Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-22
The Thm,ston unreRorse

At five minutes TO u o'clock last night
fire was discovered bursting from The two
story stone building, No. % West Third
street, occupied by C. B. Thurs
ton as carriage warehouse
and depository for farm machinery.
In less than ten minutes afterwards that
neighborhood was undergoing the most
exciting aud sensational ordeal in the fire
line that has taken place in st. Paul for a
long time. The fire was first observed by
a pedestrian, and when discovered It ap-
peared to rage most fercely in the front
part OF the building near the Ctfl3e.
The alarm was first given by the GLOBE
fire alarm whistle, followed by call from
box No. u, Bridge square, but owing to
the fact that the apparatus of the depart
ment in the upper district had been called
to Seven corners by an alarm from box
No. 13 at about the same time, it became
necessary to depend for relief upon
steamers Nos. . and (, from lower town,
and q slight and unavoidable delay thus
took place before the department got down
to work.
Meantime the vicinity of the fire was
surrounded by an immense crowd of spec
tators, attracted by the bright banner
Of flame which spread upward, and the
scene was highly exciting. The confusion,
uproar and excitement were greatly inten-
sified by the stampede of horses let loose
from the livery barns Of ". L. Nichols and
= q. A. Hay, situated on Fourth street, both
of which adjoined the Thurston building.
at the outset it looked as if the latter
buildings were doomed to destruction, and
all haste was made to remove the horses
and stock TO o place OF safety.
The horses we're Gus loose at both places,
and they rushed il droves all over the
streets, while wiling hands assisted in re-
moving carriages, cutters, etc, nearly all
Of which were placed in safety.
The carriages in inc front
part of Thurston's store
were removed, together with ,. most of the
office furniture, but the fire ragged so fierce
ly inside that great deal of the stock in
the center Of the building must have been
destroyed.
Adjoining Thurston's place on the
east side is the upholstery store
of Auerbach, Finch d Van. Slyek and fears
were at first entertained that this must 90,
but SUCH was happily not the case, as it
was no, materially damaged.
On the west side was J. Rothschilds'
clothing and novelty store, Nos. 81 and %
west Third street. In spite of very
CrnnH Nv ri
ment the flames spread ard
shis bailding was badly singed. A great
share OF the goods we're removed from the
front part of the store, but the contents
were damaged considerably By water.
The corner building, Third and
St. Peter, was occupied on
the ground floor by E. G. Nagel as a saloon,
the upper floor being occupied by DR..
Holton. Neither of these sustained any
serious damage or loss.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
The building occupied by Thurston was
owned by DR.. Il. II. Mann, and
it was almost wholly gutted.
The damage on the building is probably
from $1,000 to $4,000, and Mr.. Thurs
toms loss may be as much more, although
it was impossible TO make any accurate
conjecture this morning. The
building is covered by insurance.
Mr.. Thurston's loss is covered by an in
surance of several thousand dollars, of
which he had $1,000 on stock in the St.
Paul Fire and Marine, $500 in the Con
necticut. and $500 in the National of
Hartford.
The loss On Rothschild's stock will not
exceed $4,000 and may fall considerably
belcw this figure. This is covered by in
surance, $1,000 OF which was placed by
the St. Paul Fire and Marine and $1,000 in
the German American of New York on
clothing, and $1,000 in the Fire and Ma
rine for counter stock.
TIE ORIGIN.
The origin of the fire is involved in
doubt. but in connection with the circum-
stances it is thought to have been the work
Of fire bug.
The following is the insurance as far as
could be ascer tanned last night:
C. B. THURsToN ON STOCK.
81 Faul Fire and Marine go. ....... $1,000
Connec1cut OF Hartford ... 500
NaVlonal ....... 500
$4,000
j. RoTHs0HID ON stool OF o1oFHIyG.
st. Paul Fire and Marine s1 ono
(Harman ArnaFicx-7 f.'ooSoS