The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-07-05
THREE HORSES BURN
e. BurnSide'S Barn Takes Fire and
Three Horses are Consumed In
the Flames.
v. G. MCMullen Writes a Letter From
tie Soldiers Home About Affairs
at That Place..
Sheriff SYindler Got Track Of the Man
Who Stole the Livery Team q
Month Ago.
BURNSlDE'S BARN BURNS,
Took Fire at Midnight and Was
Burned to the Ground With
BURNslDEs BARN BURNS.
Took Fire at Midnight and Was
Burned to the Ground With
Three Head of Horses.

just at midnight the fire alarm at
the round house sounded and:it was NO
false alarm this time. The night man
ut the Milwaukee house saw the blsza
and eounded the alarm before it uid
be turned in. The sound Of the whistle
had not died away before the 6remen
and one or two of the base ball players
were out Oh the street with the hose
cart from the Main street quarters
The fire wa. ut the residence OF G.
Burnside on west Fifth street. The fire
| originated n the barn and when dis
covered by some OF the neighbors had
gained c, nsiderable he4dway, nearly
| the entire west side of the barn being
in hames. An effort was made TO get
the three horses out OF the barn and
they could be heard making frantic
efforts to escape but they were cut off
from help by the flames. Mr.. Burn
sides two sons and others succeeded
in getting out the two buggies and
delivery wagon and few other things
that were stored in the building.
Their valuable hunting dog, which we
understand they had just refused an
| offer of $l00, was ais burned. 4
The fire department was on the scene
IN an incredibly short space OF time and
they had to wait until the pressure was
turned on at the water works and the
wait was most exasperating. They
busted themselves in tearing down por-
tions of the barn to prevents spread.
When the water finally made it's
appearances there was hardly enough
force to carry it to the burning building
and the frem.n had to stand within q
few feet Of il to make the strsam effec-
tive. The fire was put out without its
spreading 10 any other property in the
vicinity The residence of Mr.. Burn
side was IN some danger, as it stood but
25 feet from the barn, but the air being
absolutely at u calm the sparks were
not carried far.
1t is pretty we'll understood that the
fire WIS the work of an incendiany as
there had been no light of any kind
around tbs barn during the evening.
Just before retiring for the night How
ard Burnside went out anti looked up
the barn. closing every door. When
the fire WAS frst discovered the hayloft
door was found open, through which
the flames we're coming.
MIR. Burnside said his loss on the
barD, horses and contents would amount
to between 5000 and $1,000. He had
been offered 5000 for his driving horse
but short time ago. The insurance
amounts to $3.50, $3.50 on the barn and
5000 on the horses.
Engineer Nelson at the waterworks
stated that there was no alarm turned
in but that he happened to discover the
fire little after II o'clock, and set the
pump to work at once after getting up
steam, which was naturally lower at
that time of night. In telephoning to
central Mr.. Elce said that the parties
did not wait at the phone long enough
for them to answer to find the location
Of the fire. 1t was reported this morn
ing that there was number of hyd-
rants open during the night, which
diminished the pressure that much.
Mr. Burnside wishes to express his
sincere thanks to the neighbors, who
first discovered the fire, and to the fire.
men and to others who rendered valu-
BILE assistance.