Show FIERCE FIRE FIEND FEND destructive conflagration in the north eat east south and west one tenth of the Minum polis milli mills destroyed by NV W U Teler telegraph raph to the Il herald lerald ST PAIL paez minn dec at four clack this morning fire broke out in the milling district of TInne apo lia 1191 11 91 destroying d before it was aib alb dued four large flour mills and on om cotton mill and awe d causing the death oat least four men the fire broke out in flouring floering flou ring mill owned anil and operated by C A pillsbury co it corr intini bated to the excelsior mill jwied by Do rillus morrison and operate opera tei by C A pillsbury co and tc the minneapolis mill owned and by b crocker fisk fe co which ex crded killing I neill fredricks assistant engineer of the fire department the fire then communicated to the empire mill owned by LF watson of massachusetts and and opy abed by A pillsbury aco co A t having been reached at this point the tle fire was got under control but brands from the conflagration falling upon n the roof of the cotton null near by owned by Do rillus morrison orrison Ni it was wm also consumed thus four florrin floering flouring flou ring mills and one cotton null were consumed with the railroad on the trestle work in the rear of the mills and several freight cars filled with wheat the fire had ted to the mill of C crocker ocker fisk Z co when an explosion lo 10 n occurred chich leveled the walls oft of the he structure tuce crushing the elevated railroad vack in front of the mill killing three persona persons and injuring another fanaly tic tie explosion was one of great violente shattering windows as far as its ten blocks away from thu tho scene seen and starting people from their early el slumbers lumbers in all parts odthe of the city the rhe cause is all a matter of s speculation e thus far the mill was ps shut leui lown for some time and the explosion is as aa likely to have boon been from confined gas as from flour dust to which the washburn mill explosion wag was attributed tri ri the capacity of the mills burned is 2400 barrels total capac ba ty y of the minneapolis Minnea polia mills carrels frels the mills destroyed representing in about one tenth of the whole following ia is a list of the killed and wounded so far as now known killed cornelius fredericks assist ant chief engineer of the fire dep department was crushed under the falling failing wall of the minneapolis mill and instantly killed john lucy member of the hook and ladder company no alex burk sweeper in the Pillsbury mill waa as standing on the steps of the office of A pillsbury co when the explosion occurred lie ile was struck on the head with a stono itono and died from his injuries juries an unknown citizen was k killed lin lied outright wounded daniel fireman firc inan was badly bruised and cut about the head and face ace by glass and flying debris P T coulter alter also I go a fireman had his left eft I inn broken ro en his right car severe dand I lu other severe injuries fred lelke ja a fireman was struck in the g bya by a flying rock and badly injured d tough not fatally hurt mr injure 11 I or foreman of the pillsbury ills fiu ills received recci vod a bad scalp wound art all was hurled into the cani n tt but escaped with liis his life tannas ms W mullan assistant miller ni iller w wh was standing near mr snyder thrown into the canal re being no other injury in than a severe cul cut cross the ba back cury of the left hand finned by flying glass ie loss may be summarized as follow Pills pillsbury bug B mill ifill em pir Mill crocker Crock cr fisk A camill cb Co mill i excelsior mill 1000 cotton mill t pills bura co on stock 90 00 crocker Crock cr finx co on stock 11 II alom kiran boock total urance bron dec baights ts tannery at ston aton center burned last night los loss xa N ORI EAKS dec crescent city jaroad stables burned tonight to night r perished loss asal BAx asco dee deca C A fire last nighat the tile corner of broadway and Fourt nth streets oakland in the by E 11 II alyde and craft destro destroyed the destroyed Ted buildt and a portion of t the le stock lo 10 oos 1000 partially insured |