The sun., 1884-01-27
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PRISON WALLS LEVELLED.
MINNESOTA's PENITENTTARY BURNED
TO THE GROUND.


TIace OF sarety-Ono burned to Death
pistributing the Prisoners a nona the Jaiis
MrNNEAPoL1s, Jan. 26.-Firc was dlscov-
cred In tho state prison at Saltwater at TX
o'clock last night. and. in spite OF every effort
all tho buildings wore destroyed. The prison.
ers including tho Younger brothers. wcro takcm
out and placed under q strong guard In the
yard. Tho loss Ia probably $500 900.
The flro was flrst seen by pedestrian, who.
failing to attract tho attention OF tho prison
guards, ran down town md turned In an alarm.
II caught undor tho main Office of tho car COM
pany aud when tho Firo Department arrived
1t was impossible to do effective work on ac-
count OF tho denso smoke. At o'clock II was
evident thnt the prison wa9 doomed, and Com
hss s in Hoyn S Go G@ W. e"d upon abo 5o
prisoners ScgN M ShacGled togothcr by means Q;
points IN the prison grounds.
r, The iiro spread with remarkable rapldity.
srnf ,o A. H. eGs end @ nt the # soon
Of Tic NorH%Ssiorn car ropany 70 and .na
prison. Tho front pnit Of The building was vas
composed largely of wood which transmitted
nre, lreproof. The convicts wore transferred
aer bd I s S6S Se5 Snard
moved cry was raised that II man was con-
nhsh III % in f,n cell No 200 The crowd stood aghas.
many races were turned in the direction Of his
cell George III. Dodd rushed into tho building
and was lost to view In the binding smoke. Ha
reached the cell Of the convict. who proved to
be new man in the prison. and ia q few min.
utes he returned bcnring tho rescued prisoner
Nhcn tho fire first started Chief Joy OF Still,
water went into the burning structure and had
q narrow escepe from death He was caught In
thc ollice oi Glc car company. .overpowered with
smoke, and while In this condition some ono
from tho outside turned u stream of water into
the room which Knocked him down and put
our T. ha light. He was discovered almost suiro-
Gated. aud dragged from the building moro
dead than nlive.
The convicts are behaving well. They have
been housed comfortably in an adjoining foun-
with plenty TO eal. and arc, wei! guarded by
militia. 1t will he some time before tho build
ing can be replaced. and during the interim
some disposition must be made Of the convicts.
Gov. Hubbard; who is on the ground. has to&c-
GRABBED to MINNEAPOLIS; and st. Paul asking
how many the county jails in tho two cities can
accommodate, and also to tho State prison at
Waupun. Wis.. to make arrangements for the
incarceration OF the Youngers and other i'm
portnnt convicts.
,Thirty-two prisoners were brought to this
city late this evening. and temporarily lodged
in tho county jnil until new prison can be
was burned to death. but as the records Of the
prison are lost his name cannot be learned.
Twenty conVicts were taken to st. Paul. five to
Hastings, and thirteen to Winons.
sofa. who is also silent oi the Northwestern
Car COMPANY, which has n lease Of the convict
labor at saltwater. is in town. Hehas received
private despatchos to the effect that the loss by
falls on the State. The total loss sustained By
the ear companv is in the way of otflee furni-
ture. and will not exceed 81 900. All the books
and documents. rs well as Senator Sabins pri-
Sabin had attended starting for Washington
to-day. but will now leave for Minnesota.