The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05
A Number of Citizen Spectators Hurt
by the Flying Debris, hut
None Seriously.
FIRE TANNED BY THE WIND
ALMOST A GALE PREVENTED FIRE
MEMS WORK FROM TELLING.
Narrow Streets and Trolley Wires
Added to Their Labors and Their
Danger-Losses ana Casualties.

ST. LOUIS, Feb 4-Property to the es-
timated value of si,50O.0OO was burned to-
day. the greater part of four blocks OF
buildings and their contents. between Third
and Sixth streets and Franklin avenue and
section, being destroyed. One fireman was
killed, nine others OF the fire department
were injured more or less seriously. and five
or six citizens were slightly hurt. None OF
the injured will die as far as known to-
night
The Dead
CHARLES w. MEBUS, engine company
No. g.
The Injured
CHIEF swINGLEY. blistered by heat.
JOHN JUDGE. foreman engine company
No. IL, bruised about the legs and internal
injuries.
JOHN HANMoRE. driver engine compa-
ny No. 2. leg broken. head and cheek
bruised.
MIKE HANLAN. truck No. Z. back
bruised.
JAMES A ADAMS. No. truck. cut on
hand.
JOHN KARP. pipeman. engine company
No. IL. leg broken. Internal injuries:
serious.
HARRY BRIDGE. foreman engine COM
pany No. II. shocked by electric wire.
GUS THIERRERY, assistant chief.
shocked and burned by live wire.
A. ]. O'RIELLEY, supervisor city light
ing. blown into street by concussion OF
falling walls.
]. J. sCHEIwGER, engine company No.
13 hand cut.
GEORGE GRAND. spectator. hip dislo-
Gated.
A. ROEBER, pipeman, leg broken.
The loss of both buildings and stocks OF
goods is approximately sl,5OO.0Oo Definite
| figures are exceedingly hard to obtain The
| fact that 1t was Sunday and neither pro-
| prietors nor insurance adjusters were at
their places of business contributed much
to this. Few proprietors or owners could
be found and those who were declared their
inability to give definite information. There
were six retail concerns. which are heavy
losers. The balance of the loss is divided in
small shopkeepers or firms. Only two con-
Germs suffered losses Of over sl00. .000-Penny
& Gentles, and schaper Bros. The buildings
in which the two concerns were located
were owned by the Mary X. Knox estate
and were erected at a cost OF sle5oo0. PEN
ny & Gentles's loss. which was covered en-
tirely by insurance. is estimated at sls5.ooo.
| Schaper Bros. loss is estimated at 10000.
based on the loss by Penny & Gentles.
These two concerns occupied about half the
block on the west side OF Broadway. south
from the corner of Franklin avenue. and
the buildings were entirely destroyed. the
| walls and floors caving in and the ruin
being most complete.
The rest OF the block on the west side
of the street is taken up by the building
occupied by ''The Famous
On Franklin avenue. just back OF Penny
| & Gentles, was the building occupied by
the Fuch Millinery and Cloak Company.
| 1t is estimated that the loss on the stock
| there is $4,000.
The store formerly occupied by ID. craw-
| ford & Co. at the southeast corner OF
tirely burned. Mr.. Crawford says the loss
on the building. which was owned by him.
is 10000. He says the store stock was
| valued at $500.
| The Peoples Housefurnishing Company.
| ct Sl4 North Broadway. just south OF the
| Crawford building. is complete wreck
Mr.. III. J. Nathan. representing the COM
pany. says the loss TO the company win be
between s25.OOO ard $4,000. 1t is estimated
that the building Is damaged 10 the extent
| of $4,000.
| Next door 10 the concern was that OF
Derr Bros. sl2 North Broadway. IL was
| filled with a stock OF five and ten-cent
| goods The loss on the stock Is estimated
at $4,000 and the loss on the building is
| $500.
The fire swept through the block from
Broadway 10 Fourth street and burned all
the buildings from SCI 10 $40 North Fourth
street. The buildings were old three and
four-story structures. some occupied as
tenements above and stores below. while
others were vacant The ST. Louis
Dressed Beef and Provision Company.
Yued & Prabst. commission merchants: A.
stauffer barber: J. IL. Rohde. retail liquor
| dealer: Herboth Mercantile Company. and