Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-30
sMOKE AND WATER.

yesterday Ncrat!sD's Fjre-4 NusterLo.s
Cont s0rotiOh in ,Tdcoby's Block, Corner
Of Third aud TtoOhet-Great DAMAGE
Done By WGter.
The score or more of fire alarms that hav
been sounded during the past two weeks over
chimneYs burning out, blazing straw stacks
and the like eliminated yesterday morning in
al alarm that meant business. The fire was
not 50 very great. but the damage from water
AMI smoke amounted to large sum.
At ten minutes before I've O'clock yesterday
morning Gr. William DeIonais, proprietor of
the st. james barber shop, VINO lives in the Sec
ond story of the building adjoining the Jaeohv
block. aWoke and found the room filled with
smoke. TIE smoke was entering through
creYlces n the partition separating the room
from the Jacoby block. On look
ing out smoke wss seen pouring out of
the rear wiz low OF the block. Mr. Delouais
hastily dressed. ran around the corner and up
the stairway leading to the Offices On toe SEQ
ond ticor OF the building, aud pounded on the
doors te arouse anyone who might be sleeping
within. He then ran to the headau arters of
Hose company No. 8, and the alarm was
sounded.
On the arrival of the fremeu the fire was
found to be IN the rear ED of the store occu-
pied by Levi, Harris d O.. After drepchiug
the store smoke continued to pour out and IRE
was found making headwsy in the basement.
This was also soaked ont, when fire appeared
In the second story of the building. The
streams we're then directed TO that part of the
building and the flames were gos under con-
troll.
&The first floor of Jaoobys block is occupied
by levi, Harris d Co., deal
ers IN dry goods. millinery and boots
and shoes, known as the Revolution
store; and by Q. II. Wolff & 90, dealers in dry
goCcs. On the second floor are located the
Offices of Drs. Beaumont and Miller, t. e..
wees, Dentist; Jacoby's photograph gallery.
and DIR. Hsnce. A part of the basement is
occupied as stOreroom by the Whitney trunk
factory.
The Revolution store was left desolate look
ing place. The floor was sunk in the center.
counters tipped over and every particle OF
goods sof %ipg wet The firm place the value
of the stock at S24 coo; insured for SISOU0
The damage is almost wholly from water.
The store OF G. 81. Wolff d Co. was packed
With holiday goods, valued at more than SIS =
600. and insured for S22 900. Not fibre in
this store was touched by the fire, but water
reached into every corner, and the stock is not
worth Fifty cents on the dollar.
The Whitney trunk factory COMPANY estimate
their loss at $3.50, and the goods were insured
for Just that gum.
w. q. Jacoby, proprietor of the photograph
gallery and owner of the building, had an in.
surance of 81, 000 on the block and 50 900 or
the stock II the gallery. The stock, valued Al
s.. 500, was totally wrecked by the water
The ire is supposed to have originated In the
basement in pile of batting and paper. There
was stove in the basement, aud the fire wa;
probably doe to spontaneous combustion. Til,
fremen had hard time of it in the bite
cold, and at the conclusion of their work look
ed like SO many moving icebsrgs in miniature
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