The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-26
THE FIRE RECORD.
Packing House Partially Destroyed at Kan
sas City-Loss and Insurance.

Packng-HOus Partially Destroyed at Kan
sas City-Loss and Insurance.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 25.-The immense
packing house of Swift & CO., at the cor
ner of Berger avenue and First street,
Kansas City. Kan.. was saved from total de-
struction by fire. to-day, by fortunate
shift of the wind. AS it was, the smoke
house. a structure of corrugated iron, 40x40
feet, and the rendering house. 12Sx40 feet.
were consumed. The fire started at $50
this morning, in the smoke house, from
some cause unknown. Fire has broken out
several times recently in nearly the
same place, and it is supposed
in the fiues. The fire departments of both
cities responded to the alarm, and they
we've on tie grounds in sufficient time to
have checked the blaze in its inception.
When the hose connections were made, and
the water was turned on. it was found that
the pressure was wholly insufficient, the
water barely running out the nozzles
handicapped as they were. the firemen could
do practically nothing to subdue the flames
which by that time had almost consumed
the smoke house, and had cOmmuni Gated
through a viaduct to the rendering estab-
lishment. Nothing could be done but let
the water fall in slow streams from the
nozzles of the hose upon the fire. and the
flames had their way for about an hour.
BY this time the fire had gotten full head
way In the rendering works, and, fed with
the infammable contents-Oil and lard
gave promise of spreading to the main pack
ing-wOrks, not more than forty feet distant.
just at this time the wind, which had been
blowing, in the early morning from the
south, shifted to the northwest and carried
the flames away from the adjoining build
ings. Shortly afterward the water press
sure became sufficient to force the water
from the lines of hose, and in an hour from
then the firemen had the flames under con-
troll The smoke-house was destroyed, but
the south end of the rehning-h0use was
saved by a fire wall.
During the fire master mechanic Tate fell
from the roof of the smoke-hOuse while at
tempting to descend by a rope, and was in
stantly killed.
The loss on buildings, machinery and
stock is placed by superintendent Young
at $780, 900, with $4,000 insurance, placed
companies carried risks of $2,341 each:
Newark of New Jersey. California of Cali
fornia, Western Home of Iowa, Franklin of
philadelphia, National of Hartford, Rhode
to, Liberty of New York, AnglO-American
of Nevada. Union of California, London AS
surance and Phoenix of London, American
of Philadelphia, London and Lancashire,
and Traders of Chicago. Insurance to
the amount of Sl,170 was carried
in each of the following compan-
les: State Investment of California,
Union of California, Insurance Company of
North America, Pennsylvania of Philadel-
phia, Norwich Union, Commercial of Hart
ford, North British and Mercantile. Impe-
rial of London, Southern of California,
German of Buffalo and California of Cali
fOrnia. The loss was also insured In the
Southern of New Orleans, British Amer-
can, Fire Association of Philadelphia and
London Assurance Company. for 81, 756 each;
in the American of New York and the Com
mercial Union for S46S3 each: in the Me-
Scottish Union and National and the Penn
sylvania for S5,S54, and in several other
companies for smaller amounts.
Other Fires.
Special to Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Aug 25.-Early this
morning Spaulding & Bro, two miles west
of this atty, lost their barn by fire. 1t was
the largest barn i'll Wells or Blackford
counties. 1t contained 40 tons of hay, 5000
bushels of corn, 200 bushels of wheat, one
fine imported bull, wagons hay baler and
harness. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The loss Is 5000; insured for S5,S 500 In the
Continental.
of David Oliver was burned yesterday;
loss. S62, ,OO0. The cause of the fire is nm
known. Mr.. Oliver came to Joliet last
spring. after his mill in Chicago was blown
up, and bought the property: He fitted it
up at u great expense for making oat meal.
1t was insured for $4,000.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-Fire broke out
this afternoon in Davenport's MILL causing
losses follows: Lockhart Bros. carpet
manufacturers. $4,000 Robert Lewis, up
holstery goods, $1,000; Roland III. Smith,
cloth manufacturer. $4,000; building, $1,000.
WEST ASDovER Mass, Ang. 25.-The
house and barn of Edward Luscombe were
burned this morning. In the barn were
eighteen cows and horse, which were
burned. Loss, 5000.
KANSAS City. Aug 25.-The works of the
Whitaker Pressed Brick Company. at
vance, Kan, seven miles from this city,
We're burned this evening. The loss is
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-The two-story ware
house OF the Joseph Hifner Sash. Door and
ping Manufacturing Company burned to-
day. Loss, $4,000; fully insured.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 25-Coates's plate roll
lng-mlll, at Locust Point, was Quilted by
tire this morning. Loss, $4,000.