The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-11
Fires.

A destructive fire occurred a few days ago
in the wholesale quarter" at Indianapolis,
entailing a loss of seyenty-fve thousand dol
lars, which fortunately chances to be well
protected by insurance. The building
burned is situated on Meridian Street, at the
east end of the Union depot. 1t is owned
by Kirkland & Fitzgibbon, and occupied by
Wiles, Coffin & Smith, wholesale grocers
Mooney, Taylor & Smith, wholesale leather
dealers; Munany, Hayes & Co., whisky
dealers; the Bee Line Railroad office, the
Merchant Dispatch Office, Hammerstein &
Co., photographers; C. A. Mofitt, show case
manufacturer; the Woodruff Sleeping-Car
Company, the upper floor being used for
sleeping apartments. The building is valued
at fifty thousand dollars, and the damage on
it is estimated at thirty thousand dollars.
1t is insured for twenty-nine thousand
dollars.
A recent fire in McKeesport, Penn, de-
stroyed an immense amount of property.
The fire originated in the works of the
Pittsburg Car and Locomotive Works,
which were entirely destroyed. From there
it crossed Fifth Street and spread rapidly.
Following is partial list of property de-
stroyed: Franklin Hall, Hartman's shoe
store and dwelling, Brashears's liquor store,
Coyle's jewelry store, Hartman's confec-
tionery and billiard hall, Furniss' saloon,
Mullins grocery, and Ludwig's saloon. The
block occupied by Wasmuth's bakery, and
all 1.-THE tenements occupied by the Operatives
of the National Tube Works and Woods's
iron mills, the Union Hotel, and Vests
clothing store and dwelling.
The car house andstables of the Dry Dock
Railroad Company in New York City burned
early in the morning, October 8, and one
hundred and eighty cars were destroyed, but
the horses, it is believed, were all saved.
The e%ompany's loss is placed at half a
million.
A few. mornings since the whole of one
square in the business portion of Frankton,
Indiana, was burned. The fire originated
in the livery stable in the rear of the Post
ONCE, and is supposed to have been the
work of an ~incendiary. The buildings
burned were all frames, and were occupied
by the Postofice, Kimeding & Co., drug
gists J. Townsend & Sons, dry goods; Hurst
& Bro hardware; j.. W. Caviston & Co.,
druggists.
From New York, we learn that a fire
occurred at Hunters Point, first discovered
in the lumber yard of Dudley, Grael & Co.,
lis Wall Street. Before the fire department
arrived, the yard, containing about ten
million feet of pine lumber was in flames.
From this the fire communicated to the yard
OF Simpson, Clapp & Co., and 100000 feet
OF their stock was destroyed. 1t burned
furiously several hours, when twas thought
to be under control, but it again broke out
in Simpson, Clapp & Co.'s yard, and five
million feet, directly in its course, were
destroyed Loss estimated at 5000, 900.
In New York City the furniture manufac-
fury of Joseph W. Hamburger, a five story
brick building, occupying 90, 9s, 100, and
102 Attorney Street, caught fire early in the
morning and burned to the ground. The
flames spread with great rapidity, and dense
yolumeso of smoke burst from the front win.
dows and drove back the fremen. One of
the ladders on which the fremen were
elimbing.to the third story took fire, and the
men barely escaped instant death by falling,
and two of the fremen were badly burned
about the face and hands. The building is
owned by Martin, Grossmen & Work. Loss,
$4,000; insured for $751; 900. Stock and ma.
chinery of. W. Hamburger, valued at $780,
600; insured for $4,000.