The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-18
SSOO,O0O FIRE IN
ST. PAUL; 81 HURT
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ever, it was here the most damage was
done.
Great Sheet Of Flame.

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About 4 pm. the column Of smoke
here suddenly changed to a great sheet
Of fire. Tongues of flame darted from
later this portion of. the roof fell in
with great crash. A huge piece Of
the cornice fell out, flaming, into the
street. Almost directly beneath it were
several fremen working on an extern
sion ladder directing line of hose. A
cry went up from the watching crowd.
1t seemed that the men had met death.
But in "a few moments the smoke
cleared away and the men were still
during the shower of fire and debris q
The falling of the roof was the turn
ing point in favor. of the fremen on the
Seventh street side of the building,
The torrent Of water from the water
tower had it's effect and men were soon
able to carry lines of hose to the fifth
floor Of the building. - ID
The fire then began to burn more
fiercely on the Robert street side. More
switched to that side.s Men were placed
of the Ryan hotel, across the alley, and
the roof and walls Of that building were
wet down. .>'-'~'1. -
2 Braved Death in Gas.
|, Many attempts were made to enter
the Ryan Annex and plug the gas
main in the basement, but the fremen
had to be carried, out, SO overcoming
were the clouds Of smoke and the fumes
of gas near the broken main. =
1t was shortly after 6 pm. when
Third Assistant Chief McNally sue
ceeded in making his way into the
basement, then nearly filed with water,
and plugged the broken pipe. From
that time on the fremen made rapid
Roadway in their battle.
During the afternoon every ambu-
lance and police patrol in the city was
pressed into service to carry Frustrated
6remen to hospitals and their homes.
Volunteers from the crowd Of onlookers
were quick to offer their assistance in
carrying exhausted fremen on stretch
ers to the conveyances.
There were many. narrow escapes
from death. Men were overcome on
| high ladders and had to be assisted to
the ground. Occasionally man would
drop in his tracks and others would
have to suspend work and carry the
exhausted man to safety. During the
afternoon strong hot coffee and sand
witches were served to the fremen.
Half Million Fire Loss.
Half a million dollars is probably
conservative estimate of the total loss
The interior Of the building and it.
contents was ruined, tho the men Of tn,
salvage corps fought their way into tn,
some Of the stock of the Palace Cloth
ing company. The New England Mn
tual Life. Insurance company ownes
the building. j. j. Watson, manage
Of the building, says the loss is frll,
100000. Joseph G. Simon, manager O
the Palace Clothing company, which oc
-cupied the basement, first floor and par
of the second, figures that the stock
practically ruined, with loss of $3.50
900. Cardozo Bros, house furnishers
estimate the loss to their stock at $50,
600. White & Heating, wholesale MILL
nerss, sustained a loss Of $500. NJ.
Flnkelstein,. on the second floor, has {
DANA .,of SIS, 900. NJ. F. Patterso;
Dental Supply company which had til
entire fourth floor, will find their los
heavy. s, & 1.+3,
There were several score Of other tef
ants in the building whose losses wi
ran gesfrom $500. up into the thousand
All the. losses were pretty well covere
by insurance. Not one Of them bu
sustained some damage.
-, 1s :, The Tenants. 80
The tenants Of the building are a
| First Floor-Palace Clothing con
pany, Watt Cigar Company, E. N. :Cardt
70 & Bros, furniture, etc., Baltimor
Dairy lunch. =
| Second Floor--M L.: Finkelstein, Jew
eler and optician; White & Keatinf
millinery parlors; Mrs. M. Atcherl1
hairdressing parlors; DR.. O.. A. Lent;
dentist; Mrs. M. r. Clark, hairdressin
parlors; Misses Hanson & Leitner, hal
dressing parlors. ~
Third Floor. J. Watson, geners
insurance, real estate etc.; New Eng
land Mutual Life Insurance. compan,
A: j: Reeves, general agent; Mauric
Abrahams, furrier; Prudential Life II
surance company Of Boston; Miss Ma.
garet G. Marks, dressmaking parlors
Mrs. Elizabeth Delevan, dressmakin
parlors; Pioneer Business college, whoI
:, floor of middle section; C. F. Yaege
manufacturing ieweler.,
, Fourth Floor-W. E. Mowry, watcl
,, maker; George w. Wooley, manufact1it
, ing jeweler and engraver; J. B. Rydou
.. dental laboratory; DR.. Charles H. Co
, ier, chiropodist; Northern Pacific e:
! press company, general offices, whol
floor Of corner section at Robert an
Seventh streets; M, F. Patterson Del
, tai Supply company, entire floor of mil
,, die section; Lee Brothers, photograph