New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
AGAIN STRICKEN BY FIRE.
THE CITY OF ANOKA, MIMI, RUINED.

FIREMEN PowERLEss TO AVERT THE DISASTER
THE LOSS NOT LESS THAN 100000.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 16.-FOr the fourth time in its
history the city of AnOka has been fire stricken,
and the entire business portion for the second time
entirely wiped ont Of existence. The ruin is WIDE
spread. Al this time it is utterly impossible moro
than to approximate roughly the great loss. which
is placed by the most conservative at 81. 100000
at least From the Congregational Church, al
Main-st. and Third-ave., west to Rum River. and
Monroe-st. north to Van Buren-st. nothing IL left
except heaps of smoking ashes and blackened ruins
The flames communicated to a handsome new bricb
block belonging to II. L. TickuOr, and from there
across Second ave. 10 H. s. Pummer's dry-gOod,
store, and across Main-st to a row Of wooden
structures occupied by various branches Of trade;
up Second-ave., attacking several residences and
the Merchants Hotel, down Man-st. on the south
side, destroying Plumners dry-gOods store Cut
ters dry goods store. TIcknor Il COS. drugstore.
and Ryan's boot aud shoe store. and On until th'
river barred their progress.
While devastation vas being wrought In this de-
rection appalling flames leaped from the wooden
buildings on the north side of Main II. aud enyel
oped the handsome and stately structure lately
erected by w d. Washburn and in which was
situated the Anoka First National Bank aud the
Washbum Opera House. The whole city seemed to
be IN a blaze Up and down both sides Of Main-st
from Ihlrd-ave 10 the river and along both sidci
of Sccond-ayc from Van Buren to Monroe st. the
pitless flames swept irresistIby. From the Wash.
burn block to the brick hardware store of Putnam,
Chcslcy 4 Lindsay. and from tho First National
Bank to Bridge-square tho fire speedily made its
way thence along Brldge-squarc the last sdo
sweeping away Daniels's boot and shoe store, Aleu
" wIcklauds dry goods store. Ihe ARotd
Union brick block. aud Pocr-'s drua
/. /. Il. ali
to the great Lincoln Touring mill and elevator.
consuming also a small AoutIngmlll near the bridge.
two planning mills. ono single dry kiln. lumber
shed aud an office; all belonging 10 ". d. Wash.
burn Il Co., the flames being brought to stand-
still at "a line ninety feet from the mammoth Wash
burn saw and shnglc mills
From the point wheTo tho fire communicated 10
the Lincoln Mills il went eastward 10 Second-ayc.
and Jackson-st., there joining forces with the Soc
ton which jumped Main-st and attacked Jacksons
Hotel aud stables, a blacksmith shop, an engine
house and the Jail cxhausing itself at Jacksou-st.
and Third-ave. That branch of tho coniagration
which took its way south in Second-aye. destroyed
everything to Monroe-st., where il was brought
under control.
No lives wero lost and no very serious
accidents occurred, though it was scene
of the widest and most uncou.
troIlable confusion. Men fell exhausted by
heat and smoke while women tainted appalled, by
the terrible visitation.
Tho losses and insurances cannot be definitely
| asceltained for several DAYS as many lost
everything. papers and documents included.
| 1t is learned that NashbErn ~ %
| have insurance as follows: Lincoln MIL
! $4,000; ming mill, 5000; Sh,ngle mil
| $500; sma curing nail Sl3,50O bank. 10000
| Office 500; lumber shed, $4,000; dry Killings, 800
total 81 1880 Their loss Is believed TO be fully
| $l75 .00O and possibly 100000
! Assistance was summoned from st. Paul and
| Minneapolis but 1t reached the doomed city t@
latc to do much except to save General Washburni
| mammoth saw and shingle mills.