Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 169, Hammond, Lake County, 6 January 1910 — Page 8
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Big Blaze in Indiana Harbor Occurs Last Night and One Man is Badly Burned
PANIC IS JEATURE Suffering and Distress Take Place and Pandemonium Reigned. - Indiana Harbor, Jan. 5. Eight families were rendered homeless, one man was painfully burned and ' about $2,500 damage done by a fire
wmch partially destroyed the three-story building owned by Tom Yanow at 2101 One Hundred and Thirty-seventh street, yesterday. -The injured man was Police Officer John Marner, whose face was severely blistered when he attempted to enter a room on the third fioor of the 'building. The flames and smoke burst through the door as he opened it, and he was almost overcome, but he managed to get out of the building without losing consciousness, and his burns were later dressed in a near-by drugstore. FANIC ENSUES. During the progress of the fire pan
demonium reigned. Seven families oc- j cupy the two upper floors of the build-!
Ing and they fought each other and practijljwrecked the interior of the
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frantic efforts to save themselves and theii; household effects. In their mad haste they smashed down doors and windows, broke the plastering and even tore down partitions, and they seriously hampered the firemen In their efforts to put out the fire. Most of the occupants of the litle flats ino which the upper stories were divided, have children and these rushed wildly hither and thither, or stood wringing their hands and crying at the tops of their voices, while their elders, equally beside themselves, raced up and down the stairways carrying trunks, bedding and furniture and fairly knocking each other off their feet in their rush to get their
household effects to the street. Some of the stuc was thrown out of the window, and an unusual feature of the fire was that quite as much damage was done by the foreigners who lived in the building. In trying to save their belongings,, as was caused by fire, smoko and water. ( Tom Ywanow, the . owner of tho Duildtng, conducts a saloon in the corner store and back of this is a meat DAMAGE BV WATER, shop run by Charlie Stancik. Twanow lives in some rooms behind the meat shop on the first floor. The damage here was entirely due to the water which came through from the upper floors and flooded the apartmenta. The basement, in which there are Turkish baths, were also flooded. The blaze started In a bathroom on tho third story, in which Ywanow had stored a wagon load of autumn leaves. Just how It originated is not known. It waa burning briskly betwen the roof and the ceiling when the fire department under Assistant Chief James Doherty arrived. It was Impossible to g,et at the blare with water, without cutting a hole In the roof, and an opening about twenty feet square was accordingly made. The exact amount of the loss could not be estimated last night when Assistant Chief Doherty was Interviewed regarding it, but he said he was going to get a contractor to estimate it. It is hought, however, that $2,500 will about cover It. Charlie Stancik claims that he suffered between $500 and $600 loss on his stock and fixtures in his butcher shop. Assistant Chief Doherty and his men made a record trip to the scene of the blaze, and did good work getting the flames under control soon after their arrival. The fire was discovered at 9:40 a. m. and ljt was all out by 11:15.
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The American Bridge company, which has now its big factory site in Gary under preparation, has opened temporary headquarters and offices ov the grounds, where a force of office employes are employed In looking after the business in connection with the con
struction work. The cold weather is not allowed to Interfere with the progress of the work of preparing the site and work continues steadily.
GOKBCIAL CLUB JDIBEGTOHS MEET Bids for New Plans for Club Building to Be Reopened.
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Dunn Reappointed. Attorney William M. Dunn this morning received notification that he had ben . reappointed as attorney for the Wabash, railroad at Gary for the coming yeah Mr. Dunn has represented the Wabash in aGry for the past three years.
Trainmen Meet. The Railroad Trainmen of Gary held a meeting in the Knights of Columbus f-. hall last evening and Installed the following officers: President J. J. Fitzpatrick. V": Past president W. M. Dunn. Vice president M. C. Hart. '. Secretary William Knowles. Treasurer -C. H. Berry. ;
General agent J. W. Fitzgerald.
The directors "of the Gary Commercial club ' met yesterday afternoon in
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ing to the new building of the Commercial club were brought up for discussion. . It was decided to reopen bids for new plans for the club building, which has been hanging fire for some months past. A committee was appointed to draw up a letter of Instructions which will be sent to the local architects and another meeting of the directors has been called for this afternoon to act on the work of tho committee. A short meeting , of the Commercial club was held last evening in the club rooms of the Gary hotel and a discussion of the directors proceedings in the afternoon took place. Nothing of
Importance transpired except the usual routine business.
EASTERN STAR LODGE IBSMtf OFFICERS Gala Event in East Chicago Society Set for This Evening.
