Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-05
sCORCHE0 PRAIRIES.
Details of the Disaster of
Tuesday Increase the
IO3ses.
Destruction Among the Farm
Settlers CT South Dakota.

The story of tie great prairie conha-
ing magnitude and augmented horrors.
The worst and the most has been told
relative to Ysnkton counsy's shere, but
from the outside counties later accounts
add TO the dimensions of the disaster.
There is confirmation OF the report of
the partial destruction of Oliyes, the
sufferers being 8. M. Daboll, Anna
Diokmanu, G. p. Hasben, w. B. White,
samuel George, tbs Herald and q church
society. From Olivet the fire crossed
Jim river eod burned "a. 600 worth OF
property for E. I. Sweet. Parkston,
also in Hutchinson county had O marrow
escape and farmers about that village
lost heavily. Mr. Pease was burned to
death.
Brule and Aurora counties were de-
vastated. There were heavy losses
among farmers snd ONE loss of human
life is vaguely reported. A train or the
Milwaukee road was caught in the fire
in the eastern edge Of Aurora county
and narrowly escaped destruction. Its
only escape was a run through the fire
over blezing ties and this was safely &C.
complished.
Douglas county reports its loss a.
$50. 900, with one death, Mrs. b. W
OlIne.
MoOook county reports the farmers
burned out in the Bridgewater neighbor'
hood, their losses a%ggregating S20,O0O
These are only a small portion OF the
losses in MeCook. a m prevailt
that twenty-eiRht families were burned
out near Silver Lake. Bddgewater has
contributed $500 to the sufferers.
Turner county lost heavily bat full
details are yet lacking. Mr.. Hendriok.
son, near Oentreville. was fatally burned
Oentrevills was saved by o an opportun'
change in the direction of the wind.
The most destructive experience va
at Leola. MCPHERSON county, a village
OF 800 inhabitants. which was complete
4 ny uS5sIOJOts Au CSOoAs pNJ1 49,
country about Lsola yas also the seen,
OF great destruction. Hundreds Of farm
houses are in ashes and the caroa;ses 0
burned stock lying along the roaiwByt
1t is probable tina. one-tenth OF th'
damage is not yet reported. The in
jurea men, Old and Wardell, at last &C
counts were very low. Aberdeen he
sent supplies and 81, 900 in cash to Leol'
In the vicinity of Blunt, IN Haghe
county, the aggregate OF losses ia place
at 100000.
l. A portion OF Hyde county was barne
over, thirteen residences being bnrne
t at Rec Heights aud six firm houses i
the northern part of the couut y. Mis-
Anna sweeney and Mrs. Eugene Tibh
and her five year old ohili were burne
to death, Mrs. Raby Yves fatal
t burned and MIR. Ruby dangerously buzz
ed. Mrs. Albert Jessup end her tW
y children were suffocated in q celia
Hiehmore ia relieving the suffering.
In Potter county the property loss
aggregate $40 600.
In Sully county the losses are yet bs
n yond computation; but are very heav
n and most OF the settlers are destitut
N From one poiut OF view twenty far
10 houses could be seen In flames. Ro
German and Frank Nevgus were bad
- burned.
La Dawson county Mt. Vernoa "
wiped out and farm houses by the ioz
q are in ashes.
The loss by fire N Bon Homme coun
lie placed at 5000. 900.
CLAY county was pretty general
swept over and additional reports frc
there ssy that Darl Thompson, M
Olson. L. Ierson andrew Countese
"a. l.. Mikkleson, q. M. Culver, Ha
Henderson, Peter Nelson, John Halv'