The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-03
THE CITY.

buildings by the most strenuous eXertlonS OF
our Fire Department and citizens.
The fire originated in a defective forge
used by Mr.. Elder, which was left when he
quit work at night, in a careless manner with
fire in it. The aue and forge were against
the east wall of the room, separated only by
u thin partition from the sleeping apartments
of DR.. Rosenk, whose family occupied the
room next to it. 1t was here that the fire
commenced, and in few minutes after catch
ing, the whole ceiling and roof of the tene-
ment of DR.. r., which was one story high,
were in flames. In oed Immediately ad-
joining the forge chimney, three Of his chill
dren lay asleep, one a girl twelve years of
age, one seven, and the other an infant. The
eldest says she was awakened by the smoke
and flames, and springing up endeavored to
awake and remove her sister Amelia from
the bed; but being unable to do this, she got
tn, youngest and succeeded in making her
escape just as her father, having received his
first intimation of the danger rushed into
the room, and endeavored to reach the bed
and take out the remaining little one. On
feeling in it, for the smoke was too thick to
see anything, he found it empty! and the
bed clothes on fire. His hands were severe
ly burned by the flames, and he was sufocat-
ed by the smoke. He enieavored to find
his child Amelia, but in so doing fell sense
less near the door, and was dragged out by
Mrs. r. 1t is supposed that Amelia crawled
from the bed, but suffocated and bewildcred,
could not find the door, and falling into a
corner of the room, was burned to DEATH
Her remains, charred into shapeless mass,
were found in the corner opposite the door
yesterday morning! ['rhe particulars of the
inquest will be found in another place.
The flames then communicated to the Nil
linery store Of Mrs. Stokes, but most Of the
property was removed by the citizens be-
fore much damage was done. The whole row
was entirely consumed.
Mr.. Elder lost all of his stock and tools,
which were not, however, very extensive
We could not ascertain his loss exactly but it
cannot be more than $500.
Mrs. Stokes loss is about the same, we are
told DR.. Rosenk's loss will be pretty Sc
we're, but is partly covered by insurance He
had about $500 in gold and bank notes which
were burned and have not yet been found
The Fire companies worked well, AMI by
their exertions, unsupplied as they were with
apparatus did much good in restraining the
spread Of the fire.
We could not learn who the buildings be-
longcd to. They were not very valuable, and
the whole loss by the fire will not exceed
$500.
MEETING OF MERcHANTs.-At meeting
of the merchants of St. Paul. assembled at
the Court IIouse,-pursuant to call publish
ed in the Daily Papers,-to consider what
measures are most eXpedient to be taken in
view of the general arrangement Of moneta-
ry matters, and the ruinous rates of exchange
now existing between this and the Eastern
cities
The meeting was called to order by J. p.
Pond, Esq, who nominated Mr.. j Ohm Mich
OILS as Chairman.
On motion, Mr.. Nichols was chosen as
such.
Mr.. w. S. Combs was elected to act as
Secretary.
The Chair then stated the objects of the
meeting as above quoted but said that it
had been suggested by some bankers of this
city that instead Of taking any hasty action
in the matter, q Committee hal better be
appointed to ascertain what action would be
taken by the bankers here, and to Gain fur
ther news of matters below.
Dr. David Day then made the following
molten:
confer with the brokers and business generally
the best to be pursued in in regard ae
financial difficulties and report at meeting to be held
at II O'Clock Saturday, at this place, "Seconed
Several speeches were made, showing the
spirit of the Mercantile community to indi-
cate that they could not afford to pay such
an enormous rate for Eastern Exchange as S
per cent and that some measures for their
relief would have to be adopted, or many
would suffer their notes to be protested, be-
ing unable to procure exchange at any such
enormous rates.
An amendment was made to the resolution,
by changing the day to Monday, instead of
Saturday thus giving the Committee moro
time.
The motion coming up was passed.
The Chair appointed David Day, John
McCloud, A. II. Cathcart, Isaac Markley,
and "A. l.. Larpenteur, as the Committee
1t was moved and carried that that chair
act as ex-officio member.
On motion the meeting adjourned until
Monday at eleven o'clock, A. NJ.