People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1893 — COLLEGE BUILDING BURNED. [ARTICLE]

COLLEGE BUILDING BURNED.

Wliitn Dakota’* State University SnEDers a Lom »f 8100 O •» Vermilion, S. D„ Oct 17. —The- main building of the state university burned Sunday morning, entailing a loss of SIOO,OOO or more without insurance. The fire was discovered in the basement I about 7 o’clock and an alarm given, but the flames had already gained too much headway to be overcome. The valuable books of the library were saved. A student named D. Wallace from Elk Point received injuries by jumping from a window when the ceiling fell. The whole oast wing seemed nearly free from Ire when an explosion came, caused by the escape of heated air, which blew out the stone gable at the south end. Ernest Fisher was struck upon the temple and shoulder by rocks and severely but not fatally hurt Others were slightly injured. The armory of the university battalion was emptied with no loss to the government