The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-14
OVER A MILLION IN SMOKE.
Minneapolis Has a Brace Of Disastrous
COlIla6ratiOlS.


The Flames Suddenly Burst Forth at
One Point, and, When Under Head
way, as Suddenly Break Out Else
where -TnflammabIe Material Feeds
Both Fires-Aid From the Fire
Department at st. Paul-Severa1
Accidents Occur, Including the Fa-
tai Fall From a Window of Woman
While Watching the Work of De-
struction.
Minneapolis, MINI, Aug. 13.-Two
fires, presumably the work of incendi-
aries, destroyed over 81, 100000 worth of
property THIS afternoon. The fire broke
out in a stable in the rear of the Cedar
Lake Ice Companys house and soon
spread to the ice house proper. From
there, famed by quick breeze, it spread
to Clark's Box factory, and then destroyed
the boiler works of Lintz, Conncu q Co.,
including S27 900 riYeting machine, the
only one west of Chicago. Len Hart's
union wagon works were totally con-
sumed, with a quantity of lumber be-
longing to various firms. The Cedar
Lake Ice Company's loss is $4,000;
Clarke Box Factory $50, 900; Lintz, Con-
nell & Company 100000; Union Wagon
Works $4,000 On this there is a total
insurance of about half
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION IN PROGRESS.
While the fire was at its hight an
alarm was turned in from the lumber dis
trlct at the other end of the island Boom
Island, as the place is called, was mass
OF wood and lumber piles belonging to
Nelson, Teny x Co., and Backus 81 Co.
This was blazing tiercely and famed by
brlSk wind, the flames soon Spanned
the narrow stretch of water and be-
gan eating their way to the big saw mills
| and residences in the vicinity of the river
bank One after another the planning
mills of the Wilcox Company, the Chat
tertOn mill, the Backus mill, the Hove
| mill, Smith & COrrigan, and Nelson,
Tenny Il Co. felt the blast of the fire and
were either totally destroyed or badly
| damaged The flames left a space of
| blackness through Marshall street, and
were practically stopped by the big brick
| structure of the Minneapolis Brewing
Company, although their loss is put at
| S110,00
Although the loss is put at $4,000,
| along Marshall street and throughout the
| entire section are small frame houses oc-
cupied by laboring saw mill men, and
| they went like tinder when the flames
| struck them, but the residents had ample
time to move their belongings. In all, 112
| houses were destroyed.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ovERMATCHED.
| Although general alarm was turned
| the entire city department proved made
| quate to the occasion, and aid was asked
| from St. Paul, which promptly responded
| sending over two steamers and a hose
cart which did excellent service The
! fire on Boom Lsland was burning fercely
at a late hour tonight, and the only hope
seems to lie in letting it burn itself out
| For while it looked as though the entire
| portion of northeast Minneapoi swould
| be destroyed, but by concentrating the
| efforts of the fire department the further
progress of the flames was checked.
A WOMAN FAILS TO HER DEATH.
There were several accidents caused by
! attempting to run the logs and falling in
! Two boys were reported drowned, but the
rumor cannot be verified Bertha Streat
residing on Washington between Tenth
and Eleventh, fell out of third story
window while looking at the fire and was
instantly killed.
The following is a list of the losses so
far as can be ascertained. 1t is impossi-
| BILE to give detailed insurance tonight:
| Wilcox planning mill, $25, 900; Fulton
Il Libby warehouse, IS 600; Chatterton
mill, S25 000 Backus mills, $75, 900; Hove
mill, 100000; Smith & Corrigan's mill,
$50, 900; Nelson, Tenny g. Co mills $780,
000 10000, 900 feet of lumber, at Sl2 per
1000 S4S0,000; 10,000,000 shingles at
50 per 1000, 10000, 600 laths at SO per /, 900,
$4,000; cedar posts, etc, $40, 900; Mime
apolis Brewing Co. IS loss Sl10,000 112
houses at an average of $500 each, $50, 600;
Nicollett Island fire, S125, 900; bridges Sl0,-
600. Total 81 ,057, 600. The Northern
Paci1cbridge and Plymouthavenue bridge
were likewise rendered useless by fire.