The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-14

MINNEAPoLIs, MIMI, August 49,
Two fires, presumably the work Of in.
cendiaries, destroyed over a million
dollars worth Of property this alter
noon, The fires broke out in q stable
in the rear OF the Cedar Lake ice COM
pany house and soon spread to the ice
house propef From there, famed by
quick breeze, it spread to Clark's box
factory and then destroyed the boiler
works OF Lintzes, Connell & Co., in.
Guiding a $4,000 riveting machine, tho
only one west Of Chicago. Lenhart's
Union Wagon works we're totally con-
sumed. Also quantity OF lumber be'
longing to various firms. The Cedar
Ice company lose 5000; Clark's box
company $4,000; Lintzea, Connell &
Co. 500, 900; Union Wagon works Sl5, 900.
On this there is o total insurance OF
about hall.
While this fire was at its height an
alarm was turned in from the lumber
district, at the other end OF tho island.
Boom Island, as tho place is called, was
mass OF wood and lumber piles be.
longing to Nelson, Tenny & Company
and Backus q Company. This was
blazing fercely, and famed by brisk
wind the flames soon spanned the mar.
row stretch OF water aud 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 Chat
terton mill, Backus mill, the Hove mill,
Smith & Corrigan and Nelson. Tenny &
Company felt the blast OF the fire, and
were either totally destroyed or badly
damaged.
The flames left path OF blackness
through Marshall street and were praC.
tically stopped by the big brick struc.
ture OF the Minneapolis Brewing Com.
pany. although their loss Is put at
$4,000 All along Marshall street and
through that entire section are small
frame houses occupied by laboring and
sawmill hands. They went like tinder
when the flames first struck thcm, but
the residents had ample time to move
their belongings. In all, liz houses
were destroyed. Although q general
alarm was turned in the entire city fire
department proved inadequate to the
occasion, and MD was asked from ST.
Paul and that city promptly responded
and sent oyer two steamers and hose
cart that did excellent service.
The FIRE on Boom Island was burning
f1ercely at late hour tonight, and the
only hope seems to lie in letting 1t burn
itself out. For while.it looked as
though the entire part Of northeast
Minneapolis would be destroyed, but,
by the concentration Of the department,
the further progress Of the flames was
checked. There were several accidents
caused by spectators attempting to run
the logs and falling in. Two boys were
reported drowned, but the rumor can.
not be verified. Bertha Street, residing
on Washington avenue, between Tenth
and Eleventh, fell out Of q third-story
window while looking at the fire and
was instantly killed. The following is
o list OF tho lossea so far as can be as.
certained tonight. 1t is impossible to
give detailed insurance tonight:
Wilcox planning mill, 5000; Fulton
and Libby warehouse, $4,000; Chatter.
ton mill, $4,000; Backus mill $4,000;
Hove mill, 100000; Smith & Corrigan
mill, $4,000; Nelson, Tenny 4 Co., So
00O. Forty million feet OF lumber at
Sl2 per thousand. S4s0OO0; ten million
shingles at S2 per thousand, $4,000,
ten million lath at So per thousand,
$4,000; cedar posts, etc, $4,000; Min.
neapolis Brewing Co., loss $4,000: 112
houses at an average OF $500 each, $50.
600; Nicollett Island fire, Sl25,000;
bridge, $1,000; total, $1,O57,OOO.