The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-30

several AdIosn - : sslfIdtn g tt.diy Dam
a<~<- fn~ss.fssE tae TrsrIi<hs- Daa~ksr
= E~nars3 Carpet Co. abs Tyler u~>k
Co. F2<tEh< Expr~~s Co and oth~r~-ssne
Wu1s. lsfe >uyp~s<d 10 Have h~~a
Lnsa-
ST. Lows Dec st--A conia-raticn
wkbch started NJ $50 last evening
IN the hexagOnal building. once &C
eupie,i By Bars dry goods emporium.
hut until yesterday leased To the
Udels 4 Crunden Wccienware Co.
swept away thousands Of dollars
worth OF substantial improvements
and the contents Of several biz
stores IL was the most dis
n<srous CONFIRMATION that has 90
<urrri in this city since the Famous
IRE ~ year ago last Noverlh her The
UdeII Woo.ienware Cos building To-
Gated hetve~n Third and FOURTH Vine
and St Charles streets was utterly
destroyed II Is situated in the splendid
business territory near the Ead> bridge
The UdeII 4 Crundell vocienware
Co suffered the greatest loss The
ssock was entirely destroyed with the
exception Of about 500 worth Of baby
garages. which were saved ard stored
Opposite the heart % the FIRE The
firms loss will exceed sl50-oo0 The
building was . veritable 6re-trar. De-
ing built according - the old style OF
architer-ure- IL was valued 1T about
s-s.0oo. and belonged To the Collier es-
tate This estate also owned the builc-
inr< east and north Of the main center
Of the fre-
The structure 1t the no-theas, corner
OF Fourth and st. Charles was occupied
b. the TYLER Desk Co and the Pacific
Express Co The desk company coeu-
pi<d part Of the second and third and
all Of the fourth and fifth floors Its
loss via auOut To $4,000 The express
~s1mpanv escaped with loss Of not
over s5.eau This IS mainly on Office
furniture When iii fire started there
was something over $4,000 IN coin in
the express building Manager Clark
at ONCE set his employees TO
.E0rs- and IN short space
Of time had stored the large
amount ~ money in the thirteen Ere
proof safes belonging tn the company
Add located on the first floor The pre-
caution was unnecessary. as the hre
did not reach the second fOor- spend
ing its fury on TIE three upper stc-
rie<
The Tro-lichr- Drncker < Renard
Carpet Cos los will probably foot M
Sfso-9csa Water caused the greater
damage. the building being only slight
s-orchs-t- Il i also owned by the Cox
80
Hos nj s1ra.0o-
The building 10 the south i said TO
trsOnx to the Gerard II. Allen estate
1t i damaged about $1,000 IL l. &C.
eupied n part by the >carritt Furni-
ture Co. which suffered loss Of Sl5.-
ooo. principally TO plush goods
Eax. OF the Udell structure j. the Mis-
eruri Glass Co This firm escaped with
Sigh, damage. its loss being estimated
1t only q. 90. The building was sight
ly srorrhed
On the west side Of Fourth street the
buildings we're slightly seorrhed- and
for nea-lv half \ block the plate glass
windows are either cracked or entirely
demolished
Prom all accounts one man was
harmed TO death His name ccaid not
he learned AZ first ne was supposed
TO b Fred q. UdelL treasurer - the
wur.ienva-e company Mr. Ud.I was
found safe and sound however. and
further search proved the unfortunate
man 20 lie either the fseman o. cngi.
Deer Of the UdeI company
Three persons have been found who
fir. saw the flames They are Detec
tive Louis Zeigl-r and Officers Eydel
and English From them il was learnes
that ths. Eame~ bean on the s-cons
story q the - Charles street side o
tie rdeII 4 Crunden building
The enplCye@ Of the concern works
like beavers. and several Of them almos
lost their lives IN consequence Six q
them in the list- ~ II i said inrludinl
FRED a. and Wan L Udell and Lut
wyIi-- sought To save the books from IN
DESTROYING element The Office wa
Io~-ntrsl nj the rear end Of the first ff0ol
Son ths. flames surrounded the wors
er~ The smoke was suffocatlng- The
were henme.i in between wall Z
ffzre- and one of brick The only e.
cape was = window Thiswas guaric
bv rve rfveted iron bars The prison
err ran 20 this window. which faced Q
Vine street The hars were set q
el1-@ together - permit of the passae
Of a human h-rfy- The window VI
nailed down >ix human beings wei
in tran Nea-rr and nearer crcps q
flames. Becoming desperate one ma
who IL was could not be learned
kicked the window 10 pieces A brea'
ss fresh air reached them Then th'
set ND cry for aid Their combin'
voisses attracted the gallant membc
of fire engine companies Nos 10 and
O. the opening Axes were used. and
minute later the threatened ones we
released from sheir frightful danger.
Ten steps away from this window
an irun grating Itsleads into the
lar. and Is the only means OF mgr
and evre>s to the basement At
same instant that six persons were
ing rescued from fire and smoke
human being was roasted To death
this aperture This j. only from he
sav. but as the engineer or fireman
mot been seen since the IRE IL i r~as
able - suppose that one or the OIL
perished in the flames
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