Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1905 — Big Fire at Indianapolis. [ARTICLE]

Big Fire at Indianapolis.

Indianapolis had a very destruc ive fire ia its wholesale district Sunday night, Jand e.rly Monday morning, entailing a loss estimated at over one million dollars The fire was under control at two a, m. Bnd by 10a. m. was entirely extinguished, The following are the losees as estimated by a prominent insurance man: Fabnly and MoCrea. lops on building, $125,000; loss on stock, §260,000; insurance, $290,000, A. Kiefer Drug company, loss’ on building, $70,00 loss on stock, $225 000; insurance, $245,000. Griffith Brothers, on bnilding $50,000- logs on Btcck, $150,00(5; insurance, $160,000. E.C. Do’metsch Company, los® on bu idling, $50,000; loss on jstock $40,000- inrurunce,’sl6o,ooo. gggg Sherman House building, 000; contents, $10,COO; insnrance; $35,000. Savory Hofei building, $20,000; contents $10,000; insurance $15,000 St. Charles Hotel, building sl2, OOOs'ock $5,000; insurance SII,OOO United States Express company buildirg, $10,000; insurance SB,COO Muir Millinery company, bnild* ing, $5,000, etook. #lO 000; insurance $13,000, Total less on buildings and stocks, $1,067,000,