The Mena star., 1899-02-15
MANY LIVES LOST.
Awful Holocaust in South Dakota
 Insane Asylum.
A Cottage of the Instifusion Takes Fire and Seventeen of the Inmates Burned to Desth-Fesrful Lsas of Life in
 a colorado snowslide.

a colorado Snowslido.
 Yankton, S. D.. Feb. 14-One of the most horrifying fires in the history of Yankton occurred yesterday morning at two o'clock at the state insane asv- lum. when one of the cottages took fire in the basement, completely gutting the building and causing the loss of lives of IF inmates confined there. The cot tage was erected of stone and granite walls, with wooden interior, and in- tended for laundry purposes, but owing to the crowded condition of the main building 40 of the female patients were placed here. with the laundry in the basement The exact cause of the fire is not known except that it originated in the dry room of the laundry, Fifty-two per- sons were in the burning building. 40 patients and r female attendants. The attendants escaped. as did the others who were saved, with none of that they possessed. Portions of the charred remains can be seen in the de- bris at the bottom of the base ment which appear to be nearly In a pile near the northeast wall. Total loss on building and machinery is esti- mated to be sis.o No insurance whatever
 Death In a snowslide.
 Denver, Col, Feb. 1x IA special to the Times from Silver Plume, Col. says: Many people living in cabins on the mount tain sides are moving today in order to avoid possible death in snowslides such as that which swept down Cheyenne canyon yesterday, kill ling at least ten persons Much heavier masses of snow than that which came down yesterday still cling to the mountain sides and are liable to be- come dislodged at any moment.
 The bodies of the missing men who were carried away in the avalanche of yesterday are still being hunted. So far eight bodies have been recovered. Three men who were caught in the slide were taken out with only slight bruises and they will recover. It is known that 13 persons were in the slide and that two are missing. Pos sibly a dozen more were caught by the slide. but the Italians who lived in the canyon are averse to giving in- formation. The men who were saved say that it was by miracle for they were unable to get out of the way of the moving mass of snow.
 The rescue party was made up of mining and business men. From with in ten minutes after the slide had come down the gulch until late into the night men were working in the drift to rescue the missing ones and then it no trace of the man could be found The roof of the cabin was taken off and the sides were crushed in. On the floor sat the body of the wife, on one side was the boy as if lxneeling in prayer while directly in front of the mother was the little girl of two years in the same supplicating attitude. The moth CT was leaning over the little girl as If giving her protection. All three were dead. The snow was packed solidly around them.
 Another Disaster at Sea.
 London. Feb 14.-St. Micha ,ps, Azores, cables that the steamer Wee hawken reports that the Bulgaria, when spoken on February on latitude 40, longitude 43, was in sinking con- dition. with three holds full of water, her rudder broken and her machinery disabled. The Bulgaria had crew of 9S and carried fl passengers, 23 of whom were rescued by the Weehaw- ken. The Weebawken lost her boats and could render no further aid.
 Nine Dead on a River Steamer.
 Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 1.-The steamer F. D. Staggs was badly wrecked at the bridge over the Ten nessee river at Johnsonville, Tenn, and drifted four miles down the river, and burned. There were 60 people on board the steamer. A telegram from Danville states that all on board were saved except the second clerk, Robert Scott. and about eight roustabouts-
 Five Died in a Mine.
 Auburn, Cal, Feb. 11.-Five men have been killed in the Big Dipper mine at Iowa hill by the breaking of a