Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-04
4 Destructive Prairie y,re.

NV tAlf.flpA 20 lDo Uispatfl.l
Scotland. Dan, April 3.-Anothcr terri
be ire swept over the country south Of
scotland Monday afiernoon. and its path Is
nov marked 1y the sm0udcriag em5ers o.
many h0nes. 4 very bigh wind prevailed
all Gay, ard with the grass - dry a. finder
thc terrific force Of the lre Is beyond Do.
srripuon. At . O'Clock word was brought
t0town that The prairie was aGrc northwest
Of tie towr, ond immcdiately hundreds OF
men stared in teams toward the approach
in. tire nImcd VITA of0om- and sacks Al
irving OF AIRED Biowo's farm, two miles
nnftn, sli BIS barns. dairie.. and caitlc-sheds
were une blis ug mass. ana the c1Uris 81 me
crowd were directed 10 -rvinc DIS residence
0ui Drating the fire. out that would In ashOit
time have swtpt DOM Lpon The town. me
residence was saved, bus sli his household
goods that had been carried out Dy the iani-
Is gcre burned. Une mile north % Crown :
the Gre burned Henry HaQeii.y out OF every
earthly possession. ms house, barns anu
stcc'. were consumed. BBd he barely escaped
with hi fsmiy. Across from lltgciIY iiYed
=. "a. 0mrr,0n, q PROSPEROUS farmer, ono
everything about MS place cXc,p t his house
wac sw,pt away. Five horses and several
htad ~ Use stock were among bis losses.
ui- wiic wa. ut nome alone when the iie
lNNf our ma ffflll itD iNtltiUk ~ -~f" t.t
property. By evening The Grc 10 the west
had been cXuuguished. but It IL stu raging
IA Tho southeast. Thc town OF Oiyet. The
csupty-scet Of Hutchinson county, eight
miles north. il reported to De more than hail
burned up. The bridges OF the railroad
west II TIC town we're burned. The losses
for the lt-t two days will DO $4,000.
1HE CITY SAFE.
MnNYArorl-. MINI, Apiil "a Jour-
nars Blunt fUlk.) special saws: The whole
country around nupt is being devastated by
Yrtirio fires. severed bUildiuea in the
suburbs have been burned but the city Is
vet safe. y. =. Richards lost 900 sheep,
cattle. and hogs. Many farmers are home
lrss. 4 strong wind arose before TIE IRE,
doing considerable dsnngo.
HOUSES BURNED.
ST. PAU. MiNx.. April 3,--A Pioneer
Press Rapid city Dak.) special says; The
prairie tire started one mile n0Chcs'l al
loon Yesterday. and WIZ, driven ~ sj-miie
yale. with destruction in 1t. path. Three
houses were buru.d--one OF them MAS occu-
pied bv Nh. g.. T.. Bailey. girl companion
aged seventeen years. named tlolse Msdl-
son, aud 4 hired mon named Aston. Inc
three lett the house and ran through the
flames. Nrs. Buiey and Aston escaped with
some severe buns, Me, Madison fell and
the G.e csichiue Der clothing burned IL com
piofeiv from her body. she was taken to a
neighbours. and Dc, at the point OF death.
1ne house and household goods are total
less.
TOWS DESTROYED.
ST. Paul, NI>>. April S. Pioneer
Pre,s speci,l from Aberdeen. OAK. says
Ieok. the c5urty-scsl Of Mcpherson county,
ihlriy.hye miles northwest OF Aberdeen.
w.s destroyed by h prairie fire during
Yesterdays storn. sixty dwellings
and business houses were burned.
cutailing loss Of Fljo. 1000 G. ". Qua ana
rhor,a. V,rdell were terribly burned aud
cour.riS iiom the demolished 7ihage cay
tlcy caruof live unu the morning. The
surrounding country f. nearly devastated.
Hundreds of iarm-bou,es are IN sshes anu
the bones of burned animals are lying about
TIE roads.