St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-30
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Stillwater's Midnight Blaze
Was Quite a Serious
Conflagration.
CONVICTS WORK VERY HARD
TO Save the Residences Of
Warden Wolfer and His
Assistant.
cONVICTS WORK VERY HARD
A LIST OF THE LOSERS.
Minnesota Thresher Company
md Sargent & Berglund
the Greatest Sufferers.

Special TO the Globe.
SALTWATER, MIMI, Sept. 29.-Two
stone walls, mass of shoulder
ing ruins, and iron and machinery
twisted into all sorts OF shapes by the
Intense heat are all that is left to re-
mind people OF where the Saltwater
Manufacturing company's plant was
located prior TO the conflagration of
Friday night. 1t was the hottest fire
witnessed here for years. and the only
wonder is that the fire department and
citizens got 1t under control before the
entire north end of town was in ruins.
AS nearly as can be learned, the fire
started in the shafting in the Saltwater
Manufacturing company's building, and
in the twinkling Of an eye the large
frame structure was cauldron of fire
from which flames leaped high into the
air and burning embers were scattered
In all directions. The fire department
Worked HerOically.
and in few moments had half dozen
streams playing on the flames. The
heat was so intense that it drove them
back. and soon the fire had crossed the
street and the storage shed of the man.
ufacturing company was enveloped in
flames. Another desperate effort was
made to subdue the flames there, and
fortunately the wind died down and the
fire was kept from leaping to the Min
nesota Thresher company's shipping
shed and backing up to the street rail-
way power house Several frame dwell
lings were standing west of the burning
factory, and they were iguited by the
he and soon burned to the ground
with but one exception. The fire crawled
up over the bluff to the residence of
Isaac Staples, the millionaire lumber
man, and several times fire caught in
the roof of the house, but was eXtin-
guished. At the head of
The Prison Stairs
stood tenement house occupied by
Charles Jackson, and the flood of sparks
Set fire to it and it burned like match.
Ii was an imposing sight while it lasted,
but the pillars supporting it were soon
burned away, and it crumbled into
ashes. The residences of Warden Wolter
and Deputy Warden Lemon we're in
imminent danger, and crews of trusty
eonvicts worked like tigers to save
them, using the prison fire apparatus
ana water WORKS. IneS0 c0nvlctS GER
tainly deserve great credit for the work
done. When the fire apparatus arrived
from ST. Paul the flames were under
control, and Chief JOY decided that 1t
was unnecessary for them to unload.
As near as can be stated the total dam
age will approximate $4,000. The losers
are:
Minnesota Thresher company, loss on
Manufacturing company's shops, S25, 900;
insurance, $4,000.
Sargent u Berglund. owners of stock
In factory, $4,000; insurance about
$1,000.
Isaac Staples residence. damaged by
water, $1,000; four small residences,
$4,000; fully insured.
Other Damage.
The remainder of the damage is to
household goods. telegraph and tele-
phone wires and poles, sidewalks anG
paving.
A part of the Saltwater Manufacture
Ing company's plant was situated in one
OF the oldest buildings in Saltwater,
formerly -four mill belonging to Isaac
Staples.
A GLOBE correspondent interviewed
Mr.. Berglund, of the firm OF Sargent &
Berglund, today, and asked whether
or not they contemplated rebuilding.
He stated that he could not say. They
employed about forty men, who are
thrown out of employment. Small fires
started in the prison yard, but were
quickly extinguisbed by Warden VOL
1er's efficient fire department.