The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-22

Caught Under the Falling Walls of Ware
hou.e-Three Seriously Hurt
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Seven or eight of the
6remen of hook and ladder truck No. 8
were injured. three OF them seriously, at LEO
o'clock this morning. by the fall of the
west wall of Story & Co.'s four
storystorage warehouse at the southwest
corner of King and Washington streets.
The building carried q heavy stock of
merchan disc. mostly provisions. some of
hs en smear and
the fire before 10 o'clock. The
fremen who first came
countered the difficulty usual in such
Eases of getting to the fire because of the
Iron shutters that protected the windows.
The fremen of truck No. took up their
position the roof of one-story ware
house Immediately to the west and
were engaged In ,u, IsisinE ladder adder
crash. at l21 o'clock, the
west wall of the warehouse fell. The fire.
men ran at the sound, and some of them es-
capped. but seven, and perhaps eight, were
struck by the falling brick. Chief Magill
ordered forty firemen to tho rescue. and
they rushed TO the help of their comrades.
Captain Van Horn and fremen Robert
ION; Coyle; McCurran. Reynolds. Wall
ruins. all of them hurt and several uncon-
.cIous- Both of Reynolds's legs are broken.
Michael Walls's ankle was cut and he was
suit about the head and arms Fireman
LAWYERS spine was hurt and he was badly
bruised. One of Joseph Coyle's hands is
hurt and one of his arms is broken. Rob-
srtson has broken leg. McCurran es-
saped with bruises and possibly an injury
TO the spine. Robertson, Reynolds. COyle
and Law Ter were taken to the hospital
AT las O'Clock the building was o mass
of flames At 800 O'Clock q section of the
wall on KING street, about fifty feet long,
fell In one mass right across the street.
street to the edge of q line of
trucks standing there and striking
two men who were watching the fire from
the trucks. One OF the men was Abraham
Hull, superintendenr of the insurance pa
troll: The other was his driver. James Mo
Bride, whose left leg was broken. About 3
A. VI. the fire was controlled. The loss will
sxceed $4,000, 1T Is believed
Another Fire at Alexandria.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Jan. 2l.-Alexandria
has again been visited with fire. 1t broke
out about II o'clock last night in the rear
of the postofice building. and consumed
four frame business buildings. 1t was pre-
vented from sweeping on south through
the remaining frame buildings only by
tearing down building on the alley.
The losses were mostly covered by
insurance. This fire was across the
street from the recent big blaze that
burned out an entire block. The postoffice
. meat market, barber shop. restaurant
and two groceries were consumed. 1t is
supposed the fire originated from q torch
that was burning in the rear of Clayton ~
Stemble's grocery. The loss IS about s., 900
pm this building. with insurance OF S315.
The losses on stock are follows: Palmer
& Co.. butchers. loss. 5000; no insurance.
CLAYTON n stemble, groceries. loss.
y. 500: insurance. 5000. w. Kelly "
CO.. loss, 81 .SOO insurance. 81. 200. LOwrey's
barber-shop. loss, $500; no insurance. Stock
ton N Rupert. restaurant. loss $500; insnr-
Ance. $50. This leaves the business center
IN good condition for su bstantlal improve
ment. and already plans are being made
for handsome brick business houses TO go
MP on the grounds. The buildings burned
we're only "shacks."
$4,000 Fire Loss at Mitchell.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, Jan. 21.-Early this
morning fire broke out in the brick build
ing occupied by a drug store belonging to
DR.. w. A. Burton. and for q while threat
ened the entire block. <Burton's loss on
building IS $1,000; goods, S3.00o insurance
$1,000 In North British. j. II. Grim lost on
goods $4,000; insured in North British.
Phoenix and Underwriters of New York.
The bank of Mitchell was damaged $500.
Judge w. III. Edwards lost $780, w. r.
Griffith S4C0, Mitchell Commercial 500 with
other small losers John jackson, w. NJ.
Shanks. Harrison Blackwell and others had
q narrow escape from being burned In an
explosion of chemicals In the store when
they first entered.
other Fires.
ALTOONA, Pa. Jan. 21.-Property to the
value of many thousands of dollars was de-
stroyed by fire at Tyrone to-day. Itstarted
in the stove store and dwelling of Harry
Wands. on Juniata street. and before its
progress was stayed over a block of busi-
ness and dwelling houses were destroyed.
The Tyrone tiremen were unable TO cope
with the flames. and assistance was sent
from this city. A lady narrowly escaped
death by burning. and one or the Tyrone
fremen sustained serious, il not fatal. in
jurIes. while engaged In lighting the ii lanes.
No estimate of the loss and insurance can
now be gwen.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 22.-Fire broke ont at 1:45
this morning in the Carondolet eleva-
tor, one of the establishments owned
by the English syndicate which pur.
chased large proportion Of
the st. Louis elevators some years
ago. The elevator. which was full of grain
and transfer boats alongside were de-
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