The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-05

wall papers and straw mattings belonging
70 the stock of Albert Gall, was stored in
the basement OF his building, and the water
rising almost foot, there will be a heavy
loss There was two feet of water in the
basement Of the New York store, and in
its annex A large quantity OF, household
goods was stored here and on all this there
will be heavy loss. Eastman, Schleicher a.
Lee sustained some loss on wall paper
which was In the basement, although they
were unable to estimate their loss yester-
day. There was also some loss in the
Easements of the Original Eagle Matthews s
ten cent store and several other stores on
that side OF the street. There was no loss
reported on the north side of the street.
The loss was not so widespread in the
wholesale district. Several of the man.
ayers or firms who lost stated that their
loss in time in clearing the Easements, and
in overhauling their stocks would be
greater than the actual loss on the stock
itself. AT PARROT & Taggarts factory on
South Pennsylvania street the sewer poured
six or eight inches of water into the base
ment, damaging some goods. Their flour
was piled on skids. and the water just
barely reached these without wetting the
flour. The loss could not be estimated,
but Mr. Taggart stated that 1t did not give
Holiday wyon's building. on Pennsyl-
vania street, the Indianapolis Stove Conn
pany had between six hundred and eight
hundred stoves stored, and the water back
ing up in the sewer forced about two feet
of water through the connection. causing
a heavy loss on the stoves All the nckei
work on the lower part will have to be
re-nickled. which will entail heavy, ex-
pense. The managers say the loss will be
at least $1,000.
The loss on the stock of Holiday & Wy
on will not be heavy, although they could
not estimate the loss yesterday AT
flood some years ago they had heavy
loss on a large number OF horse lcollars
which they had stored in the basement,
and since then they have kept such goods
there as were less liable to complete
damage. They have a. manhole in the moor
of the basement. through which
be allowed to escape. and through this
the larger quantity Of the water arose, lift
ing off the heavy iron lid. This water was
thick with mud, and when it subsided the
basement was in quite bad condition
Fahnley & McCrea will experience heavy
of water in their basement Their goods
are especially susceptible to damage from
water IT was late in the day before they
got their basement clear or water, and
they could place no estimate on the loss.
The basement of Murphy & Hibben's build
loss is said TO be small, as no large stock
was stored there. The manhole in the floor
there also admitted most of the water.
Arthur Jordan's basement, at the corner of
Delaware and Maryland streets, was some
what flooded. it being the only building in
The water backed in from ten-inch sewer
connection TO the extent of two feet around
the engines, a part of Ii also getting into
the storage room. The most of the loss
there was from the temparture in the cold
storage rooms rising. The loss was esti-
mated at 500. Considerable water stood in
the lower floors of Bryce's bakery, on
Georgia street, and the Home Cracker
Company, and did considerable damage to
the baking utensils and some Of the stock