The record-union., 1897-10-07

PLANKINGTON Is. d., Oct. 6--One
of the worst disasters in the history
of the State occurred last midnight,
when seven lives were lost by the burn
ing Of the girls dorTnitory at the State
Industrial School.
The dead are: Tillie Hooper, instruc-
tor: Mabel Tobert, aged 3, of Sioux
Falls: Bessie Merry, aged II, of Hot
Springs; Ida Warner, aged 16, Of Wa
tertown; Christiana Bergman, aged II,
of Tankton Nellie Johnson, aged 13,
of Grafton, n. D.; Lillian West, aged
Il, of Sioux Falls.
The burned structure was of wood,
three stories in hight, and was but
recently completed.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
watchman saw the flames bursting
out IF 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
enveioped in flames, and in less than
twenty minutes from the time the fire
was first seen the building was de-
stroyad Nothing whatever was saved.
There were about twenty-five persons
in the school who escaped in their
night clothes with the greatest diff
Guilty
Search for the bodies was commenced
as soon as possible. and late this af-
ternoon all had been recovered, and
will BE Immediately buried. Each was
burned beyond recognition.
The loss on the building is S25, 900.
ONE MAN BURNED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Fanned by a
strong wind from the west, a fire broke
out in the Dexter Park Pavilion at the
Union stock yards this afternoon,
spread to the district between Halstead
street and Union avenue and Forty
third and Forty-fifth streets, demol-
ishing business houses and residences.
The worst sufferers among the resi-
dents were those living along Halstead
street between Forty third and For
ty-fourth. Business houses and resi-
denoes alike, all of them frame struct-
ures furnished ready material for the
flames, which ragged from o'clock un-
til o'clock and then yielded to the
vigorous work of the fire department.
A number Of persons were injured
0GIii4S ltte uSul Win lIlc ldnleS, ana
one man. according to an employe of
the stock yards, was burned to death
The dead and injured are: Unknown
man burned to death; Patrick Casey.
employe OF the stock yards. not seri-
ously; Maurice Maloney, fireman, over
come by smoke and heat. Will recover:
p. F. Shearn, broken leg; Henry Walsh,
eIDploye Of stock yards. slightly burned;
William Donahue. fireman, injured by
falling timber will recover
The Dexter Park Pavilion stands
only few yards southwest Of the main
horse market, which is an immense
frame affair covered by a huge dome
For the latter building to have caught
fire would have meant the destruction
of the greatest portion of the stock
yards The pavilion contained 500
horses, and it was with the greatest diff
fieulty that they were rescued. Pat
rick Casey an employe of the stock
yards, discovered the fire, and after
turning in the alarm ran with three
companions into the pavilion to release
the horses. Many Of them were in pens,
and ii was an easy matter to get them
out of the building. Casey and his COM
paniOns narrowly escaped being tram
pied TO death by the maddened animals
as they endeavored TO drive them
through the doors. Casey was knocked
down once and badly bruised, and
Henry Walsh, who was also trying to
release the horses. was injured in the