The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-08-10
BADLY SINGED.
Princeton Has a Fiery Visitation
and a Business Block is
Laid Waste.

Laid Waste.
The North Star Hotel, First Ma
tiOnal Bank, and Other
Buildings Wiped Out.
The worst fire in the history of
Princeton occurred last Thursday
night. About l1:3O o'clock flames were
discovered issuing from the rear Of
McCuaig's drug store; a few minutes
later an explosion followed and fire
shot out of the front of the store. Be-
fore either of the chemical engines
could be brought into play the entire
building was wrapped in flames. In a
comparatively short space of time fire
was communicated to the Brady build
ing on the north and the Carew block
on the south, while the roof of the
North Star Hotel barn was blazing in
half a dozen places. The Brayton
building, Immediately north of Brady's
block, was speedily engulfed by the
names and the brick walls of the First
National Bank proved only a himsy
barrier to the onward march of the
fiery fiend. A desperate effort was
made to ave the North Star Hotel.bu cut
an immense pile of wood in the rear of
the hotel had caught from the barns
and the heat was so intense that the.
hre-lghters could not protect the rear
OF the hotel. The hotel burned slowly
from the rear and upper stories, and
the cupola was about the first norton
OF the building to suc,cumb. Tn the
Meantime scores of men were laboring
hard to prevent the fire from CROSSING,
First street on the south anil Main
street on the west, and owing to the:
stiffness OF the night their efforts were
crowned with success. Had Calev's
immense warerooms caught fire the
ent1re business portion of the town
south OF First street would have been
doomed to destruction, and had the
lire crossed Main street the bushes
portion OF the town north of First street
have been wiped out of exist
.ence.
After the North Star Hotel had fallen!
the anxious on1ookers breathed easier
the crisis had passed: Centre block,
and the barber shop on the west side
OF Main street had a close CALI. AS it
was the glass in the windows was frac-
tured and the paint on the woodwork
was blistered.
THE LOSSES,
Mrs. o. r. Barker, proprietor of the
North Star hotel was the heaviest
loser. She was insured for onlv 81. 500
in the Springfield Fire & Marine,
Most of the movable furniture in the
hotel was saved in a damaged condi-
tlon. Her net loss will exceed So, 900.
The First National Bank was in
sured for $4,000 in the National Fire
Insurance Co., Of Hartford. Net loss.
$500. -.
Robert Brayton's building was in
sured in Fire Association of Philadel-
phia for $500, and in the Firemen's
Fund of San Francisco for $500. Net
loss about $500.
Tom Scheen and family roomed over
the bank; insured for $500. There was
some salvage. +
e. j. Carmody, who owned the Brady
building, was insured in North Ameri-
can of Philadelphia for 81, 800 on build
ing. No insurance on stock. Net loss.
$1,000.
VIM. McCuaig had Sl,700 on stock,
$500 on fixtures and soda fountain and
$1,000 on building; $4,000 was carried
by the Germania Insurance co. of New
York and $500 by the st. Paul Fire &
Marine. His net loss will foot up ST, 500.
George Presley roomed over the drug
store and lost all his household goods.
Insured for $500.
Sam Carew had ST., 1000 insurance on
his building in two differentcompanies.
John johnson, the tailor, carried 5000
insurance, and G.. w. Marshall had
$1,000 insurance on his stock of harness.
goods. Both Johnson and Marshall
saved the major portion of their stock.
Fred Madison who conducted a
restaurant in the Brayton building
was insured for $3.50, and his net loss
exceeds $500.
J. p. Brady lost about $500 in law
books and furniture. No insurance.
James Burke who resided with his
family in the rear of Mr.. Brady's office
lost household goods to the value of
$500. No insurance.
Mrs. Wallace, who roomed over the
restaurant lost all her furniture
at $500. Reinsurance. Several
roomers lost their personal eff
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