St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-11
FIRE AT ONEOTA.
The Flames Early Yesterday Morn
ing Destroy Over 100000 Worth
OF Property.
4 Detailed Statement of the Losses and the
Insurance.

from Duluth be sent 10 their assistance. The
alarm was given aud the engine loaded on a
fat car, hut Il did not reach the fire until
after il was beyond control. This fire is the
most serious that has ever visited this section
and will result in a serious loss to a large
number Of lumbermen.
THE BUILDINGS BURNED.
The foilowing is a list of the buildings
consumed: Saw mill of Oneota Lumber
company, the mill OF Osterhaut, barn, board
ing house, store and four dwellings, aud
office, and mil OF the Osterhaut & Hughart
Lumber company, in addition to this about
20, 900, 600 feet OF lumber was burned. a
large quantity OF which belonged 10 men en-
gagged in the lumber business and not own
ing mills, having had their logs sawed by
these two companies. The lumber was
mostly owned BY the Oneota Lumber com
pany, the Osterhaut & Hughart Lumber
company, Bradley, Hsnford & Co., Cutler &
Gilbert, John Mckinley, Merritt & Sanders
and some others whose names cannot be
learned at present.
The following are the losses: Oueota Lum-
Der company, mill, lumber, houses. etc,
500. 600.
Osterhaut Il Hughart Lumber company.
mill, lumber, etc, SOL 600.
Bradley, Hanford X Co, lumber. SOC. 900.
John Mckinley Lumber company, $40, 600.
Duluth National bank lumber, SIS, 900.
Alfred Merritt, lumber, S13, 600
Freeman keene, lumber, $4,000.
H. ". Coppernall, trustee Muskegou Ma
tional bank, lumber, $40, 600.
ID. f. Little, lumber, $4,000.
Barnhardt Lumber company, s., 600.
Household goods, ETC., belonging to vari-
Gus parties, bring the total loss up to about
$4,000. The insurance is as follows:
Oneota Lumber company on mill; Royal
Home, Of California; Irving, Of New York {;
Washington Fire and Marine, 81, 800 each.
Phenix, London, 81, 500; London Assur-
ance, City Of London, Rochester, German,
PENNSYLVANIA Of Pittsburg, Mercantile Of
Cleveland, New York Alliance, Westchester
of New York, Citizens of Pittsburg, Northern
of England and Detroit Fire and Marine,
$1,000 each; Pennsylvania of Philadelphia,
Sl,500; Orient of Hartford and GIens Falls,
$4,000 each; Insurance Company of North
America, s., 800; total on mill, SIS, 800.
On Lumber Firemans Fund Of California
and German-American of New York, 81 $50
each; California, 81 600; Falls CITY Louis
vile, 1900; Knoxville and Vanderbilt of
Memphis, $1,000 each; total on lumber,
S. 600.
On Store, Boarding House, Barn, etc,
City of London 81 $50 each, London assur-
ance $4,000, Phoenix OF London 81, 259,
German of Freeport g., 900; total $50, 900.
OneOta Lumber Co.'S total insurance is S45,-
100.
osterbout & Hughart Lumber Co.'S insur-
ance is as follows:
On MiIl-Commercia Union 50. 500, in
surance companies North American .Pennsyl-
vaDia of Philadelphia, and Northern of Eng
land 50, 600 each, Norwich Union of England
81, 500, West Chester of New York, Citizens
Of Pittsburg and Detroit Fire and Marine 81
600 each; total Sl3, 1000.
On Lumber-Western of Toronto, Concor-
dia Of Milwaukee, London Assurance and
City Of London 50, 500 each; Aetna of Hart
ford, German American. New York, Roches-
ter German and Fire Insurance Company
association $4,000 each; Lion Of England,
BoylstOn Of Boston, Scottish Union and Ma
tiOual Of England, Manufacturers Fire and
Marine, Home of California, Orient of Wash
ington. Fire and Marine aud North Ameri-
can Of Toronto 81, 500 each; Pennsylvania of
Pittsburg and Mercantile of Cleveland 81, 900
each. Total, S3l ZOO.
On Boarding House-Concordia of Mil
waukee $4,000. Total Of mpany's insur-
anee $44, 400.
Bradley Hanford & Co.'s ins france.
On Lumber, Mutual of Rock Island s15,-
600, Peoples, Memphis, $4,000, German In
surance and Savings institution, of Quincy,
Ills, 81, 500, Etna Fire and Marine, of Wheel
ing and Washington Fire and Marine 81, 500
each; total $13, 500.
John Mckinley
On lumber, Norwich Union $4,000, Ala
bama. of Mobile, and Citizens, of Pittsburg
81, 500 each.
Cutler & Gilbert.
On lumber-Springaeld, Mass, Home of
New York, Germania of New York, and St.
Paul Fire and Marine SO, 600 each, and Union
Of Colorado 81, 900. Total $14, 600.
II. w. Coppernall, trustee.
Western of Toronto, National, Hartford:
German, Freeport; 81, 500 each.
Commercial Union of England, American
Central of st. Louis. and
Rochester German $4,000 each:
Home of California 81, 500; Traders and
Anglo-American of WashiDgto 81 $50 each,
Fire Insurance Association Of England,
Pennsylvania of Pittsburg, and Fire Insur-
anee Association, London, 81 900 each;
total $4,000.
Alfred Merritt on Lumber-South British
of New Zealand 81. 500, Pelican Of New Or
iOauS r1fVOO, AuElO-AmeTlc2n Oh Washing
ton $500, North British of Toronto 1915;
total S4,375.
Barnhardt Lumber Company on Lumber
Pennsylvania of Philadelphia 81 800. North
ern OF Aberdeen aud London 81 900, Insur-
ance Company OF North America $500; total
$4,000.
E. E. Little, on. lumber, Arlington Of
Tenn, 81 900.
Freeman Keene, on lumber, Lion OF Lon
don and Scottish Union and National Of
England, $4,000 each.
Mckinley Bros, on slabs, London COM
pany, 1000.
Mr.. Freeman Farron, household goods,
British America of Toronto and Citizens Of
Pittsburg, 81, 100 each.
Mrs. Ida Campbell, on household goods,
Orient Of California, $3.50.
Total of all insurance $169, $50.
1t is supposed that the fire was the work of
an incendiary. The Oneota Lumber com
pany shut down Friday, and has not been
able to pay its hands for last months work
and 1t is supposed that some of them, out of
revenge, set the fire..
Celebration at Fargo.
lSpecia: Telegram 10 the Globe.I
FARGO Oak. Nov 10 The narroo- :.