Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-22
FIRES IN THE WOODS.

FIRES IN THE WOODS.
MONTPELIER, VT, May 21.--At Grafton
Pond, twenty three miles from here, on
the line of the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad, last Saturday afternoon, there
was the most destructive forest fire ever
known III Vermont. 1t originated by
burning brush about noon, when the wind
was blowing gale. The flames swept
everything before them. They first burned
the depot watch-house and 400 cords of
wood of the Montpelier & Wells River
road at Grafton Pond, then swept away
mill property consisting of large steam
mill with several thousand dollars worth
of machinery. One large and several
small tenement houses occupied by
I twenty families, q store and over
| two hundred thousand feet of dressed
lumber, four hundred cords of bark, sever
A.! al barrels, fiftyelght OK sheds, three car
loads Of hay, twenty three freight-cars,
I live stock and nearly all personal property
/ of families. Men, women and children are
| taking refuge on the pond in boats and on
RATS. The mill property owned by Alvah
I. Baldwin of Wells -Baldwin's loss
I is estimated at 100000; small insurance.
Many families are rendered destitute.
Some fifteen men, women and children
came here late Saturday night After the
burning of the mill property, the fire pass
ed along the line of the railroad some three
miles to Peabody station, burning the de-
pot and all the buildings there. The entire
territory on both sides of the track
for about six miles is a perfect waste.
Timber, buildings and everything were
burned AMI the track destroyed. Trains
were delayed twelve hours. The track has
been relaid and travel will not be inter
rupted. The loss to the railroad is esti-
mated at over $4,000. A gang of men
saving wood for the railroad and living in
the cars at Grafton, Pond station barely es-
capped with their lives. John Morse was
seriously burned. It is not known whether
| any persisted in the woods or not. Several
narrow escapes are related. Baldwin, pro-
| prletor of the mills, was forced to take
refuge in brock running under the rail-
road, and to keep himself immersed for
| some time.
DOVER, N, H, May 21.-The extensive
fires in Hale's woods, Darlington, are now
under control. Loss $4,000. Several
woods in this vicinity near the railroads
took fire within the past few days, destroy
ing much timber.
STEAMER WRECKED.
BOSTON, May 21.-The steamer City
Point, from Annapolis for Boston, went
| ashore on the bar off Ipsevich this morn
ing. She is now full OF water, and proba-
bly, total wreck. She had Al passengers,
who, together with the crew, were rescued.
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN
CHICAGO, May PA storm of extraor-
binary violence prevailed on Lake Michi-
gan last night, and a number of sailing
vessels bound to this port were wrecked,
but the extent Of the disasters is only yet
partially known. The chief disaster thus
| far reported is that of the two masted
schooner Jennie Lynn, lumber laden from
Muskegon, which made the harbor south
of the city during the night. Casting two
anchors, everything was made clear above
decks, but the wind. coming from the
northeast drove her toward shore. Her
cables parted, and becoming unmanage-
able, she was capsized while near land
about 5 o'clock this morning. The mate,
Excl Sample, swan for shore and was res
cued. John Anderson, Capt. L. Peterson,
A. Helgeson, and man named Christian
son, sailors, were drowned. The
schooner Mary Ellen Cook, Capt.
| Williams, early this morning
bore down on the outer government break
water, and the breakwater light having
either been extinguished by the storm or
through inability of the lighthouse keeper
to light it, being placed in an exception
| ally exposed place, the vessel was driven
against the breaker and afterwards carried
| by the waves completely over the obstruc-
| ton into inner harbor where she soon wa
ter logged, a tug succeeding in rescuing
the crew with the exception of young
| boy named Frank Miller, who in the ex-
| element threw himself overheard and
| drowned. The schooner Henry Berger,
lumber laden from LudIngton, was also
driven against breakwater and wrecked
| and the crew saved.
MILWAUKEE, May 2l:-Of this port last
night six of the crew of the schooner Pc
tract deserted the captain, and taking to
the yawl boat attempted to reach the
shore, thinking the schooner would found
er, but she did not. They had gone but
short distance from her when the yawl cap
sized and three of the crew were drowned.
The others chung to the bottom of the
boat and were saved.
This morning the captain was picked up
off the wreck by tug. The schooner
Margaret Dali of Chicago, arrived this
morning totally dismasted. The vessel
ashore at Bay View proves to be the Sailor
Boy. The crew was saved. These, with
the schooner Lille E. which went ashore
on Jones' Island, with crew of seven
saved, completes the list of disasters known
in this vicinity at the present time.
| ON LAKE ERIE.
CLEVELAND, May 21.-High winds and
heavy rain visited this section late last
night and to-day several vessels sought
shelter by the uncompleted breakwater
at this port, but no serious marine disaster
is reported. The highest velocity of the
wind on Lake Erie was twenty eight miles
per hour.
| ANOTHER VICTIM.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, May 21.-The death
of Mrs. DR.. Griffin, Of Liter, ILL.,, was re-
ported this morning, making the tenth
victim of the recent cyclone. DR.. Griffin
himself is still unconscious and cannot
recover. Two other victims are very low
and are expected to die during the next
twenty-four hours.