Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1882, Page 7

———— " A PRAIRIA FIRE. Graphic Description of the Perils of a Family of Hmigrants. A Race With the Flames---A Miracu- lous Escape. Stockton Cor. Kansas City Journal The early risers of this city were surprised the other morning at the appearance of an emigrant wagon that drove up to the public well. What first attracted attention was the many hued cevering of the wagon; plaid and striped shawls, calico dresses and blankets composed the fantastic make. From the blackened bows hung tat- tered fragments of the original cover, which, when touched, would crumble under the fingers. The wagon bed was scorched as were the wheel and raan- ing gear. The horses were badly burn- ed, the hair being singed off in large patches, and the mane and tail hair of both animals buraed almost en- tirely away. The harness was intact with the exception of the lines, which were composed of pieces of assorted rope. Taken altogether, it was the most novel mode of transportation imaginable, and the few who had gathered around indulged in a laugh at the comical appearance of animals and wagon. Their merriment was short-lived, however, for the driver, having completed the task of water- ing his horses, advanced toward them, ana lifting a pair of bandaged hands to a bandaged head, addressed the men in a solemuly, impressive man- ner, “‘Gentlemen,” said he, ‘‘had you my experience of the past week you would look upon those horses with due rever- ence. If you knew the bravery of my 12-year old boy, now lying in this wagon with terrible burns, you as well as I would be proud of him, for he is 4 hero.” The Journal correspondent had meanwhile introduced himself, and had persuaded the gentleman to put him in possession of his story. After some hesitation he agreed to do so, provided the reporter would accom- pany him on his course a few miles, when he would stop and breakfast. To this the correspondent eagerly .agreod, and an hour later we halted while Mrs. Turner—for such her name proved to be—cooked the breakfast -over the camp fire and her husband related one of the most startling ex- periences it has been the writer's lot to chronicle. THE TRAVELER'S STORY. My name is Robert J. Turner. It was in the year 1873 that I left a good farmin Saline county, Mo., to take up my abode in the west, and during my eight years’ residence in Kansas and Colorado I have had nothing but ill-luck; I have never prospered. I left the mountains in Colorado three weeks ago, with the avowed intention of returning to the old home. The weather was bright and warm, and the prairies smooth and dry, all of which made traveling endurable, if not pleasant to us, accustomed, as we are, to roughing it. For two weeks we progressed finely, and one week ago to-night crossed the Kansas line and pitched our camp on the Repub- lican river in Cheyenne county. About 2 o'clock in the morning I was awakened by a sense of oppression, and found my lungs filled with smoke. My first thought was that the wind had shifted, and was blowing the smoke toward us from our dying camp fire. A second glance, however, convinced me of my error: our fire was east of us, Turning my head to the westward, I beheld an appalling sight. The heavens were illuminated with a dark red glare, while appar- ently not more than two miles distant ‘was a prairie fire sweeping toward us. Personal experience taught me with what danger such fires were fraught, but T almost lost all control of my rea- son, awaking as I did from a sound sleep, and it was as in a dream that I awakened my boy and commenced getting up the horses. They were very restive, and we had hard work hitching them to the wagon. The screams of my little girl did not help matters any, but at last, in what to e seemed an age, we were started. The horsea took their own course and PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER. It was at a ford where the stream was narrow and 'shallow. They gained the opposite bank and started on a dead run for the open prairie o the sastward. 1 knew not where to guide them ard was quite willing that they should ehoose their own course. I knew that we could not outrun the fire, and was thinking how we should eacape, when the boy asked me why I didn't stop and ‘‘back fire,” or fire the grass at our feet and follow in its course. Fool that I was, the thought never entered my brain be- fore, and I pulled on the lines to stop the team. To my horror the lines slipped from the riags of the backband and fell useless on the dou- bletree. In my haste I had neglected to buckle them to the bridle bits. Now I had given up all hope of escape save by out running the fire, and this knew was impossible. To jump out would have been folly; we were going at breakneck speed. 