Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-07
MJNNEAPOLISNEWS
specially Reported for tho Daily Globe
nRAoKErr,s BLooK BURNED.

Minneapolis Tistted by INC Largest H"o
Seen Here in More Than Hedr-1ne
Loss Foots up $172,6O0, and the Ins"T-
ance $S2,55O.
At about o'clock yesterday morning Ofhcers
West and Burns of the police force discovered
that Brackett's block, corner of Second street
and First avenue south, was on flre, ana tne
alarm was Immediately sounded. SHORTY
thereafter the fire department reacned lne
scene. but the flames had secured such head
wav that all efforts to save the doomed struc-
| ture were futile. They fought nobly, but De.
| fore day fairly dawned the proud structure OF
| the night before was smoulderlng mass OF
ruins. Everything inside from top to bottom
| burned rapidly, and nothing was saved except
| a safe belonging to the Grain Binder company.
| The walls alone, which were OF stone, remain
| standing.
The building was one used for manufacture
| ing purposes quite largely, and not less than
| $50 people found employment there. Inc
| building was four storiea high above ground
with a basement below.
HOW OCCUPIED.
The entire upper story was occupied by N.
B. Harwood & Co. for manufacturing estab-
| lishment.
The basement under the entire building was
utilized bv Messrs. Peet Il McWalters, brass
founders; by M. @. Burr, wood worker; the
Journal printing company for press room
and N. b. Harwood for the storage of surplus
stock and heavy goods. Messrs. Wilcox d
Dimond job printers, occupied the corner
store: the Minneapolis Grain Binder company
the store on Second street; A. Il. billings q
Co.. commission merchants, one of the two on
First avenue; and 81. E. Newton, publisher OF
the Minnesota Farmer, a room at the left OF
| the main stairway. One store was vacant.
| The second floor was occupied with the print
| ing establishments of Bells Daily Times, and
| the Evening Journal, the Mirror, the book
bindery of f. F. Henning. and bag factory OF
F. W. Billiard.
The origin of the fire is unknown. although
| it is believed to have been in the press
room of the Journal Office, on First avenue
south.
The only person in the building at the time
| the salarm was sounded was John b. Bell.
who states that he was startled by an expIo-
sion. Rushing to the window he discovered
flames issuing from the windows. Hastily
dressing, he soon reached the scene, only to
see the flames burst out in every direction and
the building rapidly fall to pieces, only to be
ereedily devoured by the fire fend.
So rapidly did the structure burn that it was
| impossible to get anything out, especially as
| the flames origidated in the basement and the
| first floor was nearly consumed before the dis
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THOSE WHO LOSE BY THE FIRE.
| The building was owned by Mr.. Geo. A.
| Bracket who valued the building at $40, Geo,
| on which there was an insurance of $25, COO.
| Mr.. Bracket, with characteristic enterprise
| had architects at work bright and early and the
structure will be rebuilt at once.
| The establishment of N. B. HARDWOOD d Co
suffer most, as their manufacturing depart
ment was located here and everything was lost
| They had large stock of ducking, shifting
| etc., besides large quantity of goods IN pro
| cess of manufacture. Their loss is about $780,
| OGO. MIR. HARDWOOD being in New York, exact
figures could not be ostained. His insurance
amounts to $40, $50. Only few weeks since
he cancelled 5000 in companies represented
| by Ames & Co. This big establishment ha'
| been employing 3 large number of people t.
| keep their 125 sewing machines and othel
| machinery in operation. Association Hall ha;
| been secured and to-day the firm will com
| mence operations in that structure.
| Wilcox, Dimond & Co. lose next heaviest
| Their extensive printing house, with new
presses type, etc., was completely destroyed
/ together with all the cuts of the Tourist dnC
| Spoytsman ALI the plates of the Buckley
! Cook Book were also destroyed. They los'
| S12 006 and were insured for $3.50.
| The EUening Journal company lose S3, 5O
| and were insured for 81, 100. They immediate
| ly opened an Office with Dawson d Hall, jol
| printers, on Second street, and issued tn
| JouY4aG as usual last evening, but IN smalIe
| form.
The other occupants OF the building lose les
heavily, but enough to run the sum total up t.
| $172, 600.
The following is list of the various firm
and the amount of loss and insurance.