The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-27

dealers in Essex county. lose everything.
including thsir handsome brick structure
on the corner of Beach and Broad streets.
They estimate their loss Mt $780, o0; insur-
ance about s125, coo. They will open for
business in the morning at the office of the
l.. A Newhall Coal Company.
Mount Vernon street was wiped out en-
tire. On this street were located the large
brick factories occupied by Francis w.
Breed, Healy Bros. and William Porter &c
Son. Goodwin's last factory on this street
was also burned.
The Currier Block, on Union street. was
q fve-story brick structure, aud had been
occupied on the lower floor only by w. n.
Currier d Co., as a clothing store, for two
weeks. 1t was without question one of the
handsomest clothing stores in the country,
occupying the whole lower floor. and the
inside finish being of quartered oak. The
upper portion of the building had not been
occupied, but was designed for business
Offices. B. +. Spinney's brick block on
Union street was erected in 1880. 1t
will cost $4,000 to replace it,
he says. It was insured for about two
thirds of its value. Fannce e. Spinney and
A. Z. Legro & CO., shoe manufacturers,
were located in this block. j. N. Smiths
wooden block OH Union street cost $4,000.
and additions to it, 1000. The Buildings
were insured for $500, and Mr.. Smith says
most of his stock was removed.
William Il. Ash. slipper manufacturer. in
5. N. Breeds block, is insured for $4,000,
which will pretty nearly cover his loss, he
says.
The Central Station of the Boston g.
Maine railroad was burned flat. and the
flames then leaped across Mount Vernon
street. At this iuncture lawyer William
h. Miles. Francis w. Breed and others
asked Mayor Newhall to have some of the
brick blocks in Mount Vernon street and
the Central Church blown up with dyna-
mite in order to stop the spreading of the
flames. The Mayor thought that such a
course would imperil lives. and be a hind
rance to the fremen who were directing
streams of water at that point. Several
sinai buildings were, however. blown
down on Exchange street, but the effect
was very slight. SO fierce was the current
OF the flames.
A. b. Martin & Co.'s big brick block, on
Market street, was covered from top to
bottom with carpeting and kept wet. The
Daily Item proprietors estimate their loss
at $4,000; Insurance about $4,000. They
Will rebuild at once.
From the corner of Spring street. on the
sOutherly side of Exchange street, TO Broad
street. was a row of wooden buildings vary
ing from two to four stories in height, in
which the shoe business was first
conducted when the manufacturing
center began. to be established in
from the corner Of Spring street, the first
building was occupied by Willis w. George,
sole and lea~ther-dealer. Then followed in
order the shoe factories occupied by
William Z. Hill & Co., Isaac NJ. Atwill.
Denning X Wiggin. James b. Chase, Smith
d Queereaux shoe trimmings). Charles 5.
Vittum, Milton ID. Porter, and W.. A. Estes
d Co. Some stock was saved from several
of the buildings. but only a small amount in
the aggregate. The house at the extreme
easterly end of Exchange street, corner of
Broad, occupied by William A. HUH, was
also blown up.
Among the parties burned out in Mowers
brick block are: Central National Bank.
Pratt q Babb's express, L. A. & G. +.
Mower. shoe manufacturers; Wake b.
Spur, society goods. The loss on the latter
is $4,000. The officials of the Central
Bank Toved most of their books and valu-
a0.es.
Ia Stevens's brick block. on Central
square, the parties burned out are: National
Security Bank, lewis b. Breed. merchant
tailor: c. w. Gay, civil engineer; Baker.
Marshman ~ Baker, real estate and insur-
ance agents; E. j. Madbery's Office, and the
In Fnller's Block was located the West
ern Union Telegraph Office, G. ID. Pecker *
Co., shoe manufacturers; NJ. A. Leger ~
CO., job printers; Breed Il Sprague's coal
The Western Union Telegraph Company
opened a temporary Office late this after
noon in the Eastern Railroad Company's
Market street depot. and the Postal Com
pany opened up at West Lynn.
In Earl's Block, at Union and Exchange
streets, was located the telephone Office.
EarPs cafe. Henry +. H~urlburt's law Office,
aud one or two other lawyers offices.
OF THE FIRE.
Two militia companies will be sent from
Boston before daybreak to police the town.
Thieves came in from Boston and else
where. in large numbers, and the amount
OF stealing was large.
Both companies of the Massachusetts
militia, located in Linn. were called out
and put on patrol duty.
The streets were covered with a network
of fallen wires, which somewhat impeded
the progress of the firemen.
Several of the shoe manufacturers burned
out have country factories. and will trans
fer their business there for the present.
A hopeful feeling. prevails, and there is
no question but that the philosophical
citizens and shoe manufacturers will soon
rally from their terrible catastrophe.
Over 6,0O0 persons are deprived of en-
ployment, POO families are homeless. and
the Mayor has issued a call for aid. Cloth
ing is wanted most. and quickly. too.
Churches and school-houses are being oc-
cupied tonight by the homeless. Mat
tresses have been sent. and aid is coming
from the surrounding towns aud cities.
Dynamite and powder were used at fire.
quent intervals to blow up the wooden
buildings, but with little effect. The fire
virtually burned itself out, and at 7:30 was
considered under control.
A fire-boat could rave lone immense
service in saving wharf property, but zone
was at hand, the two from Boston having
got stuck on the fats. One mall schooner
was burned at s. n. Breeds wharf.
A house blown up with powder at Broad
and Exchange streets, at 3:45 o'clock.
shattered windows in all directions. bnt
the measure was effectual in stopping the
progress of the flames In that direction.
A narrow escape from death was that of
Ernest Williamson, who, in the early stage
of the fire. volunteered to take a line of
hose up q ladder in front of the Dagy build
ing on Willow street. to play from the top
block. also on Willow street. He was fol-
lowed by several other venturesome men,
some of whom were firemen, but almost as
soon AS they reached the roof the intense
heat compelled them to beat a hasty retreat
and the hose fell to the sidewalk. William.
son was the last man TO descend and was
nearly suffocated before he could get a foot
ing on the ladder. owing to its being
logged" He finally scrambled down in
an exhausted condition, to the intense re-
lief OF hundreds who expected to soc him
perish.
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