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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1894
Page
2
A destructive blaze wiped out five towns with an estimated five hundred lives lost and property damage around half a million dollars. Fire brigades battled the flames as residents fled and authorities assessed the devastation and cause.
Over 300 dead and extensive destruction across Pine Mille Lacs and Chisago counties as forest fires destroy Hinckley Sandstone Mission Creek Willow River and more. Survivors flee to ponds and swamps while relief crews battle through flames. Engineer James Root and Fireman John McGowan rescued hundreds as Conductor Jerry Sullivan later suffered collapse.
Avalanches of water from the Leona river submerged Ava Texas during the night. The flood washed away homes and bridges, drowned 20 to 25 people, with 75 to 100 families at risk near the ditch south of town. Southern Pacific losses include 40 miles of track and many bridges and an estimated $1.5 million in property damage. Rescue efforts were swift amid the darkness, and earthquake shocks added to the peril.
Forest fires have completely encircled Norway Michigan after days of spreading flames. Several hundred men assist the fire department in efforts to extinguish the blaze.
Severe fires in Wisconsin wipe Baronnette off the map leaving one building of a 700 population town. Snell Lake area reports 52 dwellings burned with 75 thousand dollars in losses. Three hundred sixty residents homeless, many uninsured. fires now under control.
A Chie Foo dispatch says the Red Pole has returned to Shanghai and that there is no truth to reports of a new Japanese attack on Port Arthur. Meanwhile foreign residents in northern ports fear outrages against missionaries despite the imperial decree to protect foreigners.
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