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

TOLEDO, O.. Dec. 1.-THE Hall BLOCK.
situated on the corner Of st. Clair and
Jefferson street and the finest Business
block in the city, was totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The fire vas discovered
shortly after a. M, and j: supposed to
have originated in Music hail, a room in
The building used for public entertain
ments. The building was occupied on the
fist floor by numerous jobbing haases,
aud on the upper floor by lawyers and in
su rance offices, the Offices OK the Wabash
and Ohio Central railrosi Companies, art
galleries, etc. The blook 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
ably exceed 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
rs only conjectured. 1t was discovered i'm
medlateIy. and was seemingly extinguished.
Twenty minutes later it broke out i'll the
third and fourth stories, having worked
into the partitions. Owing to the great
difficulty in getting a good pressure of
water the flames spread rapidly, and it
was soon evident the structure was
doomed Tie heat was intense, and the
efforts cf the fire department were
directed towards the adjoining buildings.
By strenuous efforts they succeeded /.
confning the fire to the block. For a
time the First Congregational church, the
fines il the city, adjoining the Hall block
Oh the north, Was in great danger. The
guests in the Body house next adjoining
were awakened. Conside rable excitement
ensued. At 7 O'Clock the flames were
under control. and no further danger is
anticipated. The losses are very heavy,
and fail principally upon few wholesale
houses. Taylor, Rodgers & Co. wholesale
boot shoe and rubber house, had a stock
worth 100000, npon With the loss will
be over 5000 900; insured for $2S ,00O. l..
l.. Baungartner, wholesale fancy notion
house. stock $4,000; saved probably
$4,000; insured for $4,000. Wood q
Acklin. wholesale grocers, lose the entire
stock, vaiued at between $4,000 and
$4,000; insured for $4,000. 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,OO0. By
foreclosure of mortgage it became the
property OF the Connecticut Mutual Life
insurance com pany, upon whom the loss
falls. 1t was insured for $4,000. Total
loss S650,0O0; total insurance about
100000, divided among nearly all the
prominent companies having agen-
cies in the city, the poll
cies ranging from 100000 down.
OTHER BLAzEs.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. 15.-The mill Of
Armsbell q Co. was partially destroyed by
fire last night. Loss $4,000; covered by
insurance. They manufactured railroad
spikes, nuts, etc.
HICKMAN, Ky. Dec. 1.-THE fire yester-
day destroyed three blocks in the business
part of the town. Loss $100,000; insur-
ance 10000.
PfvrsBURGH. 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
sured.
WATERBURY, Conn, Dec. Is. The loss by
timated at s, 900; insurance SO, 900.
RAILWAY COLLISION.
LoaDo>-, o It., Dec. 1.-Two freight
trains on, The air line of the Grand TrunE
coll;ded near lIensali, yesterday. Boil
were wrecked. No lives lost. Careless
ness of the switchman is reported. Drive
Brown received injuries that may prove
fatal, and his fireman was seriously hurt
A number of others we're in jured.
KILLED BY THE CABS.
ALTOONA, Pa. Dec. 15.-Last night Parks
Lemaiue and his two sisters, Flora and
Alice, were killed on the railroad at II ptou
station, two miles east of this city. They
we're returning home from prayer meet
ing, walking on the track, and stepped OF
to avoid passing train. and in doing So
were run down by an engine on anothe
track. All were young and unmarried.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
the back room on the first floor of tn,
six story tenement. No. ITO and 172 Suffoll
treet, this Afternoon, seized upon tn,
stairway and cut OF the escape of the ten
ants in the second and third story. The 9th
ers saved themselves by flight to the roof
Z lere was great excitement Mrs Caroline
Scherer and Mrs. Miller threw their thre
children from the window and leaped Out
after them. All escaped uninjured excep
Mrs. Scherer, whose ankle was sprained. A
thirty-ive foot ladder fell with three fire
men, who were rescuing the tenants. They
escape with slight bruises. Comparative
ly slight damage was done by the flames.
STEAMBOAT BURNED.
SHREVEPORT, Dec. 15.-The steamboa
Kate Kenny took fire in the bayou at In
ferry landing to-day. The boat and carg'
are total loss. This was the first trip o
the Kenney this season, she having fey
days ago left her dock after receiving re-
pairs amounting to $4,000. The boat wa
valued at $4,000; insured for $4,000 il
Cincinnati companies. She belongs to tn
Red River d Coast line. The cargo con
sisted of 1000 bales of cotton, oil cake
and other freight; probably insured. N
lives lost so far as known.
Fire from the burning steamer spread t
the buildings adjacent, being driven b.
high winds. Loss about $780, Severa
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