The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-25
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Worth 0000.000.
SAGINAW, Mich. May 22.-Saturday
afternoon the metropolis Of the Sagi-
nav valley was visited by the worst
,onfiagration in her history and one
Of the most destructive which ever
visited any city in the state.
The loss will amount to about
5000, 900. The total insurance will
aggregate about &6OO,O0 The extent
of territory which was burned is about
twenty-five squares, and includes large
portions of the Sixth and Seventh wards.
This territory was swept nearly clean
of every building. A close estimate
places the number of buildings do
stroyed at 275. Over 200 families are
homeless, and 500 men are thrown out
Of employment. .-E
The first alarm was turned in at 3:45
o'clock from box SO. The department
was called to the mill of Sample &
Camp on what is termed the middle
ground" south of Bristol street and on
the east side of the river. Just how the
fire started is not certain, but it is sup
posed it caught from sparks, possibly
from passing tug boat. This build
ing was not occupied and the loss was
few hundred dollars.
A strong gale from the southwest
drove the flames to 700, 900 feet of lum-
Der owned by Brown & Ryan. The
sparks from this set fire to the eastern
span of the Bristol street bridge, burn
ing it down and cutting of
street railway communication.
From the bridge thence the
flames lcaped to the east side, just be-
low Bristol street and north of the city
hall, where were located large num-
Der of buildings, including hose house
No. 6, j. F. Winkler's ice houses, all
residences on Tilden street, and on both
sides of Washington avenue down to
Holden street. These were quickly
licked up.
Then the sparks were carried across
the old bayou into the premises of the
George f. Cross Lumber company, the
Planing-Mill Lumber company, the
yard and a dozen tenement houses
melting like snow. Next came the
Arlington & Curtis Manufacturing com
pany's extensive plant Passolt's soap
factory, all of which were wiped out.
Here the fire struck jefferson avenue,
and in an hour some of the finest
residences in the city were in ashes,
the sweep being north to Emerson
| street, where the fire continued cast
ward south of and along Emerson street
out toward the city limits. 1t cut a
10,
dan and Warren avenues and other
streets east. St. Vincent's orphans
home succumbed early, but the inmates
were all removed to places of safety.
The patients were all removed from st.
Mary's hospital, which was in extreme
danger for time. but was saved
An old man named Robert Turner,
80 years of age, lost his life, his body
being found in front of his residence
burned to a crisp This is the only
known casualty, although several per
sons are reported missing. People
were frenzied in their desire to remove
household effects and everything
in the shape of vehicle was
pressed into the service.
A partial list of the losers is us fol
lows:
| E. German, loss 1895 ,O0O insurance &31 600
J. F. Winkler, loss So 900, Insurance s6aOo l.
L. Holden, loss ST., 900, insurance q: 600: Thorn
as Steele, loss 100000, no insurance: p. H
ketchum, loss $4,000, insurance $l05U0; w. H
.Presser, loss $4,000 partially insured: II. Pas
soil, loss 1900, partially insured; Peter Nc
Arthur loss tl2, 900, fully insured; S. Gasoline
loss t5,OoO insured; George u. Brooks, loss
1000, insured; John Otto Jr., E. r. Ayres, G.
A. Mitchell, d. f. Skinner, Horace johnson
Charles Holland, Frank Plnmo, d. A. Swinton
X. Blakely, Nicholas Schneider, w. C
Dalkc, H. N. Doty, w. r. Cooper, J
r. Cooper, A. Simpson and about thir
| ty others losses each from e. 600 to So 0OO al
partially insured: the Valley Machine company
loss xl5,0O0; insurance not known; Cross Lum
Der company, loss $4,000; Allingt ton Curti.
Manufacturing company, $4,000, both we'll in
sured.