23 Jan 1892
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1892
Page
1
Reports detail the Indianapolis disaster at the surgical institute with victims identified, others shipped to Milwaukee and Macomb, and families planning return home. Witnesses condemn the building as a death trap while rescue efforts end and survivors head home.
Bodies found in crowded rooms at Dr Alns Institute with damage from a blaze. Pryor of Ann Arbor among the dead as coroner investigates. A youth named Troy denies intent to steal jewelry from the institute and is held for Monday. Fire losses in Union Square, New York reach about 400000.
Col Jim Rice visits the post office and frets over war anniversaries while Ed McDevitt's records amuse him. The dead letter office swells on Saturdays as misaddressed mail confounds clerks. A glass coop shields the stamp window as gossip persists amid official bustle.
Sunday services listed for First Presbyterian Central Christian St George s St. George s Plymouth church and North Baptist with ministers Haines Lucas Ranger VanAnda Brodhead and Preston Blake. Bishop Knickerbocker confirms adults at St George s while plans for a new cathedral on North Meridian stir clergy arrangements. Bishop Chatard comments on church leadership and relocation implications.
Gov. Chase Col. W. B. Roberts and a SUN representative visited the Warden French housed prison on Lake Michigan last Sunday. They toured the chapel and cell blocks, heard a sermon by the governor, and observed the 800 inmate choir. The piece details meals, discipline, bone crafts, and daily routines within the 1869-built facility.
A Rock Island Davenport flyer train No. 3 jumped the track one mile east of Blue Island while traveling at 40 miles per hour. Seven cars piled in a ditch and caught fire. no deaths, one serious injury to George Patton, others with cuts and bruises. Edith Kingsbury, 12, had a scalp wound.
Reports describe severe cold harming Berlin's poor while famine worsens in Russia and Makari towns face mass starvation. The pope hosts visitors to dispel illness rumors, and France and England seek geopolitical moves amid a fragile alliance.
The Chicken Show ended Saturday night after strong entries in the pigeon and dog divisions. Receipts were good and the Indiana poultry association held its annual meeting at the state house. Officers elected included 3. N. Pierce as president and W. L. Hagerdon as treasurer, with regrets read from ex president Haynes and Jerry Rusk.
The jury found Lillie Stevens not guilty of murdering Margaret Roan, citing insanity at the time of the shooting after a long deliberation that stretched from Friday night into Saturday afternoon. A reporter noted continued interest in local civic issues alongside the verdict.
The little daughter of J. E. Warren on W. Vermont street was severely burned Saturday morning when a coffee pot was overturned at the breakfast table. The child’s face suffered extensive flesh loss and her right arm was injured.
A summer hotel in Port Monmouth New Jersey burned on Friday with insurance coverage. The Erskine College in Dueswest Ohio was destroyed by fire on Friday, causing losses. Total fire losses in Philadelphia fell from 1890 figures. 1891 losses reached $2,540,260 with earlier year losses at $1,442,043 and $23,000 in reported reductions.
The fragment covers multiple items: rivals in the Guttenberg conflict, road talks with Corbett or Mitchell, Detroit wheelmen planning a clubhouse, Cooney the shortstop in Chicago, Bert Inks getting another spring trial, Maher paying $5,000 for a Sullivan bout, Amos Rathbun steering Grand Rapids’ Nelson, Lucy of Palo Alto dying after a grip, Cleveland releasing Gruber with Young and Viau to step in, Rosie and Boyle handling New York’s battery, Western League planning Sunday games and eight-team split, secretary allotting subs with no player swaps, Schaefer and Slosson billiards duel in New York with 800 points, and various stray notices and ads including druggists pricing.
An exhibit at the Propylaceum presents Russian structures headlined by the Moscow Kremlin with its 350 foot Ivan tower and 34 bells. It features Vasili Blagenov’s 14 domes, the Troitsa Monastery near Yaroslav founded by St. Sergius in 1872, and the Temple of the Savior in Moscow praised for marble and a grand dome. The pictures highlight Moscow color, architecture variety, and historic grandeur.
The Marion county farmers institute plans sessions on February 11 and 12 at the state. Frank Smith and Joseph Columbus were in criminal court for assault and battery, released. Building removals from the old fair grounds to the new cost 4700 dollars. Four Presbyterian church trustees will sell property at Pratt and Pennsylvania and build near Eighth and Central. Swine breeders adjourned. New city light plans spark debate. A wagon collision near Market street injures a man and damages a carriage. The insane hospital filed its annual report with the governor, reporting 1541 patients and spending most of a 240000 appropriation. The electric light plant is due to cost 25000 dollars. Major Clifton County shifts to the New York arsenal per ordinance orders. An Illinois street electric car collision injures Joseph Rinesar. Estate of the late Charles Mayer partition filed, valued at 300000. Births and deaths listed. A fire at the surgical institute claimed multiple lives. A new co op share offering advertised.
Washington reports that Chile seeks the recall of Mr. Egan amid diplomacy with Secretary Blaine. Montt met at the department with Atlee and planned an audience with Blaine, while officials caution on confirmation. Most expect the administration will not recall Egan, warning only a warship departure could signal a recall.
A large blaze at Kingan’s packing plant’s big smoke house caused alarm and citywide attention. Firefighters contained the flames after smoldering since night. loss pegged at about 2000 dollars, insured. About 1800 workers watched as smoke and odor filled the area.
The arbitration board adjourned to Monday at 9 o'clock after witness Mr. Lewis testified that Mr. Shaffer ex-president of the street car company issued a notice granting free badge use. Mr. Allen objected to the admission. Judge Howe noted the board’s aim beyond strict legal technicalities and will resume Monday morning.
A busy bill of acts hits area stages next week with Park hosting Young Chanfrau in Kit and a Webber melodrama Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The Grand features The cadi and Hoyt’s farce, while Sardow’s Odette with Clara Morris draws praise for its maternal themes and strong acting.
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