The Penn's Grove record., 1889-04-06
PRAIRIE Fires DAKOTA.
FARMING PROPERTIES AND BRIDGES
DESTROYED.

FARMING PROPERTIES AND BRIDGES
DESTROYED.
THEFLAMEs DRIVEN BY A HIGH WIND
ONE GIRL FATALLY BURNED
LIVE STOCK LOST.
SCOTLAND. DAKOTA, April 3.-An-
OF er terrible prairie fire swept over
the country south Of Scotland Monday
afternoon. and Its path is now marked
10y the s%molderIng embers OF many
homes. A very high wind prevailed all
LAY, and with the grass as dry as finder
the terrific force of the fire is beyond
description. at 3 O'Clock word was
brought TO town that the prairie was
aire northwest OF town, and Immediately
100 men started In teams toward the
Sd, reaching fire armed with bro0ms
and sacks. Arriving at Alfred Browns
farm, two miles north, all his barns,
dairies and cattle sheds were II blaZ-
ing mass. and the efforts Of the crowd
were directed to save his residence and
beating the fire out, that would In a
short time have swept down upon the
town. Browns residence was saved,
but all his household goods that had
been carried out by tie family were
burned.
One mile north of Browns the fire
burned Henry Hagelfry out of every
earthly possession. HIS house, barns
and stock were consumed and he barely
escaped with his family. Across from
Hagerly lived D.. X. Tomiinson, a
prosperous farmer, and everything
about his place, except his house, was
swept away. Five horses and several
head of live stock were among his
losses. His wife was alone when the
fire broke out, and could do nothing to
save the property. by evening the fire
In the west had been txtinguished. but
1t Is still raging in the southeast. The
town OF Olivet, the county seat of
Hutchinson county, eight miles north,
is reported to lie more than half burned
up. The bridges on the railroad west
Of the town were burned. The losses
for the last two days will be $4,000.
GIRL FATALLY BURNED.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, April "a Ii
oneer Press Rapid City, Dakota, special
says: A prairie fire started one mile
northeast at o yesterday, and was
driven by a 65. mile gale with destruc-
tion in Its path. Three houses were
burned. One Of them vas occupied by
Mrs. G. Z. Bailey. a girl companion.
aged II years, named ElOise Madison,
and a hired man named Aston. The
three left the house and ran through
the flames. Mrs. Bailey and Aston
escaped with some severe burns. Miss
Madison fell, and the fire, catching her
clothing, burned it completely from
her body. She was taken to a neigh
boris, and lies at the point of death.
The house and household goods are a
total loss.
LIVE STOCK LOSE.
MINNEAPoLIs, hiinn., April 3.-The
Journals Blunt, Dakota. special says:
The whole country AROUND Blunt is
beiAg devasted by prairie fires. Several
buildings iu the suburbs have been
burned, but the city is as yet safe. j..
i. Richardson lost 500 sheep, cattle
and hogs. Many farmers are . omeless.
A strong wind arose before TIE fire
doing considerable damage.
SAND BLIZZARD.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April IA
sand bl zzard," says d Gary, Dakota,
special to the Pioneer Press began
about l O'Clock tins afternoon aud has
continued all the afternoon. The wind
has blown with great fuice. ani the ali
is filled with sand and dust to such an
extent to render 1t quite dark. The
mercury fell 16 degrees IN two hours"
The Aberdeen cOrresi Ondent tele-
graphs: "A hurricane started this af-
ternoon and continued all day. Roofs
have blown on the Park Place Hotel
and other buildings"
The storm in other places has added
the terrors of fire. YanktOn, Dakota.
reports that Violin, a station on the
Northwestern Road, 20 miles east of
here. burned tonight. A thousand
tons OF hay were burned, and all the
barns in the place. The fire invaded a
large corral and 40 or so cattle were
badly burned, the rest breaking through
the enclosure and escaping. The des-
truction was caused by a prairie fire,
which is still burning.
A Sacred Heart, Mimi, correspond
emit telegraphs: 1.-THE house of Charles
johnson, a bachelor, living alone, was
discovered by the neighbOrs to be on
fire. and, before they could reach there,
it was entirely destroyed. Johnson's
remains were taken from the ruins u
charred mass.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 2d.-A
Pioneer Press special from Mitchell,
Dak., says: The village of Mount Pleas
ant was almost entirely consumed by
1re this afternoon. Ali the business part
Of the town is burned. Every business
house and nearly all the residences
are destroyed. The Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul Depot. together
with about Is or 20 freight cars and 4
large elevators. are gone. The loss
Will be nearl. $500, 900, with but very
little insurance, and a hundred families
are left homelts IS and utterly destitute.
1t was caused by prairie fires. A
special train carrying provisions was
despatched from here to.night.