(Special to Thb Times.) East Chicago, Jan. 5. Tonight will be another gala evening for the East Chicago chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. The occasion for the event is the installation of the recently elected officers, after which a lunch will be served and a social session follow. The leaders of the lodge who will be inducted into office tonight are .Flora Johnson, worthy matron; Mary Japperson, associate worthy matron; L. T. Loucks. worth patron; Grace Loucks, conductress; Gertrude Fowler, associate conductress; Jennie Meade, secretary, and Irene Allen, treasurer. Eipect Good Attendance. The meeting as usual will be held in Masonic hall and a full membership attendance is expected. As the Installation of officers Is considered one of the most important events, which occurs in a lodge, tonight's meeting will be attended by all the ceremonials which belong to such an occasion. The next meeting of the Eastern Sta rauxillary will be held at the home of Mrs. Walter Spencer, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13 at -2:30 o'clock.
Clerks to Meet. The retail clerks of Gary will mwt this evening in the Gary hotel for the purpose of discussing the closing hours of the stores in which they are employed and map out their demands to be made to their employers. This follows the action of the Retail Merchants' association, which met last night and decided upon the closing hours which will be favorable to them and which they have submitted to the clerks for consideration. , It Is expected that the meeting will be largely attended this evening, in view of the fact that this question is one of the most important which this union will have to consider for the present.
FISHERMAN ROBBED OMHS SAVINGS Fred Berg Loses $225 of His Horde "Home Talent" Responsible.
(Special to The Times.) East Chicago, Jan. 6. Some one took advantage of Fred Berg, "the fisherman," who conducts a fishing camp near the interurban bridge on the banks of the Calumet river recently, and robbed him of his entire horde, consisting of $225. The money was kept in a tin safe and was not missed until a- few days ago. No report of the robbery was made to the police. Berg is a well known character along the river front and is known either personally, or by reputation, to almost everybody in Northern Lake county. Many a fish fry has been held at his camp and Fred was the boy who knew how to prepare the finny tribe in a maner fit to tempt the appetite of the most ardent observer of the restrictions of Friday. Like many another fisherman, however, Fred has a falling which has lost him more than the $225 of which he was robbed so recently. He occasionally take a drop too much, and, it is said, he had been drinking when . his money, together with the box in which it was kept, disappeared. Looks Uke Home Talent. The old man himself has no idea as to who robbed him, but it is believed to have been "home talent." This is the second robbery that has come to light In this locality this week. A few nights ago some one broke into the loffice of the new Cudahy plant and stole an assortment of surveyors and engineers' instruments. Berg's fishing camp is located on the same tract of land as the Cudahy plant occupies, and there is a supposition that there may have been some connection between the two robberies. Berg's son, who conducts the same kind of establishment in Robertsdale as does his father, has taken the old man to his place for the time being.
BEYERS IS EXONERATED rwsMsaana Employe : Had no Case Against Gary Assistant Postmaster.
Paul Swihart, formerly an employe of the Gary postofflce in the capacity of a letter carrier, failed to make out a case of assault and battery against Assistant postmaster Frank B. Meyers last night before Mayor Knotts in the city com Ueyers was discharged.
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The Gary delegation of sixty-eight members who attended the Tenth District democratic convention yesterday returned home last evening well satisfied with the election of Charles J. Murphy as district chairman.Of course the Gary delegates went to the convention ; to support Mayor Lawrence Becker of Hammond, but at the outset, it was seen that Murphy was too strong in the south end counties to elect Becker, unless a bad spat occurred, which was not likely. On the third ballot, when it was seen that Murphy was gaining, the Becker supporters threw their strength to Murphy and as a result he was elected. The Gary delegation made quite a showing with their blue badges as they marched through the Hammond streets to the convention hall.
Umpleby & Decker, one of the finest places of Its kind In tho state. There
will be about six or eight entries In the race for the handicap title, and all of the players are worth seeing. The tournament will be arranged so that one or two games will be played ch night, each contestant playing each of the other entrants. Prizes will be given to the winners. The match is creating considerable Interest in the billiard world and should prove a good drawing card. Among those who have already entered the race for the trophies are: Peletier. (200); Wells. (150); Atkins, (150); Rice. (125); Lehman, (125); Ingersoll. (125).
