Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1917 — BIG FIRE IN TRANSFER YARDS [ARTICLE]

BIG FIRE IN TRANSFER YARDS

Loss Is. -- Estimated at » Half a Million Dollars. Hammond; Anfensi 1-—-A U '- 000 fire in the Uihacag®, Indiana eSoutherh freight transfer yxT-S- st Gibson, between Hatnrncmd m<i East Chicago early today. oat every fire department ~in'tteCiinmet region. It was one of the costliest fires ever - -'fcaown here. More than 100, <-.ars. loaded, were .destroyed. The ear? were on transfer tracks too far from the water sonree and eoald not be reached. The four railroads , affected by the fire are the New York Central, the Michigan Central, tie I*>ifana Beit line and the Chicase. Tndfim and Southern. The fire started from a leaking carboy of snlzhTrie acid and swept throzgh three transfer buildings, destroyed 115 .eais. ;.and two miles, of trackage ' Ne (trne was seriously injured. I—e Joint efforts of the fire departnenis from East Chicago, Gary, Hammond afid. Whiting were required to control the flames. The transfer yards are said -to be the largest in the world.