St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-26
danger was discovered. Chief Canter-
bury at once ordered
Eeetachrneut of Engines

danger was discovered. Chief Canter-
bury at once ordered
A Detachment of Engines
to the spot. with every man who could
be spared, at the same tine sending out
special calls for more engines from the
outlying districts. The horses were all
the climb to the top Of the bluff seemed
an impossibility But the difficulty was
solved by attaching the idle horses to
the rigs. Hose carts went up drawn by
four horses, and engines were drawn up
by eight.
j. B. Bassett, principal owner OF the
property burned. WAS seen yesterday by
a reporter for the GLOBE and asked
concerning the fire and amount of dam
age.
1.-THE damage will be over s25, ,000,"
said Mr.. Bassett. II cannot tell you
the amount of insurance which we had
on it, but it is my impression that IL
was about S11 900. We will rebuild I'M
mediateiy, and have the new planning
mills finished as soon as possible. There
was about 100000 feet Of dressed lnm-
Der burned as well as the mill. The
machinery appears to be a total loss.
We also owned the buildings in which
was located the plow works, but that
was also insured.
''.This is the first fire / ever had dur
ing the time | have been in business. 1t
caught from the rendering factory in
the immediate vicinity of the planning
mill. The fire will detain the filling OF
some of our orders for dressed lumber,
but it will not be long before everything
will be in running order again. The
Of bn couQd tna
entire yard from burning" There were
lively times
On Lowry Hill
during the fire, and the novel spectacle
was presented of number of fire en-
gines OH the lawns of this beautiful
residence district, this. too. when the
dwellings are situated in the most Sc
cure portion of the city, and on a high
bluff remote from where the fire first
started. AT one time the situation
looked most serious. and the consterna-
tion OF the occupants OF the houses
threatened was not without warrant. A
high wind was blowing at the time, and
1T carried a brand clear across and over
the lowIands to the barn OH the edge of
the bluff and in the rear of the residence
of l.. f. Menage. In a moment the
barn was in flames and the men sue
ceeded only in getting out a sleigh and
a few trifles. Fortunately the horses
and carriage were out. or otherwise
they would have been destroyed. The
residence was soon enveloped in flames,
and 1T had an exceedingly close call
from destruction, the rear portion being
badly scOrched and considerable dam
age done the house and furniture by
smoke and water.
In the meantime the flames communi-
Gated to the barn owned by j. ID. Blake,
situated i'll the rear OF his residence.
Both barns were burned to the ground.
The windows of Mr.. Blake's house
were cracked, but it was not damaged
to the extent of the Menage residence.
That both houses were saved is great
credit to the department..
Both Mr.. Menage and Mr.. Blake were
away, the latter being in Kentucky.
The house is occupied Uy F. l.. Palmer
No live stock was destroyed.
The Menage Darn was recently re-
paired, ami the loss is estimated at
about $4,000. The damage to the build
ing is estimated at between $4,000 and
$1,000. The loss sustained by Mr.. Blake
is about $1,000, all covered by insurance.
The residence of A. d. Eads, OH Colfax
street, about block away, caught fire
twice. the flames being put out by the
garden hose without much damage. A
new house belonging to Mr.. Jones
also caught fire, but was only slightly
damaged. The entire damage is about
$4,000.
One or Two Serious Accidents /
were reported. One of the spectators
on the bluff CHANGING to look up under
the gables of the Manage stables saw
that fffebrand had lodged there. He
rushed into the building with two CONT
panions and attempted to save the cont
tents. On the bluff side of the stables
on the second floor were one or two
spectators, who were gazing at the
scene below. When the fire was heard
they at once began to assist IN
getting out several sleighs which
were stored OH the second floor.
One of the young men, whose name is
given as Curtiss, ran to the door to lend
hand, but no sooner was his back
turned when another fire brand blew
into the barn and set fire to the hay.
The NOW was a seething mass of flames
In an instant, yet Curtiss stuck to his
work until the flames were upon him.
He made a terrific leap from the second
story, falling INTO carriage. breaking
and ankle and seriously cutting his
face. When he was picked up it was
found that he was severely burned
about his head and neck. He was re-
moved TO his home at the corner OF
TwenIy-fifth street and Lyndale avenue.
The captain of Engine Company No.
10 was overcome with the heat, and the
patrol wagon was called to remove
him TO his home. When the wagon had
proceeded as far as Lowry hill, the sick
man discovered the fires in the Manage
and Blake stables and jumped from the
wagon, refusing to go home until the
fire was out.
Engineer Winslow, of Steamer 16, was
hit on the head by hose coupling anG
ute severely cut.