The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-09

cut Fire Glens Falls, State Of Pennsylvania,
Traders of Chicago, niagara Of New York,
Boyleston American of New York, Western
Assurance, Merchants of Newark, Proyi-
dence, Washington, North British and Mercan
tile, State off New York Commercial Of New
York, New Hampshire, 81 500 each;
Buffalo of New York, 81 600; Imperial
Variety Iron Works(ist of policies incompletee
Fire Association, S. Geo. London and Lancashire,
$1,000; Guardian and Royal. So, 900 eachi Trans
atlantic, $2,0ee; Standard, Northwestern Cont
mental and Franklin, 81, 800 each, German of
Pittsburg, and Cooper, 81, eco eachs total
| 81, 900 These works were additionally insured
in mutual companies.
House g. Davidson on lumber: In the Scottish
Union, s., 900; Manufacturers Fire Insurance
Association. Ohio Insurance Company Security
American, Hibernia, 81. 600 each; Pennsylvania
Of Pittsburg, Allemania, $20OU each; Royal,
81, 500 German American, Traders $5Ou each.
Eynon & Co, on maehine-shop: In Lancashire,
ST. 500 Liverpool and London, l,500
Variety iron Works: In Continental, $1,500.
| Hutsbell & Westever, on lumber: In Western
and Lancashire. 81, 500 each. and considerable
amount in mutual companies.
House g Davidson, on planning mills In the
Monitor of Cincinnati S., 800; Mississippi Val
ley and Forest City of Cleveland, $500. Mu
H., 50, 600 each; Buckeye of Shelby, Merchants
and Manufacturers of Canton $3.50 each; Rich
| land, 1925.
revised list of losses is as follows: Woods,
Perry g Co, 800. 600; G. g. King q Co, 500 600;
Potter, Birdsall & Co., $101000 Variety Iron
Work, $4,000; House & Davidson, $50, 600;
Hubben & Westoyer $15, 000 G.. G. Stanleys
heirs $4,000; Railway companies, 100000 sun
dry other parties in sums from $l0Q to So 0o0
making grand aggregate of a round million
dollars.
All the firms burned out except House &
Davidson, are preparing to resume business at
the earliest possible moment, and most of them
have already opened Offices A pile-driver was
towed in this afternoon to begin Immediately
tho work of restoring 2,000 lineal feet of docks
SCENES IN THE BURNED DISTRICT.
Over the burned district tonight desolation
prevails and darkness, save the Pickering
flames darling from scattered heaps of debris
The combustion was so thorough in the fierce
flames famed by the wind that the site Of the
confagration looks as if it had been swept by a
SIMEON, Nothing is left to mark where so much
valuable lumber and other property was, save
the ruined brick walls of one planning mill, the
trucks Of cars destroyed, an occasional pile of
ashes and blackened ground solitary ire
engine is ON duty, watching the smoldering rub
nish, The steamers and fFenen from abroad
returned TINS evening, and the home tiRerlen are
resting after their prolonged and perilous labors
The Board of Trade, this afternoon, adopted
resolutions heartily commencing the heroic and
efficient manner in whi.;h the fire department.
managed last nights confagration, doing all
that brave and experienced men could do to save
property and prevent the spread. of this unprece
dented disaster; also, asking the City Council TO
increase the fire apparatus and the strength of
the department.. Thanks are extended to the
fremen. OF peighhoring cities for promptly re-
spending to the call for aid in
the hour Of distress. The fire commits
sioners, in special session, tonight adopted
resolutions thanking the cities of Toledo, Erie,
Sandusky, Youngstown Akron, Painesyille
Elyria, Columbus and Delaware for their
promptness in responding to the call, and for
efficiency, rendering material and in preventing
further destruction Of property The board. in
the discussion, admitted the pressing need Of
additional apparatus including a fire tug, but
has not sufficient funds at present. a special
appropriation will probably be asked. The
Council voted tonight sum Of money for ex-
ira services during the fire, and adopted reso
luton to inquire into the preprietg and practical
! SSii1Jy of procuring fre-trg
THE FIRE REPoRTER AGAIN.
Almost the entire populationlof the. city was
out last night and intensely excited over the con-
1agration, and, except those too timid to leave
their homes unprotected, nearly, everybody
rushed to the nearest eligible spot in sightof the
fire. The best bird's-eye view of the sublime
yet-appalling, scene was from the foot of Huron
street. From that pointlcould be seen the en-
tire area over which the terrible fire was raging
with resistless fury. Thescrowd here was very
great, and did not seem to diminish until about
3loclock this morning, when it. was evident the
fire was under control. At half-past 10 o'clock
from fifteen. to twenty acres was apparently one
mass of flame, from which rose frequent huge
spires of light, which flashed hundreds of feet up
| in the air, scattering immense showers of great
sparks, like the, incessant bursting, of rockets
| These sparks, in many instances frebrands
more than q foot long, after being thrown high
l. fbef of fho f.11l xuhio c6fN
! with serene indifference over the
| city, sailed away on dense clouds
| of yellowish smoke and distributed themselves
thickly over houses and streets for miles in diff
| ferent directions, according as the capricious
| wind: guided; them There was imminent danger,
/ for the weather had been very dry for. several
| weeks, and people were IL trepidation for fear
that the whole town was doomed to destruction
/ The tickle breeze first scattered the sparks over
| the downtown district, Monument Park and
| Seneca street receiving the heaviest baptism;
the breeze then carried blazing cinders east
/ ward and distributed them for two miles or
more along Euclid avenue, Prospect asd par
| allel streets Some of the lawns this morning
| presented the appearance having been dressed
| with charcoal. EverywhereE people were out of
/ doors and in state of alarm lest these cinders
should fire dwellings. A close watch was kept
| on the roofs, but the sparks which caused
| So much uneasinessd did no. considerable damv
age The cindeFs burned while carried
about by the; wind, but on touching
amy object ceased to. blaze Many
/ of them have been preserved as curious memen-
| toes The wind shifted again., and the smoke
and SPARKS were borne out over the; lake. Pres.
entity another change came, and; almost a. gale
/ blew from the lake; then the wind subsidized, and
| the smoke and sparks assembled in almost a
/ straight direction until tickle current in the
| upper air caught those tawny; bright4studded
clouds and whisked them first one way and then
another, tearing them into fantastic shapes and.
| frequently dasliing large patches back into the
vortex over the fats. By midnight the sparks
] were much less: abundant, as lumber to feed the
flames became scarcer, and consequently the
/ another hour the rapaeious flames had crossed
| the Bee-line embankment, which il, was hoped
would prove a barrier, andfound fresh provender
| in the lumbersyafds
Although the confagration was under