Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-04
SOUTH DAKOTA ABLAZE.
The Gale of Tuesday and
Some of it's Results.
1t was Attended by Prairie F res and
Great Destruction ct
Properly.

ST.. Lawrence, April "A terrific
wirdssoIm ragged through Haed county
yesterday. There wss considerable
dar1sRe sbou: town, but no serious loss.
The woIst was the tearing up of side
walks about 100 feet long on the block
just north of the depot. Shingles were
blown eff the houses end signs and avn
ings torn down. The wind was nearly
equal in velocity TO the blizzard on
January IL. a year ago. Fierce fires
ragged over the country and many were
burned out clean, not a thing left but
the clothes on their backs.
Fsulkton, April 3.-The hardest
straight wind known to the oldest in.
habitsnt OF this portion of Dakota swept
over Faulkton from the west yesterday
Toe Bousey house YVES partially unroof.
ed; also E. E. Princes dry goods store.
Many small buildings were blown down.
Telegraph wires were blown down. A
prairie fire just east OF town destroyed
Eugene Browns house and barn, as we'll
as doing other slight damage.
Vesmillion, April IA destructive
prairie FIRE swept owe the bottom west
of tie Vermilllon rlvsr yesterday, de-
stroying a large amount OF property,
but fortunately no lives were lost.
Blunt, April 3.-lhis city was in great
danger of being burned by the sweeping
prairie fire. Tuesday evening at five
O'Clock fire came over she hills north OF
town before the people had discovered
it, bat by the men working very hard
and the tirebresk burnt last fall was all
that saved the east end of town.
The reports from Sally county. north
of Blunt. are that they suffered greatly
By the fire. The Onida stage due here
last night, did not arrive until to-day.
That town was saved by hard work.
Parker. April 3-Yesterday and the
day before were days OF terror to many
o. the citizens of Turner county. The
6ercest gale known for years was blow
ing and fire threatening everything in
its course. The destruction of property
is immense. Many casualties are "a
ported, but no loss OF human life 80 fer
Many farmers south and west OF Parker
lost everything.
Hlghmore, April 3.-The chapter OF
prairie fire disasters here is horrible. To
the former list many other losses may
be added, and the dangers averted by
hard work we're great aud hszardous.
The loss of human life has cast q gloom
over the county. Miss ANNE Sweeney,
aged about twenty-five years, was driven
from the house by the flames into the
burning prairie, where chs was s~uffocat-
ed by smoke ind burned to a Crisp.
Aberdeen. April 3-The eastern por-
ton of MCPHERSON county vas swept by
a prairie fire yesterday afternoon which
isft nothing but destruction and ruin in
Its course, and beyond doubt 10 the
greatest fire of she kind IN the north
west. hsola. the county seat, was liter
ally wiped out and scarcely o yestige
'of the once prominent town remains.
Out OF thirty places OF business, including
two banks, swo newspapers, two clutches,
three or four hotels, and all lines OF
business found ir the average town, but
fouf are lett standing, and ont OF thirty
to forty residences less thar o dozen re-
main.
Gettysburg, April "a strong wind
began blowing here from the northwest
yesterday morning, increasing in velocity
until 2 p. M, when it seemed a perfect
tornado. Everything movable was
carried off. Several barns and houses
were moved from their foundations /;
loosely built houses were wrecked,
wagons and other vehic!es overturned
and broken and the wind mill at the
kelsey we'll was absolutely twisted 10
pieces. The damage throughout the
county from the wind alone will reach
several thousand dollars.
Miller, April BIN the afternoon OF
April ] . prairie fire was seen raging in
Hyde county. II burned ell night, and
on the morning of the q 1t was in The
neighborhood of Rec Heights, Hand
county. The wind was blowing a
terrible gale. and carried the fire into
Rec Heights. Seven houses were burned.
Three are reported burned north
OF Highmore. Three children OF Simon
Nichols. living in the Rec Hills, are re-
ported missing. Several farmers ere
burned out.