The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-08
BELLOWS OF FLAME.

Sweep Ovcr Several Counties in Nebraska
The Fire Record.
OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-The gale which
swept over Nebraska to-day bore before IL
great billows Of flames which swept from
Thousands of fertile acres every vestige OF
vegetation. 1t Is too soon to get at an idea
of how muoh,ths exact damage Is. for the
places most affected are remote from
telegraph lines. and in those that
have means OF communication the
populaoe is busy fighting fire. 1t
10 known, though, that much grain and
hay. together with many bridges. were
not reported. Banner, Keith, Dawson,
Blaine and adjoining counties were COM
pletely devastated by the flames.
Word was brough to Harrisburg tonight
by the driver OF Il stage that the town Of
Ashmore was directly in the path OF the
was engaged in battle to save their homes.
The stage driver reported having seen sew
eral dwellings In flames and settlers fleeing
for their lives.
Msager details received hero tonight
from ORallala. Harrisburg. Dunnino In
and Hastings give accounts OF great losses
to property. The Burlington bridge at
Dunning aud another at Hastings were de-
stroyed. Az Kearney the fire destroyed =
brewery located at the edge of town. At
DunninR an old lady named Bartlett was
subsidized by niahtfall, but the fires had
scarcely abated, ana In threatened sections
the inhabitants spent long hours in COM
batting hres.
IRoNTox. Ohio, April THE Yellow
Poplar Lumber company's plant butned
this afternoon. A trsstle of the Norfolk d.
Western railroad was also destroyed and
n ina rtv
dwellings were burned, catching from
sparks from the burning mill. Twenty
two families lost their household goods.
Mrs. Brush, an invalid, who was confined
TO her bed. was burned to death, although
Efforts were made to save her. The Norfolk
d Western road lost seventeen cars. The
foreman at the mill places the loss on
property at $4OO, 600. The loss on dwellings
will reach $4,000. Two hundred and
fifty persons are thrown out of employ
mont.
OwENsBoRo. KY. April Fire this after
noon Destroyed the large warehouse Of the
building contained 18. 9S7 barrels of whisky.
of which there were but 400 barrels on
which the tax was paid. The entire loss to-
night is estimated at $780, 1000. This does
not include the lass of three cottages which
were also destroyed. The loss IL fully
covered by insurance.
hAoOA hALoB NJ A|ss AptiA A0 Clty
this afternoon narrowly escaped this most
disastrous fire. While gale was blowing
tho prairie caught fire and the blaze swept
rapidly toward the outskirts of the town.
bu ming several small buildings and con-
siderable amount of grain. The flames
were subdued after burning one house in
the oity and scorching others.
YANKroN, S. d.. April 7.-Sparks from n
locomotive set fire to the grass few miles
north of Yankton yesterday. Tho fire wiped
out Dils's and McGre0or's farm, destroying
property worth $4,000. Other losses sus-
tanned aggregate $25.000.
PoMERoY. O., April 7.-Clifton, a village
just below here on the West Virginia side,
was almost completely wiped out by fire
to-day. Twenty-Five houses, three stores
and the salt works we're consumed. Loss is
Estimated at $50, 1000.
Hot SPRINGS. S. D., April 7.--Prairie fire
to-day burned over an expanse Of country
miles in width. Ths damage will provo the
greatest ever done by FIRE in this part OF the
Black Hills.
SPOKANE. April THE business portion
of the town of Pntaha WAS entirely wiped
out by fire this morning. Loss $4,000, in
| surance one-hal
Houston, April THE Wholesale grocery
house of W. d. Cleveland & Co. burned to-
night Loss $165. 600. insurance $4,000.