The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-03-09

sounded. He quickly got up, drew
on. his trousers and began to help
the firemen.
Seeing woman in great danger
in an upper story, Taylor went up a
ladder to rescue her. When ready
to bring her down, the ladder had
burned in two. The firemen ran up
another and Taylor brought the
woman down safely. But, while
getting her to the window and then
waiting for a sound ladder, he was
terribly burned on face, arms and
chest. 1t was not believed that he
could recover but, after many
months, he came out of the hospital,
sadly disfigured.
Two typhoid patients were loaded
onto stretchers, brought to Duluth
and put in the hospital.
There were numerous cases OF
families being divided and not get
ting together again for several days.
Food and Raiment We're Ready.
Quantities o. food and drink
awaited the refugees when they de-
trained. A thousand sandwiches
were consumed almost in the twink
ling Of an eye, coffee, cakes and pies
following rapidly. That food supply
was greatly due to John W. Miller's
Ideal restaurant and Col: Yowlton's
Saddlerock restaurant.
In early morning, Col. Great
singers special train reached the
track end of the D. & I. R. extension
from Biwabik to Virginia, 2% miles.
Wagons were ordered to get the sup
plies into the stricken town which
was done by 10 a. m. The passen-
gers stumbled through the woods on
foot and arrived in Virginia shortly
after sunrise.
When nearing Virginia, a D. M.
& N. workman was encountered. 1t
was covered with refugees who had
spent the night on the flatcars but,
the first scare being over, were re-
turning.
A Scene of DesOIation.
AS stated, out of $40 buildings,
only 80 remained unscathed. The
fire came out of the woods near the
corner Of Mike Keaough's saloon
and redlight house. From there it
escaped control and roared it's con-
cunning course oHer~144Abloeks, stop
ping only at the edge of Silver lake
and swampy ground. OF the houses
standing, there were the following :
Mike Keaough's dance house, Fin
layson's sawmill, the water works
power plant, Mary Garrison's hotel,
Jack Hurley's meatshop, icehouse
and residence, Nels Ryan's boarding
house, Nelson & lotions saloon,
David Fortier's saloon and dwelling,
D. B. Riley's boarding house, Karl
Lakari's boarding house, Jerry Hur-
ley's restaurant, J. M. Lewis store
and residence, Anderson & Burke's
saloon and boarding house, J. w.
Powell's beer repository, D., M. & N.
Depot and an unfinished M. e.
church.
Dwellings of the following stood,
viz: Fred Roberts, j. E. Droulliard,
John wilkins, Eric Ostlein, lawyer
Mcneil, John Chasseur, A. N. Lang,
E. J. Eric, Nels Virgins, John John
son, Isaac Johnson, Andrew Kilpila.
Prominent Places Burned.
Among the more prominent bust
ness places burned and carrying in
surance were the following, viz:
Burke brothers. general store. w.
B. Pratt's general store, Prescott &
Mars, heavy hardware, Virginia
hotel, Hayes Ideal restaurant, Kor-
by's general store, Star theatre,
Johnson's grocery, Costin's real es-
tate office, Bedic & Sibbald, con-
tractors, F. N. Mass, light hardware,
the postoffice, mails and stamps, Ike
Summerfield's mems furnishings
store, Rogers hotel, Riddle & Gray's
saloon, Towell's saloon, Romans no.
ton store, Biddeel & Moriarity's
bakery, Charley Sam and Yung Wop,
laundries, Machin, tailor, Mitchell's
drug store, Chittenden's jewelry
store, DR.. Barrett, Virginia Enter
prise office, Coon's furniture store,
H. e. Hill, boots and shoes. Crock
er's icehouse and bottling works.
There were AZ saloons at that
time.
Incendiaries and DRINKS.
After the big burning, several men
tried to set fire to buildings still
standing, evidently for purposes of
plumber. They escaped. Village
Marshall Ross kept order and was
given fifty deputies to assist him.
Although all the surviving saloons
were closed, there were a good many
DRINKS from beer key parties started
by Firms and Poles before the fire
and finished after the fire. All those
arrested were incarcerated in the en-
CINE room of the power house.
= Early Monday morning, Judge
Lawson seated himself on one Fit
ger beer case and used another for
a desk. Nine culprits were found
guilty and fined $40 or 20 days in
Jail.