Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-03

thither, believing with pain, driverless
teams attached to wagons we're ~plunglng
about and the panic stricken populace
in the delirium OF fear and excitement |
made the conflagration lighted scsne one
of thrilling horror. The calamity came
SO suddenly that it WAS hardly realized
before the work was accomplished.
The following parties, living at aud
about Violin, have filed proof of loss
with the Yankton insurance company:
T.. s.. Vclin, ZIP. Violin. Joseph Bick-
meir, Henry Roke. James Hoxipg.
oLIvET BURNED UP.
A gentleman from Hutchinson county
brings information Inst Olivet was
caught by o prairie fire yesterday after
noon and nearly obliterated. Scion M.
Daboll's residence, W. L. Whites store,
the postofiice, a drug store, a saloon
and the Herald Office we're among the
buildings burned.
NEAR wAKoNDA.
A prairie fire which created such havoc
at Violin touched the n~eiehborhood OF
Wakonda. Among the sufferers In that
region is VIM. Randall, who lost a house,
stable and household goods. s. M.
Howe, in the same neighborhood. lost a
house, barn, granary full OF grain and
two horses. County Commissioner KEEL
eesh's property was for a time in serious
danger but was saved.
HRRE AND THERE.
Yesterday afternoons freight train
west on she Milysukee fred the grass
near Frank Smiths. The train was
stopped and by the vigorous efforts
of the train men the fire was extia-
guished,
Last nights reports of fires of Elk
Point and Lesterville were incorrect. A
fire was burning last night on the bottom
south OF Elk Point. Reports in town to-
day which cannot be traced say about @
dozen farmers in the nelghborheod OF
Lesterville were burned out.
M. M. johnson and Rssmus Anderson,
OF Yankton county, furnish the YanAton
insurance company with proof OF loss by
prairie fire.
1T. Sargent supposed be had insur-
ance on the buildings burned yess. rdsy,
but finds he has not. None OF sbe
burned Lower Ysnkton property, except
Ferdinand OTIS barn and Mrs. Stock.
wells barn was insured. OFT has a policy
In the Yankton for $500.
R. Pringle and j. f. Olson, Yankton
county fire sufferers, haye fled proof Of
loss with the Yankson insurance COM
pany.
David Perley puts his loss at ST. 800 OF
which 800 was in money.
James Eoxing, living near Violin, lost
his house by fire yesterday.
John Hendershott, living or Jim river
just east of the city, was burned out last
night.
During the height of yesterdays Z
element q chimney on DR.. Wards resi-
dence created 8 sensation by burning
out,
Charles Stanage was rasher seriously
burned on n leg during yesterdays
Lower Yankton fire.
Acting Mayor English placed a stronp
force OF watchmen IN the north part of
the city last night, giving them tele-
phonic connection with the city hall.
There were many fireless homes In
Yankton last night, their occupants pre-
ferring to crawl under cover and dis
pense with the luxury OF warm stoves.
OUTSIDE HAPPENINGS.
The gale of yesterday was general
over South Dakota and in North Dakota
ID took the form Of q snow storm. Ne
braska wa also the scene Of violent
wind and alarming fires.
The most serious calamity announced
was the destruction OF the village OF Mt.
Vernon, in Dawson county. where 100
families were rendered homeless and
100000 worth Of property destroyed.
In the Elk Point neighborhood there
was heavy and wide spread destruction
Of farm property by prairie fires.
Aboat Sioux Falls q terrific wind was
accompanied by prairie fires OF q very
destructive nature.
In the Rapid CITY n~eighborhood q
sixty mile wind drove q prairie fire over
the country, destroying three houses and
their contents and fatally burning g
woman.
At Aberdeen one building was burned
and the wind overturned many struc.
lures, blew off roofs and demolished a
portion Of the wall Of bsick veneesed
building.
Alfred Browns farm property near
Scotland, was destroyed by fire yester-
day afternoon.
The town Of Pukwana, the first station
east Of Chamberlain, was nearly de-
siroyed by fire last night.
At Mitchell q livery stable was burned
and the 6remen we're oE duty all night,
A fine line Of vapor stoves at
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