The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-25
A 5000, 900 Fire at South Bend, lad

SOUTH BENp, August 24.-At II O'clock
this morning fire was discovered in the
paint rooms OF the mammoth wagon man.
niactory Of the Studebacker Bros, result.
Ing in loss of 100000. Theee works
were erected Immediately after the burn.
ing oi their smaller shops on June II, '72,
when they lost about $4,000. The flames
spread rapidly, and owing TO the great
size OF the buildings the FIRE department
was unable 10 get the fire under imme
diate control, but finally turned their at.
tention to where the building connected
with one erected four years ago, and there
stopped It. In this latter building was the
main part Of the machinery, which was all
removed and saved from damage by wa.
ter. Even the heat was so intense that
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
freight and passenger depots were in dan.
ger. Trains we're delayed in passing for
some four hours. There was no air stirring
and the flames shot up straight in the
air, so that many buildings in the imme-
diste vicinity were saved. Floating Gin.
ders fell over mile away. The works
contained upwards OF 1000 finished
wagons and vast quantities OF stock in
progress Of manufacture, ready Tor ship
ping, and cars from the c., B. s. q, the
|. T., the p, FkW. s. c., the G., RS c.,
and the l, P. & O. railroads were stand.
ing at the shipping doors in process OF
loading, but were got ont Of the way Just
in time TO save them from burning.
The loss in detail, as near as can be
approximately estimated, Is buildings
Sl2O 900; stock In process OF manufacture
$4,000; finished wagons 800, 600; ma
chinery $4,000; furniture and fixtures
$4,000; total 100000. This is thought
10 be rather under the loss. q
The following insurance companies
have policies: Illinois companies TIA
ders, Chicago, $4,000; Globe, Chicago,
$1,000; Atlantic and Pacific, Chicago,
$2.5O0; Mercantile, Chica go, g. 500. Mis-.
souri, companies-St. Louis, OF st. Louis,
81 500; Franklin, st. Louis, g, 500; Com.
mercial, st Louis, $500; Citizens, St.
Louis, $4,000; American Central, 81.
Louis, 5000; 81. Joseph Fire and Ma
rine, St. Joseph, 5000. Pennsylvania
companies - National, Of Philadelphia,
$500; Farmers Mutual. York, $9,6O0;
Alliance, Pittsburgh, 5000; Ben Frank
lin, Allegheny, 81 900; Peoples, Phila-
delphia, 81 500; Boatman's Fire and Ma
rine, Pittsburgh, $25O0; Columbia, Co
lumbis, $4,000; German, Erie, $2,500;
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, IS 600; Gl-
rard, Philadelphia, $500; Lancaster,
Lancaster, $4,000; Sunbury, Sunbury,
$500; Safeguard, Philsdelphis, $2 500.
West Virginia companics-FranklIn, Of
Wheeling, $2,500; Peabody, Wheeling,
$2.500; Fire and Marine, Wheeling SO 500;
German, Wheeling, $2,5OO;s Commercial,
Charleston, 81 .260; New Jersey companies
Union, Of Jersey City, $500; Citizens,
ol Newark, $500; Franklin, Of jersey
City, $4,000; Millville, Of Millville, So 600;
Germanis, Of Newark, $1,000. Ohio
Companies-Firemen's Of Dayton, g 1000;
Aurora Fire and Marine, of Cincinnati,
5000; Amazon, Of Cincinnati, $4,000,
Hibernia, Of Cleveland, $4,000. Miscel-
laneous Companies-Michigan State,
Adrian, Mich, $4,000; West Chester,
New Rochelle, N. Y, $1,000; Germania,
N. Y, $4,000; Home, Galveston, Texas,
$4,000; Fairfield County, Of South Nor.
walk, Conn.,, $780, Bfewers, Milwaukee,
$4,000; Northwestern National, Milwau-
keC, $4,000, Peoples, Memphis, $500;
Planters, Memphis, $780, Firemen'a Fund,
San Francisco, 50 500; Liverpool, London
and Globe, s., 500, and several other COM
psnies are believed to be on, but are not
yet entered up and could not be given
owing to the confusion.
Y The theory OF the fire was spontaneous
combustion, though q few aver that 1t
was the work Of an incendisrY. The Stu.
deblckers employed in these shops up
wards OF three hundred hands, who are
thrown out Of employment temporarily.
Their carriage works are situated in an
other part OF the city, and are all right.
A call Is being circulated calling
meeting for this evening TO show the sym.
pathetic feelings Of the community al
their loss.