Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-06
BRO1LED BEEF.
The st. Louis Beef Packing Establishment
Cremated-Othe Fires and Misfortunes.

The st. Louis Beef Packing Establishment
Cremated-Other Fires and Misfortunes.
| ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-The extensive estab-
lishment of the St. Louis Beef Canning
company, corner Fourteenth and Poplar
streets, caught fire at 1915 tonight, and at
this writing all that part of the building fac
ing Fourteenth street is nearly destroyed. In
the rear of this building is an alley, on the
opposite side of which is another large build
ing used by the company. which the 6remen
are now trying to save, with some show of
| success
LATER-The fremen succeeded in saving
the rear building, but the front part of the
establishment is entirely destroyed. The
fire originated in the process room, but
how, nobody knows, as no work has been
done there since II o'clock Saturday night.
Loss estimated at $4,000 to 100000 on
stock. The building, owned by Charles
N. Peck, was worth from $4,000
to $4,000. Insurance on the stock
of the canning company is as follows:
home, New York, Phoenix, Brooklyn, North
British, and Mercantile, Springfield Fire and
Marine, Commercial Union, London Rhode
Island association, Hamburg, Magdelburg,
$4,000 each; London, Liverpool & Globe,
$1,000; Guardian, London, Shoe & Leather,
Boston, Mechanics & Traders, New York,
Connecticut Insurance company, Hamburg,
Bremen and ST. Joseph Fire and Marine,
$4,000 each. On fixtures, tools, etc.,
American, Philadelphia, and Manhattan,
New York, $4,000 each; Continental, New
York, and American, Newark, New Jersey,
$4,000 each. The building was covered by
insurance, but the names of the Offices are
not obtainable tonight,
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-On Friday
night at - o'clock a mail pouch made up for
Chicago, containing about two hundred let
ters, was stolen from the transfer wagon in
this city while the messenger was momen-
tarlly absent.
CATHOLIC ACADEMY BURNED.
BUFFALO, Jan. 5.-The Academy of the
Holy Angels, Catholic, burned Saturday af-
ternoon. The children were removed. Loss,
100000; insurance, $4,000. The academy
was mortgaged to the extent of the insur-
ance.
PosToFF1cE BURNED.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 5.-The LARGE
warehouse in which the postoffice was kept
at Hankinsville, Fla, burned with the mail
matter, including number of registered
letters.
BURNED AND FROZEN.
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 5.-Building 81,
North Green street, with contents, was des-
troyed by fire last night. The first floor was
occupied by Albert Kirsch, dealer in ready
made clothing, the second by VIM. Cline,
billiard room, the third by Berner & Bro,
picture frame manufacturers. West &
Hoetfer's book store adjoining, was badly
damaged by water. Three iremen were fro
zen, one supposed fatally.
CLEVELAND FIRE.
CLEVELAND, Jan. Brooks building, cor
ner of Woodland and Wilson avenues, caught
fire in the basement this morning, a
large two-story frame occupied by stores and
families. Building and contents destroyed.
Building valued at So 900; insured for 81, 900.
Loss on contents $4,000; insured for SIS, 500.
The building was insured in the Hibernia
and Forest City, of Cleveland, each 81. 600;
Western Mutual, Urbana, Ohio, Buckeye
Mutual, Shelby, Ohio, each ST, 1000.
wATCHMAN sUFFooATED.
QUEBEC, Jan. 5.-Fire to-day destroyed a
large portion of Marlmean's saw mill and
factory at St. Roch's. Watchman Francois
Philbert was sufocated while endeavoriug to