Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-01
klsiser's and Fsgerty's Wooden
Row On Third Street Burued
this Morning.
A. Kieiser, John Foserty, Charles Rothe,
P. A. Mayr and Mrs. c. A. Lyons
the ,Sufferers-loss About
$1,000.

aroused Captain Lyons, who was an occu.
pant Of one of the buildings, and then gave
. general alarm. The ringing Of the truck
house bell brought . crowd to the spot. to-
gether With the fire company, and measures
were ct nce taken to arrest the spread Of
the fire and save such property as could
DO snatched from The flames. The build |
ings we're old and dry and of light construc.
ton. The fire spread with wonderful ra.
pidity after 1t had gained possession of the
upper portion of Rothe's saloon. Adraft was
created which carried the flames into Mr..
Lyons millinary store and among the light
fabrics with which it was filled. 1t took
hold of the inflammable material therein 90
speedily that the crowd inside was driven
out with the greatest precipitation while en-
eaeed in an effort to save the stock. By
this time the entire Notwithstanding
the stores of Mrs. c. A. Lyons, P. A. Mayr
and the saloon of Charles Rothe-was in
flames and Fogerty's wooden building.
across the alley, westward, was beginning
to yield TO the intense heat. All efforts
we're now directed to saving Fogerty's
stock of harness, saddles and leather, and
tho adjoining brick blocks Of Dsnforth and
aud surrounding wooden structures.
No wind was blowing and complete sue.
cess crowned the labors OF the crowd. The
hook and ladder company removed the
rear of the burning wooden building and
Harry Katz's back yard was quickly shorn
Of its storm doors, sheds, wood pile and
empty boxes. The windows on the ex-
posed side of Danforth's brick block were
protected by iron shutters and this
precaution saved the property
and prevented much more
extensive loss than we are called upon to
chronicle. The %cornice in the southwest
corner Of Danforth's block caught fire
several times and the windows behind the
iron shutters on the exposed side were
burned out. Water was distributed about
this. building and men stood ready to use it
whenever it was needed. The progress of
the flames in this direction was cut of by
the BUCK wall and by the constant labor of
6remeu and volunteers. On the west side
there was little danger, though a dozen
wooden buildings stood near the burning
structures. The rear of Palmer's store was
blistered, but "a occasional application of
water prevented any serious results. On the
opposite side Of the street the glass was
broken in Forester's brick building, occu-
pied by Fred Lerch. The glass in the
front of Katz's store was also broken BY the
heat. In an hour the pile had sunk into a
heap Of Goals and hot ashes.
THE FIRE ORIGINATED
in q small room in the rear Of Rothe's
saloon, used by August Mas As a furniture
repair shop. In this room was a small
quantity of light lumber and a FIVE
gallon can partly filled with
coal oil. These were the combustibles which
aided the condagration in its inception. The
room occupied by MI. Mas had no stove in
it, and no fire was used about that portion
Of the premises. The only conclusion to be
reached is that An incendisry did the work.
Access to the rear ofthe building could be
readily obtained through a window. Parties
who arrived first at the scene say that they
saw the flames creeping up alongside the
woodwork, and Mr.. Dufack says he saw
the floor on FIRE underneath the chimney.
There is no visible motive for the commits
sion Of such . crime, but there is a general
feeling, which cannot be dismissed, that
some man is guilty of having maliciouely
fred the building. Nj. Rothe was in his
saloon at eleven last night to see that every.
thing was ell right.
THE LOSSES,
as near - we have been able to gather them,
are as follows:
August Mas. tools and money.......$ $50
Charles ROthe. stock and fixtures. ......... Loo
A. Kliezer, buildings. 3,0Oi
Mrs. {. A. Lyons. millinery stock, furniture
]. 4. Mayrr. cigars. tobacco and fixtures. so
yas I ogerty. building and stock......... sN
jas. Forester, windows broken. ....... Il
Total .......-. So
INSURANCE.
August Mass had no insurance. His loss
il in tools and fifty dollars in money in III,
pocket of q coat hanging in the room.
Charles Rothe had $500 on stock and fix
lures, in the Springfield company, E. T
White, agent.
"A, Kleiser, $1,000 on buildings. in Ed.
munds & Wynn's agency, and $500 in E. T
Whites agency.
Mrs.. G. A. Lyons,-s10o0 in the Ham
erg-Bremsn and $1,000 in the Phoenix o
New York, J. P. Hayward, agent /; $1,000 i,