The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-07
The Replacing of Destroyed Buildings TO
Be Commenced at Once-List of Los
ing Insurance Companies.
A New Trial of the Gougar-MandIer
Case Refused.
The Recent Arrests In the Mount Pulaslxi,
ILL.,, Murder Case-Notes aud Glsan-
ings in Two States.
INDIANA.
The Ruin at Union City-List of Losing In
surance Companies.
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The Ruin at Union City-List of Losing In
surance Companies. s.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
UNION CITY, May 5.-The dawn OF the
morning revealed a scene of terrible devasta-
ton and distress left by the great fire of last
night. Quite contrast exists between the
shouting and excitement of last night and
the gloom and sadness that reign over the
remainder of the city to-day. The streets
are thronged with people, all busily engaged
in discussing the disastrous event. A sad
and mornful look is depicted in the counte-
ance of every one, and all manifest feeling
of sympathy with those whose homes have
been swept away, and whose business
has been ruined. A large num-
ber of people have focked
here from neighboring towns to view the
vivid picture. A sickening feeling takes
possession of the visitor as he nears the out
skirts of the city and beholds the results of
the calamity. The fire, indeed, seems to
have swept everything before it. The entire
portion of the city hemmed in by Columbia,
Pearl and Davidson streets and the railroads
is mass of smouldering ruins, except here
and there brick wall remains to tell the
terrible tale A number of buildings east
of Columbia street were burned down also.
The disaster is an extremely unfortunate
one, as it is, but the citizens
are thankful that it is no worse. The prompt
arrival of the fire engine from Greenville, O.,
undoubtedly saved thousands of dollars, and
had not the wind changed from southwest
erly to that of a northwesterly direction, al
most the entire city would have been swept
away. The fire was rapidly making its way to
the west side of Pearl street, until it reached
the elegant residence of Hon. N. Cadwallader,
when the wind took a sudden change to the
opposite direction, thereby saving the north
ern portion of the city from utter ruin.
The Branham restaurant is entirely gone.
The proprietor estimates his loss at So, 600;
insurance, So, 500 The Smith Bros place
their loss at $25,000 They had but 5000
insurance. The heaviest loss was undoubt-
edly sustained by Peter Kuntz. He did
by far the largest business of any merchant
or manufacturer of the city. His extensive
lumber yard was an interest to which
citizen of Union City always pointed with
pride. OF all his immense stocks of lumber,
sash and doors, buildings, etc., not vestige
remains except his sash and door factory,
which alone stands untouched. With that
grit and courage which has always character
lied Mr.. Kuntz, he will on Monday COM
mence the erection of new buildings, and
will endeavor to fill all orders to date.
Take it all in all the fire is the most dam
aging one this region has ever sustained,
Beside the loss of property that arising from
the interruption to business alone is enor-
nous, a proper estimate of which cannot be
ascertained The destroyed property was in