The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-14
Two Fires in Minneapolis That We're
Presumably Started by
Incendiaries.
A Number OF Big Mills and Fao-
tories and 112 Residences
Destroyed.
Ono Blaze Begun before tho Other Was
stopped and tho Fire Department
Was Jnadequate.

MINsEApoLIs, Mimi, Aug. Two fires,
tho work Of incendiarles. de-
st Dyed over 4 million dollars worth OF
property this afternoon. The Ares broke
out within short time Of each other. Tho
first fro broke out In stable in tho rear OF
the Cedar Lake Ice company's house and
aoon spread TO she ice house proper. From
there, famed by . Quick breez, 10 aproad
to Cla ks's box factory and than destroyed
tho boiler works of Lintzes, Connsli ~ Co,
including q $27. 600 tiveting machine. Tho
Lanhart Union Wagon wo Ks wa . totally
consumed d. also a quantity OF lumber Le-
longing to various firms The Cedar Lake
lce company lose $4,000, the Clarke Box
company $4,000. Lintzss Connell q 20.
$50, 900 and ths Union Wagon works S15,-
900. On this the total insurance ia about
ono half.
While this fire was at Its height an alarm
was turned in from the lumber district at
the other end of the island. Boom island,
as the place is called. was . mass of wood
and lumber piles belonging to Nelson,
Tenny & Co. and Baskns d. Co. This was
blazing feroely aud famed by ths brisk
wind the flames soon spanned the narrow
sheet OF water and began eating their way
among the big saw mills and residences In
the vicinity of the river bank. One after
another the planning mill OF the Wilson
com pany, the Chatterlay mill. the Baekus
MILL the Howe mill, those OF Smith g. Co
rigan and Ne!son, Tenney g. Co. felt
the blast of the FIRE and were either
| totally destroyed or badly damaged. The
flames left q path OF blacknsss through
Marshall street and were practically stopped
by the big brick structure of the Minnsap-
oils Brewing company. although their loss
is put At sl1o0oo. All along Marshall
| street and through that entire section are
| small frame houses occupied by labol ing
| and sawmill hands. They went like finder
when the flames frst struck them, but tho
| residents had ample time to move their be-
Iongings. In all 112 hoasss we . destroyed
| Although . general alarm was turned in
the enti.e city dera tmsnt proved made
quste to the occasion, and aid was asked
| for from 81. Paul. and that city promptly
responded and sent over two steamers and
a hose cart and did excellent service. The
fire on Boom island was burning fisrcely
at late hour tonight. and the only hope
seens to lie In letting IL burn itself out.
For awhile 1t looked 40 though the entire
part of northwest Minneapolis would be
destroyed. but by concentration Of the de-
pa tnent further progress Of the flames
caused by spectators attempting TO run logs
and falling in the water. Two boys we're
I eported drowned but the rumor cannot bs
verified. Bertha Street. residing on Wash
ington avenue between Tenth and Eleventh.
fell out OF third story window while look
ting at hs fire and was instantly killed.
| Following 10 = list of tho losses 90 far ~
can be ascertained tonight IL being i'm
ossible TO give detailed insurance: Wilcox
Planning mill. $4,000; Fulton Il Libby
warehouse. scr. 900: Chatterton mill, $25, :
GOO; Baokus mill, s75. OO0: Hove mill, 5000;
smith & Correan mill. $4,000; Nelson.
Tenney q Co. mill. $1,000; 10000. 900 feet Of
lumber At $12 per thousand. $4S00o0;
100000 shingles At e. Per thousand.
$4,000; 10000. 600 Iath at 81 per thousand.
$20,000: cedar posts, etc., $4,000; Minne-
apolis Brewing Co., $4,000; 1l2 houses at
an average OF $500 each. SbG. 600; Nicollet
island fire. Sl25, 600; bridges, $40. coo; total,
| 81, 057, 600.
| The Northern Pacific bridge and the
| Plymouth avenue bridge were likewise rem
| de, ed useless by fire.