St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-29

ground they had formerly come. The
Wellaure block; six stories high. was
soon i'll connection of fame with the
Milwaukee Chair company, a vacant
building and the wholesale grocery
store of Roundy, Peckham Il Co., and
all on Broadway.
The next building to succumb was the
National Distiiling company. The wind
was still carrying the Whrlwind OF
seething flame on toward Lake Michi
gan in direct line with the starting
point, and the scramble began. Chief of
Police Jansen ordered his entire force
to the fire, and they assisted in getting
the furniture and household goods of
the luckless families who were forced
10 flee from the path of the flames.
Buildings between Detroit and Chicago
streets were licked up as if they had
been outlines of paper. All these build
lngS were consumed within half an hour
of the time when the flames leaped over
Broadway and started i'll the Wellaur
block.
Democrats, Register Today.
Suddenly the wind swept around as
unexpectedly as before. Where it was
northeast when the first alarm rang, IL
was now almost due south, cutting out
q broad avenue Of destruction toward
the Milwaukee river. In its path
lay the big freight sheds and
yards of the Chicago d North
western railroad. together with the
round house and its valuable contents
of rolling stock. The end of the freight
Of Inff n md
Chicago streets was the first to ignite
ard the flames soon spread all over the
yards, burlng freight cars aud every
thing before it. The company soon had
a force at work saving its property.
Locomotives and many freight cars
were taken out of harms way.
On Jackson street the fire was raging.
Along Broadway it swept to the Waisel
81 Bitter Manufacturing company's
plant at Chicago street and to No. 10
engine house on Broadway. When it
reached the Waisel & Bitter plant the
department had prepared an attempt
to cut it off with dynamite. Three
kegs were exploded in the building,
having been stored there to await the
coming of the flames. AS each went
off i'll close succession the cry went up
from the thousands who blocked the
streets for radius of mile that the
gas works had exploded.
Democrats, Register Today.
1t was about 9:3O o'clock when the
first building on the northeast corner OF
the Milwaukee Gas company's plant
began to burn. The gas works occupy
the territory bounded by Milwaukee,
Menominee and Erie streets, and the
alley between jefferson and jackson
streets. The gas went out III many
parts of the city. and it was feared the
works were doomed, but at II o'clock
the great oil tanks were still Intact.
The Bethel home. near the gas works,
caught fire soon after. Wirth d Ham
mePs livery stable on Broadway, con-
tanning hundreds of horses, was in the
path of the flaming cyclone. Some
horses were safely taken away. while Il
number were StaDSsded. The Laura
Catlin kindergarten also succumbed,
despite the dynamite. Around on Erie
street the George Toepper iron foun-
dries and the Reide-serg vinegar works
were also destroyeG, together with i'll
Vulnerable small buildings, saloons and
residences.
The valuable property of the Milwau-
kee Gas company was almost entirely
saved. When the fire began to head
that way the tanks were lowered below
liiC ICNCl, lcdNluS llOtiiilS COu DuSllUlt
above the surface. Thus the flames
almost encircied the works without COM
mnnicating to them. The malt house
burned on the east, Reiderberger vinegar
factory and other buildings OH the west,
while there were countless structures in
names to the north, yet nothing on the
property was destroyed but coal pile
and the small building. The fire spent
itself Oh the extreme eastern side when
it kestroyed the Hansen elevator.
Democrats, Register To-day
Midnight it was thought to have done
its worst, but the flames are still raging
among the acres of buring and smoking
ruins. HansOn'S malt house, within a
few rods of the border of Lake Michi-
gaan, with an adjoining elevator.
made brilliant display when
they caught. The elevator was
the first to ignite, and it
sent q tall column of smoke into the
heavens. In few minutes the flames
communicated to the malt house, and
that, too, was soon raZed to the earth.
At 80 Leidertorf's, in back, and most
of the shops in the block between Buff
falO and Erie streets were on fire.
The fire department was working at
| the Fernicke's candy factory corner.
| Gold u Franks is surrounded by fire,
but at midnight is considered safe. al
| though its saving is scarcely less than
| a mircle. 1t is rumored that some lives
| were lost in the Bub & Kipp factory, as
| many of the employees were at work
when the flames descended so suddenly
| on the big building.
Democrats, Register Today.
Up to 1880 p. m. two dead firemen
| were brought to the morgue. One was
| Henry Peddenbrush, of Steamer No s..
| He resides at 552 Reed street. is mar
ried, aud between thirty-three and
thirty-four years of age. He was identi.
fed by his brother. who called at