St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-02
Details Of the Disastrous Oonhagration at
Long Lake on Saturday
Night.
The Hennepin Delegation Censured After
Warm Fight in the Board Of
Trade.
Doings of the County Commissioners
and the Committees of the City
Council.
Revised Testament Discussed--Var1-
Gus Monthly Reports--Cr1me
and Casualty.
A $4,000 FEE.
Long Lake FIGURING MILL, Aho'eA
and Dwelling Burned.


and Dwelling Burned.
The particulars of a disastrous fire at
Long Lake, ten miles west OF Wayzata anu
fifteen miles southwest of Minneapolis, were
learned Yesterday. Shortly after O'Clock
Saturday evening flames suddenly burst
forth in the vicinity of the separator OF the
large roller mill of R. G. Shuler q 20. at
that place. The fire spread rapidly ana the
large structure was soon enyeloped Id Iiaiiies.
In less than two hours only pile OF ashes
and a mass of crumbling ruins remained.
There were no facilities for eXtmgushlng
fire at hand. and the residents OF the little
village were perfectly helpless. The flre
was intensely hot-so hot that the tracks OF
the Manitoba road, fifty feet distant eX-
handed and curled up for a distance OF fifty
yards.
A HOTEL BURNED.
The large frame building, owned by John
Smith and occupied as hotel by man
named Olson. which stood across the street,
100 feet distant from the mill, caught fire
from the flying sparks and was burned 10
the ground. Many of the articles OF house
hold furniture were removed. A barn ana
woodshed on the premises were also de-
stroyed.
The dwelling of Absalom Hitler, the
postmaster and storekeeper, which was Sit
uated just across the Manitoba track dist
ant about two hundred feet from the mill,
next caught fire, and burned SO rapidly that
only the furniture on the first floor was re-
moved The barn, wood-Shed, and even
well-curb, were entirely destroyed. NO
other buildings were burned, with the eX-
eeption of an ice-house, which proved food
for the flames.
THE MILL
was the property of r. G. Shuler and IL. v.
DeMOtt who compose the firm OF Il. u.
Shuler & Co., mill furnishers OF this city.
The main building, five stories high, was
put up in 1877, and in 1879 an addition was
built which considerably increased its ca
pacity. In 1881 a four-story elevator build
ing and another tWo-story building, used
for storage. were added. The mill was sit
uated on the edge of the right of way OF the
Manitoba. and was supplied with side
track for shipping. The original capacity
of the mill was $50 barrels per day, but it
had been since remodeled so as to reduce
the capacity to $50 barrels 1t was OPP
Grated by steam and was provided with the
most approved roller machinery for manu-
featuring flour of the best grades.
The origin of the fire is not certainly
known. MI. Turnanhayer, who had charge,
was outside of the building and says he first
saw the flames about the separator They
had already gained such Roadway that it
was useless to attempt to extinguiSh them.
The mill has Of late been running only day
times and was shut down at o'clock over
two hours previous to the discovery of the
fire.
THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Shuler & Co. value the property destroyed
at $40, 600 at the least This includes be-
sides the mill, wheat, bran, ETC., and large
quantity of flour which was in storage. The
insurance on the mill amounts to $4,000,
with 81, 900 on the contents, placed with E.
B. Ames of this city and distributed among
foIlo1srincr ao1infaaniaS.