St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-27
BAY CITY HOLOCAUST.
Early Reports Hardly Touched
the Reality.

the Reality.
BAY CITY, Mich. July 26. - The
great conflagration which swept over
several blocks of business and resi-
dence property in the south end of the
city vest erda afternoon completed the
work of destruction when the flames
had reached the eastern limits of the
city. The wind finally went down, and
the local fire department, assisted by
reinforcements from Saginaw and Flint,
had the cOnfiagratiOn well. under con-
troll.
After the adjournment of the common
council last evening a number Of
wealthy citizens subscribed several hun
dred dollars for the temporary relief of
families whose homes had been de-
stroyed. A committee was appointed
to purchase and distribute provisions.
They Immediately set to work, and,
after pure hasing the stock of several
restaurants, proceeded to the camp of
the homeless with couple of draw loads
of provisions. Tables were apportioned
among the sufferers, and at midnight,
in the glare of flames which lighted the
armament, nearly one thousand people
partook of the first food they had tasted
since they ate their MONDAY meal.
The scene on the commons, where the
puppy WIZ Iiic Jew
personal effects they had saved. was
one of desolation. Such bedding as had
been preserved was arranged on the
sod, and all offered to the women who
had infants to care for. To the north
ward, extending over half mile, from
two to five blocks wide, lay a waste of
burning embarS where less than twelve
hours before had stood hundreds of
happy homes. At the break of day the
scene changed to one of activity. The
men left the groups and proceeded to
the ruins in vain attempt to recover
property overlooked by the flames.
Women and children busted themselves
asserting furniture and securing their
personal effects from the great mass.
Never did fire do cleaner work than
this one. Within the burned locality
not house is left standing. while every
shade tree is stripped of foliage and left
bare. Many trees were blown over by
the flerce wind that prevailed while the
confagratlon was at its height, which
carried the fire far to the east, setting
the woods and prairies ablaze IN MANY
places.
II will require several days to ascer-
tain precisely how many buildings were
consumed. The loss is somewhere
around sl.000,000. This afternoon the
most conservative estimate places the
number at $50. while many persons ae.
Quainted with the district declare that
fully 500 houses were destroyed. The
loss at Miller 81 Turner's manufactur-
ing plant will reach 100000. These
hgures include 10000. 000 feet of lumber
owned by Joseph Turner and Spencer,
of Fisher. The lumber was insured for
$4,000. and represents a loss of about
Sl50,000.
Albert Miller senior of the firm. loses
everything. His fine residence lay di-
rectly in the path of the fire, and was
reduced to ashes within an hour after
the conflagratlOn broke out. Slower d.
LarkIn, hardware merchants. suffer to
the extent of $4,000, with 5000 insur-
ance. Trlsk & Forcia lose a general
stock valued at $4,000; A. p. Gould had
small hotel and five dwellings burned,
all valued at $1,000. George Tur-
ner, 5. Boards, j. Kelly. Thomas
kelly, Whipple IL Mason, Arthur
Burker, James Larkin, A Gostock,
Charles Webb. Mrs. IL. Marble.
Mrs. Jane Clarke. Duncan McGregor,
Jess NJ. Miller, William Wright, SAM