St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-06
Yer 100000. The two brick
ohm huildingS are also gone

over SSOU.UUU. he TWO DrlcK
Bohn buildings are also gone.
The loss will be pretty well covered by
insurance, which is almost all in Mutual
companies, with 5000 in the Pine Tree
Mutual. There is little insurance in
outside companies, but none with local
agents. The fire comes in the worst
possible time. The mills are short of
logs, and orders are pouring i'll at the
rate of thirty and forty cars day.
Meantime word had been received that
the st. Paul department would be here
on special at q o'clock. and telegram
was sent to the Red Wind, WabaSha
and Lake City companies to join them
Oh the way down. About o'clock the
WIND VEERED AROUND
to the south and east, which was tenn
porary help. At this crisis most un-
expected calamity occurred. The water
works caught fire. How it happened is
not known, but in a few moments the
whole roof was mass of fire between
the states and the ceiling. One portion
fell in, but Engineer Botham and his
assistants stuck manfully to their tasks,
keeping the boilers filled and the pumps
at work in the midst of sea of fire
above them. The roof of the boiler
house and part of the root of the main
finally gotten under control without
necessitating stopping the pumps. By
$50 the big fire was under control. 1t
failed to pass the gap to the Empire
lumber yard on Front street and stopped
at Hamilton. It burned through on to
Second street and Miller's ice house was
burned. a house next, owned by James
NJ. COnnOT and occupied by William
BrOughtOD, caught fire and was pulled
down. The flames were checked here.
Charlie Grafton, the we'll known paint
er, was seriously hurt. While helping
the firemen he was knocked off lum-
Der pile by hose stream and fell thirty
feet TO the ground. He was insensible
for some time and suffered conclusion
OF the brain. Severe internal injuries
are also feared and his recovery is in
doubt.
ST. PAUL GETS THERE.
The st. Paul company, with an en-
gine, arrived at z O'Clock, making the
run of l03 miles in two and half hours.
The boys went to work, but the fire
was under control. Mr.. Laird estimates
the loss at $500, GOO, as follows: 22,OO0.-
coo feet of lumber, 6,000,000 lath, 5,O00,-
0G0 shingles, two brick warehouses,
$4,000 worth of tramWays. There is
$1,000 insurance on the large brick
warehouse, $500 on the small and
$l70, 800 on lumber, scattered in twenty
five mutual and semI-mutual companies
in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and New
York. j. L. Harris, cashier, loses 81, 900
worth of wool; J. McCannon, 81 900
dwelling. The fire was still blazing
tiercely at midnight, but there will be
no further danger, unless high wind
rises.
The NOrthwestern's Extension.
Special to the Globe
WINONA, Sept. 5.-The long con-
templated extension of the Chicago &
Northwestern from Kasson to Mantor-
vile is to be built at once. The author
iues today issued orders for the imme-
diate construction of the road. The
grading will be let by contract, and the
bridging and track laying done by the
company. There will be 900 feet of
bridging, but all iron. The line runs
for mile west of KassOn, with
slight curve a little east of north to
MantOryille, with the station On the
left in the eastern part of the village,
and spur line to the quarry, about $50
feet on the right. The road is to be
completed by Nov. l, and will cost
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