'We were about a miles f{um the river, and the smoke was growing thicker. The ai? was hot :ind suffocating; looking back I saw the re BWeeping over ourcamping ground. Even ug looked a hugep tgngguu of flame shot out and leaped over thie xiver, instantly igniting the brush and grass on our side. It appeared to gain fresh momentum from its temporary obstruction, aud came dowu upon us with terrible Bp Suddenly the horses swerved 8 1ui pay to the left, and ran in a course paalivt o b . Wilh picous cries of alarm my wife implored me 1o change their couzse, and I was just venturing onto the wagon tongue to make the effort, when the ‘“‘swish, swish!” of the grass suddenly ceased, and the horses were running on bare ground. Before I could eollect my thoughts they dropped to the ground and sent me flying through the air over their heads. Luckily I was not injured, and gaining my feet, saw that the horses and wagon were in the middle of a small pool of water, and I had been pitched high and dry to the bank. The water was only “eight or ten inches deep, yet I ferventl thanked God for imparting to dumfi brutes such powurful] instinet. THERE WAS NO TIME 70 LOSE, even now, if we were to escape, and, THM UmAuA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1882, 7 grabbing a bucket from the wagon, 1 began dashing water over the canvas, My boy followed me with another bueket, and in a fow moments we had the wagon cover and bed clothing thoroughly saturated. Tcalled to him to ¢ imb into the wagon and get under the blankets, but he—God bless him —answered, ‘‘mother first!” and con- tinued his work. The smoke rolled over us 8o thick we could scarcely see the wagon or each other, and the heat was 8o great, while the flames were yet a quarter of a mile away, that my face felt as if one solid blister. Nearer came the fire and faster we threw the water. On! on! the great wall of flame sped, and I thought we were done for. The side of the wagon cover burst into a flame, and the boy, in trying to extinguish it, had his coat fired. I held a bucket of water in my hand and threw it over him, but in my haste and excitement the most of it missed him. Catching him in my arms, I threw him headlong into the water and extinguished the cover my- se.f. The flames were now ONLY A HUNDRED YARDS AWAY, and it kept me busy putting out the wagon cover as fast as it would catch, My face and hands were blistered, and my whiskers burned from my face. i’!lmught the fire would come on over the bare ground and devour us anyhow. I was too weak to lift the bucket, and seeing the fire sud- denly divide in front of us, I fell in- sensible into the water. After that all is blank to me. The remainder is as the boy tells it. My throwing him into the water had put out the fire on his clothing, and he recovered his senses in time to see me losemine. When I fell the boy turned me over in the water, and catching up a pail, put out the bed clothing, which was burning, The wagon cover had burned off entirely. When I recov- ered consciousness I couid just man- age to reach the wagon and pull away the wet blankets from my wife and girl, and to my joy found them alive and uninjured, save my wite, who, in endeavoring to shield the girl, had ex- posed her head and neck, and they were slightly blistered. The fire had left us and was raging to the east- ward. We bandaged up our wounds as best we could and waited for day- light There was no thought of sleep for us, and we silently sat and shiv- ered in our wet clothing for four long, weary hours. The horses were lying quietly in the water, but were badly burned. I paid but little attention to them. A number of antelope and cther smaller animals were lying around us, some dead and others dying. When day broke I succeeded in getting the horses on their feet and continued on my route, in the track of the fire. We went four or five miles, and found that the fire had changed its course and left the ground in our direction untouched. We halted, built a fire, dried our collect subscriptions in arrears from patrons of Tue We cess excecdod our expectations, We Ihave now Lo back Aystem we propose to maintain it, our plan of distribution or themanner n which the premiums are secured by l clothes and cocked our breakfast, after which we all knelt down and offered up our thanks to God for our miraculous preservation. Yes, I'm going back now, and that poor wife of mine, who has stuck to me through all our trials, will be con- tent