The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-01
City ~ eMs
|. PAULLE SAYS
HE'S USED TO It
SHOW CASE FACTORY AGAIN
BURNED OUT.
Plant at First Avenue N and Second
street Is Scene Of Stubborn Fire,
Which Is Subdued After Hard Work
by Department-Loss Is Estimated
at $4,000.

One fireman was slightly injured an and
was sustained in stubborn fire which
Quilted the plant of the Paulle Show
Case company, First avenue N and
Second street, last night. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by de-
fective wiring and had fair start
before it was discovered. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
. When the fire department arrived at
1880 pm, the flames had shot up the
elevator shaft and were fast spreading
thru the infammable material in the
workroom on the fourth floor Of the
T-shaped building Desperate work
was required to prevent a spread to
the other wing Of the building and
0t9 The "adaeens gTfpe5s its fight
on the fourth floor and soon subdued
the flames there. Later the fire com
municated to the third floor, where
there was large quantity of paints
and oils. These proved excellent food
for the flames and the situation again
became dangerous. Second and third
alarms summoned more apparatus and
brought the fire under control. with a
loss that is nominal, considering the
hazards. .,.a
Captain Bradley Hurt.
Captain Charles H. Bradley was
struck by falling glass while directing
his fighters, but his injuries, tho pain
full, are not serious. His hands were
badly gashed.&
The loss on the building is estimated
at $4,000, with $4,000 insurance. The
stock dno and material ,o loss eso was about
machinery was almost totally ruined,
by fire, smoke and water and the loss
thru this source was about $4,000. The
machinery was insured for $4,000.
This is the second serious fire suf-
fered by the Paulle firm within q
little over two years. The building
had been occupied only since Nov. l,
last, the stock having been moved to
it from temporary quarters, taken after.
the firm was burned out on Third ave-
nue. S between Fourth and Fifth
streets in November, 1908.
It is the intention to repair the
building Immediately. Mr.. Paulle is
the owner and he declares the firm is
too used to ravages by flames to be
discouraged. .G-...,... :.
MIR. Paulle's Spirit Undaunted.
Mr., Paulle Z is veritable modern
Phoenix. Despite all his ill-luck, dis
couragement finds no place IN his IN,
domitable nature Of determination and
! W.
progress. ~. e. .e.- -.
Some four weeks ago Maurice L.
Rothschild placed with Mr.; ~Paulle the
entire showcase contract for the new
"Mauice l.. Rothschild Chicago
store.'' This contract is an>unusually
heavy enc, totaling about 500 running
| feet, and was gained in most rigid com
petition with showcase firms from al
over the country. The contract was
awarded strictly on merit. Cases were
to have been. ready by April. l.
/ Upon learning Of last night s fire and
the resultant crippling Of factory, Mr.
Rothschild volunteered an extra bonus
for whatever night work would have tx
be done on the cases, that they NIGH ct
be ready at appointed time. Mr.. Paulle
declared, "My shop will be in working 9i
order within two days. Your work vii
be started over, ready on time ant
without any extra compensation; ::
.tThis is the sort of stuff that Min
neapolis business men are made sof,..
said Mr.. Rothschild today. HTh!'
, spirit is what has made MINNEAPOLIS
| and will keep it one Of the creates
I commercial cities in the union"