Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-30
A THEATER ON FIRE.
THE WINDSOR THEATRE ON THE
BOWERY CONSULTED THIS
MORNING..
Fires in all Directions Yesterday-Theu.
sands of Dollars Worth of Property Des-
rroyed-Severa1 Railway Accidents-A
Full Docket of Mishaps.


Full Docket of Mishaps.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga fire broke out
in the Windsor theatre, As Bowery, shortly
before IL o'clock tonight, and the flames
spread rapidly. In a few minutes after
the alarm was sounded the whole structure
was mass of flames, and the efforts of
the fire department. was unavailing to
check the confagration, and the building
is totally destroyed. The flames commu-
nicated to several adjoining buildings. The
fire originated between the first floor
and the basement under the main stair
way, and was discovered by the policeman
at that post. Besides the theater building
it contained two small hotels, kept by
Hartmann and Loehl, and situated ON Ell
Their side of the main entrance to the thea
ter. There were forty guests in Hart
mana's hotel and smaller number in
LoehPs, all of whom escaped without diff
Guilty. There was no one in the theater at
the time, as the performance closed at
1915, nor were any remaining at the
Thaiia theater, directly opposite the
Windsor on the Bowery. The whole fire
department of the district were summoned
by a general alarm, bat the efforts of the
firemen at first were greatly impeded by
the peculiar structure of the building and
by the elevated railroad structure which
passed in front of the theatre. Trains,
however, were finally stopped and the fire.
men we're able to work more effectively
by taking hose to the top Of the structure.
The fire had gained such Roadway by
this time it was seen to be useless
to attempt to save the building and they
turned their attention to the surrounding
houses. 4 number of small tenement
| houses in the rear, on Chrystie street, are
threatened. Every effort will be made to
| save them. but their close proximity to
| theater renders this doubtful. The theater
building was owned by VIM. A. Martin, 15
East Thirty eighth street, and Was valued
| at 100000. The amount of insur-
| ance is unknown. The theater
| was leased two years ago by John A.
| Stevens and Frank B. Murtha and at the
present time the play, "My Partners was
! running there. Previous to this it was
known for many years as the Stadt thea
ter. 1t had the largest seating capacity Of
any theaier in the city, 8, 100. The theater
was popular place of amusement among
the poorer classes on the eastern side of
the city, and frequently was
crowded to REPETITION. The means of
exit were not good and if the
fire occurred. ,during performance the
loss of life must have been appalling. Il
had been erected about eighteen years and
| was lightly constructed and not considered
| safe by the fire or police departments. At
late hour it is reported the fire is still
raging with undated fury, and in all
probability the whole block will be de-
stroyed.
KILLED BY A STREET CAB.
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 29.-Wm. T.
Mcmillan, an old man, while looking at
the movement of switch engine near the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton depot to-
| day, was knocked down and run oyer bya
| street car and Instantly killed. The car
was coming down grade and around a
| curve. The driver and conductor were
| arrested.
DROWNED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. pa skif con-
| tanning nine railroad hands who have been
| at work on the Little Rock railroad, while
crossing the river this morning in fog
struck coal feet above the mouth of
Wolf river and capsizsd, and all were
| drawn under the coal barges, but several
colored skIHmen who were near the scene
| of the disaster succeeded In rescuing
eight. Fred West, one OF the rescued, was
still warm when taken from the river, but
died shortly afterwards. Harry Myers
: was dro owned, but the body was not recov-
cred.
This afternoon Clement Sale, a we'll
! known Frenchman and barber, committed
suicide by shooting himself in tho heart.
His father recently died il France, leaving
him legacy of $4,000.
Boston, Nov. 90. e srly this morning a
! fire was discovered in the Hotel Clifton, a
! fye-story brick building, corner of Ber-
! wick park and Columbus avenue The in
mates fled in their nigh. clothes without
accident. The fire. originated in the fur
mace room in the basement, followed the
J elevator well to the roof, and spread
through each floor into the various rooms.
The fire was stubborn one, but was con.
fined to one building. George B. Taylor,
owner of the building, loses sos, 900. Oc-
cupants losses slight. The building is in
sured for $125, 1000.
| SALosvILLE, Mass, Nov. 29.--The Salon
| vile Wooden mills, owned by Michael
| Simpson, we're burned this morning. Five
buildings were destroyed. The company
employed about 500 perscrs. The loss on
buildings and machinery was S150,O0O;
loss on stock and insurance not ascer-
| tanned.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 29.-Fire this
morning burned the best part of ths town
| of Ocols, including the new brick hotel,
Office of the Banner and several stores ard
residences. The loss is over 100000.
DzsERosro, Ont, Nov. 29.--An ezplo-
sion at the chemical works caused q loss CT
$4,000.
GBovELAND, Mass, Nov. 29.-Charles
Stickney's shoe mandatory was burned
last night, throwing 100 hands out of en-
ploymeut. Loss $4,000; insured for
| $4,000.
SAN ANGELO, Tex, Nov. 29.--At two
this morning q fire, the origin unknown,
consumed KibbIs d Robinson's book store.
| Loss go, GOO; uninsured. Also the Times
| building, Aerkle's harness shop. Ii.
drug store and Veick's printing Office, ag-
gregzting SIT, 700; insured for $1,000.
/ DIXON. ILL.,, Nov. gu. V. Devison's
furniture store was destroyed, and Anton