Show The Fire Record Buffalo 6A large fourstory brick building on Beak Street formerly used as a tannery by Schoellkopf d Co burned tonight Loss on building 70000 < stock 50000 insurance one half St Paul Minn iA fire broke out at 5 oclock this afternoon in the roof of the wholesale dry goods house of Auer bach Finch Culbertson Co the largestbui dingand occupied by the heaviest hea-viest firm in the city The flames smoul dered for nearly an hour befjro breaking out but the firemen were unable to reach or check it About six oclock it broke i out in an upper story window and the building was soon beyond salvation At this hour 9 oclock it has burned to the second story and wit be a total loss The fire department from here and Minneapolis Min-neapolis continue ther efforts while goods are rapidlv removing from the lower stories The building is three years old and was built by Commodore W F Dvi < hon It cost 500000 and was insured for 545OijO It was filled with good in anticipation of the spring trade Value of goods 550000 insurance insur-ance 192000 m several St Paul agencies Paris 7Tb warehouses of the Mea eageries Rationales great carrying company com-pany have been destroyed by lire Merchandise Mer-chandise of sn estimated value of 2090 000 francs was destroyed Six thousand square yards are covered with the debris The loss is fully insure |