Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT TOLEDO.

situated on the corner OF O5. Cld1r ana
Jefferson street and the finest business
block i'll the city. was totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The fire was discovered
shortly after 3 a. m, and is supposed to
have originated in Music hall, a room in
the building used for public entertain
ments. The building was occupied on the
first floor by numerous iobbing houses,
and on the upper floor by lawyers and in
surance offices, the oiicesi of the Wabash
and Ohio Central railroad companies, art
galleries, etc. The block was erected in
1874. by the estate of the late James G.
Hall at cost of near a quarter million
dollars, subsequently transferred to the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany of Hartford, by whom it was owned
when destroyed. The total loss will prob
ablyeexceed 100000 with fair proportions
Of insurance. the exact amounts not yet
known. The fire originated at $50 this
morning in the second story. The cause
is only coniectured. It was discovered i'm
medlarely, and was seemingly extinguished.
Twenty minutes later it broke out in the
third and fourth stories, having worked
into the partitions. Owing to the great
difficulty in getting good pressure OF
water the flames spread rapidly, and II
was soon evident the structure was
doomed The heat was intense. and the
efforts of the fire department were
directed towards The adjoining buildings.
By strenuous efforts they succeeded i.
combining the fire 10 The block. Fer Il
tins the First Congregational church, the
fines. i'll the city, ad jo,Iiing the Hall block
on the north, was i'll great danger. The
guests III the Boody house next adjoining
were awakened. Considerable excitement
ensued. At O'clock the flames were
under control, and no further danger is
anticipated. The losses are very heavy,
and fall principally upon "a few wholesale
houses. Taylor, Rodgers & Co.. wholesale
boot, shoe and ruo5eT house, had stock
worth 100000, npon wiii3h the loss will
be over $200,000; insured for SIS, 0G0. L.
l.. Baumgartner, wholesale fancy notion
house, stock $4,000: saved probably
$4,000; insured foc $4,000. Wood &
Acklin, wholesale grocers, lose the entire
stock, valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000: insured for 100000. The Ohio
Central general Offices and Wabash local
offices were entirely destroyed. Loss esti-
mated at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The loss of attorneys, architects and other
occupants, foot up $4,000; half insured.
The building cost in 1874 $225,000. By
foreclosure of mortgage it became the
property of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company, upon whom the loss
falls. 1t was ins1rod for $4,000. Total
loss $650,0O0; total insurance about
100000, divided among nearly all the
prominent companies having agen-
cies in the city. the poll
cies ranging from $4,000 down.
OTHER BLAZEs.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. 15.-The mill of
Armsben & Co. was partially destroyed by
fire last night. Loss $4,000; covered by
insurance. They manufactured railroad
spikes, nuts. etc.
HICKMAN, Ky, Dec 15.-The fire yester-
day destroyed three blocks III the business
part of the town. Loss 100000; insur-
ance 10000.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 15.-Fire on the
south side this morning destroyed five
frame dwellings belonging to A. n. Rose
and J. Weinberner. Loss $4,000; fully in
surad.
WATERBURY' Conn. Dec. Is. The loss by
the burning of the Jones cotton mill is es-
timatei at $ 800; insurance $4,000.
EAILwAy COZ LsIcN.
L1Noo:, 0 It., Dee. 1.-Two freight
trains Oh the air line Of the Grand Trunk
collided near Hensall, yesterday. Both
Were wrecked. No lives lost. Careless
Eess o: The switchman is reported. Driver
Brown received III uries that may prove
fatal, ana his fireman was seriously hurt.
A number of others were injured.
KILLED BIZ THE CARS.
ALTOONA, Pa, Dec. 15.-Last night Parks
Lemaine and his two sisters, Flora and
Alice, were killed on the railroad ct Ii pton
station, two miles east of this city. They
were returning home from prayer meet
ing, walking on the track, and stepped off
to avoid a passing train, and in doing SO
were run down by an engine on another
track. All were young and unmarried.
MARROW ESCAPE.
New YosK, Dec. 15.-Fire broke out in
the back room on the first floor of the
six story tenement No. ITO and 172 Suffolk
treet, this afterne Oh, seized upon the
stairway and cut Off the escape of tho ten
ants in the second and third story. The 9th
ers saved themselves by flight to the roof.
There was great excitement Mrs. Caroline
Scherer and Mrs. Miller threw their three
children from the window and leaped out
after them. All escaped uninjured except
Mrs. Scherer, whose ankle was sprained. A
thirty-five foot ladder fell with three fire.
men, who were rescuing the tenants. They
ESCAPED with slight bruises. Comparative
ly slight damage was done by the flames.
STEAMBOAT BURNED.
SHREVEPORT, Dec. 15.-The steamboat
Kate Kenny took fire in the bayou at the
ferry landing to-day. The boat and cargo
are total loss. This was the first trip of
the Kenney this season, she having few
days ago left her dock after receiving re-
pairs amounting to $4,000. The boat was
valued at $4,000; insured for $4,000 in
Cincinnati companies. She belongs to the
Req River & Coast line. The cargo con-
sisted of 1000 bales of cotton, oil cake,
ard other freight; probably insured. No
lives lost so far as known.
Fire from the burning steamer spread to
the buildings adjacent, being driven by
high winds. Loss about S150,O00. Several
buildings near the ferry landing were de-