The herald., 1897-10-07
Associated Press Special Wire.

the worst disasters in the history of the
state occurred last midnight, when seven
lives were lost by the burning of the
girls dormitory at the State Industrial
school. The dead are:
TILLIE HOOPER, instructor.
MABEL TOBERT, aged 9, Of Sioux
Falls.
BESSIE MERRY, aged IA, Of Hot
Springs.
IDA WARNER, aged 16, Of Water
town.
CHRISTINA BERGMAN, aged II,
Of Yankton.
NELLIE JOHNSON, aged 10, of Graf
ton, N. D.
LILLIAN WEST, aged II, of Sioux
Falls.
The burned structure was Of wood,
three stories in height, and was but re-
Gently completed.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
watchman saw the flames bursting from
the upper windows while he was in a
building some distance away. There
was no fire fighting apparatus at the
school, and the buildings being over a
mile from town, no aid could be rendered.
In a short time the entire annex was
enveloped in flames and in less than
twenty minutes from the time the fire
was first seen the building was de-
stroyed. Nothing whatever was saved.
There were about twenty-five persons
in the school who escaped in their night
clothes with the greatest difficulty.
Search for the bodies was commenced
as soon as possible and late this after
noon all had been recovered and will be
Immediately buried. Each body was
burned beyound recognition. The loss
on the building is $4,000.
THE FOREST FIRES
OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 6.-The Canada
Atlantic railroad has not yet been able
to get a train to Casselman, on account
CT the fire which started in that vicinity
and ragged all right. Three villages, Cas-
selman, South IDdian and Cheney are
swept away.
The train which arrived from Cassel-
man at noon yesterday, from Montreal
bound for Ottawa, kept dodging fire all
night, reaching here this morning Early
this morning the people of Casselman,
about 500 were reported to be huddled
together on the rocks in the river, WITH
out sufficient clothing or anything to eat.
At South Indian, which has population
of 500, only three or four houses are
standing. South Indian is several miles
from Casseman. Cheney is also near
South Indian Tie fire covered a dis
tance of about rs miles. Casselman had
100 residences, a lumber mill, grist mill,
furniture factory and several other busi
ness places of Importance. Assistance
Is being forwarded, from ottawa. 1t is
reported that two women and children
were burned to death at South Indian,
and orse woman at Cheney
Five bodies have beer recovered near
South Indian, as result of the forest
fires. They are those of Mrs. Leavitt
Mrs. Stiles, her sister anc, Mrs. Leavitts
two childrer, one an infant and the
other two years old. The women rushed
from their house to escape to the clear
ing, but the smoke surrounding them
they missed their way and ran into the
flames. Had they remained in the Cwell-
ing house in South Indian, they would
have been perfectly safe, as it was not
touched by fire Two or three houses
are all that is left of thriving village
at South Indiara
Two houses and a hotel are all that
remain of Casselman. The village of
Cheney is obliterated. Sixty of the
most destitute were brought to this city
this afternoon and the others are beirg
provided for at farm houses and else
where
Another victim has been added to the
list of those who perished in the fire al
South Indian. Mrs. Lacroix, widow,
was found dead about twenty miles from
where the village once stood, burned to
death A special train was sent from
Ottawa with provisions for the suffer-
ers.
A CHICAGO FIRE
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Fanned by strong
wind from the west, fire broke out in
the Dexter Park pavilion at the Unior
Stock Yards this afternoon, spreading
to the district between Uniopavenue and
Halstead street and Forty-third and
ty-fourth streets, demo.ishing busi-
ness houses and residences
The worst sufferers among the resi-
derts were those living along Halstead
street between Forty-third and Forty
fourth streets. Business houses and
residences alike all of them frame
structures. furnished ready material for
the flames which ragged from 3 o'clock
until o'clock and then yielded to the
vigorous work of the fire department. A
number of persons were injured during
the fight with the flames, and one man.
accordinG to an employe of Ee stock