St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-06
NEEDLESS RUNS.
The Firemen Called Out Twice by
False Alarms.
One Caused by Sulphur Fumes From Fruit
Cellar.

raise AldflnS.
One Caused by Sulphur Fumes From a Fruit
Cellar.
At 6:30 O'Clock last evening smoke was
discovered pouring out of the basement graf
ing in front of Presley's block, 102 East
Third street, and excited citizens ran on an
alarm in box "a, which brought the depart
ment to the front on the double
quick. An examination of the basement
showed that the cause of the smudge was
the burning of sulphur fired in an iron yes
sci for the purpose of bleaching out grove
of green bananas which were suspended by
their stems so as to catch the benefit of the
fumes.
TWO FIREMEN INJURED.
In running to this fire hose trucksNo l.,
which was being driven by Capt. Lavegoode,
in turning the corner of Seventh and Jack
son streets, caught wheel in the street car
track and was overturned, but righted up
without doing any especial damage to itself.
But in the accident Lavegoode
had his ankle sprained, while
Henry Meyerding, the regular driver, who
had left his supper and perched himself on
the rear of the truck, was severely injured
about the left knee, which will lay him up for
some time, though DR.. Quinn, who attended
him, said that no bones were broken.
BUGGY SMASHED.
At this same alarm, as chemical No. 1 was
going down Fourth street, at the corner of
Robert, it collided with the buggy of D. D..
nj of oil Ira1 fha laffa
vehicle, but singularly enough neither Mr..
NJ. or his driver were at all injured. 1t seems
that the chemical driver, on seeing the buggy
halted in his pace, when Its driver
also halted, and the former thinking it was
to let his machine go by, whipped up, when
the latter suddenly started forward and con-
sequently the accident. 1t would seem that
Mr.. MerrilPs driver became dazed by the
excitement, as it is understood Mr.. Merrill
exhonerates the department from any blame
whatever in the matter.
oUT-OF-TowN FIRE.
AS the department at the central fire house
were watching the lurid light from fire in
the northwest, at 1910 last evening, sup
posing it to be far out of the city limits, an
box 16, at engine house No. 1, which sent
the force out flying. Pursuing the light
of the distant fire out as far
as Iglehart street they all turned back, not
being able to ascertain whether the fire was
at Midway or the stock yards. There was
much indignation in the department on
their return, it being learned that a police
man on that beat had rushed into No. l
engine house and strongly pulled the box
for this fire outside the city limits or wher-
ever it was.
ANOTHER FIREMAN HURT.
In running to this fire at the corner of
College avenue and st. Peter street the bows
on hook and ladder No 2 were ordered to
get off and help push the truck up the hill
They alghted when Geo. H. De Coursey, who
had been a member for about two months
and who was pushing by the step in the mid
die OF the truck, and being in his shirt
sleeves, was seen to fall and halloed
''stop," but before the team could
be brought up, which was on walk, one of
the rear wheels had passed over him. It
was thought his back had been broken and
he was Immediately taken home to his family
and physicians summoned. He recovered
soon after from the limp state in which he
was picked up in the road aud no injury
could be found to have been sustained
by him but an immense blood bruise upon
the inside of his right leg, just above the
knee, which limb was also very badly swollen.
There was no mark of the wheel upon his
back or any other confusion upon his body,
and it is thought his injuries are not serious.
The theory is that he stumbled over stone,
or stepped into hole, and lost his hold on
the step iron, and the wonder is he was not
instantly killed. ~ 'ij7I57'
MIDNIGHT ALARM. 9ao' '5h
An alarm was sent in from box at IL :22
this morning caused by an incendiary firing
the barn of Michael Ryan, 425 Superior street
The barn with two horses therein burned, and
the small house adjacent in which Ryan re-
sided was tritlingly scorched. The barn and
dwelling were insured for $1,000. Loss on
buildings 5000, and on contents $3.50.
LATER.
The fire at II 10 was the burning of Hin
KEEL & Groty's Union Park hotel
At a. m. this morning DIR. Richardson
pronounced that two of Geo. H. DeCoursey's
ribs were broken, but did not consider his
case dangerous.
YESTERDAY MORNING.
An alarm of fire was sent in on box 21, al
454 a. m. yesterday morning, which brought
out the department with rush to the corner
of Fifth and Wabashaw streets, where flames
were lighting up the sky from the middle of
the three story block of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. Hook and Ladder
No. at once threw its extension ladder to
the roof, when it was found that the alarm
was flrst-class scare. For several days past
workmen have been engaged with their
'Ceylon's Islen perfumeries in boiling
tar on Fifth street, and hopping the roof to
the block with this preparation. On Friday
afternoon, at the conclusion of work, one of
these tar spreaders hung up his mop in the
mouth of the middle chimney of the block,
and some early riser occupant on starting
up fire in his stove next day to boil his cof-
fee, set the utensil on fire, and with the
above named results. The articlr, on being
removed from its perch, was thrown into the
street, and the show was thus summary and
fortunately ended.