November 30, 1889 – Shortly after 10 o’clock this evening, smoke was seen issuing from the Minneapolis Tribune building at 4th St. and Nicollet Ave. Later in the evening, the eight-story building was totally destroyed by fire and seven men were dead -- one of them having taken a revolver out of his pocket and shot himself in the head rather than face death by fire.
The Sunday Tribune; “Fire’s Fearful Fatality”; Minneapolis, Minn.; December 1, 1889; pp.1 & 6.
http://www3.gendisasters.com/minnesota/11139/minneapolis-mn-tribune-building-fire-dec-1889
4th St. and Nicollet Ave. in downtown Minneapolis today
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain November 30, 2012, as long as acknowledgement included.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain November 30, 2012, as long as acknowledgement included.
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