St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-15
FLAME SWEPT CHIPPEWA.
The Village Visited by the Greatest
COnfiagratiOn of Its His
tory.
Half Score ofFires in Various Sections Of
the Country.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Dec l4.-One OF
the most destructive fires which has ever
visited this city occurred last night at IL
O'Clock, in the block Of 5. c. r. Cobban and
Matthew Cummings. The fire originated In
Lee & Larson's cellar. Tue whole building
was full OF smoke before the fire was noticed
but the fire company was promptly on hand.
An explosion occurred in the store
of J. C. Bronsky, which fright
ened them and engendered the
lives Of hundreds who were trying 70 save
goods. After the explosion the Opera house
seemed TO be one sheet Of fame, and soon
commenced TO crumble. Nothing Of value
was saved from any of the buildings. After
the block mentioned burned, the fire soon
spread easterly toward the creek and burned
the entire north half of the block, including
the Sherman house, Mitchell hall. and sew
eral less valuable buildings. The fire, with
the wind from the west, burned so rapidly
that It was with difficulty that the contents
of any Of the buildings in its course were
saved.
Twestem Associated Press.
CHIPPEWA Falls, Wis, Dec. 14-At sn
early hour this morning fire was discovered
in the general store of Lee & Larson, and
soon after a terrific explosion occurred from
oil stored in a cellar of the building. Both
ends and a portion Of the side walls Of the
building were blown out, aud the flames
spread through the building and to adjoining
buildings with startling rApidity, and it was
not until they had carried away every strue-
ture 70 the alleyway Gin the center Of the
block that they were brought under control.
The losses are as follows:
Lee & Larson, stock 10000, insurance
$40, 1000.
Corban Opera house $25, 900, noinsurance.
Opera Store company, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
w. II. stoddard, clothing, 1000; insur-
anee $1,000.
Leclerc & MAndelert, general stock, sl4,-
600; insurance $1,000.
G. E. Dolton, general merchandise, $l0,-
600; insurance $4,000.
Chippewa Times S., 900; insurance s., 500.
Geo. Cochrane, furniture and fixtures.
Sherman house, S3, 1000; insurance 81, 500.
Cummings block, sl0,0OOi insurance "a
600.
parties in household, furniture, etc, but they
were mostly covered by insurance. Several
persons were injured by the explosion, bui
none fatally.
NEW YORK sooRcHKD.
New YORK, Dec. 14.-Fire to-day de-
stroyed the recently finished six story briel
building, Nos. 27s and 2s0 Ninth avenue
| ~ lad hx
Hugh Getty, builder, and the third, fourtl
and fifth stories were used by Byron A. Shot
well for the temporary storage of leaf tobacco
The loss on building was $50, 900, covered tC
the extent Of $4,000. Shotwell estimates
the damage on his tobacco at $4,000. tn,
New York State Decorative Wood compsn,
on the second floor suffered = loss On its ma
chinery of $4,000. Getty also loses s., ,5OC
on tools.
LARGE WORKS BURNED.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 1.-THE Calu
met sewer pipe works, located two mile
north of Toronto, Ohio, and one Of the larg
est in the country, burned last evening. Tn
loss is 800, 600, insurance SIC, 900. On,
hundred and twenty men are thrown out o
employment The origin of the fire is IN
known. The works will be rebuilt at once
BIG FIRE AT BRooKyILLR, IND.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 14.-The business por
ton of Brookville, Ind, was almost entirel
destroyed this morning by fire. The Who'll
town was threatened for awhile and an en-
gine started from this city, but a Telegram
was received at 3 O'Clock countermandin
the order, stating the flames were under con
troll al that hour. The loss was betweel
$50, 900 and 100000
OPERA HOUSE INcINERATED.
BUFFALO, Dec. 14.-The Barry 0per
house and hotel Barry, Of Corning, ar
burned. The loss is $4,000, insurance SO,
600. The tre started, fortunately, after th
close Of the performance.
, MINOR BLAZE.
, BELvIDERE, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-Several build
5 ings were burned here tonight. Loss $40
600, insurance IS, 900.