St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
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1t contained two pension checks for
S25 each.
In the meantime the fire in the base
ment ragged so stubbornly that il he
came necessary to entirely remove a
large section of the pavement before
1t could be fought with any apprecia-
bic success. The aperture admitted
sGfhclent men to handle two lines of
hose.
The men could not operate long at a
time, the smoke sickening them. The
moor above was being washed by a
half dozen lines of hose, and the roar
OF the water as it rushed to the base
ment could be distinctly heard Yet
the effect was not speedy. When the
fre was supposedly under control. it
would break out afresh, causing con-
stant attention.
While the first story was burning an
amusing incident occurred. The in
tense heat caused one of the huge win
dows to collapse like an egg shell.
PRESIDENT Freeman, of the board of fire
commissioners, was standing near with
Commissioner Jerry Prendergast. Both
were hurled back, the president having
pair of doeskin pantaloons, fully in
CASTS mink coat protected him from
danger. Others in the vicinity ran in
every direction.
AT one time during the fire the Mann
heimer building was in extreme dam
ger. About $50 o'clock an immense
volume of smoke issued from the sec
ond story. An investigation revealed
a small hole which had burned through
hl oh
hose speedily removed the danger. In
the interim the basement of the build
ing resembled a miniature lake. 1t
was flooded in more than five feet of
water throughout, in which f1oated the
remnant OF stock not already de-
stroyed.
The pressure in the basement finally
became so great that the water seeped
through double wall into the cellar
of the big dry goods house of Mann
heimers Bros. Here about five inches
of water whirled until it was allowed
to escape through a sewer opening.
Considerable smoke too was waited
through
THE VALUABLE STOCK,
where corps of employees were STA
toned awaiting indications of posi-
tive danger.
A. III. Schliek, of the burned-out
shoe company, was an early arrival
at the fire. He seemed utterly unable
to assign any reason for the disaster.
He left the premises with II. c. Dieter
about 6:15 o'clock last evening. Every
thing was in perfect order then. Mr.
Schliek strolled around coolly as he
witnessed the utter destruction of an
$S5,OCO stock on which he carried an
insurance of but $4,000. His most Sc
we're loss will be occasioned by his
inability to replace the burned stock
In time for the spring trade. All his
goods were new, and much of the stock
had just been received. He can not
possibly replace it and resume busi-
ness under a month, perhaps not in
that period.
Robert Mannheimer, of Mannheimer
Bros, remained during the entire time
his property was endangered. He
erected the block about two years ago
at cost of about 500, coo. He carried
$4,000 insurance on the block In the
Following companies, represented by
j. j. Parker: London Assurance
$1,000; American, of Newark, 5000; In
surance Company State of Pennsyl-
vania, $1,000; Palatine, of Manchester,
$4,000; American, of New York, 5000;
Citizens, of New York, $1,000; United
States, of New York, $3.50; Pacific, of
New York, $500; Albany, of New York,
$500; Atlas of New York, $2,5OO
The damage to the block cannot be
estimated at present but will probably
not exceed $500.
No one appears to definitely know
the cause of the fire. 1t is presumed
to have originated in the engine room,
as smoke was first seen issuing from
that locality.