The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-08
DISASTROUS PRAIRIE FIRE
Whole Towns Wiped Out By the
Demon-Farmers Lose
Everything.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 8, 1S93.-A
Yankto n, S. D., special says:-keports of
destruction from prairie fires continue to
in the country around here were
destroyed by a fire which was started by
sparks from a locomotive.
A Hot Springs. S. d., special says
Miles Of tiipberland have been destroyed
by a fire twelve miles west of here, and
it is still raging. The damage will prove
the greatest ever done by a fire in the
burned out. besides destroying timber
covering an area now twelve miles long,
a nd PROBABLY half as wide.
A Sioux Falls, S. D.. despatch says
This city narrowly escaped a most dis
astrous fire yesterday afternoon. A
prairie west OF the city caught fire while
a high wind was blowing n it rapidly
spread to the outskirts of the city, burn
ing several small buildings and a guam
tity of grain. The flames were subdued
after a fierce fight.
AINswoRTH. Neb., April s. 1S99-The
hercest fire that has passed over this
part Of the country for many years.
passed over the country from three miles
north of this city to the Nebraska River,
yesterday. This Is a distance of fifteen
miles, ana people who have passed over
the burned district, say that the fury Of
the fire could not De descIibed. The loss
will aggregate $4,000.
OMAHA, Neb., April 8. 1893.-The gale
which swept over Nebraska yesterday
bore before it great pillows of flames
which destroyed thousands Of fertile
acres. The destruction from the fire,
which has ragged for the past ten days. Is
Much grain and hay, together
with many barns and other outbuild-
ings, miles OF fences, dozens of dwellings
and many bridges have bsen licked up.
1t is not known whether any lives have
been lost or not. although 1t is supposed
that some of the settlers have persisted.
In Banner County, the village OF Ash
more is supposed TO nave been completely
destroyed. Reports of great losses are
coming in from all sides.
A Burlington Railroad bridge at Dun
ing and another at Hastings on the Elk
horn were destroyed. delaying trains
somewhat. at Kearney the fac burned
near enough to the town to destroy a
brewery located on the outskirts. AT
Duning, an AID lady named Bartlett was
burned so badly that she may die.
The gale subsidized by nightfall,
but the fires have scarcely abated
and in the threatened sections the
inhabitants have spent the long hours
In combating the fire. The region
burned over is the chief grasiug section
of this State, andsthe destruction OF the
grass means a great loss to ytockmen in
this respect rs they will be compelled TO
seek new pastures. their feed In store be-
ing destroyed and their stock stampeded
by the fire. It will take them many
weeks TO figure up what their loss really
is.
NORTH PLATTE, NRB.. April s, 1S93.-
A disastrous prairie fire broke out, south
of Sutherland, In this county, yesterday.
destroying everything for a distance of
twenty five miles and the width reaches
from three to four miles. The loss will
probably reach 500, 600. 1t is claimed
that the fire was started by an engine.
The fire started south of Sutherland
shortly before noon, and q little after
twelve O'Clock il struck the city of North
Platte, where it was only by almost
superhuman efforts that the town was
saved. The farmers aud ranchers in this
ncighborhood will lose everything.