Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-03

suited wholly from handling, it is doubtful
whether they can recover for loss thereon.
The National hotel was owned by the es
tate of James Brown, the father-in-law Of
James Heth, the proprietor. Heth's per
sonal loss will reach probably $1 900.
For the above facts the GLOBE is indebted
to Mr.. Frank Lord, who oourteously i'm
parted all information in his possession, an6
being engaged in the insurance business il
fully competent to speak on all such mat
teri. -.-r. ..
JAMES HETH's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Heth, the proprietor of the hostelry
where the fire first broke out, on being in
terviewed, gave the following statement:
was at dinner when the clerk notitie d me
that the roof was on fire over the dining
room. Went up instantly to the roof anc
threw pail of water on the blaze, but saw
instantly there was no use in doing any
thing. The wind was blowing very hare
from the northwest. Saw there was no use
in trying to save the building. The citizens
responded very promptly to the call for helE
and materially assisted in saving the furni'
ture. Most of it in the main building was
saved in damaged condition.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS. -.....
George w. Sanders, who was, when the
fire alarm was given, working on the tower
of the German Catholic church, rapidly de.
seconded from his airy perch and materially
assisted in saving furniture and other goods
in the burned district. Several of his fellow
laborers followed him to the rescue, and in
his heroic attempts to save the property o!
his neighbors. MIR. Sanders was severely
burned, .-.
Henry Marx, driver of the mill team OF
Strait & Co., was engaged when the fire was
raging in hauling off goods. He loaded up
with the Widow Schutz's furniture, but in
passing out to the street, was compelled to
run the gauntlet of the flames, which rolled
ovefhis team aud even burned the blankets
on his horses. He escaped, however, with
severe burns.
Howard Green, an engineer on the St.
Paul & Sioux City freight train who had
just arrived from the south when the alarm
was given, left bis engine and ia a twinkling
found himself on the roof of the doomed
hotel. The roof was already wet with water
which had been thrown upon it, and in hast
lily passing along, Mr.. Green slipped and
would inevitably have been dashed to the
pavement below had he not been caught and
saved by Ralf Walters, the foreman of Strait
& Co.'s mill. The prompt assistance rem
dered by Messrs. Green. Walters and others
contributed in no slight degree to saving the
residence of D. L. How, and also the goods
of Messrs. Kohl & Berens on the street or
posite the fire.
L. J. Moody rcomed with friend at the
National hotel, and on rushing up to his
room, in the confusion threw his best pair of
pants out of the window and was shortly
after seen to descend with utensil of COM
mon use in bed chambers, in his hand,
which he carefully deposited on the side
walk.
On reaching the scene of the coufagra,
ton the first man seen by the GLOBE was
Judge Macdonald, who in shirt sleeves and
with face begrmied, showed Enthusiastically
the quality of the work he had been doing
in behalf of his lares and penates and those
o. his neighbors. Near him were seen Major
Strait, Capt. Sencerbox, Messrs. d. L. How,
Lord, Peck, Hines and others. all of whom
showed they had done good wotk in prevent
ing the spread of the fire and in saving the
goods of the buildings which were enwrap-
ped within the fangs IF the devouring ele-
ments.
Another of the heroes of the day was a
colored boy named Dan Eddens, who played
heroic part in saving goods, and is entitled
to the thanks of everybody in Shakopee for
making himself generally useful.
The arrival of the St. Paul steam fire en-
CINE was greeted with loud demonstrations of
applause. Such a machine was novelty to
the youthful Shakopeeans, and was viewed by
them with the utmost wonderment, not to
say astonishment. AS the machine turned
the corner and came into sight prolonged
cheer greeted its appearance, which was sent
up by young and old alike. This salute
however in no way iDterfered with Chief
Strong's- movements, who promptly drove
to the river and in q twinkling had laid out
his hose, and although there was no occasion
for haste, ia two minutes had a couple of
streams of water playing upon the ruins.
The utter squelching of the few blazes which
here and there appeared and gave tokens of
possible trouble, was q matter of but few
moments. But when the water was thrown
upon the concrete wall of the old hotel, it
could not Withstand the shock and speedily
succumbed.
Subsequently the GLOBE reporter met Mr..
D. S. Horn, who made the following state
ment:
At nearly 2 o'clock heard the alarm of
fire, and, on looking up, saw the National
hotel was on fire. Immediately closed the
bank and went out and notified the mer-
chants on that street to make preparations
to meet the same. Went to my dwelling
and made preparations to save it. Had my
barn or dwelling caught fire the main por-
ton of the business part of the town would
inevitably have been destroyed. My efforts
we're directed towards saving these two
buildings, and were fortunately successful.
1t was, however, narrow escape.
After very good supper at the United
States hotel, in which some of tho leading
citizens of the town participated, the St.
Paul delegation we're cord ally invited to a
call upon Rev. Father A. Plut of the Ger
man Catholic church, at his residence near
the sacred edi6ce. A Large number of the
delegation, accompanied by Judge Mac
donald, Captain SencerAox, Major Strait,
Judge Wilson, and many other leading citi-
zens, accepted the courteous invitation and
we're soon present in Father Plut's coy
parlors.
When the crowd had assembled, Father
Plut made an eloquent and expressive ad-
dress, in which he spoke of his gratitude and
high appreciation, and that of the citizens O.!
ready response of the St. Paul
fire department for their call fol
aid in what seemed destined at one time to
be most disastrous conhagration.
Judge Wilson also expressed his apprecia-
ton of the services rendered, in the most fit
ting terms. .-..
Major Strait followed in the same strain,
and his remarks we're received with loud
manifestations of applause.
Chief r. o. Strong being called upon re-
sponded with very neat and appropriate
address, in which he expressed his regrets
that he had been unable to get to the scene
Of action at an earlier hour. He closed by
advising the people Of Shakopee to make
some protection against fire, and in his re-