The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-25
IJRE ON IHE PR4IRIhs.
Parts Of Iown and Nebraska Devnststed-A
Farmer Fatally burned.

ON Saturday afternoon an old gentleman
named Charles Davis. who dvell- on farm In
urniri. iir. that he died early The follow ng day.
Tho facts brought ~ H. by Mr. James Trn'y are
us follows: Mr.. Davis had several heUl "
chOicr cattle tied between two eta Ks oi straw.
there being n stable on the promises. on
SATURDAY afternoon he watched with gt"at
anxiety The apr aching s,a Of flame AMI
when IL began to threaten hi stacks he ran
out to unto the cattle. that they might sock
safety. Unfortunately. this was u task Tint
took time aud before he could himself
escape. the nr' was tapping w the timber
like straw, AMI he was 81, ~ from al assist
ancc. ptwithsianding MIR Dnvis was IN the
h,ll Of fire i'r several minutes. he managed by
SOM means tn draw himself ont, ana % ur'gh-
h"r srasve'i him. carriei him TO TIE h use and
st VA, tor medical assistance DR.. Porter we
called. and all that could b" done to save Mr.
DaNis's life WIS done bu, TO- no purpose. The
terrible fire had done It's work. and after suffer
ing for fourteen hours ne died.
been thrca,oning MIR Mulonc's place al
Attempting TO save them was terribly burned
both feet being roasted in a shocking manner
fn' ~ in time TO save her lfc, but her suffer
49,. intense. All Of Mr.. Mulongs wheat
.ng l., Twelve stacks. wns destroyed.
saturday afternoon. Richard Peters. q
y. Woodworking farmer in Marion town
ship met with heavy loss from prairie fires
sa ' DAYS Mr. Petcrs lost sranary with
four hundred bushels 81 oats and one hundred
and NIFTY bushels Of wheat; stable n self.
binder ana several other valuable articles Of
farm machinery. "a well IA the hay he had cut
this season. The loss falls heavily upon MIR.
Peters. who has been in this county about three
years and has met with other reverses.
Prom p. S,ei ~, JIs,-r.ii
ST HELENA. Mob. oct. 15-Ccdar County has
had one of the most destructive prairie fires
tina, II has ever been the misfortune OF this
county to experience. i swept over this county
can learn at this writing has run over very near
the entire county. the wind at the time blowing
like "a hurricane and carving the lire many
yards before H. The amount of damage Is vary
INK in the different localities. Tho losers by
the fire. within a = ,Ope Of country adjacent 10
St. Helena are: Peter Jenal. living four miles
west OF town. lost hay stables, and grain to the
Jenul. Loaf $50 cords 81 wood. house and fencing
to the amount Of 5000; Jacob Srhaefer. living
eight miles west of here. lost house. and IN fact
everything hohnd. John Smith lost stables and
hay; Theodore Berto lost house ana grain
Nel- Oleson. living twelve miles south OF here
lost everything nXccnt his house. and many
more the same way, Ihpam3uht oi the damage
OF tho poor people who are Lett destitute on tho
approach u winter
Fr.q NJ Orrht H,riH
SrANroN OCT. lG-3 p. Man immense prai-
rlo iirc is running across the lands south and
east Of town. travelling northeast. Vast vol
uiuns ~ smoke ohs 'urr the heavens. and the
air ia filled with NYiug debris. stanton seems
to bee threatened rom the southwest, and fears
are entertained flr the safety OF the town.
Teams are working double ana with frantic
energy ponghing the Are lines. and an army
Of the hoys with implements To- Hight ilr". r.
gathered watching irtcnry for the fire. and back
1riug Is commencing. News comes In by riders
with batrl breath II damage done. MANY poor
men have lost their all. Their wheat burned
W. and harvest an farming utensils gone. Iho
fr il travelling ns fnst ~ a horse can gallop.
LGier-ii. T. M.-Stanton II saved. There Is
gront damage 10 farmers reported. Tho amount
cannot yet be estimated.