February
5, 1901 – Seventeen horses, 14 sets of harnesses and three
tons of hay were burned up in a barn owned by the St. Paul Sanitation Company,
which was completely destroyed by fire at 7:30 this evening.
The fire’s origin is unknown, and was not discovered until the building, which is situated on lower Water Street in St. Paul, on the levee, was wrapped in flames. When the fire engines arrived on the scene, there was no chance to save the barn or the imprisoned horses.
The building was valued at $1,500 and was not covered by insurance. There was also no insurance of the stock. The proprietors are Hugh Martin, Jackson B. Strane and Isaac Grant. The entire loss will aggregate about $5,000.
The fire’s origin is unknown, and was not discovered until the building, which is situated on lower Water Street in St. Paul, on the levee, was wrapped in flames. When the fire engines arrived on the scene, there was no chance to save the barn or the imprisoned horses.
The building was valued at $1,500 and was not covered by insurance. There was also no insurance of the stock. The proprietors are Hugh Martin, Jackson B. Strane and Isaac Grant. The entire loss will aggregate about $5,000.
The Saint Paul Globe; “Horses Burned To Death. Barn of St. Paul Sanitation Company Destroyed by Fire.”; Feb. 06, 1901; p. 2.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 5, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included.
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