The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
BIG EARLY MORNING BLAZE
That WillFoot Up a Total Loss of $780,
O00for a Number of Chicago Houses.
Retail Establishment Of Siegel. Cooper & Co.
Completely Quilted and the Walls Fall in
from Fire Started in the Basement.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Fire involving q loss
estimated TO be at least S76OOOO broke out
at 7:S0 o'clock this morning in the large re-
tail dry-eoods and notion store of Siegei.
Cooper IL Co., southeast corner OF State
and Adams streets. The blaze started in
the excbaDge-r0om on the first floor. and
spread through the intlammable stock with
the greatest rapidity. 1t was but few
minutes after the first alarm was given till
the entire interior was a mass of flames.
Every available piece of fire apparatus
was called to the scene. Any attempt to
save the building was hopeless and the
fire department devoted its efforts toward
preventing the flames from spreading to
the adjoining buildings. About twenty
five employees were In the store at the time.
but all of them, as far as known. managed
to escape uninjured. except one cash boy.
who was on the third floor. He started 20
come down by the fire escape. but became
confused, lost his footing and fell receiviD g
severe injuries There were three watch
men In the building at the time who have
not yet been Accounted for. The building
was entirely Quilted, and the ADMINISTERED
wall fell IN after the iron interior frame
work had been softeneda by the heat. The
firm carried stock of $500. 900. The loss Is
believed to have been fully covered by in
surance. The cash receipts of Saturday. az
gregating between SIS. 900 and 10000. were
in q safe in the building, and may have
been destroyed by the heat.
In spite of the efforts OF the department..
the flames caught IN the rear of James IL.
walkers large dry goods store. Just back or
Siegel, Coo per ~ Co.. and fronting on Wa
guished. The heat broke the plate glass in
the Leader, another large dry-goods and
notion store on the northeast corner of
Adams and state streets, and IL looked for
o time as hat building was doomed, but
1T was saved after hard struggle:
The losses are as follows: SIegel, Cooper
Il Co., $4,000 on stock and $4,000 on the
building; insurance, $500, The Leader
-Demberg. Gleck 81 Harner-loss by smoke
and water, 100000; covered by insurance.
smoke and water. $4,000. c. Hennecke "
Co., crockery and bric-a-brao. $4,000; IN
surance. $50, COO. Costikygan 81 Bedrosin,
5000; John A. Bryant piano agent, s., co.,;
l.; w. Baird. pictures. 5000; Woman's Ex-
change. $4,000; the Bell dry goods and no.
tions, $1,000; other minor losses, 5000.
Most of the smaller losses are covered by
insurance. The Leader building is dam
aged $4,000; covered by insurance. The
Walker building is only slightly damaged.
building is $1,000; insured.
The insurance of S1egel Cooper 81 Co. q
stock and pictures in detail is as follows:
Allemania, $1,000; Amazon, $1,000; American
Central. $4,000; American Fire of America,
$4,000; American Fire of Massachusetts, 81
500; Armenia, $500; Atlanta Home. $4,000;
Armstrong, $4,000; Alliance, ST. 500; Boylston,
man. $500; Burlington, So 500; D Caledonia,
$4,000; California, $4,000; Central Manufacture
eF. Mutual Si5oo Citizens Of ohS $1,000
Missouri, $1,000; City OF London; S.
800; city, 81 Fire ire. and Marine; 300
Commonwealth. SIS, 200; COneordia. 81 500; Con-
necticut Fire, $1,000: Cincinnati Underwriters,
81, 800; Cincinnati, $4,000; Delaware, 81 800;
Detroit Fire and Marine. 81; 500; Denver. 81 900;
change, $4,000; Empire State, 81, 500; First Ma
tional, $1,000; Fidelity, ST. $780, Fire Association
sylvania.' $4,000; Fire Insurance Company Of
Philadelphia, $1,000; Firemen's Of Massachu-
sets. So 500; Firemens of Illinois, 81 .50O Fire
Savings Institution, 8 500; German American
OF Pennsylvania. $500; German of Pennsyl-
yania, $500; Germania of New York, $4,000;
Marine. s., 1000; Grand Rapids, $1,000;
Granite State. $1,000; Greenwich. $500;
Hamburg oo0 Of Bremen Bremen: $500: HEX;
North America, $4,000; Insurance Company of
Pennsylvania, 1900; Jersey City. $1,000,
Lafayette 81, 500; Lancashire, $500: Lion,
$4,000; Liberty. $4,000; Lumbermen's. $780,;
Lloyd's. $4,000; manufacturers and Mer-
Mutual. 81 800; Marine, 81 900; Mechanics
81 200; Merchants and Traders. 81, 500; Mer-
chants and Manufacturers. 50 500; Mercantile,
Fire and Marine, 81 500; Merchants. So. 500;
Michigan Fire and Marine, So 500; Millers' and
Manufacturer Mutual, $4,000; Mississippi
Valley Manufacturers Mutual, 81, 500; Nassau,
81, 500; National of New FORK, s., 900; National
of Connecticut. 81 500; Neptune. So. 500; Newark,
50, 500; New York Bowery, 80. 500; New York Fire.
$500; New York Underwriters, So. 500; New Or
leans. $500; North American, So 800; Nor
witch Union. s.. 500:OhiO 81 500; Oakland Home,
s., 500; Peoples of Pennsylvania. 81, 900: Peo-
pies Of New York, $4,000 Peoples OF New
Hampthire, $1,000; Phoenix, $4,000; Phoenix
Assurance, $4,000; Providence or Washington,
$1,000; Prussian National, g, 900: Prudential,
$780, Queen. $4,000; Reading, So, 500; Rhode
Island Underwriters, 90, 500; Rochester German,
$1,000; Rockford. $4,000 Royal. s., 500; st. Paul
German, Sc, 500; 81. PGui Fire and Marine, 81 5OO
Scottish Union and National, $500; Security,
$4,000; Southern, 1900; Springfield Fire and
Marine, Sc, 900; standard of New York. -. 500;
standard of Missouri 50 500; State Investment,
81, 500; sun Fire Office $1,000; sun, So 500; sun
Mutual. $4,000; Syndicate. s., 500: State 50 900:
Teutonia OF Pennsylvania 81, 600; Teutonia of
Louisiana. 80, 500; Traders. $1,000; Transatlan-
tic, $1,000 Union. 81 800; United States. 81 800;
United Firemen, 81. 900; Virginia Fire and Ma
rine, 80, 500; West Chester. $1,000; Western As
ISOLATION Company, $1,000; Western, S4,500:
Western Home, 81 800; Western Manufacturers
Mutual, $1,000; Williamsburg City, 81, 500.