The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27
THE WHEN
THE FIRE RECORD.


Number of Buffalo Business Houses Burned
Involving Loss of &37O.OOO.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The second disas-
trous fire that has visited this city since the be-
ginning Of the year broke out at 240 o'clock this
morning in the fve-story building Nos Al and
40 Exchange street, occupied by James E. Cur
tiss. manufacturer of gloves and mittens; Bar
netts ticket Office, and Bickford e Francis's
leather manufactory There was q strong wind
from the south, and the flames rushed through
the building with amazing rapidity. general
alarm brought the FIRE department to the scene
and fierce struggle for supremacy between
the flames and the fremen followed.
Famed by the gale, tho flames spread to the
frame building the west, No 45 occupied by
Julius r. Fleischman. ticket broker, and the
upper floor by the family of Henry Baum, con-
sisting of Baum, his wife and SIX children. " no
were. with d,fflcuity, rescued On the east the
story brick structure containing the ticket
offices OF the Michigan Central road. The upper
floors were occupied by tenants, who all had
narrow escapes. In half an hour after the fire
was discovered the two upper floors Of the
Curtiss. building fell, and five minutes
later the side wall went down, crashing
through tho frame building the west.
The Vanderbilt building also crumbled into
ruins. Tho wind drove the flames in q solid
sheet across the street to the buildings on tho
north side. On that side were the Washington
Block. occupied by the Express and Matthews
q Northrup's immense printing and photographic
works. the Williams building, adjoining
the east was four-story structure devoted 60
the manufacture of sole leather. except the two
upper floors. which were leased to Einsfsld &
Ewing. manufacturers of boots and shoes. The
cornices of these buildings caught, and it seemed
for time il there chance of saw
ing the structure, but fortunate change
in the wind enabled the fremen to
confine the flames to the eastern part OF Nos. 46
to so, and to the Williams building, which were
gutted. The east walls of tho Williams build
ing fell, and also part of the front The fire
was under control at $50 o'clock. The total
loss, as far can be established to-day, will be
about $3.50, 900. Bickford a& Francis's loss is
about 500. 600. with insurance of $780, 900. Tho
Curtss building was valued at $50. 600; insured
for SIS, 900. By the destruction of the Queen
City Shirt Works sixty men are thrown out
of work. There is no knowledge of how the fire
originated.
The following are the losses as far as can be
ascertained up to late hour to night, aeeregat-
ing 1915 500 Bickford 81 Trarcis stock and
building $98, 900; insurance. $50, 900. j. E. Cur
tis, stock, 500, 900. Einsfeld & Emig stock
$50. 900; insurance, 500 900. George L. Williams
stock and building $92. 900; insurance. $40, 500.
Queen City Shirt Company. $4,000; insurance,
$62. 600. Robert Fl. Thompson, stock, $30.-
600; insured in full. j. III. Daum, So, 900; insur-
ance, So, coo; New York Central road, build
ing, GOO. Gilbert starch works, $500; in
sured. Matthews, Northrup g. CO., $1,000; ip-
sured.