Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-15
FLAME-SEARED FORESTS.
THE MURKY SKY PAINTED n
BRIGHT RED.

Brown COunty's Hopes of Rain End In
DIsappOintment-A German Family
Escape Cremation by Taking Refuge
In Well--The Woods Full of the Cars
casses of Animals.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-A Green Bay, Wis.,
special, dated yesterday, says: ALT
night long the fires In the northwestern
section OF Brown county have been rag
ing, and the ruddy reflection OF the flames
has been painting the murky sky bright
red. The sole topic is the fire and the
probability Of rain. Last night breeze
sprang up, and hopes were entertained
that it would bring rain. Morning cama
and the sun rose bright. Every sign of
rain vanished and the breeze had cleared
the air that for the past week has BEEN
obscured by smoke. The correspondent
drove from Green Bay through the burnt
region. East OF Green Bay the country
has been cleared and is occupied by iarnI
houses. Every one Is suffering fronR
drought and crops are very poor.
GLIMPsES OF DESoLATION.
In the township of Bellevue the ravageas
or the fire became apparent. LiStla
patches OF burnt timber stood among tha
surrounding pine forests. The ground in
places was covered by the gray ashes oe
brush and leaves, which had been COM
sumed, and here and there a great winds
fall gave out ruddy glow. The woods
looked as If nlpped by frost. The
leaves on the oak and hickory trees were
brown and faded from the effects of tha
heat. tie says: "In my sIx-mile ride Z
did not see "A single bird or living thing Of
any kind. The township of Eaton mas
suffered terribly"
Among the incidents related is that Of
the burning OF farm OF Germanl
named Clausen. After the fire had swept
by, neighbor who had saved his own
house looked after Clausen, and found
everything above ground swept from the
surface. Clausen and his family, a wife
and three children, were found in an old
well containing four feet Of water.
ALL WERE SAFE.
They were all safe, but had lost every,
thing. All through Eaton a similar tale
ia told. Some farm sites are marked by
dwellings saved by superhnman efforts.
but no barn in the burned district is lefts
All through the woods miles from farms
are the dead bodies Of animals burned to-
crisp. 81 drove back through Depere
and Bellevue townships. Thesl0ss was
even greater than in Eaton. The inhabiS
tants are or were-for they had now de<
serted their townships-mostly Poles. In
bellevue Jne devastation Js complete ana
the suffering terrible. Many of the peo~
pie have been injured in fighting tha
flames."
WELCOME RAINS.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 14.-Heavy rains
have fallen in sections OF Middle and
Northern Wisconsin,, and while not ex-
tinguishing the forest flames have sub
dued them considerably. In other placeg
forests are still ablaZe. The people OF
stiles, Spencer and Colby spent night on
terror. Early during the evening of FriS
day the fire suddenly advanced toward
that part of the village OF Spencer not de-
stroyed a week ago. The sheet of fame
is described as having been over
one hundred feet high and creating a roar
that could he heard for miles. The vil$
layers moved cut III body, some fleeing
to Romeo and others escaping TO the terS
ritory burned over Sunday. Wagon loada
of goods formed caravan TO neighbor@
ing towns. At Stiles eimilar scenes wera
enacted. People buried their effects tol
save them from destruction. As the peo-
pie were about deepairing of saving the,
town showers Of rain fell and averted the
apprehended catastrophe. Tonight the
reports from all sections are more reas~
suring.