Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-30
From Anotiser Source
eoram to the Globe. I

MooRuEAp, Mimi. June 29.EThe town OF
Larimorc, twenty. eight miles from this city,
this county, suffered most disastrous con-
aagration this morning, in which property to
the value of $4,000 was destroyed, and at
least two persons, and it is feared more, lost
their lives.
Larimore has been in existence only about
SIX months but already numbersa population
of from 800 to 5000, and was growing very
rapidly. The buildings, of course, were all
wooden and very few even were painted, so that
the flames once started had plenty of material
upon which to feed, while there was nothing
to stay their progress.
The only water supply was from few wells,
and nearly all that was soon rendered useless
by the rapid spread of the fire. The fire broke
out about $50 a. IN. in the Union hotel, in
the very center of the oldest and business
portion of the town, through which 1t ran
with such rapidly that at least two of the &C.
cupants are known to have persisted, and one
or two others are thought to be missing,
while many others had very narrow escapes,
several suffering more or less serious
burns. Owing to the loss of the
otel directory it is impossible at this time
to tell just exactly how many did perish, but
the remains of man named Frank Harris,
Woodstock ILL.,, have been recovered, and also
another man not yet identified. Harris was
Young man of sixteen years and had but just
arrived in town. The other man who per-
ished was seen at a window with woman.
4 ladder was quickly raised and
THE WOMAN RESCUED
by citizen who was badly burned, but before
the man could be reached, he hadsbeen over
come by the heat and fell back into the flames
and persisted.
Daniel Smith. formerly of TivertoD, Ont,
an occupant of the hotel, escaped from the
burning building with great difficulty, pre-
cipitating himself at last from the second
story window sustaining severe bruises in the
face and arms. He was brought to Grand
Forks by the early morning train and is being
cared for by Doctors Collins and Wheeler,
who do not anticipate fatal results from his
injuries.
From the hotel the flames spread to the
adjoining buildings, and favored by strong
wind, rapidly spread, until every building
but one on the west side o. the street, and
half of those on the pOrth were consumed.
Had the wind been from the west instead of
the east, as it was it is hardly possible build
ing would have been left to mark the spot
where the 1ourishing town of LarimOre OF
the night Def ore stood, for owing to the in
flammable character of the buildings, even
with the head wind the fire fiend took in all
| in it's reach without making jump of more
| than half a block. AS it was the fire would
| have been still more disastrous had not the
citizens very wisely gone ahead of the flames
| and torn down buildings quarter of block
away.
There is some doubt as TO the origin OF the
fire, some ascribing it 10 incendiarism, in set
| ting fire to shavings in an addition being
made to Union hotel, and others to the over
| turning of lamp in the hotel. The latter
theory seems most plausible. from inc stale
ments of those who were on the ground.
The following is the correct report OF losses
and insurance as near as could be ascertained
up to this writing.
Union hotel, owned by Marshall s. Melon
aid. loss $1,000, insurance 2.45O.
Krefi 81 Regan's unfinished store, loss
| s., 000, no insurance.
G.. H. Ames' store building, loss $1,000, in
surance $3.50. The general stock of mer-
| chaudise in the same, owned by Adler Bros,
81 200, insurance 81 900.
VIM. Flynt, wholesale and retail liquors.
Loss $500. Partly insured.
J. c. Strathers, four store buildings. Loss
$1,000. Partly insured.
John Sullivan, saloon. Loss $1,000. No
insurance.
Storer, feed store, building and stock
Loss $500. Partly insured.
Naylor & Estes, hardware, building and
store. Loss $4,000. Insurance $1,000.
Sheths & Co., building and stock of general
merchandise. Loss $1,000. Insurance 81 600
Moltimer Bros, store and stock of general
merchandise. Loss 5000. Insurance un
known
O.J. Robinson, harness shop, loss 81 200;
insurance $500.
C. Hanson, stock of groceries, loss 81 500
insurance $500.
RSaloon, name unknown, loss $1,000; insur
ance unknown.
Two barber shops, names unknown. Loss
light.
insured.
Mr.. johnson, unfinished store building, loss
$500; no insurance
i Several other small buildings.
The insurance companies losing the heavi-
est are, the German American and the Phoenix
of London.