The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-11
At a Conference Held Today
1t Was Decided to Rebuild
The Colonial in Most Mod
ern Fashion.
CAMPFIELD Is IN
RICHMOND TODAY.
Making All Arrangements for
The ReconstruCtIon-OrigIn
Of Fire Still as Much a Mys-
terry as Before.

Today, at "a consultation held by e.
NJ. Campfield, James p. Goodrich. the
attorney representing the Peoples
Trust company of Winchester, and
John l.. Rupe. attorney for Mr.. Camp
field. it was decided that Mr.. Camp
field should pay off the $4,000 mort
gage on the property, held by the PeO-
pies Trust company, and then rebuild
the ruined structure
1t is stated that the new Colonial
block will be even better building
than the old one, and that it will prob
able be one or two stories higher than
the old building. 1t is reported that
MIR. Campfield will attempt to organ
ize stock company to build the new
Colonial.
1t was learned today that there was
not more than SJ0,NW insurance on the
fire gutted block. This insurance will
divert to the Peoples Trust company
3n part payment on the mortgage held
by the company. Whether or not a
permanent receiver for the property
will be named to assume charge of its
affairs pending the settlement of the
mortgage is not known.
Mr.. Campfield informed J. W. Gloin
manager of the Knox : and 10 cent
store, that within the next thirty
days the store room occupied by that
company. would be remodeled and
seady for use.
Samuel Dickinson. of the Dickinson
Trust company, temporary receiver of
the Colonial. states that the Peoples
Trust company has not vet foreclosed
!ts mortgage on the Colonial block. Ac-
tion to this effect was brought in the
circuit court, but the only thing done
by the court up to the present time.
has been to appoint temporary re
ceiver for the property.
President Gayle. of the First Nation
al bank, also stated today. that the ac-
tion brought by the bank against E NJ.
Campfleld to collect a note of $1,000.
had been settled satisfactorily. He said
that all but about 5000 on the note had
been paid. and settlement for this
amount would soon be made.
The local lodge of Elks held policies
with two insurance companies. One
company yesterday made a settlement
with the lodge on the basis of a total
loss of property.
Origin of Fire in Doubt
Fire insurance adjusters spent CON
siderable time yesterday afternoon in
Sestigating the ruins in an effort to fix
definitely the origin of the blaze.
No decision has been reached as to
the cause of the blaze and it is regard
ed something of a mystery. Chief Ed
ward Miller. who was made seriously
t(l as result of heat and smoke. and
who was taken away from the fire
while it was raging. continues to i'm
prove, but he is still very sick man.
All the other injured firemen are do
ing well with the exception of Everett I
Miller, pipeman. who is suffering Sc
Serely from injuries 10 his eyes. as 4
result of having them filled with
smoke and PARTICLES of dust. Yester-
day his eyesight was entirely gone.
but the attending physician does not
believe he will be permanently dis
abled.
II. U. johnson Lost Valuable Library.
Former Congressman Henry L. John
son. whose law offices were on the sec
Cnd floor of the building. suffered the
mostssevere loss of any of the. upper
floor tenants. His law library one of
the most complete individual collec-
tions Of the kind. in Wayne county
and said TO represent an outlay of at
least S4Nn was destroyed. He car.
fied an insurance of $1,000. Various
estimates of the total losses have been
made, but it is likely that 100000 will
cover everything.