Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-03
DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENTS,
Wind and Oonfagration
Combine with Disas-
tr0us Results.
Yesterdays Yankton Fires and Like
Visitstions Elsewhere.
The Villages of Violin, Olivst and
Mount Vernon Almost
Wiped Out.

IL is abou. as difficnlt to gather the
details of yesterday afternoons fire in
Lower .Yankton as il is to call together
the fragments of material things hurled
through the cir on the wings of the pitt
less gale. Though appalling 10 their
ferocity, the combination of destructive
elements did not bring losses of o general
serious nature, though they doubtless
rest heavily upon individuals whose cir
lcumssances do not permit them TO dis
pense With much In the way of tangible
possessions.
North of the Milwaukee depot across
the vacant forty known as Kountz's I'D.
ditlon, is a collection OF small residences
which yesterday morhiDs numbered o
round dozen, with perhaps an equal
number OF barns. On the northwest
corner OF this little settlement stood the
structure generally known as che Hussy
house, owned by J.. T. Sargent and oc-
cupied by David Perley. A prairie fire.
famed into existence from some live
embers in a manure pile near the old
fair grounds, swept down upon this COL
lection OF houses, first encountering in
it's course the Sargent property. The
house and stable thereon were con.
sumed. Mr., Periey lost in the blaze all
his household goods, excepting q sew
ing machine and an organ and a span
OF mules end a pony were also consumed
in the burning barn.
Down the slope from the Sargent prog.
erty and in the path of the fire burdened
gale were the other houses of that neigh
borhood and among them the burning
embers we're flying. The occupants OF
these houses, aided by the hook and
ladder company and people from town,
fought desperately to save she %endanger-
ed property and succeeded beyond their
expectations. Water was a scarce article
until the water wagons from the city
came to the rescue and then there was
not enough to admit OF lavish use. In
spite of the most heroic the
residence of Charles Stincel took fire and
was consumed. Mr.. Stinoel had removed
his household effects from the building,
but they also took fire upon the open
prairie and were burned. So he lost
everything. At the time of the general
conhagration the barns OF y. T. Sargent,
Joseph Budd and F. OFT we're destroy
ed. Before FIVE O'Clock the Gre was
supposed to have been conquered and
the hook aud ladder company and other
workers returned to town.
At six O'Clock asst evening another alarm
was sounded and the hook and ladder
company once more dragged their appa-
ratus to the far away scene W. s.
S.ockwelrs barn had taken fire from Ay-
ing embers and was quickly burned.
Just as this fire broke out Michael
Welsh arrived with q wagon load OF
water and to this fortunate supply can
be attributed the saving OF Stockwell's
house. Firemen and neiRhtors worked
with q will and though the house was
only o few feet from the burning barn IL
was rescued from what seemed almost
certain destruction.
The prairie FIRE which wrought dis
aster In this settlement moved north.
ward and burnedf most OF the fencing
around Frank L. Ven Tasssl's and VIM
Box's farms. Mr.. Box's granary tool
fire, but the flames were a~xtinguished
and the structure savei. The frs
passed into the Jim river bottom
driven by the furious wind, but no It'd.
Ings Of any further serious damage there
from have been received.
ayoLIN BURNED.
Conductor Towers early evening
ltrain brought information ofthe destruo