in the old home. Mr. Turner is badly burned. His son, Martin, is compelled to remain in the wagon from his injuries. They have enough money to carry them through, and will make the entire trip by wagon. A Short —_— oad to Health. To all who are suffering from boils, ul- cers, scrofula, carbuncles, or other obsti- nate diseases of the blood and skin, a course of BURDOCK BLooD Brrrers will be found to be *‘a s¢ure road to health.” Price 81 00, trial size 10 cents. feb28deod1w TRUE TO HER TRUST. Too much cannot be said of the ever faithful wife and mother, con- stantly watching and caring for her dear ones, never. neglecting a single duty in their behalf. When they are assailed by disease, and the system should have a thorough cleansing, the stomach and bowels regulated, blood purified, malarial poison exterminated, she must know that Electric Bitters are the only sure remedy. They ar the best and purest medicine in the world, ard only cost fitty cents. Sold by Ish & McMaho: 4) — A LIBERAL OFFER. Kor the past two years the publish- ers of this paper have given to the subscribers of THk WEEKLY BEg the best line of premiums as inducementa to subscription which have ever been offered by any newspaper in the coun- try. The plan has proved a success. It has given universal satisfaction to the patrons of the paper, and has in- creased the subscription list to a de- gree far above the expectations of its publishers. Many patrons of Tue DaiLy Bee have asked why we do not offer them the same inducements held out to sub- scribers of Tue WeekLy Bk, sponse to the inquiry we make the following offer; Inre- Each subscriber to , we append the explanation made to our weekly subscribers, which ap- plies oqually to the subscribers of Tare Datuy Bre. Two years ago the publishers of Tie Bek devised a scheme for collecting back pay from delinquent subscribers, securing renewals and extending the circulation of this paper by a distri- bution of valuable premiums, The success of that experiment, both in the collection of back pay and jncrease f prepaid subscribers was 8o encour- aging that the publishers ventured upon the same system of premium dis- tributions on a more extensive scalo last year. Tt was demonstrated that we could better afford to distribute the money usually paid to agents, Jocal collectors and attorneys, directly to our patrons by offering them extra ordinary inducements to square ac- counts and prepay for u\|u|‘ll‘r year. By this nw(\\u«l we have succeeded in two years in quadrupling the circula- tion of Tue WeekLY Berk and extend- ing its influence far beyond the boundaries of this state, During the first year enly a portion of the arcicles distributed were pro- cured in exchange for advertising. When the marked inerease in circula tion became known to merchants and manufacturers last year they willingly placed their machinery and merchan- dise at our disposal in paying for ad- vertising, That thlm{ us to do what seemed incredible - namely, fur- nish a metropolitun weekly for two dotlars a year and give our subsctibers premiums that aggregated in value $20,000. And yet it was a paying in- vestment for us, and gave general satisfaction to our patrons. What grew out of a desire to collect back pay has duvulu{md into a new and practical idea. We have discov- ered that we can afford to make our subscribers sharers in the income of the paper from advertising. In other words we can afford to divide the ad- vertising patronage of the paper with its subscril , inasmuch as the income from advertising grows with the in- creased circulation. Advertising space in THE Bee that was worth one hun- dred dollars five years ago will com- madd one thousand dufims to-day This fall more goods and machinery have been offered us in exchange for advertising than we could accept in view of the limited space we devote for that purpose. What we have con- tracted for makes the grandest and most varied list that has ever been offered for distribution by any news- paper, and that too without paying n aollarin money. The only outlay in cash we expect. to incur in connection with' these premiums will be for post: age and expressage. This explains exactly liow we procure our premiums and why we can give away property of 80 much value. All the premiums 1 our list aze worth at retail just what we represent them. In contracting with manufac- turers and wholesale dealers we accopt them only at wholesale rates, but that does not lessen their value to those who receive them THE BEE has for years stood in the front rank of newspapers west of the Mississippi, and to-day circulates more extensively than