Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-09
is heard from, and until Auerbaoh, Finch, Gull

bertson i Co. are again in business running
order no decision can be reached AZ to whether
the block will be rebuilt for that firms use.
The lease, according to its conditions, was ter
minated by the fire, and Can only be renewd by
q new contract. Capt. Rhodes says that if
for Auerbach, Finch, Culbertson & Co., that
then the main part will be divided, in rebuild
ing, by a second fire wall, making three large
stores in the block. At any rate the block will
be rebuilt this season and SO soon Rs possible.
OF that Capt. Rhodes has no doubt.
MISCELLANEOUS FIRE ITEMS.
The fire throws 800 to 400 girls and women
out of the employment they had in and for
the manufacturing department of Auerhach,
Finch, Culbertson 4 Co.
Mr.. Q. A. Zimmerman, at 2 P. M. yesterday,
had completed good water color painting of
the FIRE, which may be seen in the window OF
Zimmerman Bros. photograph establishment.
There were twenty-seven savers of goods
whose willing hands were also sticky, who were
punished by Judge Flint yesterday. As the
charge of larceny was difficult one to prove,
they were found guilty of disorderly conduct,
fined and admonished to go and save no more
goods not their own.
Between and o'clock yesterday morning,
Patrick II. Smith, driver of engine company
No. 8, was helping to raise ladder against the
Davidson block, when the ladder broke and
one part of it fell on him. At the time he was
thought to be dangerously if not fatally in
jured, but laat evening he was doing nicely,
and it was believed that his injury was limited
to severe ontusions on his back and limbs.
While the fire excitement was at its height
and men and boys were carrying goods in every
direction to place them in safety, stranger in
the city saw in one of the public apartments of
the Merchants hotel three men apparently d.
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loot from the burning store. Affected by the
prevailing excitement he did not at the mo-
ment. they being decently dressed men, imag-
ire that they were thieves.
The policemen estimate the number of or
dinarily honest people who couldn't, or would
and didn't resist the temptations to steal dur
ing the fire, all the way from 100 to 800. But
save goods, without being tempted at all-un-
less it was to swear at those who ran against
them or al those who knocked them down by
pitching bales of goods against them.
meeting of local insurance agents was held
at the metropolitan hotel last evening to talk
over the recent fire. The proceedings were
wholly informal, and it was decided to post
pone definite action until the arrival Of the
special agents and adjusters of losses for the
companies, who will make their appearance
this week.
Although there was little wind while the fire
was at its height. yet partly burned fragments
of light goods, lifted up into the air by the fire
draft floated long distances aud we're found
yesterday IN all parts Of the city, above Wa
bashaw street.
THE LATEST.
The hydrant corps has been doing good work
during the night in laying the fire. They
have quenched the tho cotton bales in the
Fourth street corner of the basement which
were burning or smouldering all day yesterday,
and about IL o'clock they put out fire which
had gained considerable Roadway among the
derhis of the roof and fourth floor piled on the
third floor of the carpet department. Three
young men of the bydrant corps dragged
heavy line of hose up to the third
floor and maintained their dan
gerous position there-dangerous because
the floor is half burned away and in places
gave under them-until they had put out the
fresh fro. Fortunately the hydrant throws
strong stream at that height or it would have
been necessary to call out the fire department.
At2:3O A. M. all was quiet and there seemed
to be no danger of the fire breaking out again
in my part of the ruins.