The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-18
MANY LIVES LOST.
Awful Holocaust In a South Dakota
Insane Asylum.
A Cottage Of the Institution Takes Firs and
Seventeen OF the Inmates burned 10
Dsath-Fearfai Loss Of Life In
colorado spowallde.

Yankton, s. D., Feb. H. One OF the
most horrifying fires In the history OF
Ysnkton occurred yesterday morning
at two o'clock at the state insane asy-
lum. when one Of the cottages took fire
In the basement. completely cutting the
building and causing the loss OF lives
Of II 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 1t originated In the dry
room Of the laundry, Fifty-two per-
sons were In the burning building 40
patients and IL female attendants
The attendants escaped, as did the
others who were saved. with none Of
their personal effects, many losing all
that they possessed. Portions OF the
charred remains can be seen In the de-
bris ut the bottom OF the base ment
which appear to be nearly in pile
near the northeast wall. Total loss
on building and machinery is esti-
mated to be $4,000. No insurance
whatever.
Death In 4 snowsIide.
Denver, Col, Feb. 14-A special to
the Times from Silver Plume, Col,
says: Many people living in cabins on
the mountain sides are moving to-day
In order 10 avoid possible death In
snowslides such as that which swept
down Cheyenne canyon yesterday, Kill
ling ut least ten persona 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. 1t Is
known that la persons we're In the
slide and that two are missing. Pos.
sibly q 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 1t was by q miracle for they
were unable to get out Of the way oi
the moving mass Of snow.
The rescue party was made up o.
mining and business meu. From with
In ten minutes after the slide had com,
down the gulch until late into tn,
night men were working In the drift
to rescue the missing ones and then |
was only SKINNED over. At one cabil
no trace Of the man could be found
The roof Of the cabin was taken of ant
the sides were orushee In. On the foo
sat the body of the " 70, on one sid
was the boy as II kind ying in praye
while directly in fronSSof the mothe
was the little girl OF two years In III
same supplicatlnR attitude. The moti
er was leaning over the little girl as l
giving her protection. All three wer
dead. The snow was packed solidl!
around them.
Another Disaster at ssa.
London, Feb lA--St Miohael's
Azores. cables that the steamer Wee
hawken reports that the Bulgaria
when spoken on February s on latitud
40, longitude 43, was In o sinking con