The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-26
HAMMOND
VISITED BY
BAD FIRE
Huehn Block One of City's
Landmarks RaVaged
by Flames

few minutes time was all that
stood between more than a score of
sleeping people and certain death In
the raging furnace that roared two
floors below them in one OF Ham
mond's main buildings while flames
playing leap frog. spurted upward
toward weary beds.
In that few minutes the fire was
discovered. every bit OF fire fight
ing apparatus in Hammond was
summoned TO check the blaze, the
sleepers were ousted, and shivertns,
they stood at o'clock in the morn
ing watching determined fight by
firemen to save the Huehn BLOCK
landmark OF the city. S flames or
iginating in the basement surged
their way upward, cutting two
stores and doing damage that viii
total $4,000.
The fire is believed to have start
ed in the basement OF the Unity
Candy shop. Harry Anognos is
the lessee. lie is in a. Gary hos
pital. His partner was operating
the shop during his absence. The
is said to have left the building
about a half hour before the fire
was discovered at 2:lo Sunday
morning.
Burning fiercely the flames shot
upward TO the ground floor. They
Quilted the confectionery shop. Ihey
travelled under tho floor TO the
store OF the Wyman Piano Com
nany adjoining. Pianos and phon-
oxraph machines were charred'
burned. The store was ruined with
all its stock. The loss there VIII
be 5000. r. H. Reid, vice preside
OF the company said. Inc iosS -
fully covered, he said,
Smoke filled the building. 1t chung
in thick blankets Of SCOT to the fur-
nIture and draperies of the mousse
holders on the two floors above. Inc
Ennis, Martin. SthulmalSer and the
Brose families were driven from
their quarters as were Likewise MI
and Mrs. Griffith, and all their room
ers on the third floor.
The Huehn Building is occupied al
SO by The Hub" clothing store, the
special agents office Of the I. H B.
railroad and the store rooms Of the
Holland Furnace Co. Smoke caused
slight damage in all OF these places.
The candy store loss has not been
estimated. The damage to the build
ing may. run to $4,000. The Wyman
Piano GO. will claim a total loss on
its stock.
Chief Mil personally directed the
work Of his three departments. Fire
men did a wonderful job in keeping
the flames confined to the basement
and first floor. First corners to the
fire predicted the building would be
total loss. It was a hard battle
but a savage hght by fremen and the
aid Of a tin ceiling above both stores
kept the blaze concentrated.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Huehn. owner OF
the building. this morning sent heI
thanks to Chief Mil and his depart
ment for their work. She evidenced
her thanks by something more sub
stantial than words. That was 6
check for $50 to the fremen's pen
sion fund
Chief Mil said the FIRE may have
resulted from rubbish or an over.
heated furnace.
But Mrs Huehr will ask fornla
investigation Of the source OF the
blaze.
Firemen and police are looking foi
the man who sent in the alarm. He
dashed up TO the door OF the fire
| station. shouted, The Huebn build
| ing is on fire. and disappeared.
The householders, awakened II
the nick Of time and driven into the
street in their night attire, were
! taken in taxicabs to the homes o.
| friends.