The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-25
LOSSES BY SUNDAY FIRES
Wholesale Grocery House Burned at
Philadelphia, and a Fireman Killed.
Several Others Blindedby Fumes of Pepper and
Mustard-Fruit-Jar Factory Destroyed at
Marion-Railway Station Burned.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. A-Following the
damaging fire of last evening, which de-
strOyed the dry goods storehouse of Sharp
less Brothers, another confiagration, more
destructive in it's character. and accom-
panied by loss of life, broke out shortly be-
fore 4 o'clock this morning, in the whole
sale grocery house of Janney & Andrews,
Nos. 12l and 1913 Market street. The build
ing is six stories high. The fire is supposed
to have originated from spontaneous COM
busti0n. The firemen worked for over an
hour. and, though they had the fire well
under control, the flames suddenly burst
out again, and the four upper stories were
soon completely Quilted. The burning pep
per and mustard sent up fumes which in
terfered considerably with the work of the
tiremen, and five of them are now in the
hospital for treatment for partial blind
ness, caused by the pepper getting into
their eyes.
The burning building far overtopped the
others in the vicinity, and at about 5
o'clock, when the east wall fell, eight fire.
men who We're fighting the flames from the
roof of a building in the rear of No.. 115
Market street, were caught by the debris.
James McCuen, the foreman of No. 4
company, suffered d fracture of the skull
and other injuries. and died while being
carried to the hospital. The other seven
men were quicker in getting away, and
were only slightly injured, one of them
having an arm broken. The dead fireman
was a widower. He leaves two children.
The aggregate loss is estimated at nearly
$500 Janney g. Andrews lost ON stock
whichw was almost new, is owned by MI. +.
S. Janney of the firm. 1t cost $4,000. No..
1l9 Market street, the sales department of
Janney q Andrews: was considerably dam
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b. Thomas. dealer in fishing tackle. and the
warehouse of David Scull q Co., wool mer-
chants on Church street, and their sales
department on Market street, were dam
aged by falling walls, and their stock of
wool was heavily damaged by water. Their
loss is fully covered by insurance.
The Burning Copper Mines.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 24.-It has been dis
covered that the fire which is raging in the
Anaconda and st. Lawrence mines caught
in the fOur-hundred-f foot level of the st.
Lawrence, and as the two mines are con-
nected on every level down to the
eight-hundred-foot of the Anacon-
da, the fire has communicated
itself TO both. The men who are supposed
to be imprisoned in the eight-hundred-f foot
and all the shafts, drifts and slopes of the
two mines have been bulk-headed to try
to smother the fire. The men who fell
from the cage in the st. Lawrence
are still lying at the bot
tom of the shaft. notwithstanding
the efforts that have been made to reach
their bodies. A great many MEN are miss
ing, but it will not be known how many
are imprisoned in the burning mines until
Tuesday, when the mine bosses call the roll
of the men. To add to the seriousness of
the situation 500 pounds of dynamite are
Oh the 5OO-foot level. and if this should ok
plode the cave in which would result would
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