Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1901 — A BLAZE AT LOGANSPORT. [ARTICLE]

A BLAZE AT LOGANSPORT.

Wilson. Humphreys A Company’s Printing Plant Wrecked by Fire Sunday Afternoon—Loss $40,000. The large printing plant of Wilson, Humphreys & Co., at Logansport, was damaged by fire Sunday afternoon of last week. The loss is estimated to be between $35,000 and $40,000, being the greatest in the linotype and composing rooms, which were completely gutted. The two rooms were located on the second floor, and the fire seemingly started in or near the linotype room and quickly spread through the composing room and to the binding room in the third floor. Before the fire department oonid get to work both floors were In flames. The fire in the bindery was soon controlled bnt not before the entire stock was ruined by fire and water. The press room on the first floor was drenohed with waterj>ut the damage there will not be very heavy. In the composing room the three linotypes were rained, while all the type on the stones, racks and galleys and in the cases was melted. The oompany had just completed the type setting for a large history and 127 galleys of It were on the racks ready to go to the press room. This is a total loss. In the bindery the American Bankero’ Directory had just been completed and would have been shipped Monday. Besides the directory a number of other books were In the building, all of which were ruined with a large stock of paper. The oompany had lately moved their office and retail store from Fourth street to the factory, as they called It, but these were located iu another room and were not damaged. The building was formerly a warehouse built in the palmy days of the Wabash and Erie canal. The walls were of stone with massive inside timbers. Nearly one hundred employes will be thrown out of work until repairs are made.