Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-04-13

burned TO a crisp. She had been left
alone that day by her father, q widower.
for whom she was housekeeper. and the
ire came in his absence in Highmore,
where he was notified of her death and
the loss OF all the buildings on the farm.
The news was brought by Thomas +.
Cody, who came for DR.. Slonek to attend
Mrs. Thomas w. Tibbs, who was Sc
riously burned, her little fon being
burned TO a cinder. The fires arc all out
now
TOWN WIPED OUT.
ABERDEEN, April 3.-The eastern por-
ton Of Mcpherson county was sweep. by
a prairie fire yesterday afternoon which
left nothing bu. destruction aud ruin in
its course, and beyond doubt is tae
greatest fire Of the kind in the north
west. Leola, the county seat, was liter
ally wiped out and scarcely a vestige of
The once prominent town remains. Out
OF thirty places of business, including
two banks, two newspapers, two
churches, three or four hotels, and all
lines OF business found in the average
town, but four are left standing, and out
OF thirty 10 forty residences less than n
dozen remain. The loss is practically
complete and cannot be estimated at this
time. G. w. Old and Tom Wardel, liv.
ing near Leola, are fatally burned. All
the country northwest and southeast is
completely burned over and scarcely a
building remains.
BY HARD YORK BLUNT WAS SAVED.
BLUNT, April 3.-This city was in great
danger of being burned by the sweeping
prairie fire. Tuesday evening at ) e O'Clock
fire came over the hills north of town be-
fore the people had discovered il. but by
the men working very hard and the fire
break burnt last fail was all that saved
the east end Of town.
CAME NEAR GOING UP.
BLUNT, April 3-The reports from
Sally county, north OF Blunt, are that
they suffered greatly by the fire. The
Onida stage, due here last night, did not
arrive here until today. That town was
saved by hard work. r. Clark lost all
his household goods and stables, but
saved the stock by turning them loose.
THREE CHILDREN MISSING.
MILLER, April Sin the afternoon OF
April l a prairie fire was seen raging in
Hyde county. 1t burned all night. and
on the morning Of the 81 it was in the
neighborhood Of Rec Heights, Hand
county. The wind was blowing o ter
Tible gale, aud carried the fire into Rec
Heights. seven houses were burned
Three women are reported burned north
Of Highm0re. Three children of Simon
Nichols, living in the Rec Hills are re
ported missing. Several farmers are
burned out.
WORSE AND MORE or IT.
ST.. LAWRENCE, April "a terrific
windstOTm ragged through Hand county
yesterday. There was considerable dam
age about town, but no serious loss. The
wind was nearly equal in velocity 10 The
blizzard of January ~, d year ago.
Fierce fires ragged over the country and
many were burned out clean, not a thing
left but the clothes On their backs. A
family south of Miller, by the name of
Morrow, was one of the most unfortu.
nate, not having a thing left but the
clothing they had On.
REGULAR TORNADO.
G%ETTYsBURo, April "a strong wind
began blowing here from the northwest
yesterday morning, increasing in velocity
until 2 D. m, when it seemed a perfect
tnrr.In Eunrpthtnn movable ,ron 90
ried off. Several barns and houses were
moved from their foundations. While
the gale was at its height q spark from
the chimney OF George Boughton's house,
nine miles northeast. set fire 10 his barn
and granary. They were entirely con-
sumed with all the contents of farm ma
chinery and 500 bushels Of grain. From
there the fire was CARED over the prairie
TO the house, barn and granary of Ii.
ShultZ. Here it made a clean sweep.
From there it travelled southeast, burn
ing everything in its track.
IN COUNTY.
YANKToN. April 3.-Sad reports con
tinue TO come in of the destruction by
prairie fire yesterday. VIM. Randall,
near Wakonda, lost his bouse, barn and
everything except his team, which he
was away from home with. s. NJ. Howe,
living in the same neighborhood, lost
house barn, granary, grain, span of
horses END other property. Violin, a sta
ton fifteen miles east Of Yanston, on The
Northwestern road, is al burned up ex-
cepI three houses.
sCoRCHED AT SCOTLAND.
SCOTLAND, April "a disastrous
prairie fire swept down on our town from
the %northwes, yesterday, driven by a
regular tornado. BY prompt action and
hard work On the part Of the citizens the
town was saved. Several farmers adjoin-
ing the town are heavy losers.
ALMOST WIPED OUT.
SCOTLAND. April st is reported that
the town Of Oiivet, the county seat of
Hutchinson county, is almost wiped out,
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