The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-04
BLAZES AND BILLIARDS..
DAKOTA SWEPT BY A STORM OF
FIRE AND SAND.

People from the Towns Turn Out en-
Masse to Protect Themselves from
Approaching Prairie Fires - Three
People Run for Their Lives, But One
Falls in the Path Of the Flames
ST. PAUL, MINI, April ga sand biz
zard," says Gerry, Oak, special to the Pto-
neer Press, began about o'clock yester-
day afternoon and continued all afternoon.
The wind has blown with great force and
the air was filed with sand snd dust to such
an extent as to render it quite dark. The
mercury fell 16' in two hours"
An Aberdeen correspondent telegraphs
"a hurricane started yesterday afternoon
and continued all the evening. Roofs have
been blown off tie Park Place hotel and
other buildings"
FIRES DURING THE BLOW.
The storm in several places had added TO it
the terr5rs Of fire. Yankton, OAK, reports
Violin. a station on the Northwestern
road, ten miles east of there, burned
A thousand tons of hay we're
burned and all the barns in the place.
The fire invaded a large cattle corral
and forty or fifty cattle were badly burned,
the rest breaking through the inclosure and
escaping The destruction was caused by a
prairie fire.
A Sacred Heart, Mimi. correspondent
writes: THE house of Charles Johnson,
bachelor living alone. was discovered by
neighbOrs to be on fire, and before they
could reach there it was entirely destroyed.
Johnson's remains were taken from the
ruins charred mass"
SWEEPING BY SCOTLAND.
SCOTLAND, OAK, April 3.-Another ter
rible prairie fire swept over the country
south of Scotland Monday afternoon, and
its path is now marked by the smoldering
embers of many homes. A very high wind
prevailed all day and with the grass as dry
as finder, the terrific force Of the fire is be-
yond description. At 3 O'Clock word was
brought to town that the prairie was afire
northwest Of the town, and immedi-
ately 100 men started in teams to-
ward the approaching flames armed
with brooms and sacks. Arriving at
Alfred Browns, two miles north,
ell his barns, diaries and cattle sheds were
found to be one blazing mass, and the eff
forts 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. Browns residence was
saved but all his household goods that had
been carried out by the family were
burned.
ANOTHER MAN LOSES EVERYTHING.
Hehny Hagelfry out Of every earthly pos
session. His house, barns and stock were
consumed, aud he barely escaped with his
family. Across from Hagelfry lived S. X.
Tomlinson, 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 loses. His
wife was at home alone when the fire
broke out and could do nothing TO save the
Rx-a he Gro in ha
had been eItinguished, but is still raging in
the southeast. The town Of Olivet, the
county seat Of Hutchinson county, eight
miles north, is reported to be more than
half burned up. Bridges on the railroad
west of town were burned. The losses for
the last two days will be $4,000.
RAN FOR THEIR LIVES.
A special TO the Pioneer-P Press from
Rapid City, Oak, says: "A prairie fire
started one mile northeast at noon yester-
day and was driven by thirty mile gale
with destruction in its path. Three houses
were burned One Of them was occupied by
Mrs. G. E. Bailey, girl companion
aged IL years, named Eloise Madison, ami
a hired man named Aston. The three left
the house and ran through the flames. Ms
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 10 neigh
boris, aud lies at the point of death. The
house and the household goods are a total
loss"
SIXTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
A Pioneer Press special from Aberdeen.
Oak, says: "Leok, the county seat of Nc
Pherson country. thirty-five miles northwest
of Aberdeen. was visited by a prairie fire
during yesterdays whirlwind. Sixty
dwellings and business houses were burned
at a loss Of $4,000 c. W. Old
and Thomas Warrell were ter
ribly burned, and couriers from the
demolished village say they cannot live
until morning. The surrounding county
is nearly devastated. Huudr Dis Of farm
houses are in ashes and the bones of burned
animals are lying about the roads"
DEVASTATION AROUND BLUNT.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. April 2.-The
journals Blunt, OAK, special says: The
whole country aound Blunt is being devas-
tated by prairie fires. Several buildings in
the suburbs have been burned, but the city
is get safe. J. S. Richards lost 500 sheep.
cattle and hogs. Many farmers are home
less. A strong wind arose before the fire,
doing considerable damage"