any paper west of Chicago and north of St. Lounis. A large number of eastern people who desire to procure a far western paper, with a view of acquiring reliable in- formation about the resources and de- velopment of the country west of the Missouri will doubtless avail them- selves of the opportunity now offered them. Having for more than ten years been under one management pursuing acourse that has established for it pub- lic confidence at home and a wide reputation abroad, THE BEE could not afford to engage in any undertaking that was not conducted fairly and hon- estly. The distribution in 1880 and 1881 gave general satisfaction to our subscribers. The coming distribution will be made in the same impartial manner, by a committee whom the subscribers present may select from their own number, and in such man- ner as they think fair and equitable, Last year all the premiums gave good satisfaction, excepting some engrav- ings which were not appreciated. This year no engravings, maps or pictures !mve been placed among the prem- iums. Our ald patrons need no assurance from us of the reliability and stability of Tue BEE, nordo we need to inform them that the principles it advocates, and the fearless defense it make in behalf of the producers, makes it al- most indispensible to the industrial classes of the great wost. No intelligent person would expect that every subscriber will receive a $650 thresking machine, a $500 pi- ano, a $300 harvester, or a $160 or- gan, but all have an equal chance in the distribution, Each subscriber that pays up his ar- rears and repays another year, and every new subscriber that remits pre- payment for one year, will receive a premium worth at least One Dollar at retail. As a matter of fact, Tur OmanA WepkLY Bee is worth the subscription price, Two Dollars a year, to every faamer; mechanic or merchant, Without boasting, we as- THE DarLy Bee who pays his arrears of subscription and remits pro-pay- ment for six months and every new subscriber who rémits pre-payment for six mouths will be entitled to one of the premiums mentioned list. These prgmiums will be dis- tributed in the same impartial man- ner which marked our first and second distributions, in our This scheme was first devised to eKLY BEE. Tts suc- collectigns ou owr woekly edition, have established the prepsyment system, quadrupled our circulation and correspondingly on- hanced the value of our advertiging epaco. A number of subscribers to Tue DatLy Bee are now in arrears, and if by an extension of tho same plan we can induce them to pay the amount due us, we can well afford to make this liberal offer. By this means we hope to still further increase the large list of Tue DaLy Bee, wnd having established the prepayment aw we are doing with our Weekly odi- tion, To those who are not familiar with sert that no weekly paper, east or west, can compare with it in variety and choice selections, general news, interesting correspondence, and no other paper in America contains as much far western news, nnuing from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi river, With the proof of good faith and honest dealing before them in the numerous acknowledgments we pub- lish, we can safely enter upon our en- larged undertaking of this year, con- fidently belieying that its success will be mutually satisfactory and advan- tageous, E. Rosewater, Managing Editor, s o STOP THA'I' COUGH: you are suffering from a Cough Cold ‘Anthna, Bronchitin, 1inv ovor, Consumption, loss of voice. 11 wiing of the throat, or any aficcuon of the Throat or Lungs, use Dr, King’s New Discovery for Consumption, This is the groat remedy that is causing so much excitement by its wonderful cures, ouring thousands of hopeless casos. Over a million bottles of Dr, King's New Discovery have been used within the last year, ‘and have given perfect satisfaction in every instance, We can unhesitatingly say that this is rcullf' the only sure cure for throat and lung affections, and can cheerful- ly recommend it to all, Call and get a trial bottle free of cost, or a regular size for $1.00. Ish & McMahon, Om- ha (3) OUR BEST PREMIUNMS, The tollowing is a description of the most valuable premiums that are to be alloted to the patrons of Tur Bre on March 4: THE CHASE PIANO, which is the most valuble among our premiums, 18 from the Cuase Praxo Costeaxy, of Richmond, Indiana, This company has the reputation of making the most durable instruments made n Amoriea, and for tone and tune their Pianos are second to none, Possessing fine water power and a fac- tory built with special reference to the manufacture of the best instrument