Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-16

was under control, and the efforts of the
brigade were mainly directed to securing
the integrity of the bonded warehouse ad-
joining.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
In the destroyed warehouse on the top
floor we're stored $4,000 worth of whisky
for Chaplin & Gore; $4,000 of whisky for
Lawrence & Martin; $4,000 of whisky for
Golf & Co.; 5000 bags of timothy seed
for Wallace & Kingman: $4,000 worth OF
goods belonging to twenty different parties.
On the floor next below were 700 bags of
seed belonging to Wallace & Kingman; 500
bags of dried blackberries to Sprague,
Warner & Co., and $50 barrels of dried
beans to E. P. Howell & Co. On the floor
next below that were 10000 bags of seeds
owned by Wallace & Kingman; 500 barrels
of flour and 1000 boxes of raisins owned
by other parties. The 10000 bags
of seeds were valued at about
$4,000. The basement contained 300
drums of caustic soda worth $4,000;
so hhds. of prunes worth SIS 1000, 500 casks
CT sal soda worth $4,000, 300 cases of canned
goods worth 81 900, and 900 bbls. of dried
currants worth $1,000. These goods were
owned principally by Stephen Paddon, A.W.
Cobb, Sprague, Warner g. Meyers Bros. Of
st. Louis. The engine, boiler, and other
machinery, together with trucks and grain
bins, are owned by the Empire company;
cost, about $4,000.
The portion of the building used as q
United States bonded warehouse, contains
property estimated to be worth $500, 600.
The loss on the goods in the free warehouse,
assuming that they are totally destroyed,
foots up to about $394,OOo.
THE FIRENEN STOOD THEIR GROUND
with remarkable bravery, considering the be-
lief prevalent among them that an explosion
was liable to occur at any moment, which
would be certain to heave the rather Tn
stable brick walls out upon them. A runor
was afioat that the bonded warehouse con-
tanned large quantity of nitro-glycerine, all
of this highly explosive material in the city,
it was said, being stored in this warehouse.
This belief accounted for the fact that the
police found it comparatively easy matter
to keep the crowd back. The report of The
explosion Of a barrel of whisky now and
then acted with electrical dispatch in causing
the crowd of onlookers to move with the ut
most unanimiiy, but the fremen never
once showed tie slightest fear. The engines
first on the ground forced open the double
doors on Market street, and essayed to enter
the building, but the explosion of large
quantity of high wines, which shook the
walls of the building perceptibly, and was
heard for mile away, hustled them back
into the street. The explosion scattered the
burning fluid in all directions, and when the
fremen were pre- pared to return to the
charge, it was quite plain that the fire would
have to be fought from the outside OF the
building. The property stored in the build
ing is owned, CT course. by great number
of persons, and each owner has his own in
surarce on his goods Chaplin & Cores is
put at $4,000.
FURTHER DETAILS OF LOSSES.
Western Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. ia revised list of the
losses by the fire last night in the Empire
warehouse is given below, all of them occur
ring in the free warehouse. This was worth
$4,000. Its machinery was valued at $15,
600. This building was owned by Wads-
worth & Dickinson and occupied by Wallace,
Kingman & Co., seed merchants, and by the
Empire Warehouse company. Wallace,
Kingman g. Co. had in store about 1852, 900
worth of seed, mostly timothy. Of this the
firm owned $50, 600 worth, but were secured
by warehouse receipts and insurance. Other
owners were Robert Colgate & Co., New
York, $15, 900; MCGOWAN Bros, Steubenville,
$4,000; Conklin & Keller, Binghampton,
$4,000. Various Chicago firms owned the
rest. Chaplin & Gore had GOO barrels of DIFF
ferent brands of choice WHISTLES stored.
They put their loss at $125,000 to $150,000.
E. P. Powell & Co., flour, $4,000; Frost,
Lee e. Co., flour and seeds, $4,000; Sprague,
Warner & Co., dried fruits, $4,000; o. F.
Gibbs g. Co.. seeds, $4,000; Phenix Distilling
Co., seed, $4,000. The goods stored in the
bonded house, a partial list of which was
given in last nights dispatches, were not in
jured in the least. The origin of the fire is
complete mystery.
INSURANCE.
The following list OF insurance on the
Empire warehouse and goods therein is as
complete as can be given tonight: Jersey
City; Northwestern, Milwaukee,; Farmers,
New York; Western, Toronto; New Hamp-
shire, Kings county, N. Y: Firemen's,
Brooklyn, Williamsburg, N. Y; Relief, New
York; Miilsvills, New Jersey; American Ex-
change, New York; United Firemen's Union,
N. Y; Merchants and Mechanics, Virginia,
$1,000 each; Lycoming, $1,000: CONNER
cial, N. Y, $500; Fireman's, Baltimore,
$1,000; Farrsgut, $4,250; Star, N. Y, $4,000;
Hartford, $1,000; Lancashire, $4,000; I'M
perial, $1,000; Queens, $4,000; Traders,
$780, Hudson, So, 500; German, Pa, So, 500;
Liverpool, $500; Fireman's, Dayton,
$4,000; Underwriters, Boston, $500;
London, Liverpool & Globe, $1,000: Con-
tinental, N. Y, $4,000; Merchants, N. Y,
$4,000; Newark Fire, 5000: Mechanics &
Traders, New York: $4,000; Revere, 5000;
Virginia Fire & Marine, S. 900; Manufactur-
ere, Boston, $500; Boylston, Boston, So,
600; Neptune, Boston, $4,000: London As
surance,. $1,000; North British & Mercantile,
$4,000; st. Paul Fire g. Marine, $1,000.
The total value of the property at risk is