Show PERISH IN FLAMES I TWO WOMEN CREMATED IN A FIE AT EDINBURGH S D Twenty Buildings Were Destroyed I Two Groin Elevators and a Train I of Freight Cars I Edinburgh N D April 20Firc wiped out the entire business portion I of this city today Property to the I I amount of 100000 was burned and two omen perished In the flames SmolderIng I Smolder-Ing ruins and burnt debris are all that remain to mark the location of this heretofore prosperous village entire JrospcrOUG viage families are without homes and many I will be compelled to spend the night out of doors Tho food supply is short and the homeless ones will undergo I distress from hunger Mrs Jacob Llndall wife of a former I prominent merchant and a bride of but a few months and Mrs B BJornsen wero burned to death They occupied rooms In a twosloo building and attempts at-tempts were made to get to their apartments hut without avail The origin of the fire was In the I rear of Dormstcad Cos drug store and supposed to be from spontaneous I 1 combusllon The Robertson Lumber company lost their t entire stock and buildings Five general merchandise stores two drug stores two hardware stores three implement houses one I bank two hotels two livery stables and many olher buildings were burned Two elevators containing several thousand thou-sand bushels of grain are also burned The railroad tracks arc destroyed for some distance and trains will be delayed de-layed some time A Great Northern engineer ran hljj engine In to pull out 0 train of freight cars that was standing In close proximity prox-imity to the fire but no sooner had he madenhe attempt than the whole train caught fire and he was compelled to I i leave his engine and make his escape Adjacent towns sent relief companies and Park River contributed provisions to the sufferers The properly loss Is reported to be 100000 with an Insurance Insur-ance of 100000 B |