The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-05-26
WOE In SAGINAW.
The Beautiful City Swept by a
Conhagration.
Property with "A Value Estimated at ST.
100000 Destroyed-One Man Burned
to Death-Over 200 Families
Are Homeless.
A SCENE OF RUIN.

noon the metropolis of the Saginaw
valley was visited by the worst conha-
grafton in her history and one of the
most destructive which ever visited
any city in the state The loss
will amount to about $500, 600.
The total insurance will aggre-
gate about 100000. The extent
of territory which was burned is about
thirty squares, and includes large por-
tions of the Sixth and Seventh wards
This territory was swept nearly clean
of every building. A close estimate
places the number of buildings de-
stroyed at 275. Over 200 families are
homeless and 500 men are thrown out
of employment.
The first alarm was turned in at 3:45
was called to the mill of Sample &
Camp on what is termed the middle
ground, south of Bristol street and on
the east side of the river. just how the
fire started is not certain, but it is sup
posed it caught from sparks, possibly
from u passing tug boat. This build
ing was not occupied and the loss was
q few hundred dollars
A strong gale from the southwest
drove the flames to 100000 feet of lum-
Der owned by Brown 81 ISan. The
sparks from this set fire to the east
ern span of the Bristol street bridge,
burning it down and cutting off
street railway communication. From
the bridge thence the flames
leaped to the east side, just be-
low Bristol street and north of the city
hall, where were located large num-
Der of buildings, including hose house
No. 6, j. f. WinlIler's ice houses, all
residences on Tilden street, and on both
sides of Washington avenue down to
Holden street. These were quickly
licked up.
Then the sparks were carried across
the old bayou into the premises of the
George +. Cross Lumber company, the
Planning Mill Lumber company, the
yard and dozen tenement houses
melting like snow. Next came the AL
lington & Curtis Manufacturing COM
pany's extensive plant and Passolt's soap
factory, all of which were wiped out.
Here the fire struck jefferson avenue,
and in an hour some of the finest
residences in the city were in ashes,
the sweep being north to Emerson
street, where the fire continued east
ward south of and along Emerson street
out toward the city limits. 1t cut a
wide swath on Owen, Howard, Sheri-
dan and Warren avenues and other
streets east. st. Vincent's orphans
home succumbed early but the inmates
were all removed to places of safety.
The patients were removed from st.
Mary's hospital, which was in extreme
danger for time, but was saved.
An old man named Robert Turner, 50
years of age, lost his life, his body be-
ing found near his residence burned to
crisp. This is the only known cas-
ualty, although several persons are re-
ported missing.
A meeting of citizens was held Mon
day at which it was decided to care for
all sufferers at home and not ask out
side aid. A subscription list was
started and within few minutes S10,-
600 were raised in sums ranging from
$500 down.
The disposition of the people here is
10 cuCOutuSc VIC IcDiil'tlIS dO ohSc.
The Allington-Curtis Dust Separator
company has already started up on the
old Hoyt mill. Edward German and
the Cross Lumber-company will doubt
less rebuild at once, ard Saginaw in
dustries will not be materially checked.
A partial list OF the losers is as fol-
lows:
T.. Germain loss $685. 900, insurance S3l 900;
]. f. Winkler, loss S20,00), insurance $500; l..
L. Holden, loss $1,000, insurance 5000; Thorn
as Steele, loss $4,000, no insurance.: u. H.
Ketchum, less $50, 900, insurance 500; w. H.
Presser loss $4,000, partially insured; H. Pas
sol loss 5000, partially insured; Peter Nc
Arthur, loss $4,000, fully insured; s. Gasoline,
loss $1,000, insured; George ID. Brooks. loss
So 000 insured; John Otto Jr., Il. r. Ayers, G..
A. Mitchell, ID. Il. Skinner, Horace johnson,
Charles Holland, Frank Plnmb, ID. A. Swinton,
X. Blakely, Nicholas Schneider, W. G.
Dalke H. N Doty, w. Il. Cooper j.
+. Cooper, A. Simpson and about thir
ty others losses each from S., 900 to $4,000 all
partially insured the Valley Machine company
loss $4,000; insurance not known; Cross Lum-
Der company, loss $4,000; Abingdon urtis
Manufacturing company, $4,000, both well In
sured.
Fire broke out Monday night in the
rear of the Union hotel on Franklin
street, in the same block in which is To-
Gated the Vincent hotel. BY hard work
the fire was confined to the Union ho-
tel, McGugan's livery stable and
wooden structure that was vacant The
loss will not exceed $4,000, and is par
TALLY covered by insurance.