The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-01
TOWN OF ODON BURNED.
Fire Started in O Hotel and Spread Causing
$4,000 Damages.


Fire Started in q Hotel and Spread Causing
$4,000 Damages.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind, Nov. S0.-The town
of Odon, southwest of this city, was almost
reduced to ashes this morning. The fire
started in the Odon House and quickly
communicated to q number of frame bust
ness buildings on either side. The loss
will reach $1,000 divided as follows: DR..
D. j.. Smith. $500. no assurances; George
NJ. Riggin. $1,000: insured; ). Nj. Crooke,
$780,. Insurance. $500: q. Z. Baker. $1,000,
insurance, $500: w. c. Garten. $500. insur-
ance. $500. Others were slightly damaged:
X. B. Dunlap was severely cut on the head
by falling timber.
Costly Blaze Started by Electric Wires.
CHICAGO. Nov. 3o.-Damage a~ggregating
s15O.0 600 was inflicted tonight by q fire in
the recently reconstructed building of the
Chicago Arc Light and Power Company at
the Washington-street bridge. One-third
of the loss is on the building and the re-
mainder chiefly on the valuable dynamos.
engines and other machinery of the COM
pany. The blaze was started by two
electric-light wires sagginR across each
other. The big freight steamer TiOga.
which was partly destroyed By an eX-
frightful loss of life, had q narrow escape
tonight from the flames. She was at her
dock when the fire broke ont, n soon huge
blazing brands were being carried by the
strong wind to her decks. By prompt, care-
full work. however, she was backed away
down the river ard the decks cleared
without serious injury. The Excelsior
COrk-cuttihg Company was o considerable
loser by the contiagration.
Other Losses.
GALEsBURG. ILL.,. Nov. 30.-The Presby-
terrain Church, one of the finest and larg-
est edifices in the city, caught fire from q
fine this afternoon and was burned down.
The loss is $3.50 o insurance, Sl2.500. b
Baptist Church. near by. was saved only
after a hard struggle. Several residences
were damaged. A fine new pipe organ was
supplied the Presby terrain ediice but o
short time ago.
CHICAGO. Nov. so. Fire this morning, in
q fourstory building at the corner of West
Madison street and Oakley avenue. caused
an aggregate loss of $500 covered by in
surance. The principal losers arc Druberg
d Co., dry goods, and the Palais Royal de-
building were occupied as apartments. and
some of the inmates narrowly escaped suf-
location.
PEORIA. ILL.,. Nov. SO.-The Woolner
building, the largest and handsomest build
ing. was partly destroyed by fire this after
noon. 1t was occupied by a dry-goods
firm and was crowded by women at the
time, many of whom tainted when the
alarm was given. The loss is $4,000. The
fire originated In the show-wind0w among
some Christmas toys.
WHEELING. viva, Nov. 30.-At a late hour
tonight the Union ~window-glass works,
at Bellaire, o.. four miles below this city.
caught fire and burned to the ground. The
immense building was q frame structure
and burned like finder. One man was
burned to death. The loss will reach
$4,000.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 30.-The main build
ING. q frame structure used as q library,
and several small buildings belonging to the
Straight University for Colored People,
was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss.
$50, 600. The buildings were owned by the
American Missionary Association. of New
York.
MoRRIsTOwN, Tenn. Nov. so. - Three
business houses were burned to-day,
another torn down. and a fifth crushed by
q falling wall. Loss. $50. 600: insurance,
So, coo. The fire was caused by the pipe of
q tramp printer in o newspaper Office,
where it originated. ga ,ssar
New YORK, Nov. 30.-Fire broke out this
evening in the basement of the three-story
building No. ts6 Broadway. and damaged
the building and its contents about 325, COZ.
Markewitz 81 Messener. shirt manufacture
ers. lose $4,000. which is covered by insur.
ance.