The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-08-18
MINNEAPOLIS FIRE.
Over Two Million Dollars Go Up in
Smoke.
Hundreds Made Homeless and Several
Persons Reported Lost Sunday
That Will Long BE Re-
membered.
Blaze at MINNEAPOLIS.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. l4.-About
$4,000. O0O worth of property went up in
flames Yesterday afternoon. Over 200
houses We're burned and at least 1.500
persons We're rendered homeless. This
was the record made by the destroying
element in the short space of two hours.
The fire had gained such a Roadway
that no human agency could quench it.
| and only change in the direction of
the wind prevented an awful confagra-
ton.
1t was a little after 1:3O o'clock when
a watchman saw a small blaze on the
river side of j. Il. Clark & Co. S box
factory on the south end of Nicollett
island at the head of st. Anthony falls.
An alarm. quickly followed by second
and third, was turned in. but by the
time the department had arrived the
flames, famed by furious south wind,
had gained such Roadway that all the
fremen could do was to turn their at
tention to adjoining property.
While this fire was at its height
spark carried high in the air alighted on
Boom island. nearly half mile above
the fire on Nicoliett island. This island
is occupied as wood yard by the lum-
Der firm of Nelson, Tenney e Co. No
one noticed the spark fall, but the
whole island was soon ablaze. 1t was
this spark that caused the greatest loss
Quickly jumping across the small
stretch of water separating the is nd
from the main land the flames gained
footing in Nelson, Tenney & CO. s luln-
Der yard. The fire fairly walked
through this yard and into that of E.
Backus e Co. adjoining.
At the corner of Marshall street and
Thirteenth avenue. northeast, stood
the mammoth brewing company. Had
not this great structure stopped the
furious flames which ragged around it
nothing would have prevented the fire
from extending as far north as it could
have found anything to burn. Situated
as it was, directly in the path of the
flames. with wooden buildings on each
side of it and blazing lumber yard to
the rear, it seemed as if this magnifi-
cent edifice. costing $500 900. would be
added to the long list of property de-
stroyed.
About o'clock the fire jumped the
river and for some time the West side
saw mill district was endangered, but
the flames were extinguished before
much damage was done.
At 10 o'clock the East side ruins
were all ablaze, but the fire was under
control. Hundreds of people were
either the recipients of charity or We're
sleeping in the open air. Many saved
only the clothes they had on their
backs.
The flames kept on their way and
were not subdued much until they had
reached Sixteenth avenue north. At this
point firemen and citizens combined
managed to stop the flames to a certain
extent. From Thirteenth avenue to
Sixteenth and from the river to Mar
flames. In all about fifty families oc-
cupied this portion of the territory.
The scene at this point was a pitiful
one. Family after family remained in
their homes until they We're obliged to
leave by the intense heat No one
seemed to have insurance on their
property. and as they were all poor
they strained every effort to get what
they could to place of safety.
E. w. Baci>us & Co. place their loss
at over 1000, 600. They state that they
had 60.000,0 900 feet of lumber, worth
$780, 900 alone, and that this is a tota!
loss. Their mills are also gone and
these they claim We're worth $3.50, O00
1t is impossible to learn their insurance,
but it is thought they are protected.
Later it was reported that Mrs.
Thomas Salone, an old lady who was
bedridden, was burned in her home.
The charred remains of boy were also
found in the debris.