Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-07
1sisON BUKNnA
Cell Building of the SILVIA
PRISON Consumed bya Fire
sreansng Out just Before
Midnight.
IIding Entirely Destroyed,

building Entirely Destroyed,
i Oqices and Papers or the
northwestern Car Company
and the Warden.
Ere caught in the basement OF the
ssota state penitsntiary at Saltwater,
s5 o'clock, Friday night, the 25th. The
nght a ader the main Office, and when
psrtment arrived it was impossible to
any effective work on
nj of the dense smoke
re- spread with remarkable rapidity
srting &C the east end of the or son
no on Main street, it oOn reached the
ma Office aud the ro8ms occupied by
,srds. 1t then spread to The tfices OF
orthwestern Car company, the entire
mart of the building being a mass of
From the office of the Car COM
the FIRE spread to the kit hen and eat
,om of the prison adjoining which was
IA the chapel. All the above named
tmepts was Quilted. The front part of
milling where the fire started was
asei OF considerable frame wood work,
ffording q means of transmitting tie
* 10 the cell department OF the prison,
unfortunately was capped by 9
len cornice.
one O'Clock it became evident that the
In the rear Of the offices was doomed,
~ Eompsny X of the state militia was
out IL assist in removing the con-
about $50 in all, were shackled togeth-
means of q long fine chain and re-
to different parts of the prison
hds.
II deputy warden, Abe Hall. was pros
by smoke, and almost suffocated. II
kalls can be FUSED again; the loss will loot
about $3.50, coo. The insurance is
Ek $4,000 TO SIS 100. The fixtures and
&ture in the Northwestern Car com
! rs office belong to the company, the
Ice TO the state.
hitia Company X was sent for aud with
assistance tho prisoners will be re-
I'D out and placed in the store
of the cell bu.lling. They suffered
n the cold and were soon moved by de-
: $nents into the foundry north of the
Building, where there were fires. The
female prisoners were taken to the
lens house adjoining the south wall.
prisoners behaved very we'll. and did
!, offer to make any disturbance. The
were guarded by the militia. The
les were removed ftom the convi lets
hey remained ~peaceably in the found
Hot coffee and tea was distributed
! hg them. Everything in the buildiny,
aeputy warden's stock, the matron and
ards goods and furniture were all de.
ed. nothing being saved but q few
TETS. The warden telegraphed to Gov.
bard for q company of the militia
ST. Psul TO relieve Company X. The
M8icts sat around the foundry singing
! and behaved nobly. The Younger
Mks-s ard The 81. Paul negro murderers
with Tia others and perfectly quiet.
smoke had penetrated the cells before
Y vnvic;s could be reached. When the
aors were opened, some OF them were
4 trembling, as If fearing the fire
'ach them before they could be
1 Aost IT the mea wsrs cool and
The Younger brothers when their
&Ssre opened, took their blankets coolly
! lowed the guards, with nc 8sgn III
, ness Qne OF the convicts came neer
burned to death. He was In bis cell,
"a when the other prisoners were taken
Q was forgotten. Con Riellen, of the
cts, insisted on being left be hind, and
lH8usris went back and fouLd him locked
A crowbar was used to batter the door
q was taken out in time to save his
question OF what disposition to make
convicts Is a serious one Seine sug-
u they be transferred to Fort Smelling;
. that they be taken to st. Paul. 1t is
bht they can be put lack in their cells
OF two days, although there is no
pm the building; but temporarily this
"a have to be done. The convicts will
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bedding is wet or destroyed, but the
{ns will make every provision possible
pelter and feed them. The fire was
q ed by an act Of great heroism by Mr..
sA# 2. Dodd, OF Saltwater, OF COMPANY
immediately after the conyicts had
removed, q cry was raised that & man
u konfined IN cell No. 200. The crowd
aghast at the horrible fate
store for the poor wretch,
q many faces were turned in the direction
9 cell occupied by the apparently
ed man. 1t vas q critical moment,
ne which a man is called upon to
Rut once IN a life time. George Dodd,
instance, came TO the front like a
n Rushing the crowd aside he rushed
{ pc building and was lost to view in
piumn OF binding smoke which belch-
as from a furnace. In less time
pt can be recorded, he had reached the
. the convict, who proved to be a new
q the perison, and In . few minutes
M Ped bearing the rescued convict. 1t is
lered an act Of great heroism, and
are to be heard on Every side.
- ounger boys were seen in the foundry
reporter while the fire was liz progress,
pie the oldfst):
" Es IN my cell on the ground floor on
aa&H2uta side. / had gone to sleep. and
o9 Weakened by the alarm whistle. I
Z ont OF my window, but could not
" fre; smelled the smoke but thought
" gas escaping In the CORR ors. J. had
q Fo,Wledge of the fire until the door was
y I. l did not apprehend any danger.
lard told me that this building was on
q must hurry. / had my pictures
n wall. and my books, but couldn't
nem, Wrapped myself up in a blanket.
fawer l had a pair of worsted ~rist-