Show A NARROW ESCAPE Old Mans Peril in Burning Haystack Much Damage Done TRIBUNE SPECIAL Clear Lake Oct 10 About 150 tons 1 of hay at onrvQf the stack yards belonging be-longing to the Clear Lake Land and I Irrigation company at the Clear Lake I meadows was destroyed by fire tonight to-night Hans Rasmussen an olcl man I of 70 years and a young son had a narrow qscape from death as It Is they have lost their wagons harness and bedding and clothing escaping with nothing but their underwear The party had made a campfire near the inclosurc and after cooking supper made their bed by one of tho large stacks When they awoke the hay was ablaze all around them A heavy gale I was blowing and rain was pouring clown but they could save nothing and had a hard timo getting out themselves them-selves The lire Is still raging and unless un-less the wind changes two other alack I yards which contain about 1GO tons of I hay are in danger of being destroyed |