Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-01
DISASTROUS FLAMES.
RUSSELL d CARPENTEEs
PAPER MILL BURNED.
Loss From Fifty to Seventy-five Thousand
Dollars = Insurance, $37,300 = Another
Large Fire Follows--Fulier Simpson,
the Daily Herald, Budsticken. and Sew
eral Other establishments Wholly or
Partially Destroyed-Loss, $4,000
About Two-Thirds Covered by Insur-
rspecial Telegram to the Globe.]

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30.-The manufactur-
ing interests of the city again received heavy
blow from the hand of fate, in the total de-
struction of the large stone paper mill OF
Averill,3 Russell & Carpenter, on Hennepin
Island. Last evening fire broke out In the
elevator of the factory. The flames ran quick
ly up throughout the various stories, and al
most before an alarm could be sounded the
whole structure was q mass OF flames, and
utterly beyond the power of the fire departs
ment to rescue it. None of the contents were
saved.
The valve of the big steam whistle attached
to the factory was tied back, and 1t conse-
auently gave a loud and doleful whistle SO
long as there was steam left in the boilers.
The 5aLks of the river were thronged by
thousands of people. The boilers alone were
probably saved, but it's utterly impossibls to
give the loss to demonstration, as both Gen.
Averill and Mr.. Carpenter are absent at Apple
ton, WIS.,, and Mr.. Russell is not q resident Of
this State. The loss will doubtless aggregate
from $50, 900 to S75, 900, with an Insurance. OF
$37, 800.
The origin of the fire is entirely unknown,
only theories can be advanced. 1t is probably
quite safe to say that the factory will be speed
lily rebuilt.
The fire department had not finished work at
the fire on the island before q confagratlon
broke out In the steam laundry of Fuller &
Simpson, 119 First avenue. Everything being
dry and in prime condition to feed the hames,
the fire spread with alarming alacrity, and In
few seconds the entire laundry was sheet of
fame, which quickly communicated with the
Job printing Office Of Hening & Kiuckeberg
and the Daily Herald, both OF The latter estab-
lishments being at No. 12l.
On the other side the fire also made some
progress, scorched the Budstilken and damag-
ing Chas. E. Young's printing Office. The
flames on account Of the brave work of the
firemen were confined mostly to the upper
stories of the building, which were almost
completely destroyed. On the ground floor
were Petit s. Hatch, brass founders, Fitzgef-
aid, machine and a wood turning shop. lhe
loss to these establishments mostly comprises
damages from water. The fire department
labored manfully and did efficient work in
restraining the progress of the confagration.
The losses, as nearly correct as can possibly
be arrived at, are as follows: Fuller d Simp
son, laundry, $1,000; insurance, $500. Will
lard & Cassidy, proprietors of the Daily Her
aid, $500; no insurance, the policy having
expired somel two weeks since. Henning q
Kruckeberg, job printers, s., 600; fully covered
by insurance. Budstikken, Scandinavian pa
per, $500; fully insured. Fitzgerald machine
shop, $500: fully insured. Petch & Hatfield,
brass foundry, $3.50; fully insured. Geo. A.
Bracket, on building, $4,000; fully insured.
j. N. Heyner, razors and scizzors, $500; in
sured. There were three pretty badly burned
in attemptiDgito save the books of Henning &
Kruckenberg.