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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1891
Page
1
A March morning blaze in a Hebrew district tenement on Allen Street left 7 dead or dying among 51 residents. Firefighters battled fierce flames, rescuing many from upper windows while others perished or awaited fate in suffocating smoke. The fire was incendiary in origin.
An explosion at the Crescent steel works on Wednesday morning killed one man and fatally burned two others. Several more were badly burned as emergency crews examined the scene amid a crowd of onlookers.
Inussen has been sentenced to six years for wrecking the Sixth national bank at the Union Station. A spring travel upswing draws visitors from surrounding towns. An advertising car promoting the Chicago auditorium toured the city. The goat Nancy Jane caused a stir by swallowing a long piece of green ribbon from a wholesale millinery store, then resting beside a track after a near fainting spell.
In Meigs county Ohio C Wiliams an affluent organist and church member secretly assigns all property to his uncle to prevent marrying his fiancée Mrs EH EF Patton a notable widow and choir soprano. Negro news item reports his wealth and motive while another brief from BRAZIL Ind notes miner Charles Dickson age 22 killed at No 4 shaft after pillar pulling.
A broad array of local items follows. A petition seeks a receiver for the lumber firm DD Haggard & Co with debts around 15000. A morgue of minor incidents includes a grocery theft, a feather bed theft, a grand jury bound over suspect, a funeral, a street collision, and a hospital visit. Minor court snippets detail bail and warrants. The note covers police court outcomes, a party at Center lodge, and theatre altercations.
A big auction sale on E Washington street offers 156 car lots. The notice invites bidders to attend at 1405, March 19, at 2 and 2. All lots will be sold to the highest bidder.
Dissatisfaction voiced over the 3000 remaining from the Bowen Merrill relief fund after widows and maimed firemen were aided. Firemen urge immediate distribution to Leach Long Rafert and Neal, while the Board of Public Works debates plats, water mains, and street plans. Officials discuss bids for an Indianapolis contract and state ditch drainage plans.
Seen in local stores, the catalog lists Flowered India silky wall papers and Hansemde rug designs. It features changeable silk shirts from 10 dollars, polka dotted cloths, silks, rib bons, brocades with gilt, and light weight jackets and capes priced from 12 to 20 dollars.
In Indianapolis a 24 year old man, C. Q. Berry of 275 West North Street, vanishes after writing a farewell note citing drink. His wife, Elizabeth Berry, a 23 year old tall woman, says he left after a heated argument and has not been seen since. Police investigate, while the couple’s three year marriage is described as strained by his intoxication.
A Cleveland dispatch reports ongoing Mafia accusation drama between the Provenzanos and Matrangas. Police wait for a decisive move as threats target Mayor Shakespeare Parkerson Wycliffe and Father Manoritta. John L Sullivan sent 250 dollars for a Henessy monument amid rising tensions.
Fire Wednesday morning consumed the opera house with the theater holding the stage blamed for the blaze. Loss estimated at $60,000. Local authorities investigate while spectators observe the smoldering ruins.
Galvin is the oldest pro pitcher still active since 1875. Kelly may join Chicago’s league team. Van Haltren may draw 7000 from Baltimore treasury this season. Mitchell to be paid 2000 for services in the Mitchell La Blanche bout. Wm Pitts of Peru and Dan Jordan duel in Cookhall Wednesday night. New York’s walking match fading as participants abandon track over unpaid purses. Indianapolis scheme telegraphed nationwide. Detroit Free Press protests sensibly about city names. A cock fight of 14 battles drew 50 sports. bets reportedly large. Polster’s gun fired at Cook-Polster match. stray shot hit a hat. no injuries. Next Thursday’s match to be held with free admission.
Aboard the Italian emigrant steamship Utopia, bound for New York with 700 aboard, a collision in Gibraltar Bay with the British ironclad Anson and subsequent impact with Rodney led to its rapid sinking. About 200 to 70 lives were reported lost, with rescuers aiding survivors and several bodies washing ashore on the Spanish coast.
Thompsonville Conn March 15 Mrs Stevens, a soldier's widow subsisted on neighbors charity living in a deserted house cellar. Officials found over 4000 hidden cash while she resisted hospital care due to cost. Her daughter had urged relief but her misery persisted.
Bienenger and Bodman of Cincinnati burned Tuesday night causing losses of $31,000. A portion of 4 bluff in Kansas City fell injuring one person. A Roanoke train struck and killed Lulu and Lelia Cooperage. A wreck on the Quincy Omaha and Pacific line at Trenton killed two and wounded ten Tuesday.
News notes a disastrous fire in Rushville on Tuesday. Also reported is Nellie Hays, betrothed to a Memphis workman, dying of grief after a death near Washington last week. Dr. T. J. Griffith sues William Steele for 1600 dollars over a fight at a Good Templar ball. Hats for Spring offered cheaply at Seaton's Hat Store. Mr J. M. Ryder relocates to 145 West Washington Street and expands to wholesale cigars and liquors.
Gov Hovey names Mrs May Wright Sewall to the World’s Fair Commission amid a full slate of Indiana appointees. The first meeting is scheduled for May 1. Names include district representatives from Indianapolis to Richmond and Evansville, with Studebaker and Hayden discussed as potential commission president candidates.
A Tuesday evening blaze in an eight story building at Greene and Bleekman streets, housing Alfred Benjamin & Co., roared through the New York clothing district. The conflagration destroyed adjacent structures and left over 350 workers homeless as firemen gained control by 10 PM. Separately, a large parade celebrating Irish patriotism failed to connect, though a later march proceeded with speeches at Tomlinson hall. Earlier, the Wilkes linen works near Ediweren burned, causing $500,000 in losses.
Parson Chase, famed for his hard pounding in the money squandering sessions, visited the capitol on Wednesday. Charles Young, deputy under Secretary Griffin, has been at the capitol the past week and plans to settle in the city. A pavement display once shown in Tomlinson hall and later in the courthouse is being moved to the capitol basement for an extended run. The board of agriculture presses its case against the guards in the supreme court, arguing it was formed under the old constitution and the legislature cannot remove it. Tim Griffin expressed fury as a group of boys damaged the state house lawn and defaced the Hendricks monument with mud.
The report lists diverse items from Tuesday including Monte Carlo's financial woes, over 150 British peers operating saloons, a telephone link between London and Paris, a Glasgow blast furnace explosion killing about a dozen, an ovation for Gladstone, and a note on Princess Marianna Bonaparte of Corsica as Napoleonic kin.
Notice announces 50 dozen boys cloth hats offered at local sale by Wm L Elder's. Public urged to hurry as supplies will not last. Likely directed to customers including a person named Rothers and mentions Dalton flatters Butes House with unclear phrasing.
Washington report says Huston may reconsider resignation and stay as treasurer. Lamcke declined the post due to ill health and plans to sail to Europe. No judicial appointments until December and no extra congressional session. Enlistment in the service limited as orders are issued to stop further drafts. Indiana forecast cooler with light rain and cloudy for Indianapolis area tonight.
The Park remembered Frank I. Frayne and a bulldog tale involving a London dog bought for gold, plus a Cincinnati shooting incident that haunted Frayne. John Dickson and John Martin recount Frayne’s stage life, a fiery dog episode, and his somber recollections alongside plans for Harry Gilfoil in Hoyts next week.
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