Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1889-04-05
WIND AND FIRE.
A Terrible Wind Storm Sweeps over
Great Portion of Minnesota
and Dakota.
Prairie Fires Being Driven Along
by the Wind. and Destroying
Lives and Property.
The Democrats Make a Clean Sweep
Of all the City Offices
in Chicago.

OF all the City Offices
in Chicago.
YANKToN, April 2.-Vatin station, on
the Northwestern, burned tonight. The
buildings burned were the station agents
house, depot, two dwellings and large
Touring mill. A thousand tons of hay was
destroyed and all the barns in the place.
The fire invaded large cattle corral and
forty or fifty cattle were badly burned, the
rest breaking through the enclosure, es-
capped. The loss is fully $4,000. The de-
struction was caused by prairie fires (which
still burn.
ABERDEEN, April 2.-The hurricane
which started this morning still continues,
but is somewhat abated. A portion of the
side and rear walls on Hagerty's bank
building fell, but no one was hurt.
GARY, Dak., April "A sand blizzard
began about o'clock p. m and continued
all the afternoon. The wind blew with
great force and the air was filled with
sand and dust to such an extent as to rem
der it quite dark. The mercury fell six
teen degrees in two hours. Crops sown
are thought to be injured.
ANDovER, Dak., April 2-The house of
A. E. Stevens burned this afternoon with
most of the contents, about mile from
town. The family was dining when the
prairie fire was discovered near the house.
All rushed for the doors, barely i'll time to
save their lives. Mrs. A. E. Royne, visitor,
with two children. was forced to face the
fierce gale for about mile with but little
covering.
SIOUX FALLS, April "A terrific gale
prevails throughout wide area in this
section. Rumors come that the entire
population of Beaver creek, Mlnn, thirty
miles east are fighting fires, also that ex-
tensive fires prevail in various parts of
southwestern Minnesota. The wires are
badly demoralized, and the rumors can't
be verified, but the prairles are exceedingly
dry, and the winds very hard, and grave
fears are felt OF widespread calamity.
ST. PAUL, April 2-[Pioneer Press
Rapid City special.] A prairie fire started
one mile northeast at noon and was driven
by a sixty-five mile gale. with destruction
in it's path. Three houses were burned.
One Of them was occup ed by Mrs. G. E..
Bailey with girl companion named
Elouise Madison and hired man named
Ashton. The three left the house and ran
through the flames. Mrs. Baily and Ash
ton escaped with some severe burns but
Miss Madison fell and the fire catching her
clothing burned them completely from her
body. She was taken to a neighbor's and
lies at the point of death. House and
goods a atotal loss.
ST. PAUL, April IA Pioneer Press spe-
cial from Mitchell. Dakota, says: The viii
lage of Mt. Pleasant was almost entirely
consumed by fire this afternoon. All the
business portion of the town was burned.
Every business house and nearly all the
residences were destroyed. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & st Paul depot, together with
about fifteen or twenty freight cars and
four large elevators, are gone. Loss nearly
$500, 600, with little insurance, and q nun
dred families are left homeless and utterly
destitute. 1t was caused by prairie fire
which came in from the northwest. One
hundred citizens from Mitchell went up to
hght the fire. but raging wind prevailed
and their efforts availed little. A special
train carrying provisions was dispatched
from here to-night
Leols Wiped Out.
Sr. PAM. Anrii a-TPienear prasa hor.