The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-02-13

was sounded in Moorhead. The fire
proved 70 be in the old city jail which is
situated just north of the jay Cooke
house. Before the fire department. ar.
rived the fire had
GAINED sUCH HEADWAY
that it could not be controlled.
There was known to be an inmate in
the jail and the fremen exerted them
selves to their utmost to release him.
The door was battered down and O
stream was turned into the interior Of
the building, but before any effective
work could be done the flames were
bursting out OF every window and it
was evident
THAT THE MAN WAS DOOMED.
The fremen then made . heroic
effort to rescue the poor wretch, but
without avail. They were checkmated
by not having sufficient hose to allow
them to attack the flames from'either
side, all their efforts having to be d.
rected through the door in 'front.' At
$3.50 O'Clock the roof of the building
fell in.
The man Who was roasted to death
wss arrested and ~incarcerated in the
Jail at 8 O'Clock last night. He was
drunk and had been fighting. Officer
Ourran arrested him at the corner neal
the Key City hotel. he was taken to
the jail, being almost
TOO DRUNK TO WALK
and was looked in cell No. 2.
At the Jail he gave the name Of George
0n~~sn~kon SVkna nA8na~ -aNk nu,nv o~A
left him alone. The Jail was not visited
aeain until about 1880 O'Clock, Nhen
Officer Alexander Williamson went to
look after the welfare of the prisoner.
Williamson found that the cell was
too cold for the comfort of the
msn, and removed him to the ''hole."
an open space between the cells. There
was . stove in this space, but the fire
was burning low. At about Q O'Clock Q
passer. by saw smoke
ISSUING FDoM THE BUILDING
and hastily summoned the depart
Darlington WA supposed to be q
stranger in the city, and the officers
could find no one who could throw any
light upon his identity.
OFFICER w11L1ANsoN's STATEMENT.
II went over to the jail about 10 80
O'Clock. Darlington was looked up in
cell No. Q. I thought this was too cold
for him, so I removed him to the
'thole," the open space between the
cells. When I left him he was
sitting in Q chair sound asleep. The
fire was burning quite low. but il would
have lasted until morning. I hink the
fire wa caused by the
EXPLOSION OF A LANTERN
which had been hung up against the
right, and the man was too stupid With
drink to cause any trouble. Officer
Tom Curran said that when he looked
him up he was "a drunk he could hardly
utter his name, but he took il to be Oar.
riDgton. After fixing the man for the
night I went over to the depot to the
train tlom the west. I was Just starting
back when someone shouted
FIRE AT THE JAIL
I ran over there but when I got there
tho flames were already bursting from
the building on oil sides.
THE man probably died . painless
death, % he must have been su6ocated
while asleep in the CHAIR"
At $50 q N. the building had burned
70 the ground. The dremen were
throwing . stream on the ruins, and
we're working theoretically to recover
the body Of the dnfortuste man.
THE JAIL
was IN old two.story frame structure.
probably not worth more than 94OO. Il
contained nothing Of value except few
old cots, several chairs and an old stove.
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