The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-20
SWEPT BY A BIG FIRE
SEVERAL BUSINESS BLOCKS IN ST.
ALBANS, VT. DESTROYED.
MfiliOn-Three Men Burned to
Death at Gate City.


fire swept st. Adams this afternoon de-
stroying dwellings, business blocks, public
buildings and large amount of other
property. Loss will amount to thousands
or dollars. Fire broke out shortly after
3 o'clock in the lumber yard of ". B.
Fonda In short time several large piles
or lumber and business offices had been
ignited. There heavy wind blowing
and the fire spread rapidly. 1t destroyed
Chisholm Bros store and the tenement
house and drug store owned and occupied
by r. Eldred. The fire next spread to the
big building occupied by the Crown Fur
niture Company and Collinss meat market
The blocks of Wood & Favro. J. H. Month
fere and w. +. Dean, adjoining, were also
destroyed in a short space OF time.
At this point the wind had increased to
miniature hurricane, and burning embers
were carried in every direction. The local
fire apparatus and a large force of towns
men endeavored to prevent the fire from
extending to Main street, where the large
business blocks were located, but their
efforts had little effect. Swanton and Bur-
prevent the Main-street blocks from burn
ing. and a dozen buildings were soon on
fire: The first Main-street structures that
isnited were the stores of w. 5. Bailey
and +. y. Morton. The Wallace Printing
& Winthrop. Marceau & Vincent and Full
lers livery stable were soon in ashes. The
government building on ,Kingman street
We're We're saved The Hl BLOCK. 'c occuped p e1i'I5y By
J. E: Welch and W. y: Adams, next went.
caught fire. and burned fiefcely for half
an hour, the fire extending TO the block
occupied by w. H. Ellis and w. II. Wood
MOOre'S
Foundry street. Ryan grocery store and
twelve TIVE tenement houses In the vicinity of
before o'clock the entire Burlington fire
department depart arrived, and all companies
on Main street The attempt was partially
successful, and the fire was checked about
S;se & osock eoi in time .i to save the more valu-
OF A. l.. Weeks. a. J. Lang and G. H. Har-
yey. however. were burned. Control of the
fire was obtained on Foundry street, six
The fire made almost clean sweep from
Stebins street to Hoyt. turning many peo-
pie out Of their homes: The s.; Al6ans
loss will exceed half million dollars.
The fire after leaving Fonda's lumber
yard pursued northery course along
buildings near by, then going along King
man street. From Center street on one
OF fire swept through the entire district
across Main street which for several blocks
was laid waste including number of tene-
ment houses. Fully thirty families are
homeless tonight. The hotels are using
kerosene and candles tonight, as the gas
and electric light service are cut off. No
possible 10 give the insurance on the burned
property tonight, as the underwriters are
The total loss. as near as can be figured,
| is about $4,000
Three Men Burned i'm "a Block.
I BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May l9.-At O'Clock
| this morning fire broke out in George
| Mitchelrs grocery store, at Gate City, and
| burned an entire block before it could be
| checked. destroying Mitchells store Pier
| sons meat market, Mrs. Hcrsefee's resi-
| dence, Gate City High School and two other
buildings. Fant's boarding house was Up
| stairs Over Mitchells store and the rooms
were occupied by fifteen rolling mill men
| They had been drinking the night before
| and tx was with great difficulty that any OF
| them were saved. Rescuers dragged some
from their beds, while others jumped from
| the windows clad only in their night clothes
| Three men are missing and are supposed
to have been burned to death. James
| Smithson's charred corpse has been recov-
| cred from the debris. The other two miss
ing were strangers and their names
| are unknown. Rich Long had leg burned
| off and others received slight injuries.
other Fire Losses.
HALIFAX, y. S. May l9-Halifax was
4
| there was no insurance on the property
| DESTROYED. The flames started on the In
| tercolonial railroads long wharf in the cat
| tie shed. Both wharf and shed, an which
| were sixty cattle consigned 10 Leamdn &
| Co. soon consumed as well the
| freight and immigration sheds. The fire
| then swept the immense coaling pier
| trestle work and wharf of the Dominion
| government. on which were number OF
| loaded coal cars. The property was owned
| by the Dominion government.
| STEVENS POINT, Wis, May 19-Fire
| broke out last night about IL o'clock in the
| ba sement of the Wisconsin River Paper and
! Pulp Company's mill, located at Whiting, a
few miles from here. and all buildings ex-
| cept the pulp mill were destrcwed. The
| mills were owned by George Waiting OF
Nenasha. and William Whiting of this
| place The loss will reach $50. 600, with
| insurance about one-half.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. May ia special to
| the Register says that the oldest business
| block in Bennettsville, :. C.. DESTROYED
by fire this morning. Seven stores were
! burned Loss. x5,0o0
New Era for Colorado Gold.
| ST. LOUIS, May ia special from
| Yuma, Ariz., says: Eight OF the leading
! GOLD mines at Picabo, on the Colorado