The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-06
FRANKTON'S HEAVY LOSS
COMMERCIAL BLOCK AND OPERA
HOUSE BURNED TO THE GROUND.
Further Exposure of CadwaIIader's
Rotten Union City Bank Comes Out
in Trial at Winchester.


Specal to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKTON, Ind, Dec. 5.-Fire broke out
at o'clock this morning in the Commercial
block, one Of the largest business blocks in
Madison county, containing six rooms, and
before the flames died out a total loss of
10000 had resulted There is no fire protec-
ton of any kind here, and, with the high
wind. the fire soon ran through the build
ing. 1t originated in the rear of George
Noland's furniture and undertaking estab-
lshment, and soon gutted that room, to-
gether with the tailoring establishment OF
Herman Biesh. 1t soon spread to the hard
ware store of Wise & Son and to the dry
goods store of julius Lederer. In the hard
ware room was stored large quantity of
oil, which fed the flames, which passed the
fre walls to the grocery store of Leach &
Jones and the furniture store of B. f. Davis
& Co., on one side and the boot and shoe
store of A. Loeb on the other. About this
time there was a tremendous explosion,
probably caused by the escaping gas in the
rooms of Wise & Son. This destroyed all
the fire walls in the building, and there was
then nothing to prevent the entire building
going. AT the time of the explosion Isaac
n. Wallace and d. D. Bradley were pass
ing through the alley west Of the building,
and they were caught by the falling walls.
Wallace was crushed into a shapeless mass,
but Bradley is not fatally injured. DR.. C.
b. Van Horn was also injured by falling
down stairway while trying to save some
OF his property. Following are the losses
and insurance.:
John Sharp, loss, So, 500; insurance, $500,
IN the Springfield. w. II. H. Quick loss,
$l5,U0O; insurance. $6,5OO-$5OO in the Home,
$l,5OO in Milwaukee Mechanics $1500 in
@fnoenix6 @ ~ 6$ 700 in Springfield. Wise & Son,
loss, $o,cO0; insurance, $60O0-$2,0 900 in Free
port, of Illinois, $1,000 in Firemen's Fund
5000 in the Springfield, of Massachusetts.
Noland q Co, loss, $1,000; insurance, 1850
$1,000 in Springfield, $1,000 in Phoenix, $3.50 in
German, of Freeport, Ill. 81 900 in Firemen's
Fund, $1,000 in Milwaukee Mechanics. A.
Loeb, loss, $10,000 insurance, $6 O00-$2 900 in
PhoeniX, $1,000 in Milwaukee Mechanics, $2,-
600 in Home. julius Lederer, loss, S12 900;
Home, $1,5OO in Phoenix, 5000 in German,
Of Freeport, Ill., and $1,000 in Firemens
Fund. Leach & Jones. grocers, ioss SO 900;
insurance, 500 in Home, $500 in Firemens
Fund. Herman Biesh, tailor, loss, $1,000; in
sSurance, 500 in Home, of New York. B.
insured. Frankton Athletic Association
ciu6rooms, loss, $500; no insurance DR..
Peck, Loss, $500; no insurance. Dr. Van
Horn, loss. 500; no insurance
W. II. II. Quick was the principal owner
of the building and the opera house, which
is the heaviest loser. One of the policies on
his property expired last week and the in
surance agent failed to notify him, and he
loses $1,000 by it. The building was erected
business men of the town. The building will
not be rebuilt. The town is in general
mourning, both on account of the loss of
the building and the death of Mr.. Wallace.