The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-06
TELEGRAPHIC
Fire.


New Orleans, 3.-Crescent City rail-
road stables burned tonight. Fifty
horses persisted. Loss, $50, 600.
San Francisco, "A fire last night at
the corner of Broadway and Fourteenth
streets, Oakland, in the stores occupied
by &. 81. Hyde, and Graft & Pennoyer,
destroyed the building and q portion OF
the stock. Loss $4,000. Partially in
sured. -.
st. Paul, Mimi. AT o'clock this
morning fire broke out IN the milling
district of Minneapolis, destroying, before
it was subdued. four large -four mills,
and one cotton mill, and causing the
death of at least four men. The fire broke
out in Pillsburg Touring mill, owned and
operated by G. A. Pillsbury 81 Co. 1t
communicated to the Excelsior mill,
owned by Dorillus Morrison, and
operated by G. A. Pillsbury s. Co., and
to the Minneapolis mill, owned and ope-
rated By Croker, Fisk s. Co., which
exploded, killing Neill Fredricks. first
assistant engineer Of the fire department.
The fire then communicated to the En-
pire mill, owned by L. F. Watson, of
Mssssch usetts, and operated by g. A.
Pillsbury s. Co. A street having
been reached at this point. the fire
was got under control. but the brands
from the confagration falling upon the
roof of the cotton mill near by, owned by
Deullers Morrison, it was also consumed.
Thus four Touring mills and one cotton
mill were consumed, with the railroad on
the trestle work in the rear Of the mills
and several freight cars filed with wheat.
The fire had communicated TO the mill of
Croker, Fisk s. Co.. when an explosion
occurred, which leveled the walls Of the
structure, crushing the elevated railroad
track in front of the mill, killing three
persons and injuring another fatally. The
explosion was one of great violence,
shsttering windows as far as ten blocks
away from che scene, and starting people
from their early slumbers in all parts Of
the city. The cause is all matter OF
speculation thus far. The mill was shut
down for some time, and the explosion
is as likely to have been from confined
gas as from -four dust, to which the
Washburn mill explosion was attributed.
The capacity of the mills burned Is
2,400 barrels. Total capacity of the
Minneapolis mills, %. 500 barrels, the
mills destroyed representing about one
l6nLn OF the WnOle,
Following is the list .of killed and
wounded so far as now known: Killed
Cornelius Fredericks, assistant chief en-
gineer of the fire department, was
crushed under the falling wall of the
Minneapolis mill and instantly killed;
John Lucy. member of the hook and
ladder company No 8; Alex. Burk,
sweeper in the Pillsbury B mill, was
on the steps Of the office of c.
a. PillsbuIy s. Co. when the explosion
occurred. be was struck on the head
with O stone and died fcom his injuries.
An unknown citizen was found killed
outright. Wounded-Danjel Horbach,
s. fireman, was badly bruised and cut
about the head and face, by glass and fly
ing debris; F. T. Coulter, also fireman
had his left arm broken, his right ear sew,
cred and sustained other severe injuries
Fred Relkejs, fireman, was struck in the
leg by flying rock and badly injured,
though not fatally hurt; Mr.. h. Snyder,
foreman of the Pills5ury B mills, re.
ceived bad scsl p wound and was hurled
into the canal, but escaped with his life
Thomas w. Mullsn, assistant miller, who
was standing near Mr.. Snyder, was also
thrown into the canal, receiving no other
injury than a severe cut across the back
of the left hand, inflicted by fyingglass.
The loss may be summarized as follows
PilIsbury B Mill, $40, 900; Empire Mill,
$685. 600: Crocker, Fix s. Co., mill,
S125, 900; Excelsior Mill, 100000; Cot
ton Mill, $4,000; Pillsbury s. Co, on
stock, $4,000; Crocker, Fisk s. Co., on
stock, $4,000; Il. Hompkirt, on stock,
$40, 600; total, S558, 900; total insurance,
S207,175
Boston, 5.-Haight's tannery at Mil
ton Centre burned last night. Loss,
$50. 900. e..