The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-14
DRESSED In THE COLD
FIRE AT ST. THOMAS SEMINARY
HUSTLEs STUDENTS OUT OF
vHE DORMITORY
FIRE WAS IN THE BASEMENT
Departmen emit Succeeded I'm Combining
Blaze Mostly to That Section -
Damage Will Not Exceed $500,
1t Is Believed-None of tho Stu
dents Were Injured I'm the stam-
pede.

dents Were Injured in the SIAM
pede.
Just after 1872 students at St. Thomas
Seminary, Summit and Cleveland ave.
nues. had retired last night, fire broke out
in the basement Of the building, causing
stampede among the students, who has
tened from the dormitory, some Of them
with their clothing in their arms, while
others sought safety in whatever arti-
cles of apparel first fell into their hands
when they jumped out Of bed. Smoke
from the basement poured through the
building in volumes, adding to the ex-
element, as many of the students found
difficulty in making their way to the ex-
its. While the boys were dressing with
out the building the professors took q
hurried census and learned that all had
gotten out safely. While the fire lasted
those who were not fully clad suffered
somewhat from the cold, but no one was
seriously injured, and after the blaze was
extinguished all again retired in the dor
mitory. The damage to the building
| which is largely due to water, is est1-
| mated at $500. The loss IS covered by
| insurance
It Is not known how the fire started.
Everything about the building was IN
| order when the students retired, shortly
| after 9 o'clock. Before the students had
fallen asleep the odor of smoke was de-
| tected in thS building. An Investigation
| discovered the fire in the basement. An
alarm was at once sent In. and word qui-
| city communicated to the students TO
leave the building as quickly as possible.
| The extent Of the fire was not then
known. and 1t was desired to take no
| chances by allowing the boys to remain
| In the dormitory.
When the department arrived fierce
blaze was found burning in the basement,
| under the main study hall, on the f1rst
| floor. As the whole building was endan-
gered. the department found it necessary
| to use great quantity Of water. and half
| a dozen streams were soon directed at
the seat Of the fire. Despite these ef-
| forts. the fire burned in several places 10
the upper floor, but was each time Kept
| from spreading further. Much OF the
| wainscoting In the study hall was cut
| away, however, and some OF the Iurni-
ture destroyed. thus increasing the dam
| age, AS g. precaution, Chemical ENGINE
| Company No. was sent to the fire from
Ashland avenue and Victoria street. In
| the course Of an hour the department
| had drowned out the fire, and after the
| smoke had left the building the students
were able to return to the dormltory, ht-
tie the worse for their exciting experience.
The room in the basement where the
fire started was badly damaged but the
| fire was kept almost entirely within this
limit. BY reason Of the quantity Of water
used, the damage from this source Is
| heavy.
! It is said at the seminary that the fire
would in no way interfere with the prog
ress of the students work. and that
parents interested need experience no
| alarm, as none OF the boys were at all
| injured.