The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-30
THE FIRE RECORD.
Burning Of an Extensive Drug House-The
Loss Estimated at $500

burning Oh an Extensive Drug House-The
Loss Estimated at S250,OOO
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Jan. ga fire originating
in the Ryan Drug Company's house is now-s
P. M.-raging fercely and spreading rapidly to
Foote, Schuize & Co.'S boot and shoe house, in
the heart of the wholesale center of the city.
Explosions are heard every minute or two, as
the flames come in contact with explosive chem
icals. There was at least half million dollars
worth of property in the building and
the plants are hopelessly involved. The
building on fire is the five-story block of Dennis
Ryan. millionaire miner, at the corner of Third
and Wacanta streets, involving great damage to
the buildings to the west owned by H. E.
Thompson of the First National Bank. Burning
embers and sparks are fyingii in every direction
for blocks around. The whole department is at
work but cannot control the fury of the flames
fed by such infammable material
LATER Through the superhuman efforts of
the chief and his men, with eight steamers and
i've chemicals, the fire is now under control and
the request for Minneapolis engines was coun-
fernandez. When the whole Ryan Block was
ablaze the flames enveloped Foot, Schulze &
Co. house, but ire-wall saved that building,
as did a frewall the Thompson building, on the
west Side. All the engines are still playing with
full force and effect on the Ryan drug house.
which is Quilted and all the stock destroyed.
The Third-street wall may be saved. The loss
on building and stock will be quarter of mill
ion.
1925 P. M-The fire is now under entire con-
troll, and all danger to adjoining property is past
The loss foots up 1855 900, with fair insurance.
The principal companies are represented by the
subjoined amounts, with number of other COM
panies losngfrom 81, 900 to So 900: Milwaukee Me-
chanics', $l2 500 FireAssociation of Philadelphia
$4,000; Washington Fire and Marine, $25 600;
st. Paul Fire and Marine, $4,000; Mechanics.
of New York. $25. 600; North British and Mer-
camille, $25, 600; Franklin, of Philadelphia $685.
900; Peoples. Of New York, $25. 900; Rhode ISL
and Underwriters Association $25. 900; Amazon
of Cincinnati, $25 900; Mercantile, OF Boston,
$l2, 500; American. $12 500 Germania, of New
York, $25, 0OO Hamburg Bremen, $4,000
Other Fires.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Jan. 29.-At little after o'clock
this morning fire broke out in the third story
of the John Rosser printing and binding estab-
lishment, corner of Third and South streets.
The flames were first discovered in the bindery,
and. before extinguished spread to the box
making department, destroying machinery and
pied by Moore, Morgan & Co.'S wholesale dry
goods house. and their loss, by water, is about
$1,000. The loss to the printing establishment is
from $1,000 to $1,000; fully insured.
SHENANDOAH Pa, Jan. 29-The engine
house at the head of Mahanoy plane, over which
the coal from this district is taken, took ire
early this morning and was totally destroyed.
The massive engines and machinery were total
ly wrecked, and several weeks will be required
to repair the damage The loss to the Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad Company will amount
to $50, 900.
ALBANY, N Y, Jan. 29-At IL o'clock last
night fire broke out in the two-story brick build
ings Nos. 122 and 124 South Pearl street. occu-
pied by L. Levy, halter. and e. Simmons.
$25, 600, mostly insured. John Kanary and Will
lam Crow. 6remen, were fatally injured by a
falling wall.
ELMIRA, N. Y, Jan. 29-E. r. Dormaub's
dry goods and carpet store burned here tonight.
Loss, $48, 900.