Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-15
FOOD FOR FLAMES.

Child of William Blowers, Waseca, Fa-
tally Burned--Laree Clothing Manufac-
tory and Other Property in New York
destroyed by Fire--Los, several Million
Dollars--Explosion of Giant Powder
Mandatory at San Francisco--Five Men
Allied, Several Injured and Large Amount
OF Property Destroyed--Other Casualties.
FATALLY BURNED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
WAsEcA, Mimi, Jan. 14.-Early last evening
the 4-year-old daughter of VIM. Blowers. of
this place. had her clothes ignited while play
ing with the hire and was SO badly burned that
she died in few hours.
SERIOUS FIRE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Fire broke ont about 10
o'clock this evening in the large building north
side OF Grand street, extending from Broadway
to Crosby street, occupied on the lower floors
py howard Sanger q Co.. notions, and on the
upper floor by Naumberg Kraus, Lauer & Co.
clothing The entire building is in flames, and
the IRE still burning fercely. There is no hope
OF saving any of it, but the flames have not
extended to any other stores.
LATER-FIRE SPREADING.
New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE fire is now spread
ing rapidly. The whole block is in danger.
Two other building are burning, and fears are
entertained that the flames will spread to the
south side of Grand street. All available en-
g1nes and hrcmen from Harlem and BROOKLYN
are at work. The Pacific bank and Levy Bros.
store are burning
Naumberger, Krouse d Lover, manufacturers
OF clothing, occupied three floors. Their stock
is-reported to be worth fully million and is q
total loss. 1t is very heavily insured, amount
not known.
Howard, Sanger & Co., fancy goods and no.
ton dealers, occupied the two lower floors.
Stock reported worth half a million; insured
for at least 100000.
Edwin Bates & Co. stock worth S2e0 noo. :,
sured for about 1926, 900.
Inc building, the property of Brooks cloth
Ter, is fully insured. It is worth several hun
dred thousand dollars. The fire was discovered
by the police officer about 10 clock, who saw
sudden sheet of fame burst through the cor
n . window on the fourth floor. In a second
flames burst from the entire row of windows on
the third floor, and before the engines respond
ed and were able to take positions the upper
portion of the building was wrapped in flames.
The last building extends through the entire
block from Crosby to Broadway on Grand
street and up Broadway and Crosby leo feet.
Halt an hour after the fire started the fourth
moor windows on Broadway were shattered bv
the pressure from within Of an explosion that
resembled the firing of cannon. The glass was
shattered near the street and simultaneously a
great sheet of flames shot half way across the
street. By II o'clock the building was one
mass of flames. Pacific bank. No,
45O Broadway. and Levy Bros store
is not much damaged. Once Broadway was
reached the fire seemed to expend all its fren-
~. There it seized upon every floor with a
sudden spring, and the third floor fell in with
crash and crushed all under it to atoms. The
heat was intense and the air for blocks around
thick with smoke and flyinr cinders.
Amid the roar of the flames explosions were
heard at intervals as one floor and another fell
in. At midnight the fire was apparently under
control, but the danger was far from over.
At o'clock a fireman was reported killed by
falling walls, John Reilly, No. Z engine, resid-
ing at 2O7 Delaney street. He leaves i've chill
dren. Three fremen missing it is feared have
shared the fate of their missing comrade.
John Doran, another fireman Of engine com
pany No. II, was dug out of the debris. He
is badly injured. Reillys body was mangled
beyond recognition. D. j. Iany, of en-
CINE No. 10, was badly hurt by being
struck by bricks from the falling wall.
Two other fremen are missing, but their
names could not be ascertained President
King, of the board of fire commissioners was
slightly hurt by falling bricks.