Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-04
PRAIRIES ALL AFLAME
DESTRUCTION OF LIRB AND PROPERTY By
PlRB IN DAKOTA
Barns and Cattle Sheds One Blazing kas-Bridgss
on The Railroads DsstOyed-A Terrible
Whrlwind Prsyais-Couniy Seat
Of Aberdeen IN Ashes.

SCOTLAND, OAK, April 3.-Another
terrible prairie fire swept over the country
south of Scotland yesterday afternoon,
and its path ID marked by the smoulderiDg
embsrs Of many homes.
A very high wind prevailed sll day yes-
terday, and, with the g'ass as dry ss tinder,
the terrific force Of the fire is beyond de
scIiption.
At three o'clock word was brought go
town that the prairie was aiire north Of
WesttOwn, and Immediately a hundred
men started III teams TO check the ap-
preaching fire. armed with brooms aud
sacks Arriving ct Alfred Brown's farm,
two miles north, his barns, daiIies and
cattle sheds were one blszng masg, and
the ttljrts of the csowd were directed 10
saving his residence and beating the fire
out that would in a short time have swept
down upon the town. Browns resid snCe
was saved, but all the household goods
that had been carried out by The family
were burned.
One mile north Of Browns the fire
burned Henry Hagelfry out OF every earth
ly possession. His house. barns aGd stock
were consumed, and he barely escaped with
his family. Across from Hagelfrv lived
d. X. TomlinsoD a prosperous farmer, aad
every thing about his place, except the
house, was swept away. Five horses and
several head OF live stock were among bis
losses. His wife Was home alone when
the fire broke out and could do nothing 10
save the property,
BY evening the fire in the west had oeen
extinguished, but it is still raging ia the
southwest The town ofOiiyet the county
seat Of Hutchinson county, eight miles
north, is reported to be more than half
burned np. The bridges on the railroads
west of the town were burned The 'O-ses
for the last two days will be fully $50 600
4 prairie fire started one mile northeast
of Rapid City al noon yesterday and Fas
driven IN "a scutheasterly course by le
of sixty miles 40 hour Three houses were
burned The second was occupied by Sire.
G.. f. Bailey, Eloise Madison and hired
man named Aston. TIE three lff the
mousse and ran through the flame, Mrr.
Bailey and Aston escapirg with tome re-
we're burns. Miss Madison fell, and, ihe
ire catching her clo.hiBg, burned 10 com
pletely from her body. She was taken TO
a neighto7's, and lies ~ the point o. death.
A later dispatch from YaDkton says.
The villsge of Violin, nine miles east OF
Yankton, Was entirely wiped out iast
night with the exception OF three build
ings. Among the buildings destroyed were
the Chicago and Northwestern depot, the
school house and oil the dwellings in the
town. Two thousand tons Of hay and q
large grist mill were alfo destroyed.. The
loss will fco. up SO COO l. u reported
here that the village Of Lelteryllle Was also
destroyed.
ABERDEEN, OAK, April 3.-Ltoia,
county seat Of Mcpherson county, thirty.
five mics northwest of Aberdeen, was de-
siroyed by pEarie fvee during yesterday
whirlwind The fire came from the wsst
and was not noticed until il struck the
town, on account of the ter
rible dust. Sixty dwllings and busnea
houses were burned, entailirg "a loss o
$3.50, 600 c. w. Old and Thomas Ward
well were terribly burned. The surround
ing country is nearly devastated. Hun
dreds of farm houses are il ashes ard th'
csrcisses Of burned animals lying along th'
road.