Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-19
THE BUPFA-O FRI.

THE BUPFA-0 TIRE
5CFF>Lo, Dec. lS.-The employees eff
Barge have all been accounted for except
tA@ eight previously reported missing
30d seven shat are since reported killed
'FGe total number of lives known to be
lest Is fifteen. Two bodies were recover
ca from the runs this morning. The in
$cTance on Geo. ". Taft is So, 800, prin
ClpauE n Eastern companies; John B.
Manning, insured 81 800; Birge, insured
$4,000 Birge & Sons loss will be s25.-
SSo. Total loss 300, 900 The coroner
empaneied jury this morning and the
l1Quest viii be commenced As soon as
possible
The excitement incidental to the fire is
Sssl very great. Grave Censures are
passed upon the municipal authorities for
tae want OF fro escapes and searching
Investigation is being demanded.
The flames were first discovered in the
ta-rd story of the tiye-storv build
ing owned by Mr. Geo Taft on Perry
street, and occupied ~ Bjrge Il SOnswali,
paper manufacturers
Considerable indignation is expressed
towards the owners and occupants of
S-cge ~ Sons paper-hauging works for
i1S1eQuate means of escape The build
lag vas five stories high and with no FIRE
escape. To this neglect is due the loss of
Ike Some OF the victims we're killed by
camping from fourth and fifth story
windows, and Others, who feared to Jump,
persisted in the flames.
The fire Is supposed % have been caus-
g. ny IN over-heated journal, over which
paper passed, and becoming ignited COM
TNNssDJRl- aH 10 on
and COloring used in the manufacture of
wall paper. The loss will De severe on
Me>Srs. Birge 81 Sons as all goods to be
manufactured By them uD to March had
Ieen contracted for. The following
- complete list of dead and missing:
r0An Fields body was recovered: AIRED,
-; he leaves j wife and one child. Sed-
wood Malone, aged "A; John Burke, aged
10; James Builder, aged "A; Steven Pack
ett. aged l3; Thomas McCare, aged u;
Martin McGee, aged a; Thomas Ouin-
ttea, aged "a, Peter SChwonter, aged 10;
comes Stout and John Stout, brothers.
aged Il aud Is, are missing and undoubt-
city killed.
The following is LIST OF the names of
the wounded:
John T. Barry, aged IS, severely injured
internally, both bones of left arm frac-
Jared, spine and hand injured, will prob
30.y die; John Fort, slightly injured; John
Cciffen, BADLY burned; Noses Malone,
spraineG ankle and back hurt: Edward
hCCarning, badly hurt on head; Thomas
CNcll, both hands badly cut, this boy
sid down on the telegraph wire; Patrick
OBrien, face burned and hurt in back
aad spine severely; Michael O'Brien,
Hrother Of Pat, right leg broken.
The BADLY charred remains of two of
tae victims were discovered to-day and
supposed to be those OF the two Stout
DIothecs from the size of the bodies.
'sSe remains lay near 10 the sidewalk.
OFF THE TRACK
jOsr0N, Dec. lS.-The mail train which
Icit WOrchester for Nashua this morning
was thrown from the track and wrecked
y 40 mail agents and several passengers
were hur:
Chas. 3. Tiiden, resident of Nashua.
w;lo has patent Office at Boston, was in
the smoking car. He Is seriously hurt
asd IS suffering from scalp wound, con-
fusion and two or three broken ribs. be-
SIDES beng badly shaken up and bruised.
Ei2gg, express agent, BalcOm, baggage
master, Small and one other agent were
wounded and bruised Tilden was
tSnuGhs home to this city
CONVICTED or MURDER
80sTOS, Dec. 1S-A3bott was found
guilty today of the murder of Crue. Elk
ce0tions were filed by counsel and will
re heard before the full bench in iury.
When asked by the judge if he had any
jAing to say before the case was given to
TIE jury, he replied hesitatingly:
Il don't think there is ANYTHING need
10 say" sat down, leaned back in his
Caair, folded his arms Complacently, and
alternately fixed his eyes on the court
aad jury AS Abbott vas being led
away after the verdict was rendered the
deputy sheriff remarked this was the end
&C this case. Abbott quickly replied:
1t is rot the end Of me and don't YOU
fGcget it''
A$50 700 FIRE.
IT. LOUIS, Dec. l6.-The extensive wire
works known as Harrison Wire mill oc-
clpying the block bounded by Gratiot,
Papin, High and Twenty second streets,
took FIRE just before midnight. The
pudding and rolling departments
were destroyed. Loss estimated at $50
900, covered by insurance. SIX hundred
nea are thrown out OF employment.