The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-06
RUNNING FOR LIFE.
Thrilling Incidents of the
Dakota Fires
A rIAsH. AND ALL WAS oyEn.


EAssAeas April s.--A TersEs Srsss II.
PAM. MIns-. special says The list of
losses hy frmsrSc fires IL Dakota irarreasess.
Descriptions 81 hsirAr1gdfA escapes are
yeyy thrilling. Ia gankfoa c0urty alone
the dAnsage Is placed a. $3.50 Near
Rapid City Pruf, 6. 4. Raiiey's ranch
was destroyed when a party al neigh
bo-s drove through the hlinsasnv sra0ke
~ the rear OF the house Sn aupalipv
sight met the xsze Standing in ! afttsa
hollow below The rasms oE me hsnsr. wss
kaotse Madison. blasteress searehea nnd
hTirEFzsS. With hardly shred ssf caa.hinx 0n
her. She was terribly bssraeS NJ G. Il.
Bailey. IN whose employ the xonng kis.
@as. and NEn. Ashfoa. aired man. had
Very lsFrnN esSaEse. and aa IL was. SO sssreti
painful hHT fsat dangerous injuries. Mrs
Barter says that wAsa tAe Ore naughs the
dwelling A0uke lf esazsaf ike tSasaer. aaG
allowed taem 10 alternative bsst
70 rmn for Iaelr lives. This fhey
liiss. Mr.. ashton taking each ei
the women ny the arm atssI starting
with them through The smoke and nausess
They hsi g0ne haf short distance when
Mss Madison fell. The smoke was se
thick whef they stopped TO look Tor fser
that she could nat be seen. and thinking
she had gore in another direction fkey
resuness fhear Efforts 70 escape. Afsny d
~ tsse ysiadward side Of the ere ard made
their way 20 eighhoriug ranch.
AZ George Hunts place the fa1zAszy hal
srSS seated themselves III the dinner table
whea Mrs. Hunt saw sparks dying tn
through a eyaes IN the kitchen. seizinx
hlaakct apsece. the pscpie sn tese huszse
tslgew tiscI1 over their heads and s.azfet
rom tho building BY good fortune all
succeeded IA reaching & place of safety
For 10 feet their path was ihrnHgf 4 sheet
u flames 80 feet high.
Aany, other farass in Rapid valley barely
escaped the Wild 1sEees. whieh sped across
the ground lke tlssh 90 lightning The
wind vas blowing AZ the rate Of 80 Hslse@ asa
houT. bed she velocity OF the Klns been
less nsn-e damage woGsd undoubtedly have
resulted. Thousands of dollars worth Oh
property was destroyed within 10 miles
~ Freeman - families lost tlselr homes.
oaly escaping paxssy clothed. Machinery,
grain. hay aud q great snaant of stock
were burned. TIE 1uf0gsHuate farmers
are entirety destitute and witAent food o-
shelter.
Ia Douglas cgansv the TIRE was the worst
ever known. Many farmers lost every
thing aud Ere nuTneless and destitute
The house of Nm Kline was bIrnesi, axsl
Mrs. Kline rerisfeEi ita the flames.
Near Oakwood lake lives Erazss Good
fellow, He was away from home when
the FIRE came Mrs GootifeIscw ald flesf.
&Af&SttA A-&fsN%A&@ A&szN&&t t$4E AAtAfFH xNE 1
several hours, and then were forced to get |
down ON their knees while the fIsnss |
passed over them, Mrs. Gaodfeisow IL Sc !
badly burned that she win probably die.
In Brule county casualties are being re- |
ported daily. Fully one hundred families |
have lost everything. the less reaching /
siaa 90. Two women were burned 10 death /
near Chamberlain. II is reported at the /
latter place that the nra was started BY ins- /
dians on the reservation. The Crow Greek 1
ageacy had narrow escape.