The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-21
BURNED FOUR HOURS.
Indiana Capital and Metropolis Has
Great Confrgration.
SPECTACULAR SIGHT.
Firebrands Fell Like q Hail storm
In the Wholesale Business Dis.
trict and Loss One Million
and q Half Dollars.

Indianapoli Feb. 21.-For four hours
Sunds7 night the wholesale district.
bounded by Georgia and Meridian
streets, Jackson palace and the union
depot sheds. was menaced by a fire
which started in the wholesale ware
room Of the Fahnley & McCrea Mil.
linery company. AT $3.50 o'clock three
general alarms brought into action
every department in the city ami
suburbs. When the fire was brought
under control eight buildings. among
which were three hotels, had been
completely destroyed, causing a loss
estimated at $1,5oo0o0. One fireman
was hurt by falling walls.
Firebrands as large as hens eggs
fell In perfect storm over the bust
ness portion of the city. and on every
building were stationed companies of
men equipped with fire apparatus.
The fire, which was one of the most
spectacular in the history of the city,
was under full Roadway before an
alarm was sounded. BY the time the
first company reached the scene the
millinery house was almost completely
Quilted, and the fire had spread to the
keifer Drug company's building. ST.
simultaneously the flames broke out in
Jackson place, which bounds the Fahn-
ley McCrea buildings on the west.
and almost instantly the flames were
communicated to the ST. Nicholas hotel
and the Griffiths Bros millinery house
10,
In Louisiana street.
The occupants Of the hotels. many
Of whom had not retired. escaped
without injury.
Repeated explosions in the burning
section sent skyward a veritable storm
Of burning embers which, famed by
stiff breeze from the southeast, were
carried into the retail district, where
they fell still burning, upon the roofs
of the principal houses.
For half an hour it was doubtful
whether Or not the firemen could cope
with the flames on account of tot
tering wall which threatened to crush
in the buildings to the north. allowing
the flames spread to the warehouse Of
Haven & Geddes, wholesale grocers.
When tile 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 menaced
by flying embers. ....
Following are the principal losses, as
estimated by a prominent insurance
man:
Fahnley & McCrea, building, $685.
600; loss on stock. s2s0,ooo. Insurance
$4,000.
A. Keifer Drug company, buildings
$4,000; stock, s225,o00. Insurance.
$245,00o.
Griffiths Bros. building. $4,000:
stock, $4,000. Insurance, 100000.
E. c. Dolmetsch company, building,
$4,000; stock, $4,000. Insurance. $36,-
900. r.,
shrman House. buildings. $4,000:
stock. 10000. Insurance, $4,000.
Savoy hotel, building, $4,000; stock.
$4,000. Insurance, $4,000.
st. Charles. building. $4,000; stock.
$4,000. Insurance. $11,000
Muir Millinery company, building,
5000; stoc.i, $4,000. Insurance, 49,
600.
A spark 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, and on account Of the
damage by water, many were compell-
ed to seek other lodgings. The loss Is
estimated at $500. s