The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-03-07
NINE BUILDINGS DE.
STROYED.
TWO HOTELS, FOUR STORES, ONE sA-
LOON, OUT.BUILDINGS AND ONE
BARN BURNED.
A DELUGE OF FlRE,-FUL. PAR
TlCULARS.
Loss Over $4,000.

full report of destructive fire which &C.
Cured at that place on Sabbath evening. I
Lost Sabbath evening closed with anoth-
er Of those fiery calamitiess the knowledge
Of which brings sadness to every sympa-
thetic heart. This is the third terrible fire
that has occurred in the same block within
the past three months. The fire originat-
ed in the Bishop House, a large two and a
half story building, and was first discover
ed about four o'clock, and not unit! the
whole upper portion Of the building was
in flames. Hundreds of our citizens, in
Guiding the Fire Company, were almost
Instantly on the ground, and sprang with
a will to the noble work of saving from
the flames all the property that could DO
carried out and off the premises. The
time was extremely short, however, as the
flames had got under terrible Roadway,
their work Of destruction heing accelerated
by free wind blowing from the north
west. From the Bishop House the fire
speedily spread in both directions-east and
west. West of the Bishop House there
were three buildings to the corner-Mr.
Chamberlain's saloon, 10. Reeds saloon
and grocery store, and the Northwestern
Hotel, owned by Messrs. Combs, Harris,
Dodge & Silves. On the east of the Bishop
House there were three business houses
consumed-Wm.. schwartz's family supply
and home. goods store, Morrison &
Fairbanks grocery store, and Mr.. J: G.
Walters wholesale liquor store. In the
rear of the row was large barn belonging
to the Bishop House, a one-story house be-
longing to the Northwestern Hotel, and
several other out buildings, all Of which
were destroyed. Between Walters liquor
store and Albert Hall, was vacant lot,
and by tearing out Mr.. Walters building,
left space of fifty feet. As soon as this
was accomplished tho Fire Company, aided
by citizens, brought water from the ada
cent wells and by keeping the roof and side
Of the Hall building completely aud con-
stantly irenched with water it was saved,
and the spread Of the fire to the cast was
thereby arrested. A lucky change Of the
wind, too, just at this crisis aided in the
arrest Of the flames, although Us it was, the
Hall was only saved by the merest chance.
Had it taken fire nothing could have saved
tho entire block, and probably the next
business block east would also have gone.
The losses, - nearly as we could learn at
tho time Of writing, were as follows:
&c. Wslters-Loss on building $500 /;
loss on and damage to goods, $500; total,
5000. Most of his stock was saved. No
insurance.
Morrison & Fairbarks-Loss on building,
500: loss on goods, $500; total, 81, 900.
A portion of the stock saved. No insur-
anoe.
Vim. Schwartz-Loss on building. $500 !;
loss on goods and household effects, etc.,
S, 900; total, $l,80o. Insured in tho
Amazon Of Cincinnati, for 400.
]. W. Bishop-Loss IN building, ST. GOO.
Loss on furniture, $500. Loss on barn
and contents, $500. Total, $4,000. No
insurance.
Mr.. Chamberlain-Loes on house, con-
tents and stock, probably $500. No insur-
ance.
10. Reed--Loss on building, furniture
and goods, estimated at $4,000. No insur-
ance.
The Northwestern Hotel-Loss on build
ing, $1,000. Loss on furniture, chiefly by
damage, $500. Total, $4,000. No insur-
! ance.
other property, together with the cloth
ing and personal effects of the seventy or
eighty guests of the two hotels, was de-
stroyed to tho amount of probably $500,
making an aggregate loss, as estimated, Of
Sill 400,
Many, perhaps all, the sufferers con-
template building again, Notwithstanding
this has been the third time within three
months that several Of them have beer
burned out, and in this their third fiery
trial they have the heartfelt sympathy o
the entire community.