The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-24
TOUR FIRES AT ONE TIME.
While the Department Was mt One
Another WouId ne niscovo..a

While the Department Was at One
Another Would he Uncovered.
1t was about 2:30 o'clock when the first
alarm from Landers's pork house was re-
ceived, and second and third alarm fol-
lowed IN quick succession. When the fire
department arrived the entire structure was
a mass of flames. The building was at one
time used as a pork packing establishment,
but had been recently utilized as a hay-
baling stable and store room, and, conse-
quently, it burned like so much finder
There were $50 tons of hay in the building
belonging to H. L. Kinney and w. j. Riley
1t was the work of a few minutes for sew
eral lines Of hose to be laid and numerous
streams of water directed on the north end
or the building, where the fire had started
and where the flames had made the great
est Roadway. 1t was said that some horses
were in that portion of the stable and
George Brannon, a fireman of No. IL COM
pany dashed into the smoke and flames.
After some moments of anxious waiting,
two large bay horses dashed out of the
door, closely followed by Mr.. Brannon with
his hair and eyebrows badly singed, There
was one horse which he did not succeed in
saving and 1T was burned to death
Suddenly some one In the large crowd
discovered another fire. There. just block
away, was another column of black smoke
1t was barn in the rear of No. 14S Blake
street and used by c.. c. BrownelI who
Keeps feed store at that number as a
store room for hay and feed. The blaze
started on the inside and had gained so
much Roadway while the department was
attending the pork house fire. that it was
with the greatest difficulty that the fire.
men saved the surrounding houses which
were built very close to the burning sraale
A house on New York street. occupied by
a family named Tatlin. was the nearest
and every piece of furniture in it was car
ried out into the street. A horse owned by
Andrew Hermanny was in the stable and
Sam Burton.
This fire was just about under control
when again tie crowd sounded the alarm of
IRE and started east on New York street
BY the time the firemen could gather up a
few lines of hose and reach the scene an
ether stable sta, in the rear Of No. 400 West
flames. This stable was small and in a
short time. the fire was under control In
the ruins was found another horse belong
ing to Pat Naughton, the barn belonging
to Mrs C. w. Talbot.
For some time the crowd stood around
and laughingly talked about waiting for
the next fire. A few left, but the larger
portion returned to the old pork house,
where the freTnen were still at work The
$50 tons of hay which were stored there.
most of 1t being baled. was extremely diff
cult to control. Finally, however, a part of
their houses and the crowd was vending its
way toward Washington street, when right
before 1t there suddenly appeared another
cloud of smoke. The engines and people all
seemed to start at once for the place from
which the smoke was coming. 1t was still
another stable. 1t was located at the rear
of the Crystal Ice Company's building,
corner of Usage and West Wabash streets.
This time II a brick building, which
was very fortunate, for, either side the
burning building was closed in by frame
sheds The firemen went at it as though it
was the first work they had had for a
week. A stream of water was directed in
every window and door. but it was over an
hour before the flames We're subdued The
building was occupied by c. Maus as a
stable and he lost about 500.