Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-30
FIRES FROLICS.

The Detroit Free Press" Building and Ma
terial Wiped Out by Fire---Thc Destruc-
ton Most Complete, but the Publication
Of the Paper not to be Interrupted.
DETROIT s'FREE PRESS BURNED.
DETROIT, April 29.-At $40 this 4. NJ. an
explosion of the gas main leading to the
Free Press building took place, the gas ig-
nited and instantaneously the whole edifce
burst into mass of flames. There we're at
that hour in the building the chief pressman.
two mail clerks, the night engineer and five
pressmen, all of whom escaped, after the
fire broke out, two of them slightly injured.
The Free Press company occupied two four
story brick buildings, corner of Woodbridge
and GreenwaA streets.
The burning gas ascending through the
stairways ignited every floor of the two
buildings. An effort was made by the press
man to turn on the safety hose, and throw
stream of water on the fire below, but the
attempt was abandoned as futile. The
presses were stopped, and the forms of the
paper were saved. The city fire departments
were promptly on hand, but, despite their
efforts, the two buildings we're thoroughly
Quilted by the fire.
The presses, of which there were twelve,
and the machinery of the Free Press were
more or less damaged. The job rooms con-
tanned about $4,000 worth of material,
which is utterly destroyed. The rooms
above the job room were used as the stereo-
type foundry and has the mail clerks room.
In the Office of the latter every paper was
saved intact, including the edition lists of all
the editions of the Free Press. In the next
rooms above were located the composing
rooms and editorial rooms. The composing
room with its equipments fell through, de-
stroying the material. similar result be-
fell the editorial room with the exception of
the rearmost rooms. In the latter was stored
a quantity of new type, which was unin-
jured
The Free Press company had arranged to
set up the present week the new Bullock
perfecting press with combination folder
and paster, and the foundation for the press
was in readiness. In anticipation of tho
| new press seven thousand dollars worth of
new type was purchased and was stored in
| the building, most of which is lost, includ-
ing the dress of type now in use.
The Post, Tribune, Ecening Mail, Meas
Volksbldat, daily papers of this city and the
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of the Free Prss with offers of assistance
and every facility to get out the edition Of
the paper without delay, were offered
| The weekly edition will be delayed
a few days, and the publishers beg the
indulgence of their subscribers and the news
dealers in every portion of the Union. The
new Bullock perfecting press will be put uI
in an adjoining building, where the Office is
already established, and to-morrow's edition
published as usual. Everything in the safe
in the counting-r room was saved. Loss est
mated at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance
The editors of the paper lose considerable
personal property.
DETROIT April 29.-Losses by the Free Pres
fire this morning foot up $4,000 Louis Berg
engineer, and James Shea, foreman, wer
severely burned. The daily will appear 81
| usual.
COLUMBIA, TENN, BURNING.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April ga telegram wa
received at eleven o'clock from the mayor o
Columbia by Chief stockell, saying fire is rag
ing on the public square and that the peopl