St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-08
A STUBBORN BLAZE.
Flames Clean Out a Livery
Barn and Damage Sew
epal Residences,
A Difficult Situation Making
the Fight a Difficult
Operation.
The DAM OrcheStra'S Third
Concert Delights Many
Auditors.
A Plan for Opening Catholic
Hospitals to the Whole
Public.

What proved to be most stubborn
FIRE broke outyesterday afternoon few
minutes before five,in the livery stables
of Campbell & Dempsey. a two-story
frame building, situated in the TRAN
gular block at the junction of Bedford
and Decatur streets. The fire was dis
covered raging in the loft of the build
ing, which was filled with hay, and an
alarm was sent to fire headquarters over
the telephone. 4 ''Still" was sounded
in the fire engine houses and in few
seconds the apparatus of the dis
trict was dispatched to the scene
of the cOnflagration. Engine companies
Nos. IL and /, together with Chemical
Company and Truck were soon on
the spot and speedily got to work. A
few minutes after Chief Jackson took
command lie found that more apparatus
would be required, and in response to
his orders Engine Companies Nos. , and
:, with Truck No. ? and Sup
ply. Hose Company No ar
rived. The whole force was con-
centrated upon the building of Camp
bell Il Dempsey, which ran from street
10 street, having depth of 200
feet and a width of 90 feet.
Twenty horses stabbed in the
building were released 10y the tiremen
and turned loose in the streets, where
they gailoped in all directions, frenZied
by the roar of the flames and the clang-
ing of engines. The firemtn directed
all their energies to prevent the flames
from spreading to the adjacent build
ingS, but soon the roof of the twO-Story
frame building owned by BaZille q
Partridge. numbered 533, 535, 537 De-
catur street. was in blaze. This build
ing also runs through to Bedford
street, so that it was necessary to
direct firemen to work on both streets.
a few minutes after this building
caught fire the twO-St0ry frame building
at the junction of the two streets, 53l
Decatur street, owned by a. ID. Me-
LeOd, was also in blaze. On the other
side of the livery barn a handsome two
story dwelling house. 541 Decatur street,
owned by Charles NoSS, also caught fire,
but the department managed by dint of
hard work 10 save the building from
total destruction. Despite the efforts of
the fire fighters under Chief Jackson
the livery stables were completely
Quilted and their contents, consisting of
buggieS. sleighs and carriages, with
a quantity Of harness. destroyed.
The upper portion of the building of
BaZiile IL Partridge was divided into
TWO flats, one of which, facing on Deca-
tur street. was rented by man named
Watson. whose furniture was damaged
by fire and water; the other fiat, on Bed
ford street, was empty.
The three stores beneath the flats
were deluged with wafer and their con-
tents severely damaged. j. p Bush
man rented No. 533 as branch bakery,
10. OF
avenue: No. 535 was occupied by Stone
" Kourtl, harnessmakers. while 537 was
to have been opened to-day as butcher
shop by ?. Erickson.
The building owned by Mr.. Mcleod
was occupied by a tailor named Hen
erickson and a Mrs. Hoffman, whose
furniture was damaged by fire and
water.
The following is an estimate of the
damage and the assurances carried by
the various owners: Livery and board
ing stables owned by Campbell & Demp-
Sey, SO Decatur street, building and
contents totally destroyed, valued at
$1,000 and $500 respectively; insured
in number of companies FOR $1,000.
TWo-Story frame building, owned bv
Bazills & Partridge, Nos. 533, 535
and 537 Decatur street, rented as
stores and flats, upper story severely
damaged by fire, contents by fire and
water; value of building, $1,000: esti-
mated damage, $1,000; insurance, s., 900;
contents of stores damaged by water.
$3.50. no Insurance; contents of fiat dam
aged by water, $500. Two-storv frame
house No, 81 Decatur street, owned by
a. d. Mcleod, rented as store and
dwelling house, roof damaged by fire.
contents by water; damage to building,
5000: insurance, $500; contents of store
and apartments damaged by water,
$50, no Insurance. TwO-Story
frame dwelling house, owned by
Charles Noss, 541 Decatur street,
roof and side severely damaged by fire,
contents by water; estimated damage
to building $1,000; contents, $500; in
surance on building, $500. Total
damage, s1S,4 insurance. SIC, 1000.
During the progress of the fire two ac-
cidents occurred. John w. Ellsworth,
pIpeman of Engine Company No. IL, .
fell from ladder and broke three
fingers and the thumb of his right hand.
also sustaining severe scalp wound.
He pluckily kept on with his work, not
realizing the extent of his In
llrles until overcome by the
acute pain. He was conveyed
to drug store and then sent to his
AiOhhC vi pun oGcci, near Dedu IlOnL,
after his Injuries had been attended to
by Dr.. q. NJ. Coon.
Mr.. Campbell, one of the owners of
the livery barn destroyed. was severely
cut on the right wrist by falling glass,
and lost quantity of blood before the
wound could bound up.
1t was 10 O'Clock last evening when
the last fire engine remaining at the
fire ceased work and returned to the
engine house. No cause can be assigned
as to the outbreak of the fire.
DELIGHTED By DAM.
Tho Third Co-0o.% n