The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-03
HEAVY LOSSES BY FIRE.
The FarwelI Block, Chicago, EnveI-
oped in Flames.
The Chicago Journal Burned Out-Masonic
Temple, New York, on Fire and Much
Valuable Property Destroyed.
THE FARwELL BLOCK.

The Destruction of the Building Prevented
by Fire-Walls.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.--At nalf-past o'clock this
afternoon fire was discovered in the Farwell
block, the largest business building in the city,
bounded by Adams, Market and Monroe streets
ana the river. The great structure, however,
was broken by heavy Prevails running through
it, but for which the entire building would have
been swept by the flames. The fire was confined
| to Nos. 16S and 10 Market street, the three
lower floors of which were occupied by Metzer
Bros notion dealers, and the four upper floors
by Beak & Butcher, furriers. The latter firm
employs nearly 200 girls, all but about seventy
five of whom had gone home when the fire was
discovered. Those remaining in the building
became aware of the approach of the flames by
the smoke seeking its way from the lower floors
where the fire originated A panic ensued
among the young women, and their terror in
creased by discovering the main doorway lead
ing TO the lower floors locked and barred
They made their way back to The fifth floor and
a number male their way along the window
lodges TO point beyond one of the protecting
tire-walis INTO an adjoining store.
TWO young women, Kitty Hilgrrt and Frances
Fairweather, made their way to the fire escape,
but through terror at viewing the flames burst
ing from the building Immediately below
dropped 70 the stone sidewalk aud were both ln-
sIantly killed.
Great confusion reigned in and about the
building up to O'clock, when the statement
was made by those interested that all re-
manning employees had escaped from the struct-
Meizler Bros carried heavy stock Bpak &c
Butcher had $4,000 stock aud carried SIS, 900
IN Surance, Work, WachsMuth IL Co, clothing.
and Taylor Bros, Wholesale hats ana caps, occu-
plying ope OF the other stores, carried 100000
Ia siock. Badly damaged by water, but fully
covered by insurance.
The fireutn made search Of the upper floors OF
the burned building shortly after 10 o'clock, ana
il is now believed certain other casualties
than those reported occurred
Loss on building, $4,000; fully Insured,
Meizler's loss IS $4,000; insrrtd for 100000.
seak d. Buchers loss is $4,000; insurance, $780,
900.
CORRECTED LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The corrected losses and insurance in last
nights fire in tho Farwell building are az fol-
lows: Loss on building, S6.oo0 insured for $780,
600
Gustav Metzler's loss is $5o,00O insured as
follows: Lancashire, New Orleans, Provident OF
Washington. Uuderwriters' of Boston. Wash
ngton OF Boston, Lorinard. Girard. Western,
Lion, London and Provincial, Hamhurg-
Bremen, United States of New York. 50. 800 each;
Union of Norwich, Counoncticut Fire and Phm-
nix. Sc. 900 each; Fire Insurance COMPANY OF
England. and Home of New York, S.. 900 each;
Firemens' of Dayton, O., Commercial OF New
York, and Albany of New YORK., $4,000 each;
backiar of Ma iiSon, 81 .00O: North GERMAN,
81 500; Underwriters of Boston. 5000.
Beak ~ Buvhcl'S loss, SGT, 600. sNith iusuranc e
ms follows: Atlantic. of Providence; Farra GUT.
~ New Nork; WIiilalh~hnrG city, North Ger
man, Hamburg Jefferson, Of New York; Mer
chants, of New York; German, OF Freeport.
H., ana Mechanics, of Milwaukee, ~, 800 each;
Mechanics OF Phiiade lpDia, 81 800; German. of
PIttsburS, and the Jersey City, 81 900 each:
Pennsylvania of Pittsburg, So. 000 CONNER
cial, $4,000; Franklin and Emporium, $500.