The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-07

Many Business and Other Structures Burned,
Involving a Loss of More Than 81, OOO, 900.

Many Business and Other Structures Burned,
Involving a Loss of More Than o., OO0,O 600.
SAVANNAH, Ca, April Cat 6:55 o'clock
tonight fire broke out in the show-window
of d. II. Hogan's dry goods store, corner of
Broughton and Barney streets. while a man
was lighting a gas-jet. Soon the fire had
run to almost every part of the building.
and those in it had barely time to escape.
store of James H. Douglas e. Co., immedi-
ately east of Hogan's, and it was all ablaze
in a jiffy. A high wind prevailing con-
tributed to spread the flames, and there
was no possibility of checking them.s This
building is one of the finest business blocks
in the city, and its destruction represents
a loss, with it's contents, of
at least S15O,OOO. The fire then
jumped to the magnificent four-story
brick building known as Odd-fellows' Hall,
and it was destroyed. 1t represe& a loss
of S125, 900. Among its occupants was the
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several store keepers on the ground flooor.
The second and third stories of the base
ment brick dwelling Immediately west were
also destroyed; loss, 5000 to $4,000. The
fire next spread from the corner of Barnard
and State streets through twelve or fifteen
brick houses, destroying them. These rep
resent a loss of not less than S75, OO0, in
Guiding contents. The air was filled with
sparks, one of which lodged on the steeple
of the Independent Presbyterian Church,
corner of Ull and South Broad streets, four
or five blocks from the starting point of the
fire. The church was destroyed. as was
also its handsome brick Sunday-schoOl
building and four or five contiguous dwell
ings. The city has only four fire engines,
and all were needed i'm the bust
ness part of the city. No at
tempt was made to fight the fire
at the church: The loss on church. chapel
and contents is 100000. Loss on dwellings,
in the vicinity at least S35. 900. In the
meantime the fire had communicated to the
cupOla Oh the large fOur-story brick build
ing used as a store for paints, oils and build
ers' materials by andrew Hanley. The
loss on this building and its contents is
probably $4,000. Across the street from
this was the handsome new brick arsenal of
the savannah truaEuS Datt1llOn. Wnlcn WAS
destroyed: loss, SS5.0O0. Ten or fifteen
wooden dwellings We're also burned. on
which the loss is probably $4,000. 1t is
impossible to tell where the fire will stop.
as sparks are starting new Outbursts III
spots quite remote from those now burning.
Charleston, :. c., Augusta and Macon have
been asked to send engines. The total loss
Will doubtless reach S1.50O,000, and the in
surance will be much less. Some loss of life
may be developed tomorrow.
MIDNIGUT-The fire is under %contrDl I'm
addition to the buildings already men
toned, the fire swept away all the struct-
ures on each side of Whitaker street. be-
tween York and South Broad streets. They
were not fine buildings, but will probably
add $50, 900 to the losses mentioned in the
earlier dispatches.
The fire also swept along the north side
of South Broad from Whitaker east to
within one house on Bull street, the only
structure left standing being a brick resi-
dence owned by DIR. Daniel Hopper. which
covers a site which the government once
e~ndeavOred to buy as a location for the
United States Court and postotfice build
ing. No loss of life has been reported,
and no eriOuscasualties electromagnetic
promptly started fire companies. but all
were turned back before reaching here.
The best estimates OF loss justify the pre-
vious statement of 81 50O,0OQ.
Half of the south side of the block on
York street, between Whitaker and Bull,
is also i'm ruins. One of the heaviest lOOsers
there is Thomas b. Henderson, undertaken.
Other Fires.
SOMERSET. KY, April 6.-The depot, dispatch
er's office. water tank, etc, of the Cincinnati
Southern road burned after midnight, last night.
The fire crossed the street and destroyed j. +.
Bankers store, ROuseau's billiard hall, Thornton
& Keiser's restaurant, Mrs. McCabe's hotel, Mrs.
O'Brannon's hotel, Mrs. OColnOr's hotel and a
number OF other buildings. About two hundred
railroad men are driven from their boarding
houses and the railroad has given them eabOOses
for shelter. The total loss is estimated from
$751; 900 to 100000. 1t is supposed the fire
caught from q locomotive spark.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
NATION, H., April CIV. T. Mason's brick
residence, in this city, was seriously damaged by
fire this morning, which is supposed to have
originated from sparks falling upon the dry
single roof. He. carried $1,000 insurance on
the building, insthe Home, of New York. and
81 200 on the contents, in the Hartford, of Hart
ford, Conn.
vICKsBURG, Miss, April 6.-The fire in Clarkes-
dale last night destroyed twelve large stores in
the business part of the town; also, several resi-
dences. Following are the principal losers: j.
Sunday, A. ID. Carruthers, Greenbaum Il Kahn,
j. r. Simmons, +. A. Bufford, A. Korster, O. +.
Ellington and j. III. Price. The total loss is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to 800 ,00O.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 6.-The WhitelOck House.
at Marietta, was burned this afternoon. The
guests escaped unhuit. Loss. $4,000; insur-
ance. S1S, 600; Adjacent residences were also