Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-24


and are blazing furiously. All the engines in
the district are gone to the scene.
The fire still RACES, particularly in the
land Office wing Of the interior department
building. The heat is intense, making the
approach to the fire difficult. Doubtless
valuable papers and records will be destroy.
ed, many being slowed in the attic. The
upper portion Of the west wing, Ninth
street, is in flames, which are creeping
along between the ceiling and the roof Of
the north wing and of main building facing
F. st. An immense number of valuable
models has been destroyed. Secretary
Schurz and assistants, are experimenting
the removal Of files, models and records.
The clerks are removing books and papers,
and organized as guards. The guard of
the district militia is al the main stairway
Of the model room, in the centre building,
where an immense number of models yet
remain. The fremen are in the room,
endeavoring to save it. The flames first
appeared in the conservatory, near the
roof where there were an imm ense numb .r of
rejected models and.papers in the attic above
the model room.
HALF PAST ONE m
Tho fire is now under control. The
damage is chiefly confined to The upper sto.
rics.
The Baltimore fire companies got here in
au hour from the time Of making applica.
ton for them. The government engine
from the navy yard and another from the
arsenal are at work, with those belonging
to Baltimore and Alexandria, making a TO-
| tai Of ten en- gincs
Strong hopes are entertained that the fire
will not extend below the floor of the mod
el room. The most valuable records Of the
patent land. Indian and pension offices, az
well as those of the interior department,
| proper, are stored on the first and second
floors Of the building. beneath the model
room and none Of them have yet been
| reached by the flames
The heat was so intense at one time tha,
window frames and awnings on G stree,
were ignited but the fire was extinguished
before making much progress
HALF PAST TWO r. NJ
The patent office models, estimated uum.
Der from $4,000 to $4,000, some Of the more
rage in the west hail. which with the north
hall is completely wrecked and the roofs
burned The fire is now confined to the
attic Of the east hail. from which nearly all
the models have been removed to the lower
floors The loss in rejected models will be
very great to the government.
In the patent Office building are the offices
subordinate to the interior department, ex-
elusive of the pension office, land Office,
patent Office, and Indian office, which suffer
by mixing Of documents in the effort to
save them. Many rooms on the lower
floors are covered with water. A Gordon of
police has been thrown around the building,
and detachment placed in the inside, while
u detachment Of marines are between the
burning building and the post office.
At THREE O'CLOCK r. NJ.
the fire was confined TO the north west
corner, and under control.
- 8: 10 pm.
Wrights buildidg on G. ST., opposite the
patent Office, is now on fire. and two or three
houses on 7th ST., opposite the Indian bu-
reau have caught fire. The general post
Office has been closed and public work seems
suspended throughout the city.