Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !


DULUTH, Mimi, March Cat about O. clock
this afternoon our city was suddenly startled
by the screeching Of locomotives and the ring
ing of BELLS and in casting about for the cause
of the connection thousands of eyes were SOON
fixed upon the fine large elevator of Munger.
Markell Co., from the upper portion of
which we're seen issuing dense clouds of black
smoke. The fire engine was Immediately got
ten out, but by reason Of its great weight and
the depth of snow, something near half an
hour elapsed before it reached the
burning structure. about three-fourths
of mile distant. During this
season of painful yet entirely unavoidable de-
lay the flames reached such rapid progress that
by the time the engine finally did arrive, all
the engines in the State could not have saved
the building. Still the fremen went to work
with will, and did all in their power. The
building was commenced in 1873 and finished
in 1874 at cost of $50 600. 1t was insured
for $40, 900 and contained 10000 bushel of
wheat and $4,000 bushels of corn, both of
which commodities were fully insured
with the exception of four car
loads of corn, which we're received
about noon to-day and not insured. The total
value of building and contents and dock is
about Sl50,000. The total insurance il
probably about S117,5OO. How much Of the
wheat and corn can be saved, and what will Be
its value, damaged as it must necessarily be,
none can predict. The building was owned by
r. s. Munger and G. Markell of Duluth, r.
G. Munger of st. Paul, and Gilbert Munger, of
London, England, upon all of whom the loss will
fall heavily. @. h. Graves & Co. had 1000
barrels of salt stored on the dock adjoining
the building, which narrowly escaped destrue-
ton, and which will be considerably damaged,
probably to the amount Of $4,000 or $4,000,
which loss is fully covered by insurance. At this
hour 90 P. NY the flames are still illuminating
all that portion of the city.
The building was insured in the following
companies: Phoenix, Hartford, $1,000; I'M
perial Northern, $4,000; Manufacturers, Bos-
ton, 81, 500; Fire Association, Philadelphia,
$2,500; American. Philadelphia, 1000; Amer
lean Central, 80 500; st. Paul Fire and Marine,
$2,500. The insurance here on the contents
is as follows: Showmut, Boston, 1000,
Lincolnahire, England, a3,4O0. The balance
THE NEWS IN 81. PAUL.
A reporter of tho G1ops called upon B. c.
Munger. Of Gnis city, one OF the proprietors of
the .fevator, and cleaned the following addi-
tionaI particulars:
The elevator was known Is Duluth elevator
No. l, and was 40 feet front on tho railroad
track, and ITO feet deep to the dock on the
bank OF the lake. It had . capacity of 25O, 900
bushels, and Won huilt on the Chase elevator
plan. The front, containing the elevators.
cleaners, scales and weigh-hoppers', was nrry-
four feet high, and the rear, which contained
the grain in bins on the ground floor, was thir-
ty-six feet high. The whole structure was
built on piles, securely imbedded in the clay
subsoil at the margin of the lake. The engines
that furnished the motive power for the works
were situated in the elevator proper, but the
boilers were located in small building about
twelve feet east of the elevator. This build
ing was wholly fire proof, and escaped destruc-
ton. Whether or not the engines were dam
aged, remains to be seen.
It is quite probable that the elevator will be
rebuilt as soon as possible. The foundations
are no doubt intact, and as these are the princi-
pal cost of such structures the firm will prob
ably be able TO replace their loss. The fire
comes at an unfortunate season, however.
From the time of the completion of the eleva-
tor up to the year 1878 it was a losing invest
ment. In 1878 the firm realized small profit,
and last year the profit was greater. The pros
poets for 1880 were exceedingly hattering, but
the fire deprives the firm of all chance of profit
from handling this years crop. '
FIRE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, March Ga large four story brick
building on Beak.street, formerly used as &
tannery by Schaellkopf i Co., and lately sold
to the New York Central railroad company at q
cost of $4,000. and buildings adjoining at
sc, 900, burned tonight. Cause incendairism.
Loss on building and machinery, $40, 900;
stock, $4,000. Insurance, building, $50, 900;
stock and machinery, $4,000.