Daily globe., 1883-07-29
TIP TN smoke.
The Great Syndicate Block in Mime
apOlis Burned this Morning.
A DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
The Finest Business Block in the City
Mass Of Biackened Ruins.
THE LOSS OVER HALF A MILLION.
A Calamity of More than1Ordinary Ex-
tent to our keighbOring City.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

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MINNEAPOLIS, July 30, 2:3O a. NAT
few minutes past 1 o'clock ]. R. Shibley
and a number of gentlemen on Nicollet
avenue discovered fire in the Syndicate
block. Running to the nearest fre-box
difficulty was experienced in turning in
the alarm, and the actual alarm was not
sounded until the gentlemen could ge: to
the police headquarters, where Officer
Howard pulled box II. The department
responded with alacrity, and few minutes
later the hose was laid. In the meantime
a delay of about twenty minutes had oc-
Cured.
The fire began near the
roof, just east of the centre section of
the block, that is in the five story portion
occupied from basement to roof by Dren-
nen, Starr s. Everett, but by the time the
department was in working order the
flames had worked steadily down through
the elevator to the third story and soon
after to the ground floor, spreading rapid
ly throughout the floor.
Everything was in the direst confusion,
the people shouting fire, congregated upon
the streets by the thousands. The depart
ment worked hard, but the destroying ele-
ment was of the most obstinate character
In remarkably short space of time the
adjoining store toward Fifth street was
seething mass of fame at the top story
and like the preceding ssection worked
gradually to the ground. At 2:15 the
whole was ruin.
The section of the building occupied by
Dale, Barnes, Morse, 81 Co., dry goods OH
the east and that of Phelps & Bradstreet,
furniture dealers, was separated by solid
fire proof walls and successfully ;bafled
the efforts of the fire to destroy them.
At different times terrific explosions CT
rock rent the air and sparks were blown
in perfect showers for several blocks.
During the excitement and confu-
sion it was almost an impos-
sibility to ascertain definite
information respecting the losses and
insurances. Drennen, Starr & Everett car
red heavy and costly stock, and it is
estimated at 100000, and was nearly fully
insured in divers companies. Folds &
Grifiths also carried a heavy stock of car
pets, etc, which Mr.. Grifiths estimated at
$4,000 or $4,000, and he was of the i'm
preston that it was fully insured.
phelps & Bradstreet moved portion of
their goods but happily there was no oc..
casion, as the flames were effectualIy
checked by the walls, together with the
efforts of the fire department. AL through
the six story section of the block, that is
the upper stories, were sleeping rooms
occupied at the outbreak of the fire and
who were routed by the watchman. The
loss on the building will probably reach
about $4,000. Nothing but the skeleton
walls will remain.
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
ALBION, N. Y, July 28.-There was ter
rible accident on the Rome, Watertown &
Ogdensburg railroad at Carlyon station at
$50 o'clock last evening by which nine
teen were killed and thirty wounded. The
train, double header, was excursion train
number fifty-three, and bound for Clayton
with Thousand Island" tourists, mostly
from Michigan. It was behind time and
at the time of the collision running at
rate of forty miles an hour. The wind
was blowing gale and had blown freight
car off the side and partly onto the main
track, when the excursion train came
laundering along. The collision came,
throwing one of the engines on its eud
and the other into the ditch. The bag
gage car and two sleepers were com pletei5
demolished and the cars were piled npou
one another until it was vast heap of
ruins
At the time heavy thunder shower was