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It, is probable that a billiard-tournament will be started In Gary the first of next week, at the rooms of
WASHINGTON NEWS ABOUT HOOSIERS Washington, Jan. 6. Former Senator Hemenway and Thomas P. 1 Littlepage returned today from Boonville, where they, spent the holidays. It was stated In the most emphatic terms that Mr. Hemenway had no intention of running for congress in the First district. Representative .Barnhart has appointed Edgar Mountjoy of Elkhart as his private secretary. Mr. Mountjoy arrived yesterday and opened the congressman's office. Mr. Barnhart will come tomorrow. Within a few days Senator BeverIdge will introduce a bill appropriating $100,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a public building at Linton, Ind. Former Representative James E. Watson Is scheduled to arrive here on Wednesdays It is understood he will spend the greater part of this month in AVashington. Former Representative Charles B. Landis, who is taking an active interest in legislation for the upbuilding of the merchant marlno, is at the Wlllard hotel. "I am out of politics," he said, with a merry twinkle tn his steel-blue eyes, "and I don't ever expect to come back to Washington as a public official." Dr. D. G. Tweedale was today appolnted a member of the pension exam
ining board at Evansvllle, on recom mendation of Senator Beveridge. H will take the place of Dr. C. W. Hartley, who resigned. It was announced today that civil service examinations for rural carriers will be held on Jan. 29 at Andrews and Huntington. A. similar examination will be held at Griffith on Feb. 5. Senator Shively returned from Indiana this evening. Miss Ruth Barnard, daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Barnard, who spent the holidays here with her parents, started this afternoon to Richmond to resume her studies at Earlham college. W. J. Vlckery of Evansvllle has been appointed postofflce inspector in charge at Cincinnati, where he wilUhave hla headquarters in the future. Mr. Vlckery was formerly chief of the postofflce Inspectors, but lost that position during the Roosevelt regime.
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TIMES BUREAU x V AT STATE CAPITAL. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 6. There was today here incorporated the Indiana, Securities company of East Chicago, bond dealers. The capital stock is $50.000. Incorporated by C. E. Fowler, E. W. Wickey. W. C. Harding. C. F. Egbert and J. S. Bven.
LANGFORD TO FIGHT SULLIVAN Montana Jack Will Mix With Tar Baby. ; Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 6. Sam Langford, the negro middleweight boxer, of Boston, and Montana Jack Sullivan signed articles to box before the Empire Athletic club in this city Jan. 18. The men will battle six rounds.
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patchers' table and that the employe resented the Interference In his work. Words then ensued between the two In which Meyers was alleged to have struck the complainant. The former claimed, however, that the quarters in the postofflce were smal land that he was compelled to push him to get by him.
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Three weeks ago Wujo Popovich, alias Frank Kill, was arrested in Gary on the charge of assaulting Mark Markovich. The assault occurred on the 26th of December and the trial in Knotts court resulted in a fine of $10 and oosts. Officer Peter Juric has ben talking to the friends of Popovich and his discovered that he committed a vicious assault in Cleveland, O. Chief of Police Fred Kohler of Cleveland was communicated with by Chief Martin of Gary, with the result that Popovich is found to be badly wanted. He was arrested for stabbing. John Malaeky on August 10, 1907, and was placed under $500 ball. He was expected to be indicted by the grand Jury when he jumped his ball and came to Gary. It is due to the vigilance of Officer Juric that the criminal - history of Popovich has been discovered. Officers will arrive from Cleveland to take charge of the prisoner.
FILLS HOSPITALS 700 People in New York Injured in Blizzard. New York, Jan. o. New York hospitals are filled with accident cases because of icy streets. The sleet storm late, yesterday covered every
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The most violence that was charged thin ice and caused greater, peril to against the office head was that he had limb, if not to life, than any other pushed the carrier after an altercation t storm in recent years.
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that .there was no blow struck. Swihart said that Meyers pushed him and Meyers denied the fact. The other employes of the postofflce, who testified in the case, claimed that they knew but little about the matter. Nearly all of the postofflce employes of the city and a large number of other interested spectators crowded the courtroom last night to hear the trial of the case which has created considerable interest in the city. Nearly all of the employes of the office testified in the case. It developed that Mr. Meyers attempted to show Swihart how
to properly soj his mall at the dls- same experience.
According to police estimates more than 700 persons were injured by fallingThe ice forced all vehicles except automobiles from the streets, caused the abandonment of mail schedules by the postofflce department, blocked elevated and surface traffic and played havoc with shipping on the rivers and in the bay. For the first time in the history of Bellevu hospital there were nine ambulance calls at once shortly before midnight. The physicians ran out of emergency kits when the number of calls for the night reached nearly a
hundred. .Other hospitals had much the
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