St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-30
A BRAVE MANS DEATH.
JAS. Carr Meets His Death After Hero
ically Saving the Lives of
Thirty-nine Persons.
Further Particulars of the Great Storm on
the CalifOrnia Coast--A iscellane-
Gus Casualty.
FRlGHTFUL CASUALTY.

/ HAOh II OL OAoOALII.
| CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The large brick build
ing situated on the southeast corner of
Lasalle and Michigan streets, the lower floors
OF which was occupied by hide dealers and
the upper portion by Fishers cigar factory,
caught fire about noon and is at this hour
completely Quilted. One man was killed by
jumping and two others smothered on the
stairs. The factory girls on the upper floors
escaped with the greatest difficulty.
1t is believed all are safe
Theeloss will reach 500, O00 The build
ing was owned by Mr.. Culver, of Culver,
Page q Hoyne, and was five story structure
| occupied by Schroble s. Co., barbed wire
manufacturers, the Campbell printing COM
pany, Donheizer Bros, chewing gum manu-
facturers. and w. E. Fishers cigar box fac
tory. The latter was in the top story, and
employed twenty-one men and eighteen
girls. The foreman of the shop, James Carr
got all the thirty-nine souls together in good
order, and coolly led the band to the fire
proof stairs aud safely to the ground. Troub-
led with doubt as to whether any were left
! behind, Carr quickly returned to the fifth
story, but remained few moments too late.
The flames had cut off every avenue of
escape. He hurried to the roof and amid
the wild excitement of thousands of people
was thrown rope from building on the
| opposite side Of the street. Making the line
| fast he commenced the perilous descent,
while the firemen held a heavy tarpaulin be-
meath as precaution. Suddenly the rope
! snapped under the mans weight, or was
| burned by the bursts of flames. Carr's
body SHOT downward, head foremost, and to
the horror of the people went directly
through the tarpaulin and was picked up
from the stones with his neck broken and
mangled almost beyond recognition.
Another thrilling scene meanwhile was tax
ing place at the fresescape from the chewing
gum factory. Eighteen young girls, panic
stricken, came down pell nell, and when
within twenty-five feet of the ground the
last eight jumped to the pavement, falling
in confused heaps. Miraculousiy none were
seriously injured, except three, who received
! painful cuts and bruises.
Carr, whose neck was not broken, as first
supposed, revived on the way to the hospital,
but died this afternoon. 1t cannot be as
! certained whether there was any other loss
| of life. The losses and insurance are as
follows: Building, loss sos, 600; insurance
500, 900; Campbell printing press company,
loss S15,000; insurance $4,000; Schnabel 81
Co., barbed wire, loss 100000; insurance
$4,000; Fisher & Co., cigar boxes, loss
SIS, 900; insurance 500
TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-The following
further particulars of the disastrous storms
on the coast of lower California were learned
this morning. The news was brought here by
the captain of the steamer Newburn, from
Guaymas. He says the steamer Estado de
Sonora left Mazatlan September 30. The first
storm broke out the following day. It ragged
with such terrific fury the Estado was unable
to put back. 1t is supposed she rolled over
and went down with the fifty-seven souls
aboard. Nothing ever afterward was heard
/ OF the passengers or crew. On October IA the
/ Newburn passed large quantity of wrecked
| stuff at the entrance to the gulf of California.
Among it was pilot house. and mast with
q band attached. A lot of brass work had
/ been picked up by the Datives of Saniose
island. They had been stripped off all the
wood part and burned it, leaving only the
brass work. There were no marks on any
! of these, but 1t is believed they were all from
| the wrecked steamer. Some of the brass
work was sent to Guaymas for the purpose
| OF Identifying it. The Estado was com
manded by Capt Rode, nephew of Captain
! Charles Wilson, formerly the Danish consul
! OF this city. The second storm began Oct.
a. and lasted three days. It was more VIC
| lent even than the first. The only particu-
/ lars are from Cape st. Lucas as reported last
night. There was such tremendous sea
running the Newburn was unable to touch at
the cape. She passed through fields of loose
candles, believed to be part of the cargo of
the schooner.
THE YOUNGSTOWN NINE DISASTER.
UNIoSTowS, Pa, Oct 29.-The remains
Of the fourteen victims Of the Youngstown
mine disaster were buried to-day. Their
| funerals were largely attended and the servi-
ces were impressive. The company betrayed
the expenses and are doing everything posi-
bic to relieve the wants of the bereaved fam
flies. There is yet no well defined and &C
cepted theory of the explosion. Coroner
Bottin's investigation begins tomorrow
morning, and It is hoped some facts will be
brought out which win throw light on the
mystery
10 wZws FRoz THz MAAsDGM.
NEW YORK, Oct 29.-No information fur
Their thar that received last night has been
received about the burned steamer Maasdam,
of the Netherlands steam navigation com
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