The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-24

left. Floors, roofs, sides OF buildings and
petitions were shufled up in confusion
and crushed against a few brick walls that
still remained standing. Everything along
here was a dead loss, not even the proteC-
ton of fire insurance being available.
BuntOn street, east of Washington, was
completely blocked by the walls of Strat-
ton X JohnsOn's fallen building, from the
rear of which the destruction of large
warehouses and handsome residences Is
much like an abandoned lumber yard and
rubbish lot. There were buildings here
and the lumber shows il,
But H CHAOS Is COMPLETE.
Where houses have been torn asunder and
swept away and the timbers scattered
hither and thither, there is not to the eye
the desolation that is presented 10y a row
of mansions with the sides stripped of,
the roofs carried away and
the upper floors laid hat
down upon the parlors below, yet sup
porting what shows plainly was a tidy
chamber but O streWn with rubbish or
at many places only "A poTtiCo or steps
and u foundation wall and celia covered
by a swaying floor supporting all that Is
left of once luxurious furniture. This is
all that is left of East Mount Vernon, the
ruins Of luxury. Then the cloud bounded
away through the woodland and over the
prairie 10 return no more. The sun came
out at once and since the destruction the
fairest weather has frightened the gloom.
The dead were laid away but the
wounded were carefully cared for. The
able corps OF physicians thatrespOnded 10
the first call were quickly organized and
all day long moved from place to place.
The shock to many has been terrible and
outside Of breaks and bruises the physi-
clans still have been required. A com
plete list of dead and wounded has not
yet been completed. The property loss
will aggregate nearly or over half a mil
lion. All day long the funeral tramp has
been heard through the town and every
little while a body Of men passed do wn
the street carrying the remains to the
house of a friend to await burial. As yet
no arrangement has been made for a great
funeral. Some of the bodies have been taken
to other towns and some into the country.
The following is a
LIST OF TIVE DEAD:
DAVID YEARWOOD.
j. c. MURRAY.
MARY WESTBROOK.
JAMES PIERSON.
Mrs. CALVIN COOPER.
Mrs. WIN. JONES and child.
JOHNNIE YEARWOOD.
SAM YEARWOOD and wife.
FRANK CLIGHTMAN.
ADA HARPER, cOlOred.
Miss JOSIE SUTTON.
JNO. DOBSON, Jr.
JOSEPH SHEWS.
Mrs. JOHN SHELTON.
Mrs. CHAS. HUTCHINS.
Miss IRWIN
NETTIE SHIELDS.
Mrs. j. T. WATERS and baby.
Mrs. RUSSELL DEWEY.
HENRY WATERS.
CHAS. CUMMINGS.
GEO. PERSONS and son, colored.
Mrs. ELVINA MARTIN, eOl3red,
AMANDA BIERDON.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
Mrs. L. Z. LEGGE.
GEO. JONES and youngest child.
THOSE o EXPECTED 10 LIVE.
WIN. HOGAN'S child is dying, both
legs being broken.
Mrs, HENRY WATERS.
CARRIE BAMBRINK.
Mrs JACOB ALBRIGHT.
Mrs. LILLIEKRAFT.
Mrs. EMORY MALL0X.
MRs, GABE CERES.
JOHN D0DS0N and wife.
AS soon as the injured were removed
from the ruins they were conveyei to their
homes or to the supreme court room,
which was quickly fitted up as a hos
pital. Before night donations exceeding
$1,200in cash had been telegraphed and
promises for much more. II is Just being
learned that none of the buildings have
insurance against storms and the 0
nous loss IS total to the owners Of the
property. Adjutant General VANCE has
te~legraphed that he and DIR. ROUGH, pTesi-
dent Of the state board Of health, will be
here tonight. Gov. Oglesby cannot come
tonight. Steps are now being taken to
give a public funeral tomorrow to all who
have not yet been buried or taken away.
ISSUES 4 PROCLAMATION.
CHIcAeo, Feb. 20.-Gov. Oglesby re-
ceived notice today that a thousand per-
sons are homeless at Mt Vernon and this
evening issued a proclamation calling for
aid.