Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-30
BAD LUCK AT LARlMORE.
A Terrible Fire which Will Seriously Re-
tard the Boom OF That EnterprisiDg
Town-Loss $50 ,OOO-Loss of Life In the
Ruins.
Especial Te.esfam to The aIobe.l

Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
LAR1MoRE, D. t., June 29.-0ne-half of
the business portion of the town was laid in
ashes this morning. The fire originated about
3 o'clock in an uncompleted building among
shavings, between Flint's saloon and Union
hotel 1t was probably the 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 OF 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 iire to sweep everything in
it's course, until it struck an open space. All
the buildings that were burned were against
the wind or the losssof 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 III Inc
half stories high not plastered. Agreat many
escaped from it by jumping with their Under
cloths on only A number were more or less
injured and burned. One of the worst was
Dan Smith, wagon maker. He had his
hands and feet burned but will probably re-
cover. He was taken to Grand Forks for
treatment this morning.
This Is a 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. e., Robinson, stock of hardware, loss
81, ZOO; insurance unknown. N. A. Noltimer
& Co., general merchandise, stock and build
ing, $4,000; probably half insured. George
SchoItz & Co., general merchandise and stock,
So, 600; insurance unknown. G. A. Strutters
restaurant, loss about 5000; insurance un-
known. Osborn s. Wright's dry. goods and
boots and shoes, stock and building. STOCK
$4,000; insurance $1,000. Lynch's
barber shop. building and. stock,
loss $500; no insurance. J. A. Lock,
boots and shoes, harness stock. Loss $500
b1 goods being taken out in damaged con-
dition. No INSURANCE. A. johnson, new
store, building not finished; no insurance.
Loss $500. D. Jaques, saloon aud building;
loss 81 900, insurance unknown: MAYOR q
Estes, hardware stock and BUILDING STOCK
saved in a damaged condition; loss ABOUT
SO 900, insurance 81 800. Store u Wright,
flour and feed and a few groceries, stock and
building; loss $4,000, insurance unknown.
NJ. Sullivan, saloon building and stock; loss
81 500, insurance unknown. Union hotel,
e. Mcdonald proprietor, building and con
tents; loss 5000, insurance unknown. M.
j. Flint, saloon, building and contents; loss
81 500. insurance $1,000. c. s. H. Adlers,
stock stock, of general merchandise; loss $4,000,
insurance about $1,000 Geo. Ames, building
Adlers' store was in; loss $500, no insurance.
Kirk & Regain, 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
to the railroad track except N. g. Nelson d
Co.'s general store, a blacksmith shop and
two saloons.