The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-02
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pany was carrying an unusually heavy
stock at the present season Of the year
and employed a warehouse crew OF eight
men. The three buildings are estimated
to have cost $4,000.
H NJ. Bogart, general manag r of the
company, which is a branch of the
George NJ. Paine Lumber Co., of Osh-
kosh Wis, stated thac there was fully
$4,000 worth of stock en- hand. The com
pany carried an insurance Of only $25. 600
on buildings and stock and will thus suf-
Ter total loss aggrega ting as much as
the insurance. Mr.. Paine or represen-
tative of the firm, is expected to reach
Minneapolis this morning, when the COM
pany will decide whether to rebuff or
secure another location.
The Woodwdrd-Holmes company suf-
fers a total loss of fully $4,000 in the
opinion of the firm, and is protected by a
partial insurance. The cOmpany's stock
shed, a one-story sheet iron shed, aver
aging about thirty feet in width and
about $50 feet long, contained stock which
the company values at $1,000 consisting
largely of wooden cave-gutters, conduc-
tors and dressed material The stock
shed Itself is valued at $500. The COM
pany's shaving shed was slightly dam
aged in the roof, and a quantity of hard
wood in the yard at the rear of the plant
was damaged. There were two box cars
loaded with cOrdwood and two fiat cars.
The two former were practically entirely
destroyed, and, although the two fiat cars
were hauled out by a locomotive, the
wood is worth but little. The four cars
stood on a track fronting the sash and
door company's warehouse. The wood
was used for making excelsior.
HOMES BURNED.
At 956 Central avenue, next to the sash
and door company's offices, stood the
home of Maurice ]. Fitzgerald occupied
also by his widowed daughter, Mrs. X
NJ. Mulcare. The house was burned to
the ground. Next north of it stood a
twostory building, with small house
in the rear The lower front portion OF
the building was occupied by Mrs Null
care, as a grocery store, with a stock
valued at about $500 over the store re-
sided w. H. Puffer, and III the rear of
the store resided A. ]. Drake. These
buildings were owned by Mr. Fitzgerald.
The value of the former is estimated at
$500 and Of the latter al $1,000.
North Of the grocery store, at $40 Cen
trai avenue, stoUd the residence of Sam
uel Difin 1t too was destroyed. The
front and north walls of the house stood
intact when the fire was out, but the
other two walls were RACED to the
ground, and the interior of the house
burned out. Diffin's place cost about 81
300. North of the Diffin residence stood
the home of Thomas e. Simpson, en-
ployed by the Woodward-H Holmes com
pany. 1t was left a smoking pile of
charred timbers.
None of the above families carried one
cent of insurance. They considered them
selves fortunate to escape with their
clothing. Diftin and Fitzgerald own their
property, and the Simpson house is own
ed by a New Y5rk man, represented by
Cobb & Wheelwright.
South of the sash and door warehouse
stood a small one-story house, 1924 Cen
trail. It was dnoccuppied, and was not
damaged by the fire. The residence of
Martin Butler, at 1923 Central was I'M
touched by the fire, although the family
hurrledly rushed Its possessions into the
( street. The plant of the Standard foun-
dry, which was the next building south.
was also untouched.
OTHER FIRES
The second fire of Importance occurred
shortly after the fire department had been
: called to the Minneapolis Sash and Door
company fire, and it was at Monroe street
and Broadway, where fire was discovered
In tho rO0f of the two-Storv briclx ,-er,