The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-29

oAccps - tE9 WIND hurled the our
tain apart at times for second.
Baked here. the flames threw themselv es
with renewed vigor on the territory to the
eastward and leewar There no engines
stayed their progress, and they rioted down
across Broadway, stopped for a moment In
tho block between that street and Mil
wsukee street. then jumped over that
and continued their unimpeded career
toward the lake half mile away. carrying
destruction. ruin and despair to poor fami-
lies who were in their path These people
hurriedly left their home. carry
Ing with them what they could,
and where this was impossible by
the spread Of the hurricane of fire.
He'd swiftly. not stopping to look behind.
only glad to escape with their lives.
Mixed in with the small wooden buildings
which were the dwelling places of these
unfortunstes, were huge wholesale
houses- The fire king made no invidious
distinction. The big trade warehouse
went with the humber home. The only
difference was the flames stayed longer
with the former.
THE BURNED TERRITORY.
The territory burned out is In the chapel
of q slightly obtuse triangle. Roughly It
Is space twO-thirds of a mile wide and
three-quarters of mile long. Tho
scenes of Chicago's big fire we're
repeated. Hundreds of poor house
holders carried in their arms, in carts
or wagons, whatever they had been able to
seize and save before they were OBJ
iged to fly from their bnrning homes.
They did not feel safe until they put
the destroy ing enemy.
AT the gas.house the flames were up
alongside of the retort on the east side of
the works, which is stored full of gas
The two big retorts north of the works
flames. There was not even one feeble
stream TO contest the progress OF the
lire. The malt-house or Hanson ~
Co. was on fire and tho round
house of the Northwestern road was
which could be brought into action were
unable to prevent the wild riot. Every
street looking south was molten
hell The flames showed consid-
erable eccentricity in their ravages.
block, leaving them untouched to return
later and wipe them out in spite
OF the efforts of the firemen, who
fought gsllantly against the heavy odds.
Phugart IL Co.'s confectionery store was
burned at IL O'Clock. and the fire spread
to Gernecke & Co.'s candy manufsc-
and Chicago streets. On Broad
way, south of Chicago, having met
with no resistance. the fire progressed more
rapidly, and the gas were soon burn
ing, as was the Hansen malt-hOuses.
Captain Davis, of the revenue cutter
johnson, rendered his crew 10 Chief Foley
for use in fighting the fire. They were
gratefully accepted. and relieved the tiremen
in places W here they had become exhausted
by their hard fight. This reserve force came
just In time and the Johrson's men fought
gallantly and effectively.
The Fourth Regiment. under command
OF Colonel King, was called out to assist In
guard duty, as the crowds in the vicinity
of the burned district numbered thousands
and the police force W as In need of assistance
platoon of the Fourth, which had as
eemble at the armory. was cent To the
House of Correction. near. which institu.
there were no police for guard
duty. all the men being busy AT
the other fire. Companies + and were
used for guard duty along Detroit street.
wnere there were. piles of household
goods which had been hastily re-
moved from the burning houses. Com
pany was guard duty around
the Northwestern yards, where thieves had
taken advantage of the fire TO attempt the
looting of box cars
Even in the heat of the battle with the
fire it is apparent that the heaviest suffer
ers will be the poor people who have been
driven out of their homes. On every band
are heard accounts of narrow escapes
where families just got out with their lives
without anything but the clothes they
stood in. In the majority of cases no IN.
eurance was carried.
The fire district is as barren as the Ameri.
can desert except for here and there
chimney stack which has resisted the en-
braos Of the flames and stands pointing q
blackened finger at the ruin below it,
From Detroit street and Broadway TO the
lake the sun tomorrow will rise on o bar.
rem plain.
Leading insurance men say that about
half of the loss is covered by insurance
They estimate the big losses as follows
Bubb " Kipp, furniture. $500. 900; J. Z. Pat
ton d Co.. oils and paints. $3.50. 900: j.
?. Kissenger. Wholesale liquors. $4,000
Milwaukee mirror-works; S5O,O0o; b
ler ,Lithograph Company. 100000
produces. ssoo.OoO; II. s. Cheftei & Co.
wholesale erocers. saoo,oOG ]. Well
mure Sc Co.,. Wholesale grocers
sssso.OOS: Northwsstern '' freisht.houss
contents and cars. ssOO,O0o Nil
waukee, Lake Shore g. WesterI
freight house, $4,000; McLander
Hotel. s25.O00: P. l.. Finger & Co.. con
fectiOnery. S25, ,000 Saner a. Co., GLOW,
manufacturers. S1.O.O0o: fifty smalle
business houses, S50000G; i've hundred
! dwellings and cottages. $500 000. +. L. Doh
men d Co. drugs. 10000; Weisel IL FILTER
machinery, $4,000; TOPPER e. Sons
machinery, $4,000: Bailey and Sons
machinery, $50 900; Inbusch Bros.
erocers, S2500V0: Fernetter d Bro.
Confectionery. se5. GOO; Delaware s
| Quentin. tooi-shop, $35. 900; Milwaukee Ba
| Company. $4,000; A. J. Hilbert IL Co.. Il a
yoring extracts. $4,000, making o total .
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