The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-18
The Fire Eecord.
WOODS BURNINa.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, May l7.-It is
reported here that the woods around
Harrison are red hot, and that the fires
arc sweeping In every direction, burn
ing timber and logs. Eight hundred
thousand feet OF good white pine logs,
valued at $40, 200, was totally DESTROYED
@QeSTIMELY RAINS IN WISCONSIN,
MILwAUKEE, May IA special 10
the Sentinel from the lumber region ei
northwestern Wisconsin, where forest
fires have been raging for the past two
days, says: Heavy rains have been
falling to-day, stopping the progress OF
the fires. There is no longer fears of q
serious destruction of property.
MICHIGAN LUMBER CONCENTRATIONS
DETROIT, May l7.-A Post special
nom Muskegon says: A fire in Geo. E,
Woods lumber yard, at Lakeside, YES
terday, burned about 100000 feet of
lumber, involving loss OF $4,000; fully
insured.
A Free Press special from Osooda,
Michigan, dated last night, says: At q
this afternoon q fire was discovered
In 4. II. Thompson Il Co.'s mill. The
lire was In the lumber docks, in close
proximity TO the steam barge Oscoda
and the tow which were loading at the
time. The flames spread rapidly. Ats
o'clock the Dire had been checked, hut
not until 100000 feet of lumber, at an
average value of $50 per 1000, had been
destroyed. The loss on these docks is
between $4,000 and 100000 and falls on
eight different owners. BY the time
the fire ON the Thompson dock
had been got under control, fire
broke out on the docks of the Ausable
Lumber Company ,one-quarter of a mile
distant. On these docks were above l5,-
OOO,OOO feet OF lumber, and at 7 o'clock
there Is apparently no chance to save
any of the lumbor or the mill with the
present protection, The mill is valued
At 100000. The light house Ia now
burning and but a short distance across
the bayou are the docks of the IL,
Potts Salt and Lumber Company,
containing about 100000 more feet
OF lumber The chances are against
saving any of this. The river is lined
with lumber from It's mouth TO the main
portion OF Ausable and there are grave
apprehenstons as 10 the safety OF the
village. Two engines from Alpha are
on their way, and one fire tug and two
more engines from Bay City will start
soon. IL is the heaviest lumber fire
ever in Michigan.
The fires on the lumber dock of the
Ausable Lumber company and T.. Il.
Thompson Il Co. were under control at
IL O'Clock, or partially so. The wind,
which had been blowing gale from the
south, veered 10 the west, and greatly
lessened the danger to j. II. Potts Il
Co.'S. deck. The only fire protection the
village has Is a hand en-
gine. However, 1t IL thought
the flames can be controlled until the
arrival Of help from Alpins. That the
wind continues 10 blow from the west
is the one hope of safety. Bay City has
refused TO furnish help. Two million
ieet OF lumber was thrown in the river
nom the Ausable oompany's docks, and
AZ II passed the burning piles
II caught fire and was carried
out into the lake, which Is now
covered for miles with scattered spots
OF flame. This floating, burning mass.
as II was carried north by the Wind, for
q time greatly endangered the docks In
Oscoda, but the change la the wind
stopped all danger In this direction. So
far, about 100000 feet Of lumber has
been burned OH the AusAble companyis
docks. The fire has not vet been put
out, but the seething mass of flames,
covering several acres, lights ur
the surrounding sountry. So far
as known there was no Insurance on