St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-07
IN GREAT DANGER.


was
IN GREAT DANGER,
but through the faithful efforts of the fire
men was saved. The lumber yards of
James Vincent were almost entirely con-
sumed. AT o'clock everything within FIVE
blocks south of where the fire originated
was entirely consumed. The estimated
loss is $500. 900 TO 81, ZOO, 600. About
eighty dwellings are burned, valued at $500
| to 81, 500 with a loss of $50, 900.
These houses were mostly owned
by foreigners and about 400
are made homeless. Fully thousand men
are thrown out of employment. The fire
took everything in its path, destroying
20. 000 600 feet of lumber, lath and shingles.
Every building owned by Mr.. Coleman, in
cluding his large planning mill, dry-hOuse.
mill offices, store-rooms. etc, was COM
pletely destroyed. Mr.. Paul's loss is con-
fined TO his mill and about 500, 900 feet of
lumber. The La Crosse Soap factory suf-
fers loss of $4,000. which is covered by
insurance. The losses are about as fol-
lows: La Crosse Soap factory, S5. 600; c.
L. Coleman, $500. 600; John Paul, S175, 600;
James Vincent, S10,000 Segelke d Co.,
SO, ZOO. Eighty dwelling houses, $50. .O0G,
and other buildings will swell the loss to
somewhere between $500, 600 and 81, 900, =
600. The insurance is about one-Quarter
of the loss. Mr.. Coleman, who is
THE HEAVIEST LOSER
did not have a dollar of insurance. Mr..
Vincent did not have a dollar. 1t is i'm
possible to ascertain the amount of insur-
ance at this time. Coleman and Paul have
40. 600, 600 feet of lumber piled on the
island south of the mills, and it was with
difficulty saved, having been on fire more
II,I Ar.n,
west the whole south portion of the city
would have gone. About 1000 are thrown
out of employment, as both mills intended
starting this week together with their
branches. From all that can be learned.
it is thought that the burned district will be
rebuilt. Mr.. Coleman is on the Pacific
coast. Nothing definite can be learned un-
| til his return. 1t is the fourth time fire has
visited him, and each time without insur-
ance. The fire is completely under control,
and no further damage is feared. The Sparta
and WinOna firemen have returned home.
Everything possible is being done for those
driven from their homes by the fire. No
accidents have occurred. The burnt dis
| trict covers ten blocks. Seven freight cars
] of the Milwaukee 81 St. Paul railway,
loaded with lumber, were burned. The
ladies of the city are caring for the firemen
| tonight.
A BLAZE BLOCK LONG.
AT O'Clock it was evident that the large
| factory of Segelthe, Kohlhaus & Co. was
| doomed. The blaze broke out in the store
house of the sash factory on Second street,
causing complete fame of fire for one
block in length. The frame storehouse and
sheds burned with lightning rapidity and
people on the east side of Second street be-
gan moving out at 1 o'clock. The
heat became so intense on second
street, from Cass street south. that
the people were driven from that quarter.
The flames and smoke leaped in all di-
rections from the Vincent yard, fronting on
Second street, and the scene was not only
awful in appearance, but grand in magni-
tude and extent. Thousands of bundles
of shingles, window sash, etc. were
saved from Segelke, Kohlhaus & Coz:
wareroOms. AT 2 o'clock the worl
of tearing down the lumber Office Of
j. Vincent was commenced in the hope oi
checking the rapid progress of the approach
ing flames. The flames gained control OF
the large warehouse on Cass street of Sc
geeke Kohlhaus & Co. and progressed rap
idly despite the work of the firemen and
HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS,
who worked very hard and faithfully. II
soon became evident that the buildings or
Cass, as well as those frnntins