Saturday, September 16, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 16

September 16, 1904 – For the fourth time in a decade the plant of the St. Paul Sash and Door Company, Rice and Tilton Streets, St. Paul, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss is estimated at $123,000, and the insurance amounts to $7,500.

The fire started shortly after 4 p.m. in the basement under the boiler-room. Seventy-five men were at work in the factory when the building began to fill with smoke.  So rapidly did the flames spread that the men on the third floor could not get out at the usual exits, but were driven to the roof of a shed, from which they reached the ground by ladders.

Julius Bjornstad, president of the company, turned in the alarm. It was more than an hour before the fire department began getting control of the fire.

The building was a three-story brick structure and was well filled with machinery and valuable hardwood. Most of the stock was completely destroyed.

Bjornstad says that the work of reconstruction will begin immediately.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Fire Loss of $123,000. St. Paul Sash and Door Company Burned Out for Fourth Time in Ten Years.”; Sept. 17, 1904; p. 6.



Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain 9/16/2017,
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Friday, September 15, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 15

September 15, 1901 – Running 40 miles an hour, today, with a dead engineer at the throttle, freight train No. 69, westbound on the Milwaukee Road, crashed into the third section of eastbound train No. 66 at Eggleston, 12 miles from Red Wing.

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Engineer Saxe of Minneapolis and Fireman Koethe of La Crosse, both on No. 69, were killed outright.

On train No. 66, Engineer W. A. Percy of Minneapolis had a shoulder dislocated, Brakeman Colby of Minneapolis was thrown a long distance into Vermillion slough and so seriously injured that he may die, and Brakeman H. C. Arne was hurt. He is expected to recover.

At the coroner’s inquest today, Conductor J. D. Trusome of Minneapolis, who was in charge of no. 69, said he received orders at Red Wing to meet No. 66 at Eggleston and No. 70 at East Hastings. He showed the orders to Saxe, who read them aloud and said he understood them.



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When nearing Eggleston, the conductor noticed that the train was running faster than it should and he and his head brakeman applied the brakes.
A moment later the crash came. Both engines were demolished and 13 cars ditched. The third car on No. 69 was an empty box car, which jumped clear over the cars ahead of it and the two engines and rolled into the ditch 20 feet below.

Engineer Saxe and his fireman were found under the wreck; the engineer was cut into fragments.

This was fireman Koethe’s first trip over this division. He was 20 years old and had been employed on construction work on another part of the road.

Engineer Percy of train No. 66, eastbound, waited on the main track according to orders. He saw No. 69 come tearing down upon him and, hoping to avert an accident, backed up his train. However, he was too late; the westbound train crashed into him.

How he escaped, he doesn’t know, as he did not regain consciousness until physicians had worked over him for three hours. His right shoulder was dislocated. Brakeman Colby was thrown into Vermillion slough and may be fatally hurt.

The general opinion is that Engineer Saxe died of failure after leaving Red Wing. He did not blow the whistle nor shut off the steam when approaching Eggleston and railroad men are confident that he was dead before the collision. His fireman, having never been over the line, could not be expected to notice the engineer’s failure to whistle or shut off steam when approaching the station.

Traffic was blockaded for hours and several trains were sent over Burlington tracks.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Wreck at Red Wing. Engineer E. W. Saxe Was Dead at the Throttle. Accident of the Milwaukee. Freight No. 69 Crashes Into the Third Section of the Eastbound Train.”; Sept. 16, 1901; p. 2.

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 14

September 14, 1910 – Ulysses S. Grant, son of President Grant, is a guest at the home of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Macy, navy recruiting officer in Minneapolis. Mr. Grant is Mrs. (Miriam) Macy’s father and his visit is brought about by his desire to see his new baby grandson, Grant, for the first time. Mr. Grant is an attorney in San Diego, Cal.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune
; “Son of U. S. Grant in City.”; Sept. 14, 1910; p. 7.
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Yes, I checked; Mrs. Macy married a man who had the same name and middle initial as her father and grandfather.





Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 13

September 13, 1904 – A week-old baby boy was abandoned in Donaldson’s Glass Block department store downtown Minneapolis this afternoon. The police are making efforts to find the woman who left it.

A stylishly dressed woman went into the store with a large bundle. After making a few small purchases she left the bundle on one of the counters. Soon afterward a clerk noticed that the bundle was very much alive, and on opening it she found the baby. It was at once taken to the Central police station and later to the Bethany Home.

The clerks say they can identify the woman and she will be found and held to account.

The Minneapolis Journal; “Babe Deserted in Store. Bundle Left on Counter Found to Hold Infant.”: Sept. 14, 1904; p. 7.

The Saint Paul Globe; “Big Detective Acts As A Nurse. Tries to Take Care of an Infant Which Was Deserted by its Parents,”; Sept. 14, 1904; p. 6.




Donaldson's Glass Block

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 12

September 12, 1903 – Immigrant Commissioner Sargent today ordered the deportation of Jorginne Jakobsen and her child to her home in Norway on the ground that she was likely to become a public charge.

Mrs. Jakobsen was destined for Granite Falls, Minn., where she had friends, who had sent her money to come from Christiana, but when she arrived at New York and was questioned by immigration officers she stated that she was going to Minnesota to work, but had nothing but her railway ticket.

Minnesota Representative Volstad asked the Department of Commerce to permit the woman to enter this country, but he was informed today that it would be impossible under the law.

The Minneapolis Journal; “A Mother and Child Deported. Norwegian Woman Was Bound for Minnesota, but the Authorities Turned Her Back.”; Sept. 12, 1903; p. 1.


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Monday, September 11, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 11

September 11, 1999 – Minnesota Twin Eric Milton pitched a no-hitter against the Anaheim Angels on this date.

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Eric Milton
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Sunday, September 10, 2017

On This date in Minnesota History: September 10

September 10, 1820 – The cornerstone for Fort Snelling, originally called Fort St. Anthony, was laid on this date.

Upham, Warren; Minnesota Geographic Names, Their Origin and Historic Significance; Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minn., 1969); p. 288.




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