The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-16

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Aug. 13-
Two fires. presumably the work Of in
cendiaries. destroyed over $1,000, 900
worth of property this afternoon.
The first fire broke out in a stable
in the rear OF the Cedar lake ice COM
pany's Office, and soon spread to the
ice house proper. From there, famed
by a quick breeze, it spread to Clark's
box factory and then destroyed the
boiler works Of Lintz Connell &
Co, incluoing a s27. 900 rivetng ma
chine, the only one west Of Chicago.
Lenhart's union wagon works were
totally consumed. Also a quantity of
lumber belonging to various firms. The
Cedar lake ice company loses $4,000;
Clark's box company, $4,000; Lintz.
COnnell & Co., $4,000; Union wagon
works. $4,000 On this there is a total
insurance Of about one-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 a mass Of wood and lumber piles
belonging to Nelson, Tenny & Co., and
Bachus & Co. This was blazing fiercely
and famed by a brisk wind, the flames
soon spanned the narrow stretch 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 mills OF the
Wilcox company, the ChattertCn mill,
the Backus mill, the Hoe mill, Smith
& Corrigan and Nelson, Tenny & Co.,
felt he blaze of the fire and were either
destroyed or badly damaged. The flames
left a space of blackness through Mar
shall-st., and were practically stopped
by the big brick structure Of the Mih-
neapolis brewing compsny. although
its loss is put at $4,000.
All along Marshall-st., and through
that entire section were small frame
houses occupied by laboring and saw
mill men, and they went like tinder
when the flames first struck them, but
the residents had ample time to move
their belongings.
In all, 112 houses were destroyed.
Although a general alarm was turned
In the entire city department proved in
adequate to the occasion and aid was
asked from st. Paul That city promptly
responded and sent over two steamers
and a hose cart, which did excellent
service. The fire on Boom island was
burning fiercely at a late hour tonight,
and the only hope seems to lie in letting
it burn itself out. For a while it looked
as though the entire port Of Northeast
Minneapolis would be Destroyed, but by
the concentration of the department
the further progress Of the flames
was checked
Several accidents were caused by spec
tators attempting to run on the logs
and falling in. Two boys were reported
drowned, but the rumor can not be YER
flied. Bertha Streat, residing on Wash
ington-st., between Tenth and Eleventh,
fell out of a third-sory window while
looking at the fire and was instantly
killed. The following is a list Of the
losses. so far as can be ascertained to-
night 1t is impossible to give detailed
insurance tonight:
Wilcox planning mills, $4,000.
Fulton & Libby warehouse, $4,000.
Chatterton mill, $4,000.
Backus mill. $4,000.
Hove mill $4,000.
Smith & Corrigan mill, $4,000.
Nelson, Tenny & Co., mill, S60.0 900.
Forty million leeL OIL lullDeT DIT Slz
per / 900, $3.50 900; 100000 shingles at
81 per 1000, $4,000; 100000 laths at 81
per 1000, $4,000; cedar posts, ETC., $4,000.
Minneapolis brewing company lost
$4,000
one hundred and twelve houses at an
average Of $500 each, $4,000.
Nicollet island fire, $125,00O; bridges,
$40 900. Total, $1,O57, 600.
The Northern Pacific bridge and the
Plymouth-ave bridge were likewise
rendered useless by the fire.
CHICAGO, Aug 14-A hotel fire, re-
sulting in the death Of number of the
guests, occurred this morning. The fire
was in the Senate hotel, three-story
structure on Madison-st, near Fifth-ave.
One man jumped from a window In the
top story and was killed. About half a
dozen others were suffocated and burned
to death. The first body to be recovered
was that of Harry Godfrey, the seven
year-old son of J. Godfrey of Little Rock
Ark. The loss on the building and con-
tents is practically total, but as the
structure was old and the furnishings
cheap. the amount will not exceed few
thousand dollars.
a restaurant occupied the ground floor
and the Senate hotel the two upper ones
1t contained thirty-six rooms and held
thirty guests when the fire broke out,
shortly after 6 a. m. The rooms were
separated by fimsy wooden partitions
and proved first-class food for fire. The
blaze started on the second floor and
spread rapidly through the upper rooms.
Before the guests could be warned the
flames had cut off the escape Of num-
ber from the stairwayS, and they were
caught like rats in trap. j. Gooche
is landlord of the Senate and j. Ahren
manager. AS fast as the dead were
taken from the ruins they were taken to
the morgue. Four bodies were soon re-
covered. They were those of Godfrey,
a boy, and two men and woman.
The Casualties.
In all five people were killed and three
others were so badly injured that they
can scarcely recover. At the Cook county
and Mercy hospitals others are moaning