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The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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Fire on Sept. 6 destroyed S. Bash & Co.'s warehouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana, damaging adjacent oil mill and grain elevator, with $30,000 loss covered by various insurers. Cause unknown.
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The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of All Kinds in the Two States.
Warehouse Burned at Fort Wayne—Delaware County Stock Breeders in Session—Frost at LaPorte—Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Warehouse and Other Property Burned at Fort Wayne—Loss, $30,000.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Sept. 6.—At 7 o'clock to-night a fire broke out in the warehouse of S. Bash & Co., the largest commission merchants in northern Indiana, and completely destroyed the warehouse, besides damaging the oil mill and grain elevator adjoining. The loss is estimated at $30,000, divided as follows: North British and Mercantile, $2,000; Home, New York, $2,000; German American, New York, $1,500; Niagara, $2,000; Royal, London, $4,000; London and Lancashire, $3,000; Fire Association, Philadelphia, $3,000, and Merchants', Newark, N. J., $3,000. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Fort Wayne
Event Date
Sept. 6
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warehouse completely destroyed, oil mill and grain elevator damaged. loss estimated at $30,000, insured as follows: north british and mercantile $2,000; home, new york $2,000; german american, new york $1,500; niagara $2,000; royal, london $4,000; london and lancashire $3,000; fire association, philadelphia $3,000; merchants', newark, n. j. $3,000. cause unknown.
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At 7 o'clock to-night a fire broke out in the warehouse of S. Bash & Co., the largest commission merchants in northern Indiana, and completely destroyed the warehouse, besides damaging the oil mill and grain elevator adjoining.