Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-29
A FIRE IN SIOUX CITY.
From Friday Mornings Journal.

FROM FRIDAY Mornings JOVrnal.
The southwest corner of Pearl and Fifth
streets presents now . mass of ashes and,
charred and tangled timbers instead Of the
buildings which up to 2 o'clock Thursday
morning stood there. No further develop
ments have been discovered than those Il.
ready printed in regard to the origin of the
FIRE. 1t is stated that Mrs. Beaubien, land
lady of the Farmers Home, in which the
FIRE broke out, got a very late supper for two
guests and left . fire still burning in the
stove when the kitchen was closed for the
night, and it il suggested that this was the
origin Of the contigration. But no theories
Of this kind, a. We stated in the first report,
will account for the facts in relation to the
first flash seen by George Goldie of The
Journal composing room, at least FIVE min
utes and possibly eight or ten before any
further indication of fire was seen by any.
body.
When the blaze did finally break out it
was in the back part of the hotel, and those
in the building got out without much din
Guilty. There were no guests in the rooms
at the time, the only occupants being the
family ana the hired help. Gustave Beau
bien, the landlord, was absent at the time,
but everything that could be done vas At
tended to by others in removing property.
Not much, however, vas gotten out, the
family losing Clothing and almost every
thing. The loss sustained BY Beaubien and
his family amounts to $500, it is estimated.
Upon the hotel outfit and family wearing
apparel Mrs. Hannah Beaubien, wife Of the
proprietor. took out a policy for $500, No.
vember /, in the St. Joseph fire and marine
insurance company.
Eron the Earmor,. Hama tb> Era ,rrooI
to Peter METERS meat market, DESTROYING
the little shoe shop, filing the narrow space
originally left between the two buildings.
occupied BY VIM. Bush, who got all bis eff
fects removed in time to save them. his loss
amounting to scarcely anything. Mr.. Nei-
ter had his meat market 10 the front part of
the building occupied by him, aud his resi-
dence in the rear. He and the fire laddies,
with the help of citizens generally, succeed
ed IN saving the greater parts of his effects,
but they were much damaged by the re-
moval. The value Of them was about ST.
2ou. and the loss is probably $500. He has
insurance amounting to 5000 in the Faneuil
Hall IRE insurance company of Boston,
which will make him about whole, except
for the interruption to his business.
The buildings all belonged to Thos. j.
Stone, and they were worth probably ST.
800. Upon them he had &l.00O insurance,
divided equally between the Shawmut, OF
Boston. aRd the Atlantic, of Brooklyn. The
Farmers Home was q two-story frame
building, cheaply constructed, and about
eight years old. Meters market was q one.
story structure, the front part being over
twenty years old, the rear having been add.
ed since.
The total loss is estimated at 81. 800, the
insurance on this amounting to $4,000. The
items are distributed as follows:
LOSS. INSURANCE
]. j. Stone...............S1,50O $1,000
Hannah Beaubten........ 800 500
Peter Neiter............. 500 500
ea,soo $4,000