Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-11
DAKOTA PRAIRIE FIRES,

Terrible Destruction of Property and Some
Loss of Human Life by Fierce Prairie
Fires, Famed by Sixty-Mile Winds in Da-
kota.
SCOTLAND, OAK, April 3.-Another ter
rible prairie fire swept over the country
south of Scotland yesterday afternoon,
and its path is marked by the shoulder
ing embers of many homes. The wind
was blowing at the rate of fully sixty
miles an hour, and with the high grass as
dry as finder the terrific force of the fire
was beyond description. At three o'clock
word was brought to town that
the prairie was afire northwest of
town, and Immediately a hundred men
started in teams toward the approaching
fire, armed with brooms and sacks.
Arriving at Alfred Browns farm, two
miles north, all his barns, diaries and
cattle-sheds were one blazing mass, and
the efforts Of the crowd were directed to
saving his residence, and beating the fire
out that would in a short time have swept
down upon the town. Mr.. Browns resi-
dence was saved. but all his household
goods, that had been carried out by the
family, were burned. One mile north of
Browns the fire burned out Henry Hagel-
fry. and lie barely escaped with
his family. Across from Hagelfry
lived D. K. Iomlinson, a prosperous
farmer, and every thing about his place
except his house was swept away. Five
horses and several head of live stock were
among his losses. By seven O'Clock last
evening the fire IN the west had been eX-
tinguished. but the fire was still ragingin
the southeast. The town of Olivet, the
county seat of Hutchinson County, eight
miles north, is reported to be more than
half burned up. The bridges on the rail-
road west of town were burned. The
losses for the last two days will be fully
1000.
YANKToN. OAK, April 3.-The village of
Violin, nine miles east of Yankton, was
entirely wired out last night with the ex-
ception of three buildings. Among the
buildings destroyed were the Chicago &
Northwestern depot, the school house,
and all the dwelling houses in the town.
Two thousand tons of hay and a large
grist mill were also destroyed. The loss
will foot up $4,000.
1t is reported here that the village Of
Lesterville was also destroyed and that
Elk Point was partially destroyed. A
number of bridges on the Chicago &
Northwestern road were partially burned.
The prairie fires, which caused these
losses, ragged all day, famed by wind
with q velocity of fifty miles an hour.
The IRE swept over the hills north OF town
and ragged all the afternoon. Three resi-
dences, five barns and q dozen head Of
livestock were destroyed, aggregating
S., 900 in value. Five hundred people
fought the fire for three hours and sue
ceeded in saving some valuable property.
RAPID CITY, Oak, April "A prairie
fire started one mile northeast of Rapid
City at noon yesterday, and was driven in
q southeasterly course by a gale of wind
sixty miles an hour. Three houses were
burned. The second was occupied by
Mrs. G. E. Bailey, Eloise Madison and
hired man named Aston. The three left
the house aud ran through the flames,
Mrs. Bailey and Aston escaping with
some severe burns. Miss Madison fell.
and the fire catching her clothing, burned
it completely from her body. She was
taken to neighbor's, and lies at the
point OF death.