Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-11
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ment to one of the most disastrous scenes of
destruction by fire, that has occurred in the
city for some time. When the engines arrived
on the scene it became evident that Filger
Bros, tobacco works were in flames. A second
alarm was turned in. By the time the steamers
arrived flames had gained such headway that
the attempt, of fremen to check its onward
course were futile. The combuatible matter
with which the factory is at all times necessar-
lily bountifully supplied was rapidly destroyed;
when the first engine arrived. Large tongues
of flames lashed through every outlet
of the large spacious building.
Before reinforcements could reach
the fire the entire building was wrapped in
flames and in less than half an hour was
mass Uf ruins. The building was of briuk and
i've stories high. The large drying room in
large quantity ofamannfaotured plug was stored
in other parts Ut the building. Several explo
sions from the bursting pf barrels filed with
gasoline were heard during the fire, which aided
much to the excitement around the fire. N.
Filger stated to reporter that the establish.-
menta 1t stood was worth over 100000. He
could not say how much stock was in the
house because the tobacco stock could not be
kept up with readily, but there was somewhere
between $4O, 900 and 100000 worth of stock.
The insurance was either $62, 600 or $4,000
and would not save them by $40.000 to $780,
QUO. Several small buildings adjoining burn.
ed; loss of $1,000.
Destruction of Filger Bros.' tobacco works
will throw $50 men and women out of employ.
ment, many of whom depended entirely upon
the work they received at the factory for their
subsistense. The calamity will fall heavily
upon many destitute families. Total loss es.
timated at $3.50 goo. Insurance Ia as follows:
Phoenix, Brooklyn, $4,000; Metropolitan. Paris.
S2,5OO; Commercial Union, London, $4,000;
Commercial Union Association company, Lon.
don. 90. 900; Continental company. New York,
tion, Phliadelphia. $500; RNai. Liverpool.
$2,3uO; American Fire, New York 90 quo; Com
monw.alth, Boston, S1.500; Hamburg, Bremen,
S3,6Oe; Rooper's Germauia, Rochester, S1, 400;
Buffalo German. Buffalo, Sl,4OO, Germain.
Louisville. $2,500; German Security, Louis
vile. $!,50O; Germania, Louisville, % 500;
German, Louisville. 81 800; Western. Louis
vile, $2,600. Total S57, 600.
THE WRECKED CITY oF VERA cRus.
NEW YoRK, Sept. l0.-The following dis
patch in reference to the steamship City of
Vera Cruz is received: A negro and white man
were washed ashore September q. the white
nan much exhausted. The negro came ashore
with life preselver. He reports they left on
the steamer from New York bound for Ravana
When off Cape Capsvarai they We're struck by
gale. The cabin was taken overheard with
lady passengers. The white man was injured
and exhausted. Ire Gould not give any in.
fo nation. The negro did not remember the,
name OF the sieamer. he said the steamer
bad horses on bOsrd when she left New York.
his will doubtless Civ. clue to the name of
the steamer.
Later-Sept The steamer fonndered at
sea off this coast was the City of Vera Cruz,
bound for Havana from New York. All lost
excerpt two pe rsons " no came on shore on life
raft.
SAVANNAH, Sept. lO.-A special to the Ne,os
says the schooner Magnolia, at Jacksonville
from New Smyrna, this afternoon brought
John Connoll, coal passer. and two others, sup.
posed to be 0. P. Silva, and Cuban, passen-
gers of the Vera Cruz. There Is nothing fur
ther about fourteen survivors reported at
Titusville.
ELEVATOR BURNED.
JERSEY CRY. Sept. l0.-The large grain ele-
vator. Scotia of the international Elevator
company, laying at the Bed Star steamship
dock. took fire At 2 o'clock this morning, 1t Is
supposed starting In the boiler room. The ele-
vator was burned to tho waters edge. Loss
10000, fully insured.
aRuTA11y MURDERED.
WHITEHALL, n. T.. Sept. lo.-Mra. @. Gar.
geant, aged 10. living alone, was brutally mur-
dered last night. Nothing to indicate the cause
but robbery.
TEE BOGUS DIPLOMA MAN ARRESTED.
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. l0.-D. P. Buchanan.
the bogus diploma man, was decoyed over the
line from Cartwright, Canada, to 81. Clair,
Mich, last night and arrested at the instance
Of j. Norris, city editor of the Phlladelphis
hecord. who had kept posted on the matter.
Buchanan has to await requisition from the
Governor of Pennsylvania.
DROWNED.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 10. --Derrifeld Kelly, Of
Madison, and woman named Bridget O'Maher,
of Beloit, were capsized in a boat on the lake
at Madison, and the woman was drowned.
Kelly claims thst she tipped the boat over to
drown herself. Kelly is held to await develop
ments.
STOLEN BONDS.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-Inspector Barnes an
nounced to-day that he has found among the
bonds hyPhothiosted by aAAlliger at the Third
National bank four 81 900 bonds of the Gin.
cinnati Southern railroad that were of the lot
stolen May I'd from the Citizens National
bank, Of Paris, Ky.
INDIAN CRIMINALS ARRESTED.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 1O.-Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Keyle, has arrived at Fort
Smith with nine prisoners from Oklahams.
Among them are two Seminoles charged with
numbering two white men, Bateman and Davis,
IN the Ohickasaw country 200 miles west, in No
vember, 1878. There were six full blooded
Seminoles engaged In the murder. The deed
was deliberate, Bateman being shot of his
horse, and Davis met the same fate six miles
from whore Bateman was killed. The mur-
derers have had no rest from the marshals.
Run OVER AND KILLED.
OINorNNAT1, O., Sept. 10.-S ephen Daiter, .
brakeman on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
was run over and killed in this city tonight.
His home was at Glasgow, Ky.
BUTTON FACTORY BURNED.
KANKAxEE, H., Sept. 10.-The cloth and
button factory at this place burned this after
noon.- Loss not stated Insared $1l 500.
INDIAN ExEcuTIoN.
DENIsoN, Texas, Sept. 10.-At Atlanta, !. T.,
to-day, an Indian named Dixon was executed
for the m u,der of Mrs. Washington year ago.
"A medicine man made spot on the center of
the prisoners breast. Abner Wood, hia
couain. chosen executioner, fred the ball tue
to the mark. Dixon's head fell forward on his
breast and he expired without struggls.
Welcome to Successful Turner's,
CHICAGO. Sept. l0.-The Milwaukee turner's
who have been 20 successful In contesting with