Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-07-21
What Col. Lounsberry Says Of the
Disaster At the Worlds Fair
Grounds.
chas. Lang Tells Of the Condition Of
Things In the Duncan River
Region.
Various Items Of Interest Gathered
For the Benefit of Tribune
Readers.

the horrible fire yesterday, in which so
many brave firemen lost their lives.
We had just reached the ground when
the alarm sounded, and made our way
to the bridge over Midway Plaisance
which we reached as the first black
cloud Of smoke burst from the ton of
the doomed tower. We saw the men
huddle together; saw the flames burst
from the top, and soon afterwards from
the windows below: saw tho men jump
one after another only to meet certain
death below-turning from death in one
form to meet another equally certain.
Some appeared to slide down a few feet
on a hose or some other means but
would quickly loosen their grasp and
fall. Heartsick I turned from the terri.
BILE scene but yet I could not leave.
Turning again the tower was falling and
those remaining went down with it, into
the sea OF fire below. I do not dread
death: 1 do not look upon it either with
aversion of horror. Indeed I look upon
it, coming in a natural way, after the
physical has matured and passed into
decay from natural causes, as the great.
gift given by God to man, and when my
work is over and my usefulness ended I
do not wish to linger an hour, even, but
such a death and under such circum-
stances, is horrible to think of even.
1t brought back an incident in my early
life-the death of An only sister in a fire
which, like this, might have been
avoided. It brought the horrors, the
dangers and losses of that awful fire at
Bismarck, which has been so closely
related to the misfortunes of my life,
and memories of the heroes who did SO
much in their efforts to save life and
property on that occasion. Over
whelmed by my WI losses, suffering
from causes of which the world knew
not, I dare say I did not then express
the appreciation I felt for our noble fire.
men I did appreciate. My heart wen
out on this occasion, not so much to
those called by death, but to the
widowed and orphaned whose lives
would be saddened by the terrible catas.
trophe then happening, and to the
manned.
It will be noticed that the railroads
have conceded a one fare round trip rate
to the fair, from points west and north
Of st. Paul. Executive Manager
Dickey WA chairman of the committee
which brought about this result, and
made the suggestions which we're
adopted by the board of railway passen.
ger agents. The tickets are sold once a
week and are good for four or eleven
days but not to return on any other
days than the fourth or eleventh days.
This will enable those demanding the
cheap rates to take advantage of them
and to a W enough by them to meet
the expenses of the trip if they are eco-
nomical. OF course I am in sympathy
with the demand for rates, but those
who are making most noise about it
have increased their own charges for al
most everything they have to sell.
They seem to think it the duty of the
railroads to bring the people, while to
them should be conceded the unmo-
Tested privilege of robbing them. At
tention should be turned to hotels aud
boarding house keepers, and to many
others who have adopted Worlds Fair
rates. Some of the foreigners reduced
their rates on the 4th of July, for their
goods and were rewarded by big sales,
but not a few raised their prices-some
doubled them. I noticed, however, that
the swlndling was generally done by
native Americans.
Friday has been designated as Especial
day for North Dakotans and all are de.
sired to be at the building early on that
day. Souvenir sacks of wheat are to be
distributed and other pleasant things
said and done. The beautiful souvenir,
in pamphlet form, containing a map and
thirty odd illustrations showing the
wheat fields and other interests of the
state is welcomed, praised and appre.
ciated by every n 9 Thousands are be-
ing carried home by those who through
this exhibit have become interested in
the state.
Prof. Babcock is doing a grand service
by calling attention to the clays of the
state. I noticed a gentleman to-day adj
miring the clay. "Look at this brick" I
said, "made from North Dakota clay"
"My God, what a paver!" was the re-
spouse. The brick is as hard as quartz,
and is equal to the best made on earth.
Prof. Babcock says he has had many
specimens tested by eastern manufacture
ers of brick, pottery, terracotta and
thing, and without exception they pro-
nounce them equal to the best known.
The brick from the Minot clays are a
deep red, ms handsome and as durable as
Philadelphia or st. Louis brick. From
Dickinson a specimen that is pure white
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