at | the lenst possiblo cost, this company have advantages enjoyed by no castern factory. They have near at hand in large quantities the finest timber in the world, and have an opportunity to make tho first aclection, and save the high freights which must be paid by ecastern manufacturers, and conse- quently can furnish a better piano for the money than any other makers. The College of Music at Cincinnati, one of the largest institutions of the kind in this country, after trying tho pianos of all the best makes discarded all others and are using only the Ciiask, and decided that 1t possessed all the qualities necessary to with- stand tho hardships of a genuine mus- ical warfare. This speaks volumes in favor of these cxcellont instruments, the product of western cutorprise and skill, Al disinterested experts ad- it that these pianos are made bett ¢ than those from any other factory and that they are the most servieable. The pisno we offer s their tyle seven and for elegance of appearance, beauty of tone and solidity ¢f structure cannot be ex- celled. Parties who aro not familiar wigh this make of pianes would do wéll to write to the tactory for an il- lustrated catalogue Tho other piano on our list is the sumo stylo and quaiity as the ene we gave last year, and will be avpreciated by the party fortunate enough to re- ceive it THE THRESHING MACHINES. The fivst one on the list is from Pits & Sou's celobrated factory, of Cuicago, T, and has a reputation for sood work cver the whole ceunntry Ihe Gonl Modal Thresher is from the wo I knewn tiow of Robinson & Co, & Ini. The Robinson mchi s wero established in 1842, nnd ne o the oldest thresh- ing machine builders in the country. ‘lhe machines of this tirm aro in use in every state from Maine to Oregon. Every farmer and dealer admits their superiority. Our contract with the Robinson machine works is for a com- plete thresher ready to attach either horse or steam power, both of which they manufacture, and under our con- tract they will furnish the party who receives this machine, either power at $50.00 less than their regular price. This discount to be given in addition to any cash or other discounts offered by the firm, THE SELF-BINDING HARVESTER. The reputation of the Marsh har- vesters is 8o well established that n special description of them is deems necessary. We will only state that this is their latest improvement. This machine was on exhibition at the Ne- braska state fair last September, and was admires. by every cne, and the workings of it declared superior to that of any other harvester made. 2 THE LEWIS HEADER. This machine stands at the head of the header family and has met with most surprising success. The factory at Hastings, Nebraska is kept busy the year round, and the past ycar has not been able to make enuugK to fill allorders. These headers do more work with less power than any other style of reaper, and with less loss of grain than by any other mode of har- vesting. o THE AMERICAN GRINDING MILLS which we effer as premiums are guar- anteed to be first-ciass in every ro- spect, simple in construction, durable and easily managed. These mills are intended for grinding feed and are valuable to every farmer; they can be adjusted so as to grind meal fine :nough for table use. The fortunate farmer who receives one of these mille will certainly bo well pleased. The mills are complete with pulleys, and can be attached to any power. They are mauufactured by the American Grinding Mill Company, Chicago, Ili- inois, These are the same style of Mills we gave as premiums last year, and wero appreciated more than any other premiums of equal value, SINGER SEWING MACHINES. The Sewing Machine which we give i premiums are all new and firet. clags, manufactured by the Singer Manufacturing company of New York, who have a reputation and do business in every city and village in the Umtod States and Europe. Every- tody knows the value andusefulness of these machines, and know that they wre worth just what we - list them Their immense sales show how well theseSewing Machines are appreciated. HOWE BCALE, is one of their beet make and has ca- waity to weigh w wagon with its heaviest load, and will be a premium that any one will appreciate. THE CALDWELL WAGON, which is offered as a premium, is the samo style as the one we gave last year and which was considered one of the finest farm wagons ever made. These wagons are made by the Kansas Manufacturing Company, of Leaven- worth, Kas., a western flem with truly western enterprise. They are making a flrst-class wagon and will soon be supplying the entire trade of the west, Tiik