Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-11-24
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.

HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.
Details Of Damage Done BY Prairie
Fire Which Swept Eastward from
This County Last Week. as e
Details Of losses in the big prairie
fire Of the 18th are being received and
many have been reported at Medina.
The Citizen gives these to date, and it
is believed there are others that may
not be heard of for some time. The
whole population turned out to fight
the fire at Medina, men with teams
and plows to make f1rebreaks and
others with watersheds and anything
available to beat out the flames in the
grass. A small break checked the
flames and though this was
jumped the fire was prevented from
reaching Medina Asst was Stalley's
photograph gallery was partly burned.
w. F.. Carey, notheast Medina,
lost 100 tons of hay.
At Gottlieb Bertsch's home the fire
jmuped Is #, guard and burned up
to within foot of the hay stacks but
was finally put out without injury to
anything.
Olavis Amundson, west of Medina,
lost his barn and some machinery,
one horse being killed and two others
SO badly burned they will have to be
killed. His home was saved with
difficulty. Mr.. Amundson was badly
burned about the head and hands, his
right hand being so badly burned it
will be useless for some time.
Hans Gangsted, on the old Peterson
place, lost three barns, all his ma
chinery, large quantity Of hay and
grain and just saved his house.
w. c. Coates, who recently leased
the Hameson place, lost his. winters
supply of hay He is a newcomer and
the loss is heavy. 2.4h
L. G. Haglund lost large quantity
of baled hay and some in stack, and a
back fire later nearly consumed what
was left, fortunately being discovered
in time. ..r'E
Jacob Brosz, ST., lost a large
amount of hay '...--.~
Mike McDermott lost his granary
and the only building left on his
claim is his house.
1 Mike Burke saved his buildings but
lost 100 tons of hay on his land.
w. P. Keplinger lost his winters
supply of hay and Andrew Bayasch
about 5000 worth of hay. Mr.
Bayasch believes he may yet cut
sufficient hay to do him for the win
ter-if the weather remains fair
G.. Jester, who lives north of Me-
dina was reported: very seriously
burned and with small chances of re-
covering. Louis Larson and wife
barely escaped with the clothes they
wore when the fire reached their
place and cleaned up almost every
thing they had. The loss is very
heavy.
/ Albert Olson lost $50 tons of hay
Joe Preisindger is reported to have
lost everything, but this has not been
verified. He lost large quantity OF
hay and some grain. a. 81. %
1 1t is said band of horses was
burned seven miles southwest of town
but no particulars have been received.
Many farmers who lost heavily were
without any fireguards whatever, de-
laying until it was too late. Says
the Citizen: 1t was day which will
never be forgotten in this part OF
North Dakota, and the chances are
lthat all the towns which had such
narrow escapes will profit by the cost
ly lesson, and see to it in the future
that they are protected on all sides
by freguards, which will be guards in
reality, and not merely old, weed
grown burrows, in which fire will
! burn faster than on the open prairie.
The lesson has been severe one, and
many have lost their all, but we have
as yet to hear the first one say that
they are discouraged. All are ready
to make a new start in the spring,
and while the winter will be hard
one on the ones who lost not only hay
and crops, but buildings as well, the
people of North Dakota never see a
neighbor suffer for the necessities OF
life. They will be assisted in making
new start, and another year will
see the most of them on their feet
again.
Hare & French are thoroughly equip.
ped for making sewer connections on
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