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

CHURCH BURNED.
| ST. Louis, Jan. 3.-The Second Bapsis
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'sstn-
stitute, a branch of Washington Irving's
situated on the opposite corner, is now said
to be on fire in the roof and upper story. AL
of the scholars got out of the building safely
Both buildings are entirely new and among
the finest in the city. The church had not
yet been dedicated. The weather is intense
ly cold, the mercury being 10 below zsro
and the tiremen labor under great disads an
tages.
ST. Louis, Jan. 3.-LArER Tho fire. is
now under control, and nothing remairis OF
the church except the walls, the entire in
side of the roof and the spire being togalIy
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 edifces in the city,
The loss is estimated at one hundred thou
sand, insured as follows: American, New
Guardian, London, $4,000; Connecticut
Hartford, $4,000; Hartford of Hartford
$4,000: Boylston, Boston, 81, 800; Asneri-
can Central, st. Louis. $4,000; Continental
New York, $4,000; German American, New
York, 81, 800; Franklin, Philadelphia, So
600; Springfield, Mass, $4,000; Man;1fac-
turers, Boston, $500. Total, 100000
The Mary Institute was only very slightly
damaged in the roof, and few hundred
dollars will cover the loss. The ORIGIN OF
the fire is not definitely known. Gas t:sters
painters, stucco workers and others were
working in the building, some of whosa had
braisers, from which it is supposed It's fire
started.
FIRE AT CHATFIEID, MINI.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 3.-The Sentinets La
Crosse special says: fire at Chatield
Mimi, Thursday, destroyed the possef6ce
building with contents and seven adjoining
buildings. Loss about 1000; partly in
sured.
BROKE IT'S NECK.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 3.-Mrs. Maggie Esgely,
living on Ward street, Urbana, left thehouse
for short walk yesterday, leaving aninfant
on bed in care of 4-year old 3ssgaser.
The babe began crying and the daugh+sr at
tempted to take it up to soothe it, when the
babe Tell on the floor, breaking its mock.
FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION.
ST. Louis, Jan. 2.-Dr. S. T. Brooks was
found dead in his room in Greenyilla, ILL.,,
this morning, with one hand roasted and a
large hole burned in the floor. Appearances
indicated an explosion of lamp, hut the
fire had gone out evidently for want of air.
The doctor has numerous friends ana rela-
tiyes East.
BURNED TO DEATH.
TORONTO, Ont, Jan. 3.-Jas. L. armour,
pensioner, and wife, burned to dbath at
Brockton, western suburb Of this city, last
night, wRlle intoxicated, the house ia which
they resided having taken fire it is supposed
from upsetting the stove.
FIVE STORES BURNED.
DETROIT, Jan. 3.-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 81 1000; 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 RACING. Probable
loss $4,000; insurance on building not
more than $4,000.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
DETROIT, Jan. "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. It is
stated severe storm prevailed when the
accident occurred.