Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-17

could be rrised by it from the we'll beneath.
10 a short time the flames were driven BY
the strong northwest wind to the wooden
building occupied by Bramble, Mine,
& Co, as q wholesale grocery house. The
hook and ladder company labored with It's
usus! industry to cut of further spread of
the conf4grstion, but without avail. The
store of Bramble, Miner, & Co. took FIRE
through its Office. which occupied . small,
wing on the side OF the store
nearest the burning structure, and
was soon enveloped in flames. Most Of tn.
goods within this store had been previously
removed by the crowd, with the exception Of
the etock which was stored in the cellar
which was undisturbed. THE building
burned quickly and with it was destroyed a
portion of IN adjoining warehouse, con.
tanning . large quantity Of agricultural in :
plements. A portion of the contents Of this
building was also removed before the fire
reached them. In less Than two hours from
the discovery Of the IRE, the two buildings
were in ashes, and the rescued portion of the
goods within them were piled in the streets
and vacant lots adjoining. Little water was
used during the fire. for the reason that
there were no wells OF cisterns available.
The fire was probably started by an incen-
diary. At least that seems to be the theory
and we can see no reason to doubt the cor.
rectness of this superstition.
The loss aggregates $1,000, of which
$4,000 is on Bramble Miner & Co.'s stock
$4,000 in their building and $500 on the
building in which the trouble originated,
which belonged to Mrs. c. H. Van Tassell.
The insurance runs as follows:
On Bramble, Miner & Co.'S property:
stock-$2, 900 in the Hamburg, $1,000 in
The Phoenix, $500 in the Scottish, $500
in the Connecticut, 81, 500 in the Lancashire;
IN Office i1tures-$500 in the Scottish ; on
in the Manhattan on
'uilding-S50o in the Hamburg, $500 in the
These companies are all repre-.
ented by L.. B. Partridge. In addition to
his, E. I. Whites Springfield company
'eld $1,000 on machinery in the red ware
ouse, which vas partly burned, and its
ontents mostly removed. Total insurance,
l6 O. o.
On Mrs. Van Tasselps building there was
. insurance Of $500 with E. T. White,
nd on the contents an insu.
.nce Of $3.50 in Parlridge's Home,
inning to John Mitchell, who 10
opposed to be the proprietor of the free
i'd easy there conducted.
The aggregate insurance on the property I
sstroyed ls $1,000 and the loss less than
1000. g
Bramble Miner & Cos, loss Is mainly In !
consisting Of sugar, coffee. crack: !
3. nuts. vinegar, soda and salsratus. to- I
,ther with considerable machinery, axes
etc. Nearly everything on the q
floor OF their main store was saved Q
ID q large portion Of the contents of the =
oper story. The articles stored in the eel. =
r we're undisturbed and all consumed. Q
be bulk Of their heavy goods vas stored :
the large warehouse on the opposite side /.
First street and escsbed :.
.struction. Bramble, Miner & i
J. have located On ONCE 10 the upper z
lrehouse, opposite their former location. y
here they are ready 10 attend 10 ali bust u
g orders. :,
The two buildings destroyed were among d
e Oldest in the city. The corner building J
g erected BY D. T. Bramble about the 4
ar 1850 and wss the second frame struct- "
} built 10 Yankton. II was used % Q
,re by him unsfl The construciion Of the
her building burned this morning. . COO 6
. q ysass later, which became bis plaes .