The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-12
WISCONSIN FOREST FIRES.
An Immense Amount of Damage
Done The HEAVY LOSSES

Done The Heavy I.O>>ses.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. August lu.-ln-
quiries at the general offices of the roads
centering here IN regard 10 the forest fires
IN the Interior Of the state show a state
Of things not iissimIlar to powder mag
azins with lighted fuse heading Iii
rectly to il.
In nearly every part Of the central.
northern and Northwestern parts Of the
state the forests are burning With more
or lees disastrous Results The forests in
every part Of the state are 81 iry that de-
structive tires are liable 10 b,. reported
at any moment where there Is u con-
tinuous belt vi tiuter to carry the flames.
Is. ii. Graves. land hunter. of Eau
claire, has Just returned from all explOr-
ing trip through the forests of the PIPER
'hipIewa and toward the Superior re-
Hlon. lie reports the destruction vi
standing pine and hardwood Leyond cal,
cuiatlon. The tire extends in many
places to the roots Of the trees, two OF
three feet below the surface and burns
with the animation of finder. The smoke
IN tho woods 10 next To uncomfortable.
lis says the fire is making great havoc
along the river twelve miles this side of
Superior AMI what few cultivated farm,
there are in that direction are completely
swept oven and the crops and c0nsid
erable other property destroyed, in many
instances leaving the owners dependent
The tire extends from point along the
Superior and Omaha road to Chippewa
Fails, ten miles north Of here. The grain
fields are a pitiabls sight, all Of them
having ~ sombrs ALI appearance as coal.
en-, Ano. August ~. An Eau Claire
special says: Last night short but brisk
shower WAS effective in dampening and
impeding the progress Of the running
fires In tins district, and Passengers ON
the evening train over the Omaha and
Wisconsln Central lines report but few
fires observed from here for fifty miles
down the line. In the direction Of the
pineries northward however, the coun-
try is enveloied in black smoke, and the
oder from burning leaves. grass and &c.
brIs Is nauseating. a report from the
the pineries Of Eau Clare, thirty 10
forty miles from here, received this after.
noon, are to the effect that the worse il
over, though the amount 81 standing
pine, railroad ties, cOrlwood and other
property destroyed i.quite large.
w. I. Waterbury, of Augusta. twenty.
tive miles fast u here, loses considerable,
among which is two hundred thousand
feet Ut logs, several logging outfits and
camps, and cordwood. People along the
railroad have nv further fears Of DE-.
struct,on of property.
OppOrtune rains this morning at many
points where forest fires arc raging in
northern Wisconsin have imIe,ie,i their
progress and to nights alvices are that
the danger is greatly le-sened. colby
would have i4'en destroyed, but for the
rain, and Wahson narrowly escaped.
In other places the fires remain un
changed. The village 1T Hansen j.
doomed. 1t is surrounded by walls Of
flame, and while the women as well a-
the men are fighting the tire, the water
supply IL becoming exhausted. Brilllon
and Rantoul in t'alumet county. are sur
rounded by fire, and the farmers are
hOcking into the village for safety
Acres Of grain have been devastated. 4
dozen buildings have been destroyed at
Pansaukpe and Howard.
Around Little Suamiro the terror
stricken people Hooked into the village
aud found railroad communication cut
oil. A woman left her babe in her house
and it was burned to death. Hundreds
Of people are homeless IN the district
Coleman. Abrams and New Denmark
are in danger, Rain saved Steren's Point
after thousands II bushels IT cranlerrits
and millions Of feet Of standing timber
in the vicinity had been consumed. Al
Sturgeon BAY the smoke obscursd the
sun to-day and vessels along the coast
blew whistles continuously. II In al
most impossible to navigate the river
Dispatch tn Times unlon.