Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-04-12
TWO MILLIONS LOST.
Great Damage Done in Dakota ano
Minnesota by Fire and Storm.
Many TarmArs Destitute.


Dakota and Minnesota have sustained
heavy losses in the past few days by storm
and prairie fires In Sully and Hughes
counties, Dakota, the loss is over $500, 900
The great wind storm near Marshall,
Mimi, W. accompanied by fire which con
sumed 10 buildings IN the county. Wesley
Keith lost two farm houses, grain and
stock; Henry Faruham his house, aad
4 gorge Foster his household goods, grain
and machinery.
The loss in jackson county, Mimi, will
exceed $4,000. y great many losses have
not been reported.
Destructive prairie fires occurred north
west of Nermillion. Gillette's saw mill
and SEQ cords of wood were entirely DIES
troyed. No insurance Several 9th err
Du ldings were burned and several narrow
escapes are reported.
The town OF Mount Vernon, IL miles
west of Mitchell, Dakota, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by tire. The fire was
driven into the city by "a tornado like wind
and the fire brakes around the town were
Of no avail. The entire business portion Of
the town and all the dwellings but two. to.
gether with the depot and two elevators,
were entirely consumed. Scarcely any
property was saved The buildings burned
so rapidly as TO make the approach 10 them
imposs bic. The loss Will be 500, 900. it is
estimated that there were i! 0. bushe of
wheat in the burned elevators, all OF which
is a total loss.
The disasters wrought by prairie fires in
vicinity OF Nanbton, Dakota, prove to be
greater than thought possible. The village
OF Violin, near Ianktou, was entirely des
troyed except three buildings. Seven
buildings were destroyed Eankton. TIE
village of Ohvet, Hutchinson county. was
almost totally destroyed. AT Wakonda
three buildings were burned. Serious loss
was sustained at Scott and Mitchell, and
the town OF Pukwana was nearly entirely
destroyed. The damage ls reported ut
500 600. and 100 families are Homeless. In
the vicinity OF GAINESVILLE, l. miles north of
\ ankton eight farmers sustained losses
running from $1,000 TO 5000. Around
GAINESVILLE the loss will foot up $4,000
One man lost : 90 in money which he had
in his coat on a piece OF plowed ground
Sixty miles of Western Union wire was
blown down between Centreville and
Huron. The records of the gnal service
show that during the prevalence of the fire
the hum dity was but seven per cent, "a
conditioner dryness, Sergt Oswald says,
never before attained in this region. The
maximum humidity is 100. and the mean
annual humidity Ia %. This shows that the
atmosphere there was almost devoid Of
moisture. The velocity of the wind was
40 miles an hour. The loss In South Dakota
will foot up So 600, CO., at low calculation.
In many places the crops are covered by
the loose sand and dust, and will have 10
be replantcd Travel was suspended on
some lines of road so great was the force
OF the wind The clouds Of dust prevented
engineers from seeing the track. A report
from Gary says the sun was almost totally
obscured and the sAperstitious thought the
end OF the world had come Farm houses
and barns were swept away, and horses
and cattle were burned 10 death by scores.
Near NJ illh8nk 20 head of live stock are re
ported burned and the TIRE has swept over
% miles of the country causing immense
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