The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
GREAT FIRE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Important Buildings I'm the Heart of the
Business Disiric Burned.

indianapolis, Sept. is.-At & o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the five-story
building on Washington street, between
Meridian and Pennsylvania, occupied by
Eastman. Schleighter & Lee. II spread
Immediately to the stone building on the
east occupied by the Indiana National
bank. thence 10 the United States and
American express building. The fire then
communicated 10 the five-story Western
Union building, fronting on South Merld-
ian street. Next to the bank buil1inS was
the four-story brick occupied by Pacific
Express Company and the United States
Express Company, with office rooms
above. Next came the three-story BRICK
building occupied by George Mansfield,
clothing merchant, and George Wingerle,
tobacco dealer. These buildings and stocks
were badly damaged. To the west, on the
corner of Meridian street, was the Back.
ford building, four stories high ana or
brick Considerable damage was done in
this block by smoke and water. AT
o'clock the fire on Washington street was
under control, but the Western Union
building. of brick and five stories h'gh.
was stiH blazing. The upper floor, used
as the battery room. and the floor below.
used as the operating room, were Hooded
and the wires burned out. The three
story brick on Meridian street north OF
the Western Union building, occupied ny
the Meyer Stencil Company and the saloon
OF George Weiss, was flooded win water.
The great vault of the Indiana National
bank situated in the rear OF the buiidinS
and fronting on Pearl street. contained
nearly 81 900 The flames licked clean
everything around it, but the money is
safe Across the alley from the burned
quarter on Washington street stood the
six-story Pettis dry goods building, punt
of stone and brick. The smoke penetrat-
ed this building, and the window slls
n.
the upper floor soon flooded. The water
soaked clear through to the basement,
and the loss will be tremendous.
The fire in the Western Union building
was under control about $40 a. m. The in
struments were destroyed and the battery
floor burned out. The entire building was
water-soaked.- Eastman, Schleighter a.
Lees block and the indianapolis National
hank building owned by IVolney T. Mall
lott. will have to be pulled down. The law
Office s of A. Il. Harris were over the bank
The rooms contained a library valued at
$1,000 which was totally destroyed, as was
everything else in the building. The Postal
Telegraph building. in the rear of tile
Blackboard block, was slightly damaged by
fire and water.
The total loss is $454. 600 Following is a
partial statement of losses and assurances:
Eastman. Schleghter & Lee, carpets. furni-
ture china, etc, loss on building. S25 600;
insured: on stock SI15,000, 100000 insurance;
Indiana National bank, loss on building
$40. 600 10 $50. GEO: Addison c. Harris, law l..
brary $1,000, no insurance: George Mans
field. stock valued at $4,000 to $4,000. in
surance So. 900: George Wingerie's tobacco
store, s.. 900, insured: J. Harris shoe store
stock damaged: no estimated loss, but COW
cred by insurance; New York store, owned
by Pettis Dry Goods Company, heavy loser
by fire and water; Condit CWestern Uni0n)
block loss 10 telegraph company 5000 on
batteries and instruments; building also
damaged: Baldwin. Miller & Co, loss So
001. with sSOee insurance