TERRIBLE FIRES.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, THE CITY OF SURAT IN ASHES. 50,000 PEOPLE RENDERED HOMELESS. PRAIRIE FIRE EXPERIENCES. Bombay, April 9. The city of Surat has been partially destroyed by a fire, which rendered 15,000 persons homeless. The damage is estimated at 25 lacs of rupees (£250,000.) New York, April 8. By a fire at Savannah (Georgia) 50 buildings were destroyed. The damage is estimated at 300,000 dollars. New York, April 9. The prairie fires in Dacota State are still burning. A train entered the burning prairie yesterday, and as it sped onward, the rails behind it were destroyed by the fire which was following. The fire was also raging ahead, but those in charge of the train resolved to dash through. The scene is described by the passengers as being wild in the extreme. The train was partially destroyed, but no one was fatally injured.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 285, 11 April 1889, Page 2
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149TERRIBLE FIRES. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 285, 11 April 1889, Page 2
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