The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-16
||l|DAY'S FIRE.
BeTI \ nj Report Of Accident
and Incident.
Individual Instances Of Marked
Bravery.
!! sles Parkin Dies Of His
Injuries.
|l[lOIable Condition Of The
Others.
|1|TjIIOlIable Condition Of The
siFrom SUNDAYS Republican

sSsS sss#S COD dltlon OF the'injured at the
4 university calamity, the modesty of
the students, who were un-
hnrtsRnd did so much to aid their
sch oolfellows to escape, and the natural
x,0nhietspf statements incident to an
snccsalon of so much excitement has
4 slslasl difficult to get at the exact
ITO many of the circumstances
ssQ heHdireful morning of March Sth.
nearsas can beascertained, however,
gSedgAowing is comprehensive sum-
Il the disaster:
Ss ss6sSS s8srs. McMaster and Dave Smith,
Qnldg on the second floor, were the
tpyget out of their room and dis
the location of the fire. which
Il 4ear the stairway at the east end
Il building. They at once set about
ning the young ladies who roomed
that floor, breaking in the doors
g. sAthey could, and doing allin their
Wat$to arouse theinmates. McMaster
HaHe;his overcoat and hat to one young
sladWho was obliged to fly in her
SniHhtfdress, and both he and his room
u distinguished themselves by their
S6lness and thoughtfulness.
Bell and Stillwell were among the
aslset ;to escape, haying given up a rope
kysWhich they expected to let them
sSslyesSto the ground, to Miss Edging-
hereby saving her from severe
and were only able to save
seifOWn lives by dashing down, the
sbG5ning stairway.
fter seeing most Of the young
esssafeiY down the stairs, McMas-
SfAn to the stairwayleading to the
floor, and calling to those who
SeSkEhemmed inthere, told them to go
Sertain window and jump, intend
4 HI get below it with a mattress.
M pite his efforts, however, all but
q and Prof. Duncan jumped from
n S|s3etEToom windows before he could
out his plan to break their fall.
d d ylor, Parkin, Pitcher and Will
h sprang at random, receiving in
h iS as detailed elsewhere. James
gted down water-pipe on the out
Ilt1sOf the wall and thinks he must
ssll4yHs Slid about ten feet when his hands
ssgtEnck some projection which loosened
hold, and he fell the rest of
4 distance to the ground. Prof.
sDlncan found all hopes OF escape by
thaskairway cut off, and made his way
Ito thasRttic, where he found the clothes
JslineWhich saved his life. He let him
sSselfdoWn to within several feet Of the
S9rOund, when mattress was laid for
SsSshamSto drop on.
|sssss Ehe three young ladies, Misses Bah
Stanton and Shang, occupied the
Iame4 room, and on being aroused,
l6hed to their door to find the flames
& 10st bursting through it. The
Il former sprang from their win
sNs, but Miss Shang clambered down
Water pipe and finding herself COM
II stiyely unhurt, and seeing the bod
s f some of those more seriously in.
= she did what she could to drag
a out of the reach of the falling
a 81 kbrands.
|sssegs lEhas been claimed that Miss Tay.
leould have escaped without jump
when first aroused, but there is nc
tlefactory evidence of this. She did
SNmp and struck partially on feather
dlaying on the ground instead of
wrapped herself in it, as first
grePOrted. She did not become uncon.
eaons at any time, but boreher intense
sSSuderings with great fortitude.