Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-12
vERmILLloN LOSS.

vERmILLlON LOSS.
An Itcmizcd A ccount Plnces tho Destru,
tion by the Flood nt AIi2,2GO-O Or
Hundred and Thirty-Two building
Washed Away.
Vcrmillion Standard, 9Th.
Below we give the losses in detail su
tanned in Vermillion by tho deluge {
water and ice during tho recent overflow
Most OF the figures arc correct as give
in by the parties sustaining losses, bu
some Of them are estimated. The tott
loss, as far as reported foots up $l42,25I
This does not include the personal prol
erty lost by those who have not furnish
ed us with statement of their losse
Total number of buildings carried ou
1872. We are indebted for the details I
Mr.. G.. H. Wheeler, who spent sever.
days in obtaining the necessary inform,
ton:
Lee & Prentis. damage on build
| ings, goods in store, &c. c........ $7,0C
Il. J. Lund, damage on goods. la
j. w. Grange, damage on build
ing. goods, barn, buggies, har-
ness, &c. 2,1O
Reeve e. King, damage on stock
of goods remaining in store.... 2,5(
w. F. Earls, damage on buildings
and stock of boots and Shoes. 1,W
Austin & Palmer, damage on
buildings ...... .............. 1,0(
II. ]. Austin, damage on build
ings, elevator, &c. ............ 2,5(
Same-1O0 cords wood-total loss 3;
Thompson & Lewis, lumber yard,
farm machinery, grain in eleva-
Same firm saved some of their
lumber out of the gorge below
| town with great difficulty.
stock; also two houses, barn,
and out buildings, total loss 1,0
ID: NJ. Inman & Co., damage on
bank building. .;......... 81
Bridgman & Lotze. damage on
building and stock. 1,N
q. G. Shaw, house, two barns, 800
bushels OF corn, 125 swarms of.
bees, and other buildings, total
loss ss............ .............. 20
A. Pickett, carpenters tools, &C.. 1
X. b. Finley, damage on building
and stock of hardware. ........ 2,5
Deming & Barron, damage on
stock Of hardware. are............ 2,5
w. w. Deming, residence, barn,
sheds, l40 cords of wood, 40
head of cattle, DC, total loss. .... 80
Jay A. Marvin, S buggies. ....... 6
r. NJ. Rasmussen, damage to sa-
loon building and fixtures, $1,000
house, barn. ice house and out
buildings-total loss .......... 20
A. Helgeson, damage on stock of
/ drugs and fixtures. ............ 2,5
w. Chandler, damage to hotel,
hotel barn, livery barn, brick
) cellar, and other buildings-a
} total loss of ............... ST.
w. 2. Carr, damage on two store
buildings and office, $780,
four residences, one store and
:. two barns, SS.000-total loss. 30. g.;
!, H. Butler, photograph gallery,
!. material, negatives, &c. ........ IL
l r. d. Tyler, damage on residence
t and stock of confectionery 5000.
Barn, ice house and buggy $500
, total loss. IL
: Geo. w. Bushnell, residence and
, H. Newton, 3 buildings, $50 bush
!. els wheat, ton flour, fence wire
/ &c.-a total loss ............... 2(
/ Jones & Lathrop, loss of lumber,
y grain in elevator, farm machin-
cry, wood, fence posts. &c. .... g.
+ The above firm saved some of
9 their lumber, on the ice, in o
il damaged condition, at great
trouble and expense.
q q J. N. Ward, 3 houses, barn, ice
~1o
and other property y............ 2,
Odd Fellows hall, wrecked. .....
}. j. l.. JolleY's residence, damaged
! G. G. Porter, residence damaged,
q $500; carpenter shop and tools
u $500. total loss.
Il A. S. Oakley, two houses damaged
u u Mrs. Oakley milinary goods,
damaged. ..................... l,
s Fred Oakley, barn, hay, oats. .....
J. L. Lewison, residence damaged
;. aud barn and ice house lost. -.
=. y John Gipps, residence damaged.
~ ID. w. Wheeler, residence. 5000.
= : Ole Hanson, residence. e...........
=. Swan Benson, residence .....
II Frank Gronland, house, barn, &c.
Mrs. G. Norman, house, barn &c.
g L. j. Stone, house. se..............
8, MIR. Hoover, house. se..............
g. Mrs. Oleson. household goods,
y clothing, &c...................
r J. A. Pettigrew, damage to house
n. Geo. II. Wheeler, house, barn,
&c and most of household effects.
u Erich Nelson, house. se...........
r. H. L. Coombs, blacksmith shop.
N Same, damage to residence. 800.
le T RnOyoO 1omoo oo fO raci6anoa
n, 9. F. Rhodes, damage to Louse..
I'd Mrs. Rhodes, residence. ........
I'd J. A. Pettigrew, lumber yards. 80.
n Mrs. Sherman, residence. ........
to w. +. Lyon, house and barn. go.
b. Mrs. Oleson, residence. ..........
er Al. Charline, house, blacksmith
shop. barn, wagon shop, and
ch shed. Observation-Disclosures.
rs FIN. Burdick, damage to house,
ny 5000; Republican Office, barn,
o. Office, and ice house, total loss.
co S1.S0O-total. 9
he Mr.. Berg. residence. ce.............
m 9. q. Ewes, damage to store
Of building and stock Of drugs. 2
ry J. Runyan, damage to store 80.
Of Chas. NJ. Lind, damage to fixtures
IN. and stock of sewing machines,
C, picture frames, &c. ..........
TO- Hayward & Son, damage to store
10. building and 8 .oc'-.
a Smith & Farr, damage on build
ISIS ing and contents. ts.............
of b. +. Reeve, damage on furniture
and library in residence. ......
wa G. j. Peterson, residence. ......
~. B. +. Campbell, old land Office.
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