St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-28
H'HE DEAD FIREMEN ARE.

1HE DEAD FIREMEN ARE:
JOSEPH HOY, pipeman, No. truck.
WALTER RICHARDSON, No.6 hose.
FRANK EULINE, lieutenant No. g.
JOHN HORNER, No. 3 truck.
CHRISTIAN SANDERS, No. 6 hose
INJURED.
ED THIELEN, lieutenant Truck No.
2, bruised and injured internally, leg
broken.
CAPT. CALDWELL, No 6, side and
back hurt; internal injuries; will die.
FRANK EGAN, Nc. 1 Hose, side and
back hurt.
HENRY GRAU, Supply wagon, back
hurt, will probably die.
GRAY, No. Hook and Ladder; left
leg broken and internal injuries sus-
tanned; not expected to live.
M'DONALD BERT THOMAS, No. s
Hose.
The most disastrous fire that has
occurred in Minneapolis since the
terrible Tribune holocaust of 1889
broke out in Mcdonald Bros whole
sale crockery house last night. The
building was a five-story structure,
located at 240 and 242 First avenue
south. Shortly before II o'clock last
night an alarm was sent in from
First avenue south and Third street.
A second and third alarm and gen
eral alarm followed in quick sue
cession, but before the department
could arrive the entire building was
ablaze. The department had re-
sponded promptly and was soon
fighting the fire from all sides, but
the building and it's contents were
already doomed, and in less than an
hour, the manufacturing stock, val
ued at 100000, was destroyed.
FIVE FIREMEN DEAD
and as many more lying at their
homes or in the hospital with Sc
we're injuries is the story Of the fire.
Not since the Tribune fire has the
city suffered such a terrible catas-
trophy, and never in it's existence
has the Minneapolis. fire department
suffered such a loss in death. There
were more killed or MANNED at the
East Minneapolis elevator fire, when
over 2 score of firemen were carried
from the scene, but never in the city's
history has a single fire resulted IA
tally to so many of the fighters Of
the flames.
There was a crash of falling wall
in a narrow ally, jar that shook
the massive structures for blocks
around, and when willing hands
raked away the charred debris, five
MANNED AND iLfFELEsS
forms lay still amid the bodies of
their more fortunate fellows. Some
were recognized by their friends, and
some, alas, were not, for the cruel
walls had not only snapped the
thread of life, but torn away the
semblance of human form.
1t was shortly after. II o'clock that
the fire was discovered. 1t was
then comparatively small, but was
eating it's way through the tinder-
like structure with menacing rapid
ity. An alarm was immediately
turned in, and soon nearly the en-
tire fire department of the. city was
at work, but the elevator shaft had
given thesfames a thoroughfare from
top to bottom of the building, and
sad havoc they were creating within.
Stream after stream was turned by
the department into the gulf Of
flame that was bursting on all sides
of the now thoroughly enveloped
building, but the water had little eff
feet. The heat was intense, and
kept the crowd at distance, al
though the multitudes who We're re-
turning from the lakes and other
places of amusement were throng-
ing the adjoining streets. The flames
were scorching the Barge block ad-
Joining, separated from the burning
structure only by narrow alley, but
the firemen were soon stationed in
this building and kept the flames
from making any great ingress.
They were assisted in this somewhat
by the
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE
which occurred. A large squad of
firemen from the down town COM
panies, largely composed of men
from headquarters. was at work in