St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-08

morning. Since that time he has occu-
pied temporarily one end of the North
ern Pacific freight warehouse at the
crossing of Howard street and the rail
/. road track. where, with as large force
as he can obtain, he is rushing business
through as rapidly as possible day and
night. In both directions Monday over
1000 messages were handled. Owing
to the impOSsibility of finding the adj
dresses Of messages in their old places
of business, and until the somewhat
chaotic condition now existing be over
come, it is useless to attempt to deliver
messages by messenger. All persons
expecting messages are required
to call at the Office, where the
addresses of all messages are
bulletined soon after their arrival.
At the delivery counter force of five
or six clerks, including two young
ladies', are kept busy responding to
calls, While the front of the counter is
constantly lined with callers for mes
SageS. Quarters have been engaged in
f. r. Meore's stable. in the alley be-
tween Bernard and Washington streets
and Sprague street and Riverside ave-
nue., which will be open for business
next Friday. A full supply of new ma
terial is now ell route from Minneapo-
lis, and on its arrival at the new quar-
tiers the Office will be prepared to handle
business as promptly as before. Addi-
tional wire has already been strung,an
MI. Campbell is engaging all the COM
petent help he can obtain to push bust
ness through. That the people of Spo-
kane Falls have by no means lost heart
by the recent terrible disaster, or are
inclined to abandon the "city by the
falls" is evidenced by the preparations
already being made and already begun
to place the faYorite resort of the
Northwest empire in the position it is
probably entitled to. Favored by nat
ure with advantages rarely combined;
blessed with healthful climate, pure
water and fertile soil, good timber and
rich mines as its immediate adjuncts,
and with unlimited natural power for
machinery at its doors, it is not to be
supposed that the city of Spokane will
disappear, amid even more wide
spread cOntlagration than that which
has Just visited it, Throughout all the
excitement attendant upon the destruc-
ton of Sunday night, there was a mani
fest disposition on the part of all to
assist in staying the cOntlagration, and
there were none of the
SCENES OF DISORDER AND PII.LAGE
that have marked the experience or
other cities similarly afflicted. Orde-
was maintained throughout and yeSter
day the spirits of recuperatiOn was man
ifested in marked degree. The first
question generally was: "Can the stone
cutters and brickmakers supply the de-
mand." For the purpose of determining
this important question GLOBE re-
porter visited the various firms en-
gagged in cutting stones, quarrying the
same, making brick and burning lime,
etc. Myrick & Co., corner of Stevens
street and Railroad avenue, were the
first called upon. Mr.. Myrick said the
DOrsett Granite company would take
all the orders given them. They have
been running full force of cutters
which they are prepared to increase as
fast as the occasion demands. They
have orders from Ellensburg. Seattle,
and this city, all of which they expect
to fill promptly and attend to any other
them. Their marble quarries at
Fort Spokane have not yet been
developed and consequently are not
available to meet Immediate demands.
The company lost little in the late fire
and were running yesterday as if moth
ing had happened. John keenan,,
at Monroe and Riverside, also has full
force at work and is prepared to take
orders, accommodating himself and his
patrons to the eXigencies of circum-
stances. There is no doubt whatever
that all the cut stone desired can be
furnished in Spokane. President Me-
Nab, of the stone quarrying company
was prepared to furnish all the
stone from the quarries that the cutters
could handle. The Washington Brick
and Tile company was next visited.
1t was found that Harry Brook
was absent, having gone to Portland
to superintend the ordering of iron
for new block which may probably be
changed in design
SINCE THE DISASTER.
j. III. Spear, one of the firm, however,
was on duty and said that with the sal
wage from the old brick in burned
buildings, he had no doubt that his COM
pany would be able to supply all inn
mediate demands. In the meantime
they have ordered the most powerful
expect it in a short time to produce as
fine pressed brick as can be obtained in
the United States. They will erect the
necessary buildings to continue work
throughout the winter. They have also
anticipated the extraordinary demand,
and will increase their output as fast as
possible. Larger lime kilns are in pro-
gresS of erection, and the demand for
that useful article in the reconstruction
of the city will be promptly met. Mr..
Spear will go East on Saturday to hurry
up the delivery of the pressing machine
already ordered. Altogether, in the
face of unparalleled disaster, the peo-
pie of Spokane are justified in looking
forward hopefully to speedy rebuild