, 1889-04-11
Additional Details Regarding
the Dakota Horrors.
Thousands Homeless and Mil
lions OF Dollars Lost.
New Names Added to tho List of Victims
aud New Losses Added ca tho
EnormOus Total


fires that have brought 40 much loss and
suffering to Southeastern Dakota Ia the
last few days were practically irresistible.
The flames in some instances leaped 100
feet of pIowed ground and rushed
away again on their career OF de-
struction. All ordinary precautions we're
Ia VAIN. The spring has been very
dry and the top Of tbs ground has been
dusty or baked, and an extremely high
wind prevailed during fires. Under these
wherever the hre touched the
grass it burst out with u fash almost like
powder and shot away across the prairie
like an arrow Its course ever widening
To extinRuish 1t by water WAS out OF the
question. Flowing FIRE breaks was slow
work aud the high wind often drove the
flames across them. lt WAS 3 o'clock In
the afternoon when the people OF Mt Yer
non saw the widespreadinR prairie north.
west break out In u blaze, The smoke
was dashed iuto and through
the town on the wings Of the wind,
the flames rushed after with savage
fury. Mitchell was telegraphed to for
help and 100 tireuen with hook and ladder
were sent. The entire population of Mt.
Vernon and men from Mitchell met the
furious flames on the outskirts Of the town
and fought with burning faces. One hun
ureu Iau. nn 'lss nnn are ieIt uou,e'ess, apo .ne
loss Is foo.vW' outside OF Town u iui-
possible YET 70 say what tne loss is. Lohely
httie isrm houses scsttereu over tne
prairie are wiped out ov nozens' stories
V.Ssrn. v's y, ny hay d' . IN, "as,o,,s, ,t
.ta-r;hia iossso hr rrr;c.,.s ,bat s.snt
over the country north OF here continue to
come 10. Violin village has only three
buildings standing Oivett, Hutcnison
,n'nay 49,, Vaml,on "onn,n .ho,,
,van,, p 60 t,r,ors uora hn,nad nn, ,",,
.;o;n;tv of ianssv;ii. tw..lvs r,;,ss nor,t
~ Y.nttnn sioh, 60 rn.,. sn.,,,;nad io,sss
.,,,;n'. So, sinnn 30 eoonO saoh a,o,nS
Ia,,,aan;iia ,o 81, ios. Iii go, ny a,nn oon
San ,,a, 80 siE0o 80 % up sh,ch 1890 H.
IA l., h;, 900, -, 100. - ,lovaa 'rn,na
400 ts.t from tha arass Ind tvo uaa,
uv" waoon. ws,a hnrn.d iS0 tset t-om tho a..
hrsaL Sirtv n,iles of ts,esranb w;,e was
binwn dn~n hstwa., Csn,srv;,a ana
Hnrnn "''
CT.
bLuNT' LAX, april aIotories OF tne
iury OF .ne nre con'ihTs 70 oe orougnt lnto
Town oy s'raeglers. IneV say wing "ouin
S;sh i, ~ ,bs s a;r car,v - .hsaJ of tha srr. !"
go &C. aI;,ht;ro an harns md bonsa. and
;"n;,in. re 'nr.,,;s et,x i'd y adv.nca
.T h..a Hra nd bass
br,nad .u ,shsre ,ha a.. ,rss c.rr;sd ovsr loo
vsrds .cross nswlv hroL,., a,a,,nd Tbs
lossas are est;matsd al a2O6 400 in th;s
v;c;n;tv ''''
-,
hlahhoRs, pah.. aprh "a uestruc.
i've pfalrie ure stafteu on tne evening OF
the ist. nve miles from III 9hmor on the
iaru OF ingram. Wniie De ~ss smoking
nus pi pc nIs Darn caugnt hre ana was ucs'
troyed' ine herce VINO carried tne hre
b h. .an Pt"a hnma, ""h .' .uu na ateol ,..
bnrua1 T'asja, ,o,,;n,, ,ha ,";,,i
r.aohsd - tsrr,Sc ,aIe and nn ord;rars
hreos nada 10 rss;st .ncs ~ sns
.,ssn;no a,,ns0 AZ p tho sre re
saohna - Wa;,.h,a G,,ao- IL s.u US as
ti;nhe. o ,.hasa ,h,.,aaa "i .e.;dao. sas. y,
az - s"T T,oNl.,,, .., @ ssa ,a.,.d a. SUI tha
.,h "II I'LL W 'ou w .ue
n o" p".s & w a ~, s .Gu", ~
80 uean". Aau aud o t"n.auoid W LA" nh;iS
LII, T;th a"u .".u
dapnar,'.i, o', s,.nsd an the ,ma MI to-ua aot "e
"a 49,, Iii " ut, 80
~ n' 'o''o' WIN i'''n lA""' '"ouS"nu
'o,"'
SCo1 o1LASD. OAK, April f-N would
take "zoo.VVO 70 cover the Ioss IN tnis
county. lne Hutchinson Herald otiice
and other oui!oin9s % we're burned. Inc
seonn anouus - W eCVV n .oen Ina" ne.
',.',, rVo n,u onn.,,,.,a,', ns.aS ort vi
o,h &C. 80 - Sn"i,aud dss,v"v.S Wv" a auosu. o."
.s;s s tpo .' s n E.L, c,,.
Eua asson Wv snd Schock a. the stocI
"t r S,.oat ,ha harns .,a-s aii
hmrnaJ "a ~ Io.s $4,000 Tweivs ,,;,es -,
ot Soo.i.,G ,s.;r;o Go ra,ad q. nj tw.rtn'
90 to.,nar. ara Ennwn 70 ssve iost sva,y-
,h;r" ''' w '''''
NJ, Att, ..,,
AbERpEEN' pak., ApIii 80 Nrripie
story OF tne aesLructIop Vi LeoIa, tne
county seat OF mcfnerSoh county, noteo IN
last nlknt 3 clspatcnes, mas oeen Drought