The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-03

the two above streets and Meridian and
New York was consumed. |:
THE WIND BLOWING FIERcELY
from the southwest carried the fire on to
the northeast corner of Meridian and New
York street. Then it crossed to the
northwest corner of these streets
and went through the block northeast.
Here the demon took a strange
course. He ran up Meridian to Vermont,
and then turned and burnt up the block
bounded by Meridian, Vermont. Illinois and
New York streets, directly against the wind.
On the northeast corner of Illinois and New
York stood, so to speak, the First National
Bank, handsome freestone front, French
roof building, which was the only one
that escaped on this block. Next followed |
the two blocks north of Vermont and |
.etween Pennsylvania and Illinois street. |
the fire being with the wind inclined |
towards Pennsylvania street. The fire left |
the east side of Pennsylvania alone until it |
got TO the corner of Michigan and that street |
when it burned the nigh school building,
which it would be we'll to have in this case
the residences of Mr.. Christ Werneke and
James White. Here it stopped, with
the exception of some stumps and
brush at the corner of Delaware and
corner that the ''No. 8" was lowered to the
spring basin. From there to the corner oftbe
Academy of Music, and up hill at that, it
had to throw water. In that block, illus
trated by the boundry of Ohio, Illinois,
Meridian and New York streets, were the
following
BUILDINGS AND LOSSES:
The New York side had twelve two-story
stone front store rooms, owned and occu-
pied as follows: To begin at the corner of
New York and Meridian streets was
the building owned by 4. j. Nelson, and
| worth $4,000, and insured for about one
third. Il was occupied by J. F. Darnell as
| grocery, whose loss is sl2, OO0,. ADD no in
| surance.
The second room is owned and occupied
by Mr.. Moses Burk, whose loss on the
whole is $1,000, with $1,000 insurance.
! Messrs. Allen Bros, owned and occupied the
next three rooms, in the marble and granite
business, whose loss is $1,000, with $500
insurance.
The next was owned by DIR. Fisher, whose
total loss is S., 900. 1t was OF cupied by MIR.
Huntington, reapers and mowers, whose
loss is S, 900, with $500 insurance. The next
two are owned by ID. NJ. Spurgeon, whose
loss is So 900, and one-third insured. They
were occupied by O. Grow and H. G.
Thomas in the grocery and drug business
respectively, whose losses are g 600 and
i $4,000. The latter has an insurance of 81 800
Mr.. T. Williamson owned the next, which
was insured but slightly, the net loss being
about 1000. @. II. Williamson occupied
the room in the dry goods business
and loses in the neighborhood of SlO0
net.
OTHER LOSSES.
The next room belonged to Mr.. T. VIII
hanson, whose loss is about $4,000 net. 1t
was occupied by Mr.. Charles lands in the
drug business, whose loss is about g, 500
net.
The next was owned by d. L. Southland.
whose nett loss is about g, 900. 1t was occu-
pied by E. p. Shipley in the jewelry bust
ness, whose net loss is about $500.
The next was owned by Mr.. ID. K South
ard, and occupied by himself in the dry
goods bu,iness. His net losses will be
about $4,000.
Around the corner is the new postofice
building, owned by Mr.. A. G.. Langsdale
} postmaster which was burned, with all the
, contents, including the mail, etc.
Besides the above the only important
; structures on this block was the
residence of Mr.. James Hopkins.
) recently elected to the legis-
lature, which is a total loss, including the
furniture. The house was valued at about
So, 900. Mr.. James and George Ricketts, also
lost their residences and furniture in this
} block. Kimball's planning mill, loss $1,000,
the Methodist parsonage and two small
: residences were burnt in the block south.
The block east of the court house, which is
! represented as bounded by Illinois, Merid-
} ian, New York and Vermont streets, had
a livery stable, several two story
brick buildings, used as insur-
, ance offices principally, several dwellings.
ing west on the block. They filed the entire
I square from the First National Bank to the
corner, north. They were
OWNED AND OCCUPIED AS FOLLOWS:
First building north of the bank was owned
by E. ID. Anderson, and was worth $4,000.
He had $500 insurance. 1t was occupied
i, by Mr.. Henry Shurfey, furniture, most OF
which was burned. Total loss and covered
by insurance.
The second was owned by ]. Stevenson,
and valued at $1,000; insurance, s., 500.
occupied by Stevenson d Huntington
hardware, $4,000 stock. Insured for Sl2,-
500.
Four were owned by Mr.. ]. H. Voss
5 of this city, and valued at $4,000. Insured
The first was occupied by c. w. Talbot,
: dry goods, $4,000 in stock. But partially
3 insured.
The next was occupied by Jerome Allen,
in the drug business, by whom this room
o was owned also. Total loss SIS, 900, on which
there was $4,000 insurance
: The next was one of Mr.. Voss'.
i and occupied by John Bur-
! ley, groceries, $1,000 in stock and insured
. for $4,000. Saved enough to cover the dit
ference.
Next came one of the Voss' rooms oc-
cupied by Black 81 Dsggy. shoe business,
insurance $1,000, and saved enough to clear
. the difference.
! The next also belonged to Mr.. Voss, oc-
cupied by Bowen & Cookery, furniture.
Insurance and saved enough to cover loss.
The next was owned by J. C. Albin and
valued at S., 900; no insurance. Occupied by
f Boswell Bros.,. grocery, cleared by ipsur-
. ance, and goods saved.
The next was cheaper building than the
others, and owned by Mike Meloney with
. no insurance. Loss s., 500. 1t was occupied
U by Boswell Bros. as a feed store, whose loss
{ on the stock will be about $1,000 with no
y insurance. On
, THE BLOCK NORTH