St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-29

was then found that the fourth and
third floors and the roof had been
practically destroyed. The second floor
was partly burned. The first floor is
not damaged much from fire, but every
thing on 1t was deluged with the rivers
of water poured upon them.
The fire started on the Minnesota
street side of the third story, in the
candy factory. There was smart fire
when discovered by Patrolman Jack
Casserly, who turned in the alarm. The
on the third story was the candy factory
proper; on the second floor the girls
worked at packing and making candy.
The first floor was used at the general
office aud shipping room.
ESTIMATE OF LOSS.
The building was owned by Enoch
Berrisford. He built the corner part of
the block two years ago at cost of $685.
600. Mr.. Berrisford said that the loss
on the building and stock would be
about the same that it was in January.
1889, when fire destroyed the old build
ing and factory. The loss on the build
ing will be about $4,000. The insurance
on the building was about its full value,
and was placed for the most part by A.
n. Nelson, of this city, in various COM
panies. The candy factory was part of the
property belonging to the American
Biscuit and Manufacturing company, a
corporation that is capitalized to the
amount of S10,000.000, and which has, in
addition to number of other factories,
a factory on Eighth street in this city
and factory in Minneapolis. Enoch
BerriSford is the manager OF the COM
pany in this city. He said that stock
had been takeust the 1St of September.
| The stock in the candy factory amounts
| to about $4,000. This is covered by in
| surance placed by the company in Chi
cago. The loss on this stock will be
almost total.
The cracker factory is IN the building
| adjoining on Fifth street, and is sep
| arated by fire wall. The loss in the
cracker factory will be slight from
smoke and little water along the par
tition wall. Mr.. Berrisford said that he
had been in the business in the city
since 1869, and had but one other fire,
that being in January. 1889, when tile
corner building and factory was almost
| totally destroyed. He stated that the
! building would be repaired as rapidly
! as possible, and the factory would
continue to be operated in the cracker
| part and extended to the candy
! department in short time. The factory
| has about sixty employees of which about
tbirty-five, chiefly girls, worked in the
candy factory. The total loss is placed
at s4OO, 90, of which $50, 900 was on stock
! and fixtures.
The watchman in the building is Ed
win Burro. He could not be found by
Mr.. Berrisford last night after the fire,
! and the cause of the fire could not be
discovered. The cooking apparatus for
/ the manufacture of the candy was on
the floor where the flames started, and
! it is probable that spark from the
furnace ignited some of the combustible
| materials on the floor.
| GIVING THE ALARM.
When Officer CasserlY discovered the
| fire the blaze gave about as much light
as an ordinary lantern. He Immediately
gave the alarm from the box at the cor
ner of Fifth and Minnesota streets, and
the department responded quickly, but
the blaze shot up like light
ming, and the third and fourth
| floors were burning fiercely when the