St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-22
Nobody Seems to Understand
the Switching Charges
Order Very Well.
Attorneys Want a Term of
the U. S. Circuit Court
in Minneapolis.
The Eighth Annual Encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. to
Begin Tomorrow.
AN UGLY BLAZE,
Which Does Less Damage Than
the Mater Which Ouenched Ii


the Water Which Quenched 1t.
The Schultz block, at 121 and 1913
Washington avenue north. had a narrow
escape from destruction by fire last even
ing, as did also the building occupied
by Anthony Kelly Il Co., adjoining.
But, as it was, the Kelly building es-
capped entirely and the Schultz block
was damaged only to the extent of
about 5000, but the occupants suffered
some $4,000 worth. Soon after o'clock
an alarm was turned in, calling
the department to the rescue. Flames
were then Issuing from the roof, and
before stream could be turned on the
rear of the building was in flames. \
special alarm was turned in soon after
the first one, and nearly every engine in
the city was on the spot. BY hard
work the flames were confined to
the upper story. except III the rear,
where they burned through into the third
story, the elevator shaft having fur
niShed u place where the burning wood
could drop down. The roof gradually
burned away and fell in, but was pre-
vented from doing any serious damage
TO the stories underneath by the big
streams of water which were poured in
on it. For a time it seemed as though
the flames would communicate with the
building on the north, occupied by
Anthony Kelly & Co., but the fact that
there was vast amount of snow and
ice on the roof, and careful work by the
hremen, prevented this. At $50 the
flames were subdued, the streets below
overlooking with water, and the firemen
all wet through and tired. Just where
the fire started, or how it originated,
could not be determined, but it was I'M
dOubtedly in Ives confectionery, on the
top floor. No damage by fire was done
below the fourth story, except little in
the rear of the third story. where the
flames came down the elevator shaft.
The damage to the building by fire is
estimated at about $1,000, and may go
under that figure. The main dam
age was done by water, which was
poured into the burning building in
tremendous quantities. 1t was three or
four feet deep in the second and third
stories and on the sidewalks in front.
The ground floor was also flooded, but
not SO heavily as the three upper
stories. Holes were cut in the
floors to let the water out, and
this resulted in badly damaging all the
stock on the lower floors. The damage
TO the building by water will be about
S.-.oOu. pOSSlUly IllOIe. All tie udlldSt
TO stock and fixtures below the fourth
story was done by water.
The first floor of No. 121 was occupied
by \. ). LOvett Il Co., with wholesale
stock of boots and shoes valued at $40
600. Everything here was drenched.
The second floor was occupied by Smith
" Co., grocery commission merchants.
Everything is total loss, or nearly so.
H. H. Harrison IL Co. occupied the third
floor with wholesale stock of boots and
shoes, and suffered big loss.
Kennedy Bros, who were recently
burned out directly across the street,
occupied the ground floor of No. 123
with n stock of Kennedy's biscuits,
crackers, etc. Water did untold
damage here. Morrow & Co.,
boots and shoes, occupied the sec
ond floor, and were badly dam
aged. The third floor was occupied by
-- Cook, tea and spice commission
merchant. His loss is complete. Ives
* Co., the cOnfectioners, had their man
ufactory on the fourth floors of the two
numbers and lost everything. The fol-
lowing figures show the losses and in
surance as near as could be obtained: