St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-23
insured for $4,000. OF this amount


SO, 900 was placed as follows:
Commercial Union, OF London. 900
German-American, New York........ $500
New Hampshire- neutrality-suspicious.. 2.50O
This insurance was divided, 81, 900 being
on stock, $500 on machinery, and
$500 on furniture and fixtures
In addition to the above, as mentioned,
there was $4,000 insurance placed with
other companies
Several employees of the firm Of Osborne &
Co. carried insurance on their tools
and instruments. Among these was
Mr.. 1. Lincoln, draughtsmau,
who had policy on his books and instru-
meuts for $3.50 placed in the Girard, of Phila-
delphia.
The loss of Mr.. Eugene Winter, the saloon
keeper. is yariOusly estimated at from s 600
to Sc, 600, on which there was an insurance
Of half the amount.
The origin Of the FIRE is purely matter of
conjecture, the most plausible theory being
that it caught from combustion Of rubbish in
the basement. This theory is probable from
the fact that it is understood that OSBORNE "
Co. had large quantity of oil stored in the
basement.
WE ESCAPED THIS TINE.
s. s. Eaton, the well known insurance
siderably elated with the idea that he had no
insurance on the property destroyed. He
was good deal excited in regard to the st.
Paul x Manitoba block, which adjoined the
burning building aud which stood next east
of the same. The flames were curling all
around it and it looked as
I though the Manitoba block must go sure. So
fully impressed were people with This idea
that those in the building began throwing
the desks out Of the windows of Mr.. Wake
mans room in the second story, on the cor
ner OF Fourth and Wacouta streets. They
come down and struck the sidewalk with a
crash, and the spectators supposed at first
that the cornice aud a part of the wall had
fallen. The consequence was that there
was a general stamp ede. Two desks were
pitched out when That business was stopped.
When the desks struck the walk they were
smashed into splinters and the papers flew
in every direction. They were gathered up,
however, and probably few of them were lost.
/ One of the chemical engines was backed up
to the door Of the Manitoba building,
on the WacOuta street side ana
the hOse was run up through the whole
/ 0uilIing so as ID be ready for service at any
| point. 1t was not required, however, as the
I good Judgment of Mr.. j. j. Hill, the presi-
dent OF the road, exhibited in its construc-
/ ton, undoubtedly saved it from destruction.
IN a conversation with Mr.. Hill, he said that
ne had anticipated just such an
/ emergency as occurred last night,
/ and had guarded against the
same by having a thirty inch wall put in be-
tween tue two buildings. This is beyond all
/ nj ~ v.4H ptttl 4 fnNa
headquarters last plight. The wall scarcely
felt warm or the inside at any time during
/ the fire. There is another pniut in regard
TO this building to which We desire TO call
/ the attention of ali who construct such
| blocks. The cOruice of the
Manitoba block took fire and all
who saw the cornice burning supposed the
| hre would, as a natural consequence, work
its way into the building. and many ex-
peeted 10 see the building go in consequence
of the cOruice. In this they were mistaken
for Mr.. Hill had anticipated this. Though
there was an iron cOrnice backed with wood,
back of this WAS two foot brick
wall and the wood did not run
through the wall so as to communicate with
the inside. The woodwork backing all
| burned out, and consequence did not
communicate with the inside of the building
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Marvel were both on the
ground and looked after the property in the
| ST. Paul 81 Manitoba headquarters building.
Mr.. Hill said, when that building was
put up l put in a thirty inch brick
wall for just such an occasion as this. The
fire can't get through. It's all right. As TO
the cOrnice let burn. That can't do any
BARN. There is two foot brick wall back
of it, and none of the wood work runs
I through to the inside. It's all outside tilagree
work. Let it burn, and it did burn, but il
| did not get inside. If all builders
/ will follow Mr.. HIPS plan and put up heavy
/ partition wall and put on the corniec 50
/ that 1t will not communicate with the inside
the safety of buildings will be very greatly in
| sured.
At l2 O'Clock the fire was completely under
control and while bad enough it might have
! been much more disastrous.
SINE delay was Occasioned in the work of
the department by the bursting of portion
of old hose, the same, in fact, that Chief
| Black alluded To as useless at the last meet
| ing of the fire board.
The building occupied by Strong, Hackett
& Co., is owned by De Coster 81 Clark, and
the damage here was only nominal.