Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-27
Another account,


DEADwooD, d. T., Sept. 26.-A fire broke
Empire bakery, Sherman street, which caused
the devastation uf the whole city, and within
ten minutes from its start it jumped across the
street, the flames tapping everything within
reach and taking speed that made it impos-
sibe for the occupants to save anything in the
shape of goods. Many escaped with merely
their night clothing. The water works were
just being completed, and not being in full
working order and lacking the necessary
amount OF hose requisite for the occasion,
nothing could be done but for every person to
work the best they could. The fire spread with
great rapidity and although several
BUILDINGS WERE BLOWN UP
with powder in order to arrest the flames,
nothing within the power of the people could
check ita onward progress. From Sherman the
fire turned up Lee street to the north, ind
when encounterng Main street took it's course
both cast and west, and reaching over Main
commenced it's devastation on Williams street,
which was mostly built with residences. Sher-
man, Lee and Main streets being mostly bust
ness hou es, were by far the largest losers. As
near rs can be surm;sed up to this time the
loss will not fall short of two million dollars.
Among the heaviest losers are Mr. Lake. hard
ware; j. Ensen & Bliss, hardware Starr & Bull
lock- hardware and crockery; Miller 4 Nc
Phorson, groceries; Graves & Curtis, furniture;
Wlngrose Browning, groceries, Werthmeir
dry goods; Welch & Co.'s hotel; Bent druggist;
Dcclkin, druggist; Wagner hotel and outbuild-
ings;. Adams Pioneer office, Warner, Times
onace Cuthbertson Il Youngs grocery store;
the court house; Zipp, boots and shoes; Bloom,
clothing. At this time, $50, not business
house remains standing on Lee [s or Main
streets. The Pioneer, Times and
offices thOrOnnhlv
destroyed. and but three or four fire-proof
buildings and few r, sidence houses remain
as mementoes of the 1ourshing town of yes
terday, Deadwood. All the district, court and
county papers are burned; also, all the banks.
Tho moneys and valuables in the vaults arc
supposed to be safe. A very light insurance
covered the town. BY the energetic efforts of
Sergeant O'Dowd and ME-. Manning, the United
States signal office, after being on fire several
times, was saved.
DEADWooD's DESTRUCTION.
Western Associated Press.
DEADwooD, Sept. 26.-Fire broke in the Star
bakery, On Sherman street, ut 2:20 this morn
ing, and following that thoroughfare, swept
everything before it on Lee, Main, Cola, Wall,
Patton and William streets, and several resi-
denoes on Centennial avenue. Famed by the
light breeze and nothing to contend with ex-
cept very inefficient fire department, every
thing was at tho mercy of the flames. Less
than half score of pronounced fire proof
houses withstOod the severe test. The build
ings being mostly wood and poorly constructed,
they burned like so much chaff. The fire
spread with such wonderful rapidity that any
attempt at saving anything would be useless.
AL along the course
TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS
of gunpowder, petroleum, liquor, etc., were of
frequent occurrence and the buildings were
blown into atoms. The hook and ladder appa-
ratus and hose carriage were the first things to
burn, leaving nothing but a few feet of worth.
less hose with which to battle against the de-
vouring element. The new water-works were
tried for the first time Yesterday and this morn
ing were put to their full capacity with little
success in subduing the flames on account of
the scarcity of water The hillsides were al
most
SOLID SHEET OF FLAME
and water from the boulder ditch could not be
had. Otherwise considerable property would
probably have been saved, as the ditch iran al
most directly through the worst spot. The
widest excitement prevailed on account of the
furious force of the flames, and people Thought
of but little besides saving their own lives,
hundreds escaping with only their night
clothes. Every team within miles of the city
was called into service to help save what could
be got out. There arc probably about
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE HoUsEIEss
and MANY destitute. About 1875 buildings, be-
sides fifty or sixty dwelling houses, were de-
stroyed, aud while it is utterly impossible to
get any definite figures regarding the loss, we'll
posted business men place it from one and
half TO two millions. The FIRE is still burning,
but its material is exhausted, and there is no
danger of it's spreading unless of an unfavorable
change in the wind.
THE PRINCIPAL LOSERS ARE:
R. Q. Lake, hardware, 800, 900; insurance
$4,000.