St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-01
sTILLWATER NEWS.
Aftermath of the Fire at the State
Prison.

IrlSOn.
All that remains of the paint shop at
the prison is a quantity of scorched tim
Der and ashes. The fire of Wednesday
caused the destruction of the building
0he floor of which had, no doubt, be-
come soaked with oil and paint in
very short time. The origin of the fire
will. perhaps, never be known, but is
aScribed by some as due to spontaneous
combustion, while others think it was
the work of convicts. The former
theory is. perhaps, the correct one. as
large quantity of rags and waste was
used daily in the shop. The employees,
however, were careful and picked up
all waste, but some fragments might
noticed. No large quantities of oil or
benZine were left in the building, and
the explosion was probably caused by
the igniting of can of alcohol. Man
ager Fogle stated yesterday that the
contents of the building were insured
for $1,000, and that the loss would prob
ably be $500. The building, which was
owned by the state, was the last wooden
structure in the prison yard, and was
not worth much over $1,000. The state
carried an insurance of $500 on the
building in various companies. The
aggregate loss Oh everything will not
reach more than $4,000. Had the
flames ever reached the interior of the
binding twine factory there would not
have been building saved within
the yards, and the flames would most
likely have spread to buildings outside
of the yards. A stream OF water from
t he waite works at the prison was kept
playing on the smouldering ruins all OF
yesterday forenoon. 1t is said that the
old storage shed outside of the walls
will be used for paint shop until diff
ferent arrangements are made. A vast
cOncourse of people were congregated
all around the prison while the fire was
raging.
Yesterday was a busy day on the
lake, and no less than four steamers
took out RATS for down river points.
The r. j. Wheeler left for Quincy, ILL.,,
with raft of lumber for A. S. Mer-
riam. The Menomonie took ont raft
Of logs for the lie Sueur Lumber COM
pany, Dubuque, To-, and three strings
of lumber from the East Side Lumber
company's mill for Galena, Ill. The
Clyde left last evening with raft of
logs for the Standard Lumber company,
Dubuque, and the Lafayette Lamb took
out raft of logs for G. Lamb d Sons,
clinton. 10.
Charles Underhill, employed as team
ster at one of Musser, Sauntry d Co.'s
camps near Gordon, Wis, met with
strange accident Wednesday. Under
hill was driving through the woods in
The heavy wind storm when tree broke
off, portion of it striking Underhill,
breaking his left leg. He was far from
camp, and, realizing his danger, he set
the limb himself, using his SuSpenderS
and some sDlinterS of the tree for the
purpose. He was brought down yester-
day and was taken to the home of his
brother on North Third street.
The commission appointed by Gov.
Merriam to investigate into the charges
of alleged brutality to conVictS on the
part of Deputy Warden Lemon will be
at the prison next Tuesday in place of
to-day, as originally announced. A
large number of citizens who saw the
recent attempt at escape made by Con-
victs Douglas, Davis and Anderson will
be called upon to testify.
John Dudley, of Minneapolis, pur-
chased a half raft of logs yesterday
from Jacob Bean, and 1,sO0, 900 feet of
Snake river and Sandstone logs from
Isaac Staples. The logs will be sawed
at Mr.. Dudley'S mill at Point Douglass,
Wis.
Assistant Attorney General Childs
was in the city yesterday and made ar
engagements whereby Barney Widmeyer,
charged with cruelty TO animals. will be
tried next Monday forenoon before
jury.
Judge Zimmerman returned to his
home at Gutenberg, To-, yesterday,
after purchasing half raft of logs
from Jacob Bean and half raft from
Bronson & Folsom.
Charles A. Gardner appears at the
Grand opera house tomorrow evening
in his musical comedy, "Fatherland."
The lake is shallow at Turnbulrs mill
and the dredge Mogul is busy dredging
a channel al the rafting grounds.
DR.. G. B. Marshall has purchased the
Stewart house, on Pine street, and
moved in yesterday.