The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
A VERY DISASTROUS FIRE.
The Stove Company's Works Damaged
to the Amount of $4,000.
Eight Dwelling Houses and Other Property
Destroyed-Details of the Confiagra-
tion-Insurance and Accidents.

tiOn-1nSurance and Accidents
What threatened for a time to be the most dis
astrous fire that ever visited this city, occurred
yesterday afternoon in the almost entire de-
struction of the foundry and works Of the Indi-
annapolis Stove company and a number of adj
joining buildings. The first alarm came in a few
minutes after 4 O'Clock, but it from the
wrong place, and 1t was some time before the
fire was definitely located. strong wind was
blowing from the southwest, and the flames
gained such Roadway that great destruction
was threatened. The dwelling houses north
and east of the works were soon
abaze and burning embers we're flying for sew
eral squares. From these several other buildings
were ignited, but prompt work prevented their
destruction. Streight's planing-mill on South
West street, caught fire, but the flames were
subdued by the No. ~ company, while en- route
to the big fire. A warehouse far up as the
alley just south of Maryland street, near Illinois,
caught fire, bat little damage was done. Strange
as it may seem, the wind carried the embers to
the residence of Henry Frommeyer No 134
North Mississippi street, fully mile from the
stove-works, and they caught in the roof, but the
employees of the chair factory, near by, by
prompt action prevented their spread These
incidental blazes gave occasion for
NEW o,,a .,o,,oI r,,r,,ors-
many exaggerated ana sensatonai rulnors.ahu
while the whole department were working hard
at the stove-works, an excited messenger in
ioi meu Nhiel "eosVer tnaI 'he enCie Guy "o"iu
soon be on fire; the Spencer House and Grand
Hotel were alreadv canpht. Meridian street was
threatened, and all that sort of thing. But Mr..
Webster, who always has his wits about him,
continued the work immediatelv at hand
The stove-works are situated in the buildings
ond ,rornds for,,ar,,, ,,ssd for tho ,,orufao,nra
ioinoil' "'ou i0t Uuo u .
Va Ei"e9 "O JUG eoi mo- VI Fe"'uoAy "'e i, "nN
20 n,i, -
~ se.,,"It ~ .. So ~ .,no
a,au,os ~ ~, -, 800 a.,
,l - - - IN g.
.'. - - - -. -..,
~ o-' 80
- op9 " w ''-N ~
~ ''--io ~ ~
80 80, "a W '-0 - 80
-. - Wy -, =, - w. . -,
70 he a;most imnossihIe for The denartment tn
subdue it even a little The men worked very
hard, and they were excellently handled, but
the high wind famed the flames and carried them
10 great distances. On tue second alarm the
whole departm ent came and they arrived none
too soon 1t was fully twenty minutes before
the water had any apprecable effect on the
fire, and then it gradually subsidized, but
not until the two large shops of
the stove company, eight dwelling houses,
and a number of stables and sheds had been
almost totally DESTROYED The stove works and
four houses were literally "burned to the
ground" and SO quick had been the eonfia gra-
tiou that the inmates of the latter were unable
to save any of their household effects Scores
of excited women and children were running
about screaming and crying hunting for other
members of their families whom they supposed
=.
all This time excited rumors were in circulation
that a number of children had been burned to
DEATH Happily this was untrue
-. -
THE INDIVIDUAL sLosSEs.
The Indianapolis Stove Company is a
s,ook oo,nnony orgonizad savaral vaars ago
.'oA P""'' ~ ' 80
Inc principal stockholders are Deloss
and J. B. Root, H. W. Bennett and Fred K. Ap-
SoO,OOU, on when tnere Is an insurance OF 49,
600, as indicated below Their principal loss is
in tho destru.,,on or marianne and in,nrovad
:" VIZ VISA Va p W ~
maehinery. iney ehpioyeu 40 hen' anu Will
immediately reoulio their WORKS.
on Rose s.reet, JUST east OF the WORKS. TOUR
HOUSES were 'otahy oeseroyeu. Inc nrse Vi Inese
WAS o"neu ny AnureW D. Seepnens, WHOSE loss Is
po0o WIN o. ~ NJ IT ~ snI on.
~ "as ocouPiou ny 1io: iioasau VIM iooe al l
nel M ~ J ~ ehis "ae q u"uplo
mouse owneq oy george rnngst prSPi n let0r OF
~. ~. f ~ ~ 10 $50 III %t,O M, a.,
INC "oi VI onie Hisy' non VIII Iiie
,oss. IL was ooGnPleu ny uWo wluows, nI o.
anu nis ; "nose ioss On oos
noIn eneuss VIII proI ;y ainouhI NY 10 Ply
naD 'horse ooorniad hw tauiiv rarood
nol nousS' ooouPiou ny t"niiy "nnou
anu detr py cue tna o 90 ha LAY
n-no S"'iioi' No9'i"'oN' nv io'S DSA6 "HO"o