Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-04
CHURCH CREMATION.
Hundred Thousand Dollar House of
Worship at st. Louis Destroyed by Fire
Disasters at Other Points.
CHURCH BURNED.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 3.-The Second Baptist
church, Rev. w. w. Boyd, pastor, corner of
Beaumont and Locust streets, took fire be-
tween 10 and II o'clock this morning and is
now burning furiously, with good prospect
of being wholly destroyed. st. Mary's in
stitute, branch of Washington Irving's,
situated on the opposite corner, is now said
to be on fire in the roof and upper story. ALI
of Che scholars got out of the building safely.
Both buildings are entirely new aud among
the finest in the city. The church had not
yet been dedicated. The weather is intense
| ly cold, the mercury being IS below zero,
and the tiremen labor under great disadvan-
tages.
| ST.. Louis, Jan. 3.-LATER-The fire il,
now under control, and nothing remains of
the church except the walls, the entire in
side of the roof and the spire being totally
destroyed. The church cost about one
hundred and seventy five Thousand dollars,
was of rough hewn stone and one of the
finest and most imposing edi6ces in the city.
The loss is estimated at one hundred thou
sand, insured as follows: American, New
ark, $4,000; Home, New York, $4,000;
Guardian, London, $4,000; Connecticut,
Hartford, $4,000, Hartford of Hartford,
$4,000; Boylston, Boston, !$7 800; Ameri-
can Central, st. Louis. $50, 900; Continental,
New York, $4,000; German American, New
York, 7,5O0 Franklin, Philadelphia, $5,-
600; Springfield, Mass, $4,000; Manufac-
| turers, Boston, $500. Total, 100000.
The Mary Institute was only very slightly
damaged in the roof, and few hundred
the fire is not definitely known. Gas filters.
mai cfr1o 9th
working in the building; some of whom had
braisers, from which it is supposed the fire
started.
FIRE AT CHATFIELD, MINI.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3.-The Seat6neps La
Crosse special says: A fire at Chatfield,
Mimi, Thursday, destroyed the postofice
building with contents and seven adjoining
buildings. Loss about $4,000; partly in
sured.
BROKE IT'S NECK.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Maggie Hegely,
living on Ward street, Urbana, left the house
for short walk yesterday, leaving an infant
on bed in care of u 4-year old daughter.
The babe began crying and the daughter at
tempted to take it up to soothe it, when the
babe Tell on the floor, breaking its neck.
FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.
ST.. Louis, Jan. pr. s. r. Brooks was
found dead in his room in Greenville, ILL.,,
this morning, with one hand roasted and a
large hole burned in the floor. Appearances
indicated an explosion of lamp, but the
fire had gone out evidently for want of air.
The doctor has numerous friends and rela-
tives East.
BURNED TO DEATH.
TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 3.-Jas. L. Armour,
pensioner, and wife, burned to death at
Brockton, g western suburb Of this city, last
night, wR1le intoxicated, the house in which
they resided having taken fire it is supposed
from upsetting the stove.
FIVE STORES BURNED.
DETROIT, Jan. "a fire at Schoolcraft,
Mich, last night, destroyed five stores on
Main street. Total loss, $4,000; insurance
unknown.
GEORGIA HOTELS BURNED.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Jan. 3.-"Old jones'
hotel, in Troy, Ala, burned this morning.
Loss $1,000; no insurance. The Rankin
house, the principal hotel in Columbus,
with several large stores underneath, is now,
at $50 P. NJ, burning. Intense cold, high
winds, and the flames raging. Probable
loss $4,000; insurance on building not
more than $4,000.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
DETROIT, Jan. 3.-A Niles special reports
the Michigan Central Pacific express bound
west ran into the west bound Kalamazoo
accommodation train at Pokagan at s
o'clock this morning. A person named
Melham, of Berrien, had leg broken, and
the engineer of the express and several 9th
ers were somewhat cut and bruised. The
cause of the accident is unknown. Tt is
stated q severe storm prevailed when the
accident occurred.