St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05
THE VILLAINOUS FIRE CRACKER.
Gets in Some Small Work in the City
Yesterday-Three Still Alarms
The Department OH
the Alert


4 still alarm was received at central fire
nall at :25 yesterday morning, caused by
fire being discovered under headway in the
grocery store of A w. Johnson, 500 Hudson
avenue, from unknown cause. The build
ing was two and n half story frame,
owned and occupied by Johnson for grocery
and dwelling aud when first discovered by
the watchman of chemical No. 2
was on fire In both stories.
When the department got on the ground all
II could do was to save two similar structures
pn either side of the burning building, with
the fumes from chemical No. 2, and this re-
ouired their severest exertions, both of them
constantly taking fire on the roofs and sides.
Mr. johnson was absent from the city and
his wife was the sole occupant in the prem
Ises the fire being so fierce that none of the
contents were saved, and from which she
was rescued from rear window by
neighbors with the greatest difficulty.
The loss on the building was 81, 500 and in
sured for &, 900, while the loss on the con-
tents are unknown.
The loss on 901 Hudson avenue on a
dwelling occupied by c. J. Lingren and
owned by A. w. Johnson was $50 on which
there was an insurance of 81, 500. The paint
thereon was fearfully scorched and it was
saved by the chemical alone and by water
brought by young boys, the Swede male
population seeming to be perfectly parayzed
with fright
The loss on the dwelling s97 Hudson ave-
nue. was $50, insured for $1,000, and the
loss on contents was 5000. 1t was owned
and oecupied by L. A. Norquist.
At this fire Chief Hildebrand had his coat
badly scorched, and Capt. jackson, of chem
sa No Q, WAS badly burned in the back OF
the neck by blazing shingle.
A still alarm at IL :45 was caused by fire
crack ers igniting pile of paper and rubbish
in DeGraw d Sons lumber yard, corner OF
Seventh and Minnesota streets, which was
subdued by small chemical on truck No.
Q. When the aremen arrived they found
the fire had erept through the fence and was
eating into a wagon load of waste paper in
the basement of the Saxonis house, 66 East
Seventh street.
A still alarm at . :0T was caused by Niger
chasers igniting the roof OF 81 East Twelfth
street, q two st >ry house owned by j. Roe
and occupied by X. Rolenstine as second
hand store and dwelling. II was put out by
"A hand chemical after burning hole two
feet and half square in the roof, at dam
aSe of about So 1t was discovered by Lieu
tenant N1lOnCN, OF lfuCk No Nuu was
passing, and the occupants were unaware of
what was the matter until the drcmen had
mounted the roof With Pompier ladders.
Both the IRE department aud the police
were thoroughly slarnod at about l o'clock
Yesterday morning bya fearful and continual
whistling and yelling OF locomotives which
FIRST commenced in the East st. Paul yaris
and was caught up aud repeated by the en-
sines IN the uluth yards. Had this fierce
steam yelling taken place at midnight its
eanse would have been translated as well
coming In OF the day we celebrate, but it
coming at the hour It did. when IRE was at
every IA dment feared from the hosts of COM
bustables being exploded on the streets, it
was performance which the railr1Sa COM
rsnies should prevent being ever again re-
pcstsd. For fun half hour the tiremen
were on The look out from the tops of their
houses expecting to be summoned by an
alarm from the Manitoba box every minute,
and the street patrol were ON tp-toe at the
street corners for glimpse Of flame.