St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-04
PLOW WAREHOUSE BURNED
Moline PloW Company'S Plant
Destroyed by the Devour-
ing Element.
THE LOSS ON THE STOCK
About $75,000-- department
Works With Frozen ~
--'a= Hose.

at 4G6 and 4OS Third avenue north,
and which has been occupied Tor
several years by the Minnesota Mo-
line Plow company, was destroyed
by fire yesterday afternoon.
Shortly after 1 o'clock a young
man who was passing the building
saw a mass of flames leaping UP
from the basement and making
rapid Roadway on the first floor.
He at once turned in an alarm,
which brought the firemen promptly
on the scene, in spite of the freezing
weather. But before the depart
ment could get to work the flames
had shot through the roof in a num-
Der of places, and the roar and
crackle in the building made it ap-
parent to every one that the con-
tents of the building were doomed.
A stiff northwest wind was blowing,
and the firemen were badly handi-
capped by the weather and the
frigid condition Of the hose, but they
worked like beavers for all that, and
kept up the fight with the flames for
over four hours. While they could
do little for the Moline company's
plant, they saved the R. P. Russell
building adjoining, being greatly
aided by the heavy fire wall inter-
vening between it and the burning
structure.
For the first time in months the
water tower was brought into use
and did effective work. AS the wa
ter struck the building it CONCEALED
almost instantly, and after the fire
the skeleton walls looked CHASTITY in
their icy mantle.
The walls of the building. remain
standing, though, owing to the ice,
it is impossible to say in what con-
dition. If they are still good, the.
total loss by the fire will aggregate
about $4,000, and if badly impaired,
the loss will be about $40, 600 more. .5o
The fire started in a water closet
in the basement of the building,
where an Oil lamp had been left,
burning, and in some way the wood.
en- interior Of the building caught;
fire. The interior finish is entirely
of wood, and the flames spread very
easily. The building is entirely
heated by stoves on the different
floors, but the origin of the fire is
said to have been the Oil lamp in the
basement. t. r.:
The building was erected some
nine years ago at a cost OF S2O.G0O,.
and for the past. three years has;
been occupied by the Minnesota Mo-
line Plow company, whose main Of
flee is at Moline, III. Daniel Oughel-:
tree, resident manager of the con-
Germ, was seen by a GLOBE reporter.
at the fire, and stated that the build
ing was filled with stock of farm
machinery, consisting of drills, har-
rows, threshers, ploWs, wagons, etc.
mostly new. The total value of the
stock on hand Mr.. Ougheltree esti-
mated at $4,000.
Since Jan. 1 the company has
been stocking up for the spring
trade in order to fill large number
of contracts. Mr.. Ougheltree said
that a new warehouse would be Sc
cured at once, in all probability, and
the company would be able to fill all
contracts with little or no loss of
time
AS near as could be estimated last
night the total insurance on the,
stock aggregated about 100000. Of
this amount that held in Mime
apol1s, SO far as could be learned, is
as follows:
With the Christian & Wagner agency
Inc connecticut, of Hartford.... 81 800
Inc Hanover, of New York city. 2 SEQ
Inc Commercial Union, Of Lon
uoii $500 ''................-... $50
The German Insurance Co, of
~ leGpoll' Ill. ...............-... 2 10
Inc Imperial, of London. ..... 5-CCO
!otal.... ................ ISIS Go
With the Charles W. Sexton agency
The Aetna Agency Co. s. SEQ
Inc Niagara Co.. 3,ilu0
The Manchester Co. 2.5cO
1otdl...... ............... ......Sl3, 80
With the Gale agency
With the North American y. lcN
The Home Insurance Co. ...... g 80
Inc hartford. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = so
Inc AtlaS.......... 2 so
The Pennsylvania. ........... $50
1Oldl.. ..............-. az, 80
The building, which is owned cy A.
]. Smith, millionaire resident of Sack
Centre, was valued at $4,000 but the
exact amount Of insurance is not
known.
The Russell building, at 40 and az
Third avenue north, also a four-stery
warehouse, was not damaged in the
least, though several windows in the
upper stories were broken. -.
Fortunately for the tiremen, no ACCT
dents occurred and no fingers or ears
were frozen. A man, whose name : IS
thought to be Robert isassington kit
whose residence could not pc learned,
had his leg broken iucin the progress
of the fire by Frightened horse. lie
was taken to the ETY. hospital.
JERRY Is SLIDING. Ms
20 Isn't a PopuIjct Evoapt ~,