Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1873-12-11


who lost 80 tons of hay. with his
fences; Philip HOuts. who lost pa
tons of hay and 20 acres of fodder,
and large amount of fencing
John Houts lost heavily in fencing,
and saved but one stack of hay.
The fire crossed Humboldt at f n.
Church's. and did some damage to
Henry Connor and VIM Andrews,
and then the sea of flames rolled
over into Morris County.
The fire followed Mcdowell Greek,
but was not so destructive in its
effects as on Humboldt. Mr. Mon
fort lost some two thousand rails.
Mr.. Henry Carlton lost eight-hcgs
and, in fact. everything except his
house Mr.. Whitehurst lost fencing.
as did Mr.. Hess Mr. Martinson's
stable was burned, with harness, etc
The scene is descrihod p, 'Hvse
who wi,uessed it as perfectly awful.
The wind blew perfect. hnfrleane G,
and the ass sseenlsd filed wit6 Ora
three hundred feet from the grvarss !
and the flames ran before the wind
like race horse. Guards which
had been burned around farms
proved perfectly useless, the flames
flowing completely over them. The
cattle on the pralries, warned by in
stinct, took refuge in the creeks,
and we have heard of no losses of
stock.
Monday afternoon the fire had
reached Crooked Greek, in Morris
County, and was doing immense
damage How far beyond that
point 1t spread we have no means
of ascertainlng
The amount of damage done can
not be estimated by the value OF
the property actually burned. The
farmers burned out are left without
anything to feed their stock, and
will be forced to sell at great sac
rifice
Allen, Nemans, Marshall, Brown,
Riley, PottawattOmie, DickiunOn,
Davis, Wabausee and Morris Coun-
ties, and clear down to the State
line, have been devasted, and the
charred track of the fiend has left
desolation and suffering indescriba
BILE.
1t will be some days before the
full extent of damage and suffering
resulting from the recent terrible
prairie fires in Kansas will be
known. Meanwhile, every Kansas
paper swells the list From the
Council Grove Democrat We learn
that the loss in that county alone
will exceed $50, 900. The Democrat
narwtes the following:
"Mr Lindsay, besides losing
everything he possessed, was nearly
burned to death. In his endeavOrs
to quench the flames that were en-
veloping his granaries, stables and
other out-buildlngS, his well OF VIA
i3n uat-sli iIN-v0o.s -
team, repaired TO the creek and hlled
his barrels with water, and started
to return only to find that he was
cut off from his home by the encir-
cling fire. He Iashed his horses in
to run, hoping to get through. but
the animals in coming in contact
with the flames, wheeled short about
throwing him from the wagon and
pr0strating him on the ground.
Upon recovering his feet he was
enveIoped in the heat and smoke
and fire all around him He man
aged to struggle through the flames
bat his clothing was on fire and he
was badly burned. He attempted
to tear off his burning garments.
but owing to his hands being burned
raw he was unable to do so. He
took out his knife and cut from his
body every vestige of clothing ex
cept his boots, which he wore until
they began to char upon his feet
His cries brought assistance, when
he was found in an exhausted con
dition, one boot nearly cut from his
foot, with his knife clenched in his
fieshless and bleeding hands. He
was taken to his home, and DR.
Beach of this city summoned to hi'
relief. He is dangerously burned
though the doctor thinks he will
with proper care, survive. In tht
meantime, Mr. LIndsay's horses ran
back to the creek, and fastened the
wagon between two trees Wher
found the wagon was on fire, the
body burned in two, the running
gear in blaze, the trace chains toe
hot to handle, and the horses could
j not extricate themselves, nor could
they be relieved by those present
until they were whipped int
breaking the well-nigh burnt single
and double trees. Whom released
from the wagon, the horses wer'
badly scorched, and they may ye