Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-15

| the ire from extending a brief distance of
twenty feet from the point of its origin.
but in that space it burned clear through
to the roof, destroying about ten rooms.
The balance of the rear building was made
uninhabitable by water, but the hotel
proper did not suffer to the extent of
dollar. The fire, however. crossed the alley
TO the furniture warerooms, where the fire.
men had another fierce but short fight.
THE DAMAGE
to the hotel property was about $40, 900
and to the auction firm about $4,000, all
covered by insurance. This evening work
men engaged in clearing away the debris
found the charred body of a man amid the
broken timbers at the foot of the stairway
on the basement floor. 1t proved to be
Henry Blancy, an employe, over sixty years
old, who as boy served as chore boy in
| the hotel. The other dead men are Carl De-
bole, ascullion, and Dennis Repoati,a carver
The hotel is very substantial structure
we'll provided with fire escapes and stair
ways remote from each other, and even
had the fire invaded it the progress woula
be slow. There were two fremen in the
the main building. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
j. j. Gerard, the proprietor, who two
years ago remodeled the structure at great
expence, announces that a new kitchen will
be working by Tuesday morning, and that
the National Furniture Mems convention
and banquet, to take place there Wednes-
day, will not be discommoded. The
Planters house was for quarter of cen
tury the best known hotel in the West, and
its fame was extended by Charles Dickens
American Notes.
Most of the guests and boarders in the
Planters house returned to the hotel this
evening, they being satisfied it was quite
safe to do so, and the business of the house
proceeding as usual, excepting not to be
able to serve breakfast tomorrow and per-
haps not dinner. So far as known none of
the guests or boarders lost any personal
effects, and none of them were injured or
met with anv mishaps.
THE INSURANCE
on the hotel building is as follows: Lanca-
shire, England, $4,000; London Assurance,
$4,000; Hamburg, Bremen, $4,000; Queen,
England, $4,000; Fire Insurance associa-
tion, England, $4,000; Merchants, New Jer
sey, $4,000; BOyston, Boston, $2,50O; Union
California, $500; Phoenix, England, $1,000;
Firemen's Fund, California, $500; Stand
ard, England, $4,000; British American,
$2,500; Lion, England, $4,000; MetropoIe,
France, S 5000; City Of London, $4,000;
Insurance Company of North America,
$500; Pennsylvania Insurance
company $4,000; Citizens, ST.
Louis, $4,000; Star, New York,
$2,5OO; Union, Pennsylvania, $4,000; Har-
ward, New York, $2,500; Northern, Eng
land, $2,500; Firemens', Ohio, $2,50O;
Louisville Underwriters, $1,000. Total
$&7,5OO. j. ]. Gerard, proprietor, is in
sured $4,000 on furniture and supplies,
but the names of the companies cannot be
obtained tonight.
Black, Tyler q Co.'s loss is not probably
more than $4,000; insured for $4,000, as
follows: Farragut, New York, $1,000;
Clinton, New York, $4,000; Citizens, 81
800; Prescott, Boston, $1,000; Manufacture
ers', Boston, $2.5OO; Allemenia, Pittsburg,
$4,000; Fire Insurance Association of Eng
land, $4,000; Watertown, New York,
$2,5OO.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 14,-The call for vol
unteers at the elimination of the bodies in
the Newhall house ruins to-day turned out
to be fzzle, only two citizens respond
ing. The regular paid force was hard at
work, despite a cutting northwesterly
wind and extremely cold weather. Two
charred bodies, beyond recognition, were
taken out to-day, making eighteen charred
bodies in addition 10 the twenty-three iden-
titled dead, or forty-one known to be dead
in all. Mrs. Bridget Bridgman,
the oldest employe of the
hotel, is reported an additional
missing to-day, making forty two bodies
yet supposed to be in the ruins. She is
known to have started out on the morning
of the fire arousing the servants, and is
not heard of since. She was from this
city. Five bodies we're buried to-day,
among them T. B. Elliott, prominent
lawyer, who came to the hotel on the $3.50
train the morning of the fire, and half an
hour later jumped from the fourth story
window and broke both legs, injured
his spine and died on Friday. He
was a prominent Mason and state repre-
sentative of the United States Grand
lodge of Odd Fellows. The funeral cere-
monies we're imposing.
The mayor received Jay Gould's
check for $500 for the relief of
the sufferers and the Western Union
Telegraph company's check for 800. Lo-
cal charity lhas responded nobly, so that
the action of three members of the coun-
Gil stands isolated. To-day the excavations
from the Broadway front will reach the
court in the rear of the Office, and will be
started near the west wall
under the servants quarters, where
more of the bodies are supposed to be.
A vacant store on Broadway is fitted up
as a temporary morgue for the charred re-
mains. To-day the Lincoln Guard militia
was called out for guard duty at the ruins
to ward off the crowd of people, but only
few Of the latter eongregated at the
scene, extremely cold weather prevailing
Funeral services were held at all the prom
inent churches to-day before crowded au-
dieenes.
BURNED TO DEATH.
SIOUX Cry, Ia, Jan. 1.-THE dwelling