The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-04
PRAIRIE fires IN DAKOTA.
FARMING PROPERTIES AND BRIDGES
DESTROYED.
DRIVEN BY A HIGH WIND
LONE GIRL FATALLY BURNED 2
LIVE STOCK LOST.


LONE GIRL FATALLY BURNED
LIVE STOCK LOST.
SCOTLAND. DAKOTA, April 3.-An-
other terrible prairie fire swept over
the county south Of Scotland Monday
afternoon, and its path is now marked
by the smOldermg embers OF many
homes. A very high wind prevailed all
day, and with the grass as dry as tinder
the terrific force of the fire is beyond
description. at O'Clock word was
brought to town that the prairie was
afire northwest of town, and Immediately
100 men started In teams toward the
apr roaeelng ige AIMED with -hTooms
and sacks. Arriving at Alfred Browns
farm, two miles north, all his barns,
dairies and cattle sheds were one blaz-
ing mass. and the efforts of the crowd
we've directed to save his residence and
beating the fire out, that would in a
short time have swept down upon the
town. Browns residence was saved,
but all his 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
earthly possession. HIS house, barns
and stock were consumed and he barely
escaped with his family. Across from
Hagerly lived d. *. Tomlinson,
pr ispeIOus farmer, and everything
about his place, except his house, was
swept away, Five horses and several
head of live stock were among his
losses. His wife was alone when the
fire broke out, and could do nothing to
save the property. ljy evening the fire
in the west had been extinguished. but
it is still raging IN the southeast The
town of Olivet. the county seat of
Hutchinson county, eight miles north,
is reported to he more than half burned
up. The bridges on the railroad west
OF the town were burned. The losses
for the last two days will be $4,000.
A GIRL FATALLY BURNED.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 3.--A FL
Oneer Press Rapid City, Dakota, special
says: A prairie lire started one mile
northeast at noon yesterday, and was
driven by 60 mile gale with destruc-
tion in It's path. Three houses were
burned. One Of them was occupied by
Mrs. e. T.. Bailey. a girl companion,
aged IL years, named Eloise Madison,
and hired man named Aston. The
three left the house and ran through
the flames. Mrs. Bailey and Aston
escaped with some severe burns. Miss
Madison fell, and the fire, catching her
clothing, burned it completely from
her body. She was taken to neigh
boris, and lies at The point of death.
The house and household goods are
total loss.
LIVE STOCK LOST.
MlNNEAPoLIs. Siinn., april 3.-The
| Journals Blunt, Dakota, special says:
Tie whole country around Blunt is
being devasted by pra rle fires. Several
buildings in the suburbs have been
burned, but the city is as yet safe. j.
|. Richardson lost 800 sheep, cattle
and hogs. Many farmers are homeless.
A strong wind arose before the lire
doing considerable damage.
A SAND BLIZZARD.
81 PAUL, Mimi, April ga
sand bl ZZ4rd," says IA Gary, Dakota,
special to the Pioneer Press Nbegan
about O'Clock this afternoon and has
continued all the afternoon. The wind
has blown with great force and the air
is Oiled with sand and dust to such All
extept to render 1t quite dark. The
mercury fell IL degrees In two hours. "
The Aberdeen correspondent ttle-
/ graphs: "a hurricane started this af-
teruOon and continued all day. Roof
have blown of the Park Place Hotel
and other buildlngs.n
The storm in other places has aided
lie terrors Of fire. Yankton, Dakota,
reports that Volln, a station on the
NOrthwes ern Road, % miles east of
here. burned tonight. A thousand
tons OF hay were burned, and all the
barns in the place. The fire invaded a
large corral and 40 or 80 cattle were
badly burned the rest breaking through
the enclosure and escaping. The des-
tructon was caused by prairie lire,
which is still burning.
A Sacred Heart, Mimi, correspor d.
ent telegraphs: "The house of Charles
Johnson, a bachelor, living alone, was
discovered by the neighbors 10 be on
fire, and, before they could reach there,
it was entirely destroyed. Johnson's
remains were taken from the ruins
charred mass.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
81. PAUL, MINI, April 2d.-A
Pioneer Press special from Mitchell,
Dak., says: The village of Mount Pleas.
ant was almost entirely consumed by
Dire this afternoon. All the business part
OF the town is burned. Every business
house ard nearly all the residences
are destroyed. The Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Depot. together
with about Ia or 90 freight cars and 4
large elevators, are gone. The loss
Will be nearly SH00,000, with but very
little insurance, and hundred families
are left homeless and utterly destitute
1t was caused by prairie fires. A
special train carrying provisions was
despatched from here TO night.