The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-21
NEWLYWEOS
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Up IN FIRE
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tSpecfal 10 -IHE TINES
Indiana Harbor. July 21.-Mr and
Mrs Tony Phillips, bride and grom
of last Saturday. saw all their newly
purchased household belongings, lust
delivered in the afternoon. go up in
smoke Tuesday evening The same fire
which destroyed their belongings kill
ed 100 chickens belonging to Ed Meyers,
who with his wife occupied the first
floor of the house in which Mr.. and Mrs
Phillips resided. The Meyers house
hold g@ods, were almost total loss
che Inflated house was located at
Drummond and One Hundred and For
ty-second street 1t a two story
building valued at $4,000 The two
families who occupied 1t were friends,
the men being employed by the North
ern Indiana Gas and Electric company
Phillips as arc trimmer and Meyers as
gas filter. The two young couples had
gone down town a little shopping
excursion. the principal mission being
| the purchase of a lot of odds and ends
| that had been over looked while select
ing the bulk of the furniture for the
new home. They left the house at
about o'clock and started to return
| shortly after 10. On their way home
| they were passed by the fire wagon.
| They wondered where the fire was but
took little interest until they got with
| In sight of their home They then real
| lied that 1t was their house which was
| ablaze By the time they arrived up
on the scene it was too late to save any
of the Phillips furniture, but Mr. Mey-
ers managed to save a few of his
household effects. The fremen had their
hands full keeping the fire under con-
troll.
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all the loss of their chickens which
were fancy stock and had no chance
to escape, but died like rats in hole
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips were married
only Saturday in Crown Point They
| went to the county seat in company
| with little party which included Mr.
and Mrs. Meyers who themselves have
only been married about six mnths
Mrs. Phillips before her marriage
Miss Marceline of Olcott avenue, East
Chicago where her father conducts a
fruit store.
Mr. Phillips who was born in Italy
has been in Indiana Harbor for two
years He was formerly a sailor and
has been around the world several
times. having visited every continent
on the globe. He had several times
been to America, but never further
west than Philadelphia Something
over two years ago however he landed
in the Quaker city and he and a friend
. decided that they would like to make
a tour of America. Having not the
, necessary wherewithal to- purchase
: transportation and believing that they
could see more of the country by 'hoof-
ing it, they started to walk across
the continent They had reached Indi-
, ana Harbor when Phillips partner was
, killed by a Pennsylvania train. Phillips
was all broken up over the incident
. and wept beside the body of his dead
in the young man, learning that he was
a fellow countryman of his, and asked
, him to remain in Indiana Harbor and
; settle down. He secured Phillips a jot
! with the gas company and the young
, globe trotter proceeded at once to make
good in his new position. He liked his
, work and his employers liked him ano
the result was that he remained here
ever since. He became acquainted
with Miss Marcelino and their engage.
ment and marriage resulted.
The bride was hysterical when she
r saw that the new home was being de
stroyed. The furniture was valued a
$3.50 and was not insured. The Meyer.
loss was $3.50, also not insured TIL,
. house which was owned by the Smith
n Bader Davidson company, and was val
ued at 81 900 as insured or $500.