Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-09
Vast Areas in Indiana Swept by De-
vouring Flames.
DROUTH IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS
Tonawanda Swamp in New York
Also Suffers Severely.
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CROWN POINT, Ind, October 9.-one
of the most disastrous marsh fires that
ever occurred in the county is raging In
the kankakee marsh, which covers twenty
sections of land twelve miles south of this
city, and by tonight thousands of tons of
hay and farm buildings will no doubt be
destroyed.
The marsh was ienited near Fuller ISL
and. So quickly cid the flames travel east
ward that Robert Mccoy and Marcellus
Smith. who lived on the island. were forced
to flee TO the pasture land with their fam
lies, where they watched the destruction
of their houses by the flames as well as
all their other buildings on the islands
From this point the fire Travelled two miles
east, and for a time il looked as If many
farm fouses on the Lowell road would be
cor sumed, but luckily the wind changed
and turned the fire southwark, in which di-
reotion ii is now rapidly travelling.
Nelson Morris big ranch, where thou
sands of CT tile are being fattened Tor his
slaughter house. Is in immediate danger.
This fire is a repetition of the big one OF
1885, when S2VD,ouo lost. Hundreds of
men have fought the flames all day, but
high winds are keeping the upper hand.
Shelby and Thayer are in great danger.
serious Loss at South BEND.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, October 3.-The
marsh fires that have been raging in this
county have done unusual damage 10 the
many huckleberry marshes, as woil as
burned much hay, many fences, etc. In
some cases the woods have burned. On a
3W-acre marsh tract, a few miles south OF
this city, the marsh muck has beer burned
down a distance of three or four feet to the
underlying clay.
TOnawanda Swamp Burning.
ALBION, n. Y, October 9.-Tonawanda
Swamp, on the south border OF Orleans
county. is on fire. Farmers have quit work
to fight the flames and save their buildings.
Hundreds of acres of farm lands have been
swept by fire and great damage has been
done. Two lumber camps in the swamp
have been utterly destroyed; mills and huts
and huge stacks of timber being licked up
by the fire as il they were finder wood.
The Drought I'm kansas.
FORT SCOTT. Kan. October 9.-In
southeastern Kansas the drought that has
continued unbroken for over two months Is
unprecedented. In Cherokee, Crawford and
Montgomery counties not half an inch of
rain has fallen in three months.
For a month or more the stock ponds
have been dry and the stock feeders and
farmers generally have been compelled to
drive their stock to the rivers for water.
With a large per cent OF them this means
a drive each day of from three to ten miles.
The pastures burned up and most of
the stock is being fed.
Milk Scare In Chicago.
CHICAGO, October 9.-Chicago is threat
ened with n curtaiment of her milk supply
in consequence of the drought which has
almost entirely destroyed the pastures OF
the surrounding country. For the past
seven weeks the milk dealers here have
been compelled to pay winter prices for all
Of sl.. hat a-lx-
contracted for. The farmers say tina; they
are keeping their cows on winter fodder.