The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-11
Buildings Occupied by Ezekiel & Bernheim,
the American Oak Leather Company and
the Commercial Bank Destroyed.
Three Persons Injured and Loss of
100000 This Morning at Columbus.
Search for Bodies in the Ruins of the Hotel
Royal Abandoned-Non Found Yesterday
Confession of q Building Inspector.
BIG BLAZE AT CINCINNATI.
Loss of Over e30O,OOO by the Destruction
of Two Business Blocks

Loss Of Over $500 900 by the Destruction
of Two Business Blocks.
CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. 10.-A fire. which In
Its destructiveness was the most far-reach-
ing of any ever before in Cincinnati.
started early this evening in the
building occupied by Messrs. Ezekiel
H. Bernheim. auctioneers and storage
commission dealers. 1t is situated on
the east side of Main street, fronting on
that twenty-five feet and extending back
$50 feet to Hammond street. Next door
north of it is the ware and sales-rooms of
the American Oak Leather Company, OF
the same dimensions. The two buildings
constitute q block, and they were five
stories high. The fire pretty thoroughly
destroyed the portion occupied by Ezekiel
81 Bernheim and badly wrecked the por-
tion of the building occupied by the Amer
lean Oak Leather Company. On Main
street. next south of Ezekiel d Bernheim's.
is the Commercial National Bank. Next,
south of the same building on Hammond
street, is the HammOnd-street police sta.
tion. The Commercial Bank was de-
stroyed, and the roof and walls of the
Hammond-street police station We're badly
crushed.
The two buildings were the scene of
great midwinter fire in 1S7S when occupied
by Pollak Wilson. The portion occupied
as auction and store-roons belongs to the
Fosdyke heirs. That occupied by the
American Oak Leather Company is owned
by the Carlisle estate. The loss on the two
structures will be probably 100000.
In the Ezekiel & Bernheim building were
cOnsignments Of goods from all parts of the
country for sale. Among these was q large
consignment of valuable books from Brls-
tol, England. and carved furniture from
Rome. The storage department contained
the household goods of 15O families who are
absent abroad. 1t also contained q large
collection of valuable paintings, the work
of Mr.. Henry Mosler, the artist. Mr..
Ezekiel said tonight that he could not
estimate the value of the goods in store and
on consignments, but he said all the stores
and the basement were crowded. Men
who have opportunity to know esti-
mate the loss to Henry Mosler at
$4,000. at least. One painting in his
collection was valued at $4,000. There
were other storages of valuable paintings.
in the auction and storage building is
$3.50. 600. 1t is also estimated that the loss
of the American Oak Leather Company g
stock is $4,000. The insurance In the
auction and storage-rOoms was made prin-
cipaIly by the owners and consignors.
The Commercial Bank Building was
o two-story structure and was de-
stroyed by being crashed to the ground
by falling walls-loss. $4,000. Simon
Fletcher. dealer in government goods, oc-
cupied the first story of the bank building.
His loss by the destruction of the building
will be $4,000. The owners of property
destroyed reside In remote suburbs, or. as
in the case of stored and consigned goods,
are absent travelling. which renders it i'm
possible to obtain insurance tonight The
fire, at 10 o'clock, was under control.
All the prisoners were removed early from
Hammond street station.
Loss of s1OO, 900 at Columbus.
erecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1l.-Fire broke out
in the large six-story block. corner of Gay
and High streeto. at 1880 this morning, Ii
was damaged to the extent of about 500. .Ooo
The building is occupied by Mccoy
Brothers. clothiers: Steiner e.
Cocb's music store, Fathabers
hat store Hammond. Patterson IL Co..
wallpaper house. and a large number of
offices and sleeping rooms on the upper
floors. At o'clock the fire Is believed to
be under control. Two or three gas ex-
plOsions occurred shortly efter the fire was
discovered blowing Jack Dunden and Mike
Martin. two fremen. out of the cellar.
Dundon Is seriously injured: Martin slight
Iy. Dora Blair, of Portsmouth. o., while
being taken from the second story on a
ladder. slipped ana fell to the ground.
alighting on her head and shoulder. Her
skull was fractured and her back hurt.
She is now at the hospital and will proba-
bly die.