Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-21
BURNED -FOUR HOURS.
Indian apital and Metropolis Has
treat COnargratiOn.
SPECTACULAR SIGHT.
firebrands Fell Like a Hail storm
In the Wholesale business Dis
triet and Loss One Million
and a Half Dollars.

IndIanlpoiis. Feb. 2O--For four hours
sunday night the wholesale district
bounded by Georgia and Meridian
streets. Jackson palace and the union
depot sheds. WIS menaced by a FIRE
which started In the wholesale wure-
room Of the Fahnley q MeCrea MIL
linery company. Al $50 o'clock three
general alarms brought into action
every department In the city and
suburbs. When the FIRE was brought
under control eight buildings. among
which were three hotels. had been
completely destroyed. causing a loss
estimated az $1,000. 900. one fireman
was hurt by falling walls
Iifebnnas as large as hens eggs
fell in perfect storm over the busi-
ness portion OF the city. and on every
building we're stationed companies Of
men equipped with nre apparatus.
The IRE. which was one OF the most
spectacular In the history OF the city.
was under FUN headway before an
alarm was sounded. BY the time the
first company reached the scene the
millinery house was almost completely
gutiea and the IRE had spread 10 the
Keller Drug cOmpany's building. ST.
multaneously the flames broke out In
Jackson place. which bounds the Fahn-
ley a McCrea buildings on the west.
and almost instantly the flames were
communicated to the ST. Nicholas hotel
and the Griniths Bros millinery house
In Jackson place and the Savoy hotel
In Louisiana street.
The occupants OF the hotels. many
OF whom had not retired. escaped
without injury.
Repeated explosions In the burning
section sent skywaTd a veritable storm
OF burning emhers which. famed by q
stin breeze from the southeast. were
carried into the retail district. where
they fell, SIN burning. upon the roofs
of the principal houses.
For half an hour Il was doubtful
whether or not the aremen could cope
with the flames on account OF a tot
tering wall which threatened 10 crush
In the buildings TO the north. allowing
the flames spread to the warehouse OF
Haven a Geddes. wholesale grocers
when the wall collapsed In the alley
without damaging the building occu-
pied by Thompson & Co the flames
were apparently brought under control
and several departments were dis
patched TO their stations TO await pos
sible calls from the districts menaccd
by flying embers.
Following are the principal losses. as
estimated by prominent insurance
man,
Fahnley q McCrea. building. Sl25,-
900; loss on stocS. S26o.OOO Insurance
t2s0.OO
4. Kelfer Drug company. buildings.
$4,000; stock. 3225.0OO. Insurance.
;245.00o.
Grinlths Bros building. $4,000:
stock. $4,000. Insurance. 100000.
=. G.. polmetsch company. building.
$4,000; stock, $4,000. Insurance ss6.-
600
sh-man House. buildings. $4,000;
stock. $4,000. Insurance. $4,000.
Savoy hotel building. $4,000; stock.
10000. Insurance. Sl5.C O.
St Charles, building. $4,000; stock.
10000 Insurance. $1,000.
Muir Millinery company. building.
$1,000: stock. $4,000. Insurance. sl3.-
900.
a sR1rk from the fire in the whole
sale district several blocks away set
FIRE TO the roof OF the Grand hotel A
All alarm again summoned all avail
able departments. All OF the guests
were aroused. AMI on account OF the
damage by water. many were compell-
ed TO seek other lodgings. The loss is
estimsted at $500.