The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-11-08
Heavy Los. Of Property.

Within the past few days heavy prairie ars,
have ragged in all directions in this sopntv
'tutlrg much destruction of property. MANY
OF those who have lost heavily had taken the
usual Precautions TO prevent these fires get
ting 10 their farms. by blowing around them.
But in mOat instances these barriers were
only Knocked by the leaping flames driven by
high winds. We have heard of some cases
where the flames leAped strips of broken
ground twenty-five feet wide.
An extensive FIRE ran over the country be
tween the Cotlonw wood and Verdiyris few
days ago. C. R. soule, of Eagle creek. lost
100 tons Of Ley, ECm f,rce and other proper.
u. Mrs. Ev'Dr, an Dry cIc,k, lott considera.
BILE fencin &. Many others suffered conSidera-
Ilvi weLnve no further particulars.
On last Saturday night a terrible FIRE rage
north of this several miles. It started near
Americas. and was driven by a farce wind
east and northeast. running over on 10 DIX
creek and its tributaries, and extending to
Badger creek and Down to the yicini'y Of Ne
osho Rapids. 1t continued until Sun day
morning, and is said to be the largest an m ost
destructive prairie Are that has rAgsi in thi
part of Kansas since the settlement of the
country. The country for many miles az u nd
was flied with smoke andcinders Our streets
were lighted from he hlnz. at a distA me- of
GEht lies. On The extensive uuimproved
uplan6s Of the range bstween Neosho nd
Duck creek the grass WAS th;ci AMI tall. and
the fire had full sway. Those who saw its
progress saidit ran almost with the raPi lily o f
race horSe. sweeping everything ia its path .,
giving people but few moments warning
The damage on the h~adwAters of AlleR. Dow,
Taylor and Badger creeks. in the Duck creek
valley. and on Dry creek, north OF NeoshO Rap
ids WAS heavy. We have only few Particu-
lars:
H D. Curtis, on Allen creek. lost three head
Of borses, fences. etc WIN. Egers lost HE
wheat and other farm products, enc horse, and
nearly all but his house ~
On Dow creek, William Scheel lost every
thing but his house. His stables. gathered
corn oats, and fences were all swept away. Mr..
Silley lost oil his hay Including twenty i've
tons of hungarian. all his wheat and oats. sta.
bles, harness. one horse. a chest of carpenters
tools. and fencing Wiot Clark lost forty tons
Of hay. and some fencing. Others suffered an
this creek. but we have lot 'b4 en- able 10 get
the particulars. Judge McIntire informs US
that 81 600 will not repair the damage to
fences alone, on farms above him, on this
stream
On One Hundred and ForIy.two creek. Jas.
Jones lost three valuable horses, a set of har.
nsss, twelve tons of hay. over two hundred
bushels Of corn in the crib. stables. sheds. etc.
On Hill creek, C. E. Paine lost bis stable
considerable hay, large amount of fencing,
and several head of sheep. Lewis d Burn s
lost eighty head of sheep, and some fence.
John Wnyman lost considerable fence. Robt
Bes; los. four horses and other property
Nearly al the settler on this creek suffered
mere or less.
On Duck creek, J. B. Taylor lost seventeen
cords of wood, the frame work Of large Plan
tAtion Cane mill. fourteen bucks aud lambs.
sheep sheds, and eighty rods Of fence. John
Brown lost his hay. sheds, and pony and
calf. Oliver Phillips and VIM Graham LOST
considerable fencing. J. D. Wells and D. W
APPleby lost heavily in hay and fences.
On Badger creek, D L. Ward lost heavily,
iuclui ding mare and colt Samuel Main lost
his fencing fifteen tons Of hay. and his stable.
Benjamin Brown lost some hay. Mrs. Water.
man lost all hes hay.
On Dry creek, ust east of Neosho Rapids,
Mr.. Moore Lad his bouse burned, containing
clothing. beds, and all his household goods;
also his hay and fences. He is a poor, hard
working man, and this loss is very hard upon
him. Charley LOOMS lost his stable. hsy,
and two sets of harness. The N .ssrs. Ames
Lost their hay and fences. G. S Saxon lost
his hay and fences. Samuel Aeekam lost
all his fence. D. ". Atherton lost all his
nay. Mr.. Sdilings lost his fence. McCaw 4
y hite lost 1850 rails and all ;heir hay. Johr
Mcleod informs US that the town of NeoshC
Rapids was in great danger at one Tina, and
it was only by the prompt and determined
action of the citizens that the village was
saved
There are doubtless many more sufferers feom
this terrific conAagration and We will b. unde
obligations to persons in, the different local.
ties visited by the FIRE if they will report fall
Ter details. For what We have above we ara
indebted to Judge McIntirs. Rev. ] B Tay
Tor, Oliver Phillip, John Mcleod and wu
G. Quimby.