Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-30
BAD LUCK AT LARIMORE.
A Terrible Fire which Will Seriously Re-
tard the Boom of That Enterprising
Town-Loss &BO,OOO-Loss of Life In the
Ruins,
[spoci.l Telegram to the elobe.]

Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
LARIMoRE, D. T., June 99.-One-half OF
the business portion of the town was laid in
ashes this morning. The fire originated about
5 o'clock in an uncompleted building among
shavings, between Elirt'o saloon and Union
hotel. 1t was probably tie Work OF an in
cendiary. Several persons are missing but
they will probably cover the number OF lives
lost One young man, just arrived from Har-
ward or Woodstock, ILL.,, is known to have per-
ished. He was dragged partly out, but his
partner was obliged to jump for his own life,
and he dropped back in the flames. The wind
was blowing a good stiff breeze from the
south, causing the fire to sweep everything In
it's course, until it struck an open space. All
tke buildings that were burned were against
the wind or tie loss OF life would have been
much more. The buildings being all wood
burned very rapidly as it was. 1t commenced
to rain Just as the fire was over, thus almost
running what few goods were saved.
Those that persisted in the flames were in the
Union hotel and frame building two and
half stories high not plastered. Agreat many
escaped from it by jumping with their under
cloths on only A number were more or less
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Dan Smith, wagon maker. lie mad his
hands and feet burned but will probably re-
cover. He was taken to Grand Forks for
treatment this morning.
This is sad blow to the young town, but
the burned district will be rebuilt. The losses
as near as can be ascertained at this hour are:
o. G. Robinson, stock of hardware, loss
81 900; insurance unknown. n. A. Noitlmer
& Co., general merchandise, stock and build
Dc holt inEnrad George
ScRoits q Co., general merchandise and stock,
50 900; insurance unknown. 6. A. Shutters
restaurant, loss about $500; insurance un.
known. Osborn 6 Wrights dry goods and
boots and shoes, stock aud building. Stock
saved in damaged condition; loss about
$4,000; insurance $1,000. Lynchs
barber shop, building and. stock,
loss $500; no insurance j. A. Lock,
boots and shoes, harness stock: Loss SooO
by goods being taken out in a damaged con-
ditfon. No insurance A. johnson, new
store, building not finished; no insurance.
Loss $500. d. Jaques, saloon and building;
loss 81, 900, insurance unknown. MAYOR q
Estes, hardware stock and building stock
saved in a damaged condition; loss about
81, 600, insurance 81 800. Store g. Wright,
flour and feed and a few groceries, stock and
building; loss $500, insurance unknown.
M. Sullivan, saloon building and stock; loss
Sl,5UU, insurance unkuOwH. Ohion "oUSi'
g. Mcdonald proprietor, building and con-
tents; loss 5000, insurance unknown. M.
]. Flint, saloon, building and contents; loss
81 500. insurance $1,000. c. u IL. Adlers,
stock of general merchandise; loss SS,OOO,
insurance about $1,000. Geo. Ames, building
Adlers' store was in; loss $500, no insurance.
Kirk & Regan, new store for general mer.
chandise, building not quite completed and
only part of stock in it; loss $4,000, no insur-
ance.
The flames made clean sweep of block
on both sides of the street taking everything
10 the railroad track except N. 3. Nelson d
Coz general store, blacksmith shop and
two saloons.