The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-27
COSTLY COMPLICATION.


Millions.
destructive fires this city has seen since
the great fire of 1855. occurred last
evening The fire extended from St
Raphaels Roman Catholic church. on
Forticth street. west of Tenth avenue.
u the north side of Forty-second
street. The loss will amount well up
into the millions. The fire was discov-
cred at $40 D. m. by watchman em'
ploycd by William Campbell & Co,
wholesale manufacturers of wall pa
pers, ut Sic to Sis West Forty-sec-
ond street. and IS To Bis West
street The fire started in the
boiler house, and had gained
great Roadway before il was
discovered. 1t spread To the adjoining
building. occupied by Nevins 4 llavi-
laid. wall paper manufacturers, on
Tenth avenue and Forsy-second street.
Both firms were entirely burned out,
Other buildings burned were 40 West
Forty-second street. occupied by DIR.
Leighton; s. West Forty street.
occupied by j. Whelihan; the St RAJ
phael club house; $50 West Forty-sec-
ond street. dwelling and 52i West
Eorty-sccond street. occupied by Nj. G.
Gnier. all of which were totally de-
stroyed. The boarding house run by
cronick at $50 West Fortysecond
street was also partially destroyed.
The loss sustained by Campbell &
Co. is estimated ut 100000. but Mr..
II -
he can figure up. reach s2.oO0.0oO.
Messrs Nevins & IIaviland lost sl75.-
300. and George A. Shirley & Sons, SIS,
900.
The fire illuminated the whole city,
factories. tenement houses and private
dwellings Were burned to the ground
and the efforts of the firemen We're di-
rected entirely to preventing the spread
over a larger territory.
The fire originated in the engine
room OF Campbell Bros. Bexton, the
Waterman. who discovered the fire,
ran for fire-alarn box. He fell in
the hallway overcome by smoke. and a
policeman pulled him out into the
street. where he soon revived. In a
moment the whole building was in
flames. for its infiamma BILE con-
tents presented the easiest kind of
fuel. The building was eight stories
i'm height. and was built of brick. In
the center was "A lofty cupola. rising
to the height of forty feet above the
roof. in which was a clock.
When the iremen summoned by the
first alarm reached the scene they saw
they had hard battle to fight and
FIVE alarms and the famous two
mines" in succession were rung.
ON either side of the Campbell fac
tory were number of dwelling
houses. The occupants OF these left
their homes, taking what portable
articles they could, for few minutes
were sufficient TO tell them that their
homes Were doomed. The flames
spread in both directions.
On the east. Immediately adjoining
the factory. was the St. Raphael's club
attached TO St Raphaels church
/ Next to the club was the house of DIR
\ Leighton. IS. private dwelling. and
the remainder of the block to Tenth
avenue was devoted to the five-story
wallpaper factory OF Nevins Il Havi
/ land. Within halt an hour after the
ire started it had licked up all the
houses between the two large factorie:
and he Nevins & Haviland building
was ablaze. II burned like finder. ant
there was no hope of saving il from thu
very first
The Campbell factory extended back
10 Forty-first street, and before tn
firemen fully appreciated the situa
ton other buildings on Forty-firs
the factory and the lofty tower wit
its clock toppled over in successive
crashes, and loud explosions of burning
chemicals sent sparks flying in ever.
direction.
The walls OF the Nevins & Havilan
factory fell one after another short
after those Of the Campbell factor
had gone down. On the west side G
the Campbell works was row Of pr
sate dwellings. 522. 534. 526 and 52s.an
occupied by +. n. Buskir.S. Arthu
Short, Mrs. McGuier and Mrs. Cronir
respectively. All were completely d.
stroyed save the two last named. Th
damage by the FIRE on West Forty frs
street in the rear of the Campbell fac
tory was about equal to that in Forty
second street
The immense six-story cabinet work
of Geo. Shastey & Co. Manufacturer
Co. on the south side of that street wa
caught by the flames in the early stage
of the conhagration and succumbc
completely. Loewers' Gambrinus brew
I cry, on the north side OF the street
was saved. but the engine house cor
nectcd with IL was destroyed. Loev
ers stables and fifteen horses wer
g burned. while two tenement houses o
: the north side were consumed.
: selling Captives Into slavery.