. property damaged $500: fully iu-
aused. Mrs. corsin, outbuildinFs, $500; no
insurance. Dr.. Stevenson, dentias,. $500; no
insurance. Gus Williamson, dry gos'ds gil, 900
insurance. 4D,5D0.