Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-28

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intervening space between them, and with.
out any fire extinguishing appliances were
doomed to destruction from tho
beginning. The hook and ladder
truck. was on the ground with its usual
promptness and rendered all the assistance
which ladders, hooks, ropes, industry and
nerve could contribute. The wind was
blowing strongly from the south and from
the burning buildings clouds of sparks and
blazing embers we're waited across the street
against the brick blocks of Sawyer, Dufack,
and Danforth, and the wooden row belong
ing to Keiser and Fogerty. As the flames
increased the heat became intense on this
side of the street, and 1t seemed that q cross
ing must occur and that all that portion of
the city north Of Third street, lying between
Cedar and Broadway, would be wiped out.
Time after time these buildings we're fired
by the flying embers, but the crowd stood
guard at the exposed points and by watch
fulness prevented the spread of the flames
from this cause. The occupants of these
buildings did not nov their goods, though
most Of them we're busily engaged in pack
ing up, preparatory to a stampede. Mean
while the flames gained irresistible head.
way in the four buildings on the opposite
side Of the street, and all that could be done
was to stand by and see them burn. A por-
ton Of their contents were removed hastily
by the crowd, but so swift was the progress
of the devouring element that only a por-
ton could be saved. Coates covered the
heavy plate glass Of his front with boards,
to protect it from the heat, and his block
escaped injury. Across the alley from the
burning pile was = wooden building owned
by A. Schandein and occupied by P. Gross
mann as a harness shop. Next to this was
a small wooden structure and then came
Jacob seibert's barber s~hop-another wood
structure. 1t was expected that these three
would burn, but they didn't. At the critical
moment the crowd rallied, procured q little
water, and fought off the fire and stopped
the confagration at the alley. Grossman
moved out a portion Of his stock and Sci.
bert had his barber shop emptied in double
quick time. Here the fire burned itself ont
and subsidized and surrounding property was
The losses and insurance are as follows:
John Forester, building, loss $1,000; in
$500, in %Partridge's agency. Total
loss.
George n. jenkins, stock, tools, fixtures
md ice box, loss $500; insurance $500, in
Partridge's agency. Total loss.
Pier 4 Luebke, building, loss 81, 500; in
'urance, S $1,000, in Whites agency. Stock,
oss S 5000; insurance, $1,000 in Partridge's
$1,000 in Whites agency, and $500
Roberts agency. The stock of this firm
valued at about $4,000 and it is estima-
led that only about rs per. cent was saved.
Fred Lerch, stock, loss $500; insurance,
$500 in Whites agency. The stock was
valued at about $1,000 and perhaps so per
cent saved.
John Dufack, plate glass front, loss 5000;
insurance, $500.
The minor losses are: j. A. Danforth,
about $50, glass broken and front scorched;
P. Grossmsn, removal of stock, about $50;
A. Schandein, building scorched, about $50;
A. Kaiser, buildings scorched and glass
about $100-all of which is fully
by insurance.
George Hoffman lost two buildings, val.
ued at $500, on which there was no inaur.
ance.
The total loss amounts to $3.50, and the
insurance Covering also stocks partially
saved) to $3.50.
The cause of the fire is unknown, though
all the circumstances point to in~cendiarism.
1t originated in the middle room of Jen-
kins' meat market and as there had been no
fire there since Saturday. he is at a loss to
account for the origin of the c%onaagration.
he says he found his back door unlocked
when he reached the scene this morning and
he knows it was locked last night.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS
For the coming fire department organiza'
ton (if ever it arrives) We nominate Capt
Lyons IS chief engineer. He is a four horse
team.
Harry Katz's front looks demor.lized to.
day, but the glaciers are at work putting in
new glass and will soon have it whole
again.
This mornings fire nearly st.mpeded two
millinery shops.
schsndein's building was saved and the
fire stopped by the use of q small window
cleaning hand force pump.
Mn. Lyons packed up her goods but die
not move anything.