The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ElRE-1HRkk BUILDINGS DURNED.-6
fire broke out about o'clock Wedr e,day morn
ing in wooden tenement on Seventh street
just below Wacouta, and communicated to two
adjoining buildings, all three of which were
consumed. The wind, up to midnight, had
been blowing quite gale and had it contin.
ued until the fire broke out number of the
dwellings near by must have shared in tue de.
struction. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The building where it first started was occu-
pied bya German named Kiresine, with his
family. He was tailor by trade, and was in
the habit of taking in work from our clothing
dealers. Mr. +. s. Newell, who lived in the
adjoining building, states that about fifteen
minutes before the fire broke out he was
awakened by the crying of children and con-
siderable noise, and got up and looked out of
the window, when he saw the children of his
neighbor Kiresine out on the sidewalk, but as
that hour in the night, he retired to bed, and
the noise and confusion continuing he got up
again, and on going to the window saw the
smoke and flames just bursting out. He at
once gave the alarm, but the fire had made
such progress that he had all he could do to
get his family out of the house before it was
all in flames. What strikes him as singular is
that although his neighbor must have known
that his house was on fire, he gave no alarm.
Of the three buildings burned, the two next
to Wscouta street were owned by j. w. Bass,
Esq We could not learn whether they were
insured or not, as Mr. Bass is in New York at
present, The first was occupied by Kiresine.
as above stated. The principal things of value
among his effects were two sewing machines,
which were saved. Everything else was
on his household effects, but for what amount
or in which company, we were unable to
gather from Mr.. Kiresine's disconnected &C
count
The next building was occupied by F. s.
Newell, Esq.,-the lower part as tin shop and
the upper as = residence for his family. Mr..
Newell was not insured and lost everything.
The loss falls heavy upon poor Woodworking
man, with four children. We question if there
is more sober, Industrious mechanic in this
city than Mr.. Newell, and to be stript of eve
rything is discouraging to say the least. We
are gratifed to learn that an effort is being
made to make up in part the loss he has sus-
tanned, by some of our citizens. We trust that
our c. liens will aid this worthy, industrious
man to stat afresh. He is deserving-has a
large family AID has lost everything through
no fault of his.
The third building was owned and occupied
by Nj. Rudolph Martini as q dwelling and
bakery. Mr.. Martini's building was insured
in the Etna for $500, and his stock for like
amount. His loss over and above insuranceis
about $500. The most of his household goods
were got out safe. There was some twenty
barrels of flour and eighteen cords of wood,
sugar and other articles burned. Mr.. Martini
desires to return his heartfelt thanks to the
firemen and citizens for their efforts in saving
his goods.
The alarm was promptly given throughout
the city, and the different Fire Companies on
the ground, but owing to the difficulty of OBJ
tanning water, they could do nothing towards
suppressing the flames until all three of the
buildings were burned down which only took
short time to accomplish. That portion OF
Seventh street seems to be peculiarly unfortu-
nate-this being the third fire in that immedi.
ate peghboIhood within few mouths.