The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-04-13
TERRIBLE PRAIRIE FIRES.
Reports OF Death and Dssoiation from
Dakota.

Dakota.
Aberdeen, Dakota, April 3.-Leola,
the county seat of Mcpherson county,
80 miles northwest of Aberdeen, was
destroyed by prairie fire during yes
terdav's whlriwind. Sixty dwellings
and business houses were burned en-
failing 100000 loss. The only build
ing remaining are the Court house,
two stores ana six dwellings. {. w.
! Old and Thomas Wardel were terri
bly burned. and couricrs from the de-
molished village say they cannot live
until morning. Leola Is an interior
town, with no railroads or telegraph,
and further particulars cannot be OBJ
taincd. Persons who drove across the
country TO Westport, the nearest rail-
road station, say the surrounding
country IS nearly devastated. Hun
dreds at farm houses are IN ashes, aud
tie carcusses of burned animals are
ying a.oug Tic road.
Vermilhon, Dakota, y pril 3.-Word
reuc.tea here to-day ol very destruc-
+ i've prairie fires north and west of
mere. Gnlctt's sa~-mill ana 500 cords
ST WoaG were entirely destroyed, also
scvcra other buiidings. \ number
of narfnN escapes afe reported.
Miller, Dakoia, April 3.-Tiie pfai-
fic hrrs iasl night destroyed about 80
+ houscs, aud many barns, large num-
her OF harses and cattle, aud left about
80 families destitute ia tie southern
/ lau oi lni, county. \ terrible gale
of wind added 10 the tesrors Of the
situation. Tie loss is estimated at
/ :i0,0uo.
Jscksou, Minn Apii' 3.--rhe prai-
rir fir prove more general than at
! flst btIirvca. AajIliuud losses arc
aepottea from all directions, aud mes
srneefs bring news i stubborn lights
10 suve endangered property. Fires
are lazlu@ IL every direction, ana
: eacn seems Ia pursue mstinct course
q rs owI.
Benisn, Daaota. April 3.-"he must
Devastating prairie iires ever known
ragged oVer tle pralries west and n"rth
ui Lake Benton ycseay aud last night.
lltc wind was hurricane for nearly
p hours and swept the fire along With
leslstirss force. Passing the widest
/ iic-bfrnks Is nothing, and leaving
! ptuwea fields with "a Wild bound, it
licked up houses, barns, stuck and in
some places human lives. The great
esl destruction OF property and loss
ol life ! IN Dakota. Rec llighis, n
town west on the Northwestern road,
Is almost destroyed. Crossing into
Liueoin county, on tract OF laud
comparatively httle settled and cov-
cred with a heavy growth ef grass, II
swept on with renewed velocity 1t
is report that Henry krouth, Mr..
Berg, Geo. III. Moore and several
others near here lost all their build
ings with their contents.
Huron, Dakota, April 3.-No prai-
re fire IN the history of this part Of
/ Dakota equals that of yesterday. In
ths county tie losse5 are much less
! than IN counties west. Halt dozen
houses have been burned and many
sslt.ers lose their barns, stock and
large quantity of hay and grain. The
wind blew 30 to 60 miles an hour,
and sent the burning embers over
pIowed field and fire-breaks several
rods wide, setting fire to everything
in their course. The fire came up 50
rapidly that settlers had only Time to
save themselves, leaving their prop
erty to the mercy of the flames. lr
Sully and Hughes counties 100000
worth Of property have been destroy
ed. Near Nightmare. Miss Sweeney
was burned 10 death, and near ST.
Lawrence Mr.. Babcock perished in
/ the flames.
The loss in Southern Dakota is at
least 50, 100000