The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-08

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| ;Ae -prrsrs p. tAe shl..seo lire. SIX ri
, 'he business Part us iais e.ty lat
a>Ae> .">tyFaag At le->t three 49,,
i-e ceaa - a -s>aA. asa ~ person
were lp-nri. aas ot-sr~.se M.Inr.-s.
Two ~ fle url- rcr.- i,flea IN WI ..,
j rirsion w s.e ra.avr hott b,silrrs a4
i-e 'iArr na, g 'hiet wrn.was shot .r
Policeman rIArr orders. t;rih.th
tLe nAme ot tLe u-iy iaenti ned as.a.
niIu
n-e thousand per>ou0 arr witAou
sAe.1rr. aLs the business men am.
property owners. WAC lave ln>. AN
Mith llit-e 1r 49, Sea-. .rasl. !. Are aln.usi
sn despair They are n 4 fever NJ ~
eiteA wrath against the incentiarle
who ar c-arrea wiia .tartsnr ta,.
ai.t. saturdays destruction NE TIRE
hlrne1 it7e.i out ~ it'll tAs aid .. Mantle.
Mayor steele has .Evilc@ assistance
tr'.A Aci-n boring towA> ia iht. VA, sf
,ruts Tor The homeless. b1t the ~. ;..,.
department. feel a Die IT, core with IL =
situation. AL that j. left ~ the ca.i.p
= tAe "tlI Town over 10 the east
Nap.to4 Hal. the reSslence section
nvrinwara. ana scattering mac,
about the Florence and cripple Cree.
sarc>. IVES, Grippe Creek. acres, rls..
Freeman placer. was also spared.
re loss cannot faii short ~ =. o,1.v3s.
ana the heaviest Insurance los, cones
by this second oEdagration. All thu
substantial business house, the Lead
M hotels, Otiice buildings anG better
-.ass " retail shops, went up n smoke
Or ne IN chaos a. the result OF the .>..
y dynamite exploded TO stay the
hames- The eonfagration ended only
when the residence portion wa,
reached anu open spaces occurred.
across WHICH the flames could NOT
reach.
he ire, which was Of undoubted
1necntiary origin. started in the Port
sand hotel on Second street. shortly
after noon- \ brisk breeze from, ~.
south was blowing Al the time. ana A..
ihe hIe rapidly gained such heaiway
'hat even with good water pressure Z
Ihv ire department. was unable 10
shcck me progress Of the flames The
Portland IS vrritabie tire-trap. and I
offered the best Of kandiing for the be-
ginning ~ = c1ufI-ration.
he entire town was qn:ckiy set!nto
panic ~ this IRE. for tA.y had nor
49, SrrcL from their terrible .xu.ari-
'Aee y. last saturday. Ni-Aor- ay.ax-
very body began ~ prepare Is pack
Up anu get away. bu. - rapidly va.
-lv pr gress III the hamcs that lie
'toY-e soon became panlc->tricAen and
14''vs ensuea- Il i absolutely i.npos-
l"-e 70 describe the scenes which .ol-
owed until the flames had spent their
'owers-
leans were lashei up and down TIL.
trects ~ excited men: peop,.. VITA
'uncie> and paners we're running nell
ne-- u the nortnward. shouts. the
booming u the Aa.-es the crashing OF
alien timbers following the EXPLOSIONS
4 dynamite. all made one ol..inou,-
roar.
Al the nrst hint ~ looting the prop
rty the police. aided by the citizens.
ave prompt notice that death sould
e the fate Of all thieves. and the story
as aroat early that several thieves
ad already been shot and their bod .
; left 10 be cremated In the c.oana-
ration Rumors of many lives lost
idcd 10 the general CONSERVATION.
nj when the boilers of the Palace no.
= exploded, killing and iniuriny seq
"a people TIE panic-strlc&en. crazsd
III excited citizens rushed about
ltnOut apparent purpose or object.
The IRE originated IN the kitchen If
le Portland hotel. which stood IN /.
seond street, between Warren and
yers avenue back of il wa, = lun-
X yard AM several small buildings.
an hours time the roof " the hoi-l
~ fallen in and the flames were leap
= across the adjoining blocks. Y
Booths fur ritrre store wa, blown
" dynamite ia an effort IL check
e IRE. but ia vain The Maloney
iiluing was next wrecked. the Fair. 4
restaurant and then the Palace drug
ore opposite me Palace hotel or the
coni corner above the Portland. =
Across >eccad street the Masonic :.
mple- q two-story brick. stared the I;
lgs@as eastward. and heroic efforts Il
.rr made - prevent IL, burning. d
" TINS time every body on Myers and w
nnstt avenues anu on six adiacen, I,
IcAs began ~ move out East Of "
i.rd street EN- oers ai.ing ignited the 4
nporary buildings hastily set upon II
: rrst burned district. ~
~ four o'clock the who's. town was
laze. and above Carr avenue people in
re moving out their household h.
DDS -.
"a the corner Of Second and Ben ~
L stood the timetable. national hs
ak, ana next to IT. IN the Cripple III
'eE mining exchange. wa. the tenn IL
AIRY home Of the First national
Ak All the money was locked IN
the vaults and the place was
indoned when the flame. crowded
clerks out.
'orth of the banks wers. the t.le.
pm and telephone Offices which had "a
d. abandoned. IN
ate in the afternoon the wind Vi
red around 10 the east, driving the at
rse Of the coniiagratien - The pr
re- sparsely built-up residence dis SCI
I. and the fire died out, leaving the an
b school building the only one of ".
size remaining. str
he list VI business houses lie stroyed
include every firm Of any size. in
city. Banks. post Offices arv 90. ~