St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-27

WIFI lIltle eHecI. Inc Hre nldlly
burned itself out, and at 1870
companies of the Massachusetts, militia
located at Lynn were called out and put
on patrol duty. Several of the shoe
manufacturers burned out have country
factories, and will continue their bust
ness for the present. The Currier
block on Union street was a
five-story brick structure, and had
been occupied on the lower floor only
by W. n. Currier X Co. as clothing
store for two wePks. 1t was without
question one of the handsomest cloth
ing stores in the country, occupying
the whole lower floor, and the inside
finish being of Quartered oak. The
upper portion of the building had not
been occupied, but was designed for
business offices. b. f. Spinney's brick
block on Union street was erected in
1880. 1t will cost $4,000 to replace it,
he says. 1t was insured for about two
thirds of its value. Faunce d Spinney
and A. p. Legor & Co., shoe manutac-
turers, were located in this block. j.
n. Smiths wooden block on Union
street cost $4,000, and additions to it
$1,000. The buildings were insured for
$500. and Mr.. Smith says most OF his
stock was removed. A
was that of Ernest Williamson, who, in
the early stage of the fire, volunteered
TO take a line of hose up ladder in
front of the Dagyr building on Willow
street, to play from the top
upon the west wall of the Mower
brick block. also on Willow street.
He was followed by several
other venturesome men, some of whom
were firemen, but almost as soon as
they reached the roof the intense heat
compelled them to beat haSty retreat,
and those fell to the sidewalk. Will
hanson was the last man to descend,
and was nearly suffOcated before
he could get footing on the ladder,
owing to its being 'dOgged." He
finally scrambled down in an exhausted
condition, to the intense relief OF hum
dreds who expected to see him perish.
A few minutes later the upper west
wall of the Mower block fell through the
Dagyr building with a terrific crash.
The left side of Williamson's face
was bliStered before he started
down. Thieves came in from Boston
and elsewhere in large numbers and the
amount of stealing was large. A house
blown up with powder at Broad and
Exchange streets at 3:45 o'clock shat
tered windows in all directions, but the
measure was effectual in stopping the
progress of the flames in that direction.
William r. Ash, slipper manufacturer
i'm S. n. Breeds block. Is insured for
$4,000, which will pretty nearly cover
his loss, he says. The streets were COW
cred with
A NETWORK OF WIRES
which somewhat impeded the progress
of the firemen. The central station of
Boston IL Maine railroad was burned
fiat, and flames thrown across sit
Vernon street. At this juncture Law
yer William B. Niles, Francis W.
Breed and others asked Mayor New
hall to have some of the
brick blocks in Mt Vernon
street and the Central church
blown up with dynamite in order to
stop the spreading of the flames. The
mayor thought that such a course
would imperil lives and be hindr ance
to the firemen who were directing
streams of water at that point. Sew
eral small buildings were, however,
blown down OIL Exchange street, but
the effect was very slight, so fierce
was the current of the flames. A. B.
Martin & Gus big brick block, on Mar
ket street. was covered from top to bot
tom with carpeting and kept wet. The
Daily Item prOprietors estimate their
loss at S5O.OOO; insured for ABOUT
$4,000. They will rebuild at once.
A fire boat could have done inn
mense service in saving wharf prop
ertv, but none was at hand. Two
from Boston having got stuck on the
fats. One small schooner was burned
at S. n. Breeds wharf. From the cor
uer of Spring street, on the sOutherly
side of Exchange street to Broad street,
was
ROW OF WOODEN BUILDINGS
varying from two to four stories in
height, in which the shoe business was
first conducted when the manufacture
ing center began to be established in
the vicinity of Central square. Start
ing from the corner of Spring street the
first building was occupied by Willis w.
George, sole and leather dealer.
Then followed in order the shoe
factories occupied by William F. Hill &
Co, Isaac Mattwill. Denning & Wiggin,
James B. Chase, Smith & Queereaux,
Milton ID. Porter and w. A. Estes d Co.
Some stock was saved from sew
eral of the buildings, but only a
small amount in the aggregate.
The house at the extreme east
ern end of Exchange street corner
of Broad, occupied by William A.
Heath. was also blown up. a hopeful
feeling prevails, and there is no ques-
ton but that the public-spirited citizens
and manufacturers will soon rally from
the terrible catastrophe. Among
the parties burned out in Now
er's brick block are Central
express; E. w. and c. F. Mower, shoe
manufacturers; Wake B. Spur, society
goods. The loss on the latter is $1,000.
The officials of the Central bank moved
most of their books and valuableS. In
the Stevens brick block on Central
square the parties burned out are: Ma
tiOnal Security bank, l.. S. Breed,
merchant tailor: G. w. Gay. civil engi-
neer; Baker. Marshman & Baker, real
estate and insurance agents; K. j. Mad
bery's office and the Lynn Ice company.
In Fuller's block was located the West
ern Union telegraph office, c. ID. Pecker
q Co, shoe manufacturers; NJ. A. Leger
d Co.. job printers: Breed & Sprague'S
coal office and Hilton d Sons express
office. In Earl's block, at Union
and Exchange streets, was located the
telephone office, Earl's cafe. Henry f.
Hurlburt'S law office and one or two
other lawyers offices. The Western
Union Telegraph company opened a
temporary Office late this afternoon in
the Eastern Railroad cOmpany's Market
street depot. anu Tie 1OSLdl company
opened up at West Lynn.
Over 5000 persons are deprived of en-
pl0yment; 200 families are homeless. and
the mayor has issued call for and.
Clothing is wanted most quickly, too.
Two militia companies will be sent
from Boston before daybreak
TO POLICE THE TOWN.
Churches and school houses are being
occupied tonight by the homeless. Mat |
tresSeS have been sent and aid is coming
from the surrounding towns and cities.
The Daily Item will issue tomorrow.
Mayor Newhall, in an interview late
this evening, said: Lynn has suffered
the greatest calamity in its history.
The business portion of the city
is almost wreck. Over 5000 |
persons are thrown out of work
and 2OO families are homeless. The city
of Lynn will he forced TO issue an ap-
peal for assistance. l ain 10th to do so,
but am obliged. under the circum-
stances, to make such all appeal. Ii is
impossible to compute the loss, but