The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-04

along the track are totally destroyed
Several squads Of militia have been
called ont to protect valuable freight
from robbery. The fire had its origin
in the Union oil works, aud this
accounts in n great measure
for It's stubborn resistance AZ
the first alarm. At the present hour
(midnight) the fire seems to have gath.
cred fresh energy and Is burning on
with more intense fury than ever.
The immcnss Potion oil works are ina
progressed stat, of demolition. No
conception of tho immense losses and
few details can bc learned from the
monster contiagration.
During the course Of thc fire num-
Der Of barns and large livery stables
were burned These were filled with
horses. which were liberated by the po
lice. The horses ran wildly about the
streets. and before they could be caurh,
a number OF persons were run down
md badly injured
The wires Of tho electric street rail-
road are down and the telephone com.
pany's system is Frustrated. The cleo.
trio light service is paralyzed and the
gas works have been destroyed en-
tircly. Work in the newspaper Offices
and telegraph Offices is being done by
candle light.
There will I've much suffering among
the homeless poor, and outside aid viii
be necessary. The Gcrmania society
began last night the work OF raising
funds for the victims Of the fire.
From reports now coming in il would
seem that the number Of lives lost will
be considerable. All the evening men,
women and children crowded the
streets cudcavoring to save their prop
crtv from the doomed dwellings. Beds
and croclscry were thrown pcll nell
from the windows and piled up in the
streets Men rushed frantically from
store to store in the wholesale
district, appropriating wagons or
carts with which to remoN
their goods. Citizens from ail parts
of the city assisted in the work.
and men dressed in expensive clothes
and wearing silk hats could he seen by
the score pushing or pulling express
wagons or huge delivery trucks loaded
down with furniture Of all kinds.
The streets south of Wisconsin were
filed with pushing and sprawling
mass of humanity. nearly every one be-.
ing loaded down with household utcn.
sis.
A reporter. whose home was one Of
those burned. seeing the direction o.
the fire, hurried to his house To remove
: his sick mother and save what he could
Of the furniture. Though he had but
four blocks to go before he reached the
place. the building was on fire when ht
got there. his mother having been car
ried ont by neighbors.
At the start 1t looked rs though TIL
whole east side would 60. The fame
were burning ficrccly in the blocl
south Of the new home Of the Sentinel
and there seemed to be but little hop
: !, of saving the printing presses Embcr
: and blazing fragments Of paper am
cloth were being carried through tn
air by the high wind. Finally a fore
OF printers was stationed on the roo
! and armed with pals Of water sue
cccdcd In saving the building.
I A second Call for Help From Chicago
s CHICAGO. Oct. 3O.--At 1880 Fir
q Marshall Sweeney received Telegram
Z from Mayor Sommcrs of Milwaukee
Y saving that the men Of his fire depar
o ,nant were exhausted and that he mus
0 have more help. He asked for fv
n more cn~iucs.