Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-03-20
LAST WEEKS STORM.
m N. K;nslev Gr.phic. March II.

LAST NEEh'S SIOkM.
From the Kinsley Graphic, March II.
It is our sad duty to chronicle one Of
the most destructive fires in the histor,
of Edwards county, which occurred
here yesterday, at about 2 clock Il
is supposed to have caught from pass
ing locomotive and entirely destroyed
many ranches and dwellings west and
north of Kinsley, also wind mills, cor
rails, stock, feed, &c.
Mrs. Kate Matheny, wife of Geo. W
Matheny, highly esteemed lady, was
burned to death. She leaves husband
and five children, aged respectively,
two, FIVE, seven, nine and eleven years.
Mr.. Matheny and family have been
residents of this county about six years
They moved here from Beaver county,
Pennsylvania. Mrs Matheny was en-.
gagged at the time of her death in carry
ing water to some men who were doing
all in their power to save the buildings.
The horses, it is supposed, became
frightened and threw Mrs. Matheny
from the vehicle into the raging flames.
Mr. Matheny lives about FIVE miles
northwest of this city, he also had a
barn, eorralT and wind mill DESTROYED
When Mrs. Matheny was found, not a
particle of her wardrobe remained ex-
cept the soles of her shoes; she was
burned beyond recognition. Her loss
has cast deep gloom over this COM
munity, and the keenest sympathy is
felt for the bereaved husband and chill
dren. Their friends in she East have
been telegraphed the sad news. Mrs.
Matheny was about thirty years of age.
Almost all of the farmers in the
track of the fire have suffered more or
less loss, the full extent of which, We
have not yet learned. James Moss lost
his house, furniture, feed, &c. Geo.
Wright lost IS head of calves and
house. Mrs. Claim, widow lady, liv-
ing about two miles north lost her
house and farm buildings. Capt. H.
L. Humphrey, house; Mr.. Koehler,
stable and feed; Robert Henderson,
barn; Mr.. Hantz, out-buildings and
feed; Mr.. Hussar, thirteen head of cattle
and feed.
NARROW ESCAPE.
One of the Leopold brothers, we are
up to the present writing, unable to
learn his full name, was badly burned
and providentially escaped death, also
Mrs. Merwin' clothes took freaand she
would have probably been burned, but
for the timely assistance of A. D.
Cronk, who extinguished the flames.
Geo. E. Bidwell lost quite a large
amount of feed; Maj. Geo. Bills tim
Der and hedges were killed by the fire;
F. G. Blanchard. who was living in the
farm house of Capt. H. L. Humphrey
lost all of his furniture; VIM. Craig
lost buildings, feed and grain and
burned about the face himself, narrow
ly escaping death; out of heard of $50
cattle, held by Mr.. Leopold, but forty
were saved, and they were badly burned;
Mr.. Hodshell lost everything but his
house; Mr.. Gunkle also lost out-build-
ings, &c.
We have endeavoed to get at the
facts in regard to the fire as nearly as
possible, but as the reports coming in
from the burnt district are conflicting,
therefore we cannot vouch for the entire
.ccurancy of the above, but in the
main, we think it not far from correct.
The fire extended over large tract of
and probably much damage
has been sustained of which we have
not received information.