The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

|Jackson 3 On. q Menlor. together With
II large quantity o. siaves. Was burned.
&c was the laroesl ssAse factory Ia the
county. and gave employ ment % about
rs men. The loss u estimated At from
0OO 10 $4,000. Il will probably bs
Immediately rebuilt. % It, propriesors
are men Of energy aud pluck. We did
|uot learn how the 1re originated, or
y neither there Wa any Insurance.
On Saturday afternoon about s O'Clock.
smoke wAs discovered issuing from the
back Windows aud under the caves al
the roof OF Nehringer Bros. drug store
IN Jasper. and Don the entire block Of
buildings was : mass Of flames. Il Is
supposed 20 have originated by sponta-
neous combustion, but sls origin % Jet :
n stery. @ the proprietors had always
been careful 10 guard a far % possible
against any such accident. The iire also
lexsendcd to and destroyed the adjoining
buildings occupied BY Mr.. John Egg ~
confectioner ard grocer. and By Geo.
Wagner. agricultural implements, bug
gies aud wsgone.
The Losses and insurance are about -
Ifollows:
isidore Schuhmachsr on the corner
building, probably $1,000. Insured BY
Agent g. r. Wilson, in the Royal ms
ICo. for $1,000. John \. Nehringer on
drug store building about $500. In
lsured In the same agency 10 the Fire
meme Fund. in FAVOR OF the Jasper Build
ing and Loan Association. tor t1,oV0.
Nehringer Bros. on stock Of drug
lslore. probably $500. The stock in
l~ventoried in February $4,000. but .
small portion Of Il Was saved. Insured
Ia Wilson's agency for $500 on stock,
aud 500 on fixtures, &C.. IN The -Et0a.
OF Hartford, and ia another agency for
1900 on stock. in the Niagara.
Geo. r. Wagner. blacksmith shop,
about 5000. Insured IN the Phenix, OF
Brooklyn. for $40 ia favor OF the Teu-
|lonia B. 3 l. A.
Mrs. Gasser, on residence and furni-
lture probably $50; fully insured Ia the
PhGnix. OF Hartford.
Joseph Egg on building abc0t $500
No insurance
John r. Egg. household furniture.
candies, groceries, &C., probably 500
No insurance.
Lawrence nehrineer, clothing and
personal effects. including 50 IN money,
about $500. No insurance
Mr.. Joseph Eckstein, Township True-
tee, occupied : room ia the Scbuhmach-
Ter building ~ an Office and was attend
ing to HE ofRciai duty when the IRE oc-
CURED, aud barely had time 10 ave him-
self from the frey flames. Every thing
pertaining to his Office fixtures, books.
Sc, with the exception Of one or two
records we're destroyed ~ the 6re-
NOTES.
Lawrence Nehringer had no Sunday
'clothes 20 wear next day.
II the fire had occurred AZ night prob
ably life would have been sacrificed, as
|it burned like : finder.
H there had been : 1000 barrel cistern
~ the intersection Of The streets. as there
should be, Wsgner's shop would not
have burned, and possibly Eggs might
have been kavcd.
The metal roof on the buiIdIngs. Kept
the cinders from flying aud setting other
l~buildings ON fire.
II was the biggest firs Jasper has had
since the burning OF lhe Square several
years since.
The DIRE engine paid for itself BY NV
ing Mira Gasser's house, though j. Was .
lclose call.
This Is The second time The house has
burned where Wsgper's shop stood.
II the contiguous property owners
would pay half the 0 Of : large cistern
az any crossing, we think the corpora
ton could afford 70 pay the other half,
and thus the town would Be better pro-
tec'ed against fires.
The .only plate glass 'front.' In Jsspes
was destroy ed, and next day numerous
relic hunters were saving pieces Of the
handsome glass which was bali IN inch
thick.
The cellsr full OF water under Mrs
IGasse-'s honse proved Of great utility,
Though she had beretoiore considered II
10 nuisance.
A number OF young ladies' proved III
possession Of good muscle BY she VA
they removed Mrs. Gssser's furniture q
a place Of safety, and then afterw ards -
tsisted in replacing IT,
The third story windowsin tie DAME
House, 30 Ieet distant from the dre, ig
niled from the hest, and only promp
attention saved the house from catching
from them.
John Troxler's shop, loo feet Distant
got 30 hot inst wafer thrown upon !
went on ~ steam, as did, also, Mrs. ser
m~ersheim's, $50 feet away.
Mr.. Geo Wilson telegraphed the losse
Ito The Insurance companies on Sunds'
morning, and the adjusters nre Iooke'
! for soou.
Mr.. Joseph Mehringcr has taken ID
'Idrugs saved 10 his residence for saf
keeping until amer the insurance Il I'd
..ljusted. lie u yet uncertain - to b
, future course.
M. John r. Egg removed his fsmil!
and groceries to Mrs. Erny's building
on the Square, where be will serve hi
flcustomers for : while.
J. Mr.. Geo. Wagner removed what Va
saved from his wreck 70 Nr. johI
! Stout's building on Mill street, Wher
he will b found It'll be : rebuild. "A
began cleaning on The rubbish MoDda,
morning, and let : contract for two
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