The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12

1aGlpafs deposit bolx una vault Ia the vari1
ous Institutions vas absolutely safe
that the records were preserved and
that 1t was next to impossible for seri-.
GUS danger to happen to documents
contained therein. "A y
ssSs ~ Fireman Killed.
The blackened remains of a fireman
were found in the Quilted Equitable
building Monday, where he had rushed
in an effort to get q line of hose to
the roof. District Chief Emerich Is
temporarily in command of the depart
ment. IA ..ss. n i, s:ss..,s. ~. ill.,.
The lumber yards all along Yves:
Falls avenue from Pratt street to the
water edge are in ruins. Cracking
flames are leaping high in the = air,
sparks falling all over the neighbor-
hoot. There is absolutely no hope for
any Of this section. @sEs@
The dynamiting Of buildings was
continued Monday. but the. necessity
for such q heroic preventive was not
SO urgent as Sunday. ~ ~ NJ S.@3'',
Troops On the scene. :. ,
Marshal Farnan received telephone
message from the commandant at Fort
McHenry asking If any military assist
ance was needed. The marshal
promptly answered that the govern
ment buildings were threatened and
the regulars could be used to advan-
tage. A detachment Of "a men from
the different companies were sent to
the city under Lieut.. Bowman, Lieut..
Sparker and Lieut.. Tuntle. The de-
tachment reported to Marshall Farnan,
who directed that they be thrown out
around the post office building and
subtreasury and customhouse, adjoin-
ing the federal court building. The
regulars were fully equipped with sew
eral rounds of loaded ammunition and
bayonetted guns. They first formed a
line across Fayette street at Calvert,
and pickets were stationed in the sub
treasury, the post ONCE and on all
four sides Of the government proper
ty. Army regulations were enforced,
and only members of the press were
allowed through the lines who could
give the password. The strictest dis
cipline was observed, which had a
wholesome effect r.y
The militia was called out at $50
O'Clock, at the request of President
Upsher, of the police board. President
; Upsher found by that time that 1t was
impossible for the police to perform
the task before them, holding the
crowds in check and guarding the
ruins. -.1-
Every effort. is being made to avoid
vandalism. The entire force Of 1854
policemen in the city is on duty, and
the strictest instructions have been is
sued to reinforce the orders given out
by the military Gordon drawn around
the stricken area. The whole OF the
burned area is under the strictest mar
tial law. The troops are ordered by
the governor, and a host of midd1es
are on duty and, REINFORCED by all the
protective resources the city can mus
ter, are doing valiant duty. Large
numbers of police and detectives are
here from other cities. Two detach-
ments of police are here from Philadel-
phia. One detail Of them, mastering 50
men. reached here at night and anoth-
! er contingent arrived In the forenoon.
From Washington, on the prompt ac-
ton. of Mayor Sylvester, the chief OF
police, number of detectives and po-
lice came during the day. %
How Fire Started.
The start of the fire. was in the base
ment of Hurst & Co.'s wholesale dry
goods house. After burning for ten
minutes or so there was loud explo-
sion from the interior of the building
as the gasoline tank used for the engine
in the building let CO. Instantly the
immense structure collapsed, sending
destruction to adjacent buildings in all
directions and causing the fire to be be-
yond the control Of the t1remen.
The first attempt at dynamiting was
in the large building of Armstrong Ca
tor & Co., but it failed to collapse, and
attention was turned to the building at
the southwest corner of Charles and
German streets, where six charges OF
dynamite, each charge containing 100
pounds, were exploded. The tremendous
force of the explosions tore out the mas
sive granite columns that supported
the building and left it with apparently
almost no support. but the walls failed
to collapse, and stood until the flames
had crossed Charles street and were eat
ing into the block between Charles and
Light streets. -, .y:--.-.i-
Spread Of the Flames. .
The fire had meantime been COM
municated to the row Of buildings on
South Charles street between German
and Lombard streets, and all those
places, occupied principally by whole
sale produce and grain dealers, were In
flames. Shortly before midnight the
Carrollton hotel was burned, and the
fire was sweeping toward Calvert street
with irresistible fury. The f1remen
working on the south side had succeeded
in checking the flames at Lombard
street, and as the wind was blowing
from the northwest there was no danger
Of it spreading farther in that direction:
nj a ,voof orn limit had aIsn heen reached