The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-24


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81. Loris. Dec. ll.--At twenty minutes |
uast two O'Clock this afternoon the fourth |
door Of the A. r. ShApleigh = Canfweu
Hardware Conpany's store 4lt4l0tN
North Nair street. caved in The moor
was loaded with agricultural implements
and the break extended through the third
iloor, loaded with shelf goods and tho 80
ond loor loaded with scmple goods 20 fne
nrsA Whether the flrst hoor cnved "a or
not can not be stated IN the basement
the boilers Get nre 70 the debris. and IN
very few moments the entire mass was
burning. Most Of the inmates Of the build
ting escaped without injury Or with slishs
bruises
The ire department was represented ~
two engines and Hayes truck before the
alarm had ceased striking. and two
streams were immediately turned upon
the building. The heat was intense,
and the engine companies - they
arrived busted themselves pouring water
on buildings adjacent Water poured IN
upon the hardware ruin seemed 70 add 70
rather than diminish the fury Of the
flames. and none but frcmcn could keep
positions within nifty feet Of the burning
building.
About fiftecn minutes after the IRE be-
gan the front Of No. 40 North Main fell.
exposing the burning refuse piled within
There was no: stick standing between
No. fl6 and the south wall Of No. -
There was no partition wall between No
~ - IXfn
ported by slender iron pillars
The flames increased in No 4lG-
when that portion OF he front wall fell
and the remainder Of the front wall
trcmbled. The increase Of the flames
warned Chief Lindsay Of probable
spread. and general alarm was sounded
attracting the entire department 70 the
scene
John Beck. brother Of Mr.. Rack OF Beck
4 Marshall. was in the sample room q
the time the building fell. il is said and
was killed, together with two customers.
TO whom he was showing goods Others
are said 70 have been in the building at
the time Of the crash. and in the excite
ment Il il impossible to learn how many
were killed
Beck. the young man who, II il said. was
killed, was the city salesman for Shap-
leigh 4 Cantwell. and was popular and
wellliked in the city. II is probable that
the men with him were citizens OF s.
Louis.
While Joseph Chamber. foreman Of En-
CINE company No. 8 was carrying boss near
the burning shapleigh building he was
struck on the hal by some falling bricks
and badly injured
Fireman Russell. Of No 6. says that wher
= - -. - - ms n IN
the third story OF Shapleigh & Cantwell's
with the flames all around When be
looked up . minute afterward. the mar
had disappeared. and he supposes he mus
have fallen back into the burning building
and persisted in the flames.
The value Of Shapleigh & Cantwell''
stock is placed at sJtoouo and Il y tota
loss The buildings belong to several diff
fcrent parties and measure Is feet on
Main street and 100 feet on Vine street
and were all four stories high The Loss
on the buildings will add nearly 5000
more 70 the total loss
The entire insurance on Shapleigh
Cantwelrs stock is placed at <S5oom
Sr. Lorrs. Dec. lathe ruins Of Ii
Bhapleigh- Canfwell fire were visited b
thousands Of people yesteri. y. the street
IN the vicinity being thronged all day
During the whole Of Saturday nigh
water was thrown on the smoking ruin
BY the IRE department Several steamer
were kept there until after midnigh
aud then when the fire was si9naiie
.out.r two plug streams were turned OF
At . O'clock Yesterday morning Chic
lindsay sent Engine Co. IL and ls 20 n
scene, and the work Of washing down u
dangerous walls left standing from n
day before was commenced This wof
consumed about four hours an
then the steamers were withdraw
and the two plug streams LEFT
work. the object in view being % cool 4
heated bricks and mortar which had faIls
into the cellar. 20 that the work Of clea
ing away the mass and Of removing Il
bodies might be commenced. Chief Lin
eavss idea was 70 Hood the cellars and
that war extinguish every spark Of A.
The mass was still very hot and orcasic
ally Jet Of Name and . volume Of smc
would shoot up several feet into the .
having forced their way through
-revices OF the debris. A hea
stream from one Of the plug lin
would ouench the blaze for . &
minutes. and then Il would break (
again in the same or adjacent pla
shortly after noon yesterday about doz
men were put TO work under the directi
Of Assistant Fire Chief Finnerty- :
some Of the mass was renewed from
east end Of the cellar Of No. as
steam and smoke that constantly ar
from the ruins prevented effective wo
however, and but very little Was acc
plished-
Late last night reporter called =
A.. r. ShapleiRh's residence on Washi
- 10000 ~rI u.loI Mr. IL Ne