CHAMPION COLN FLANLER is the old reliable rotary drop, made }I;‘y Beedle & Kelly, of Troy, Ohio. Theso goods are as staple as white sugar and are indispensable on every well regelated farm. We are safo in recommending 1t as the best corn planter made, KING COUKLE MILLS, These mills are new and simple, soparating cockle chaff and all see from the wheat, is also used as a seed separator. This mill works with a cer- talnty and rapiditynot attained by gny grain manipulating device heretofore placed on the market. It furnishes its own metive power and needs no blast or agitation. Every farmer, grain dealer and miller should have one. The one on exhibition at the lar ¢ Nebraska state fair was acknowl- ‘and when Mr. edged by every one as a ‘'great inven. tion.” WATCHES AND SILVERWARE. ThE goods in this line have been secur: o thioueh the jowelry firm of Edholin & Erickson, This firm has met witn remarkable success in Omaha, Coming here a few years ago, they have built up a wonderful trado, extending through the western states and territories. The have also mado a reputation for honest goods and fair dealing, and the fact that they furnish these goods is sufficiont guaranteo that they are just «s repre- senteds THE BRUSSELS CARPET is from tho old reliable Carpot Hous of J. B, Detwiler, « ho has dona busi ness in Omaha tor years, and is well known laroughout the entire state The Carpet is the best Body Brussels, Dotwiler saya it is worth forty-five dollars it ropresents just that much money. ORDER FOR GOODS, The order on Lo B, Williams & Sons, which wo give as a premium, will buy just as many goods from that firm as would the same amount in cash, L. B. Williams & Sons is the oldest snd largost rotail dry goods store in Omaha, and besi 'es dry goods carry a largo stock of boots and shoe: and gent's furnishing goods and h a_ merchant tailoring department They are a strictly cash f.um [ have a wide reputation for selling eliony | the party who roceives this pi winm will certaindy bo well pleased The Booka i aur hiet all S daid fivst class Bk o bound Qurable and good style, and,cannot Le bought anywhere at retail less tha wo list thom. This yea. we wive n maps, pictures or engravings, and ar justitiod in eaying that our list ¢ tains the most varied and valuabio i of premiums vve off 1ed by any paps ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The following recelved 1 valuable tribution aeknowledgements wer arties to Whom the most were alloted in our dis- pER, Col., April 11, 81, Editor of the Omaha B DeAR St T have just beautiful €70 White sewli an apremium with: your please aceept y thanks pleased subseriber. ived the hine, given , for which rom your much E.SMITH. SIDNEY, Nob, May 27, 8L GENTLEMEN :- You will please accept my thanks for the wateh I recelye iy, I good running order. You ha ted' so FA towards me that 1 shall ever contin a subseriber to Tii Bk, which 1 confe i itself 18 worth more thaii the subscriptig and it §s quite evident you_are ns partio in forwarding the awards to suc drawers, as1f you were (o o pueyme for th Agaln thanking you mosit heart- HE Rttty ily, Tromas yours, &¢. 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ELK GROVE, Mo,, June Omaha Publishing Co : Bins ;- The silver wateh awarded me at your distribution of premium ) Daud all right. 1t 13 & good i and 1 well pleased with it. T think the puper 15 worth the money without the prize. 1 am well satisffed with both, ‘ respectiiilly, L RATHBUN, Co. Neb,, | Avril21, 1. § THE BEE'S PREMIUMS ! As nnindncement to the satrons of Trk Ber who are in arrears for their subserip tion to sguare their ace it md secure the jatronage of parties who desire to secure a live duily paper which publishes all ths tolographic news of the day the fullast mar. K treports 1 eny journal in the west, foarless and ontspoken in sentiment and an nne wavering advo ats of the rights of the people as against dishonest rings, an opponent of cortnption in any party, the publishers ot Tre Bk have decids | to offer a list of Valuable Premiuzus, which are tobe all tted and distributed smong the subscribers who remit, prior to the 1st day o March, 1882, FARM MAJHINERY. 1 Pitts & Son’s Threshing Machin .. . “Gold Medal ™ % i Whitney=Marsh Twine Binder,. .. 1 1 1 { Muanny Mower and Reaper combined,. . 1 1 Portable Grist and Feed Mill—Kaestner's Patent,.... 150 00 Four Ton 8x14 Howe Wagon_Scale,......... . 160 00 No. b ** American " Grinding Mill with bolting attach- . ment and Corn Sheller, veeveieiviiiiieiaaens oo 150 00 1 No. 9 “American™ Horse Power Mill Grinder w.? 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