New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
FOREST FIRES STILL RAGING.
HOWERS CHECK THE FLAMES IN PLACES.

PINE FORESTS ABLAZE FOR MILEs-FlELDs vi
GRAIN DESTROYED.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 10-Inquiries at the genera
offices of the roads centng here in regard 10 lores'
fires in the interior of the State show state OF 'nG
not at all dissmilar to powder magazine win ai'sn'
ed fuse leading directly to it, In nearly every p' VI
the central, Dothern and northwestern parts Oh 'pe
State the forests burning with more or less osS
trous results The forests every part OF the state "
40 dry that destructive fires are liable be reported at
any moment where there is n continuous Det oil tmDer
TO carry the flames.
The village of Mosinee narrowly escaped destruction
by shift OF the wind. Wausau is now considered ou'
of danger At Stevens Point Robinson's mill ana
number of dwellings were burned. 1t Is e1pecteu '"0
fire will reach the popuons south side of the city by to-
morrow. Fire destroyed ffty-one dwellings at De Fcro'
Wis. yesterday The loss is about $5O'OOO Inc
largest ind viua loss was s4 900 The flames caught
again last night in barn and spread rapidly ne
Presbyterian Church burned. shift IN the "inu
saved the business part of the city.
dispatch to L" The Evening Wisconsin from Eau
Claire Gays that passengers the Wisconsin Cch-
trail train report the thoroughly checked as lar as
Wausau though the forests north of that point are
still abla7e. ram last night seemed to checS anu III
measure cxtinguish the fires around Eau Clare anu
all fears of outbreak that would resi- 1t in conslder
bic damage are allayed. The Thermometer at Eau
Glare to-day ia l02
dispatch from Green Bay says that reports OF dam
age BY fire from all points. The damage at Little
Suauco great. Fields of standing grain, barn ana
a blacksmith shop. and number OF dwellings, "crc
destroyed At New Denmark Yesterday the mousse
barn and granary of Boyc Christiansen were nurneu
together with all the grain raised last year Az
kee two mills belonging to ID. J.. fendetoh "eTe
burned al-o tvo barns and several fields OF gram III
IL reported that the depot was burned but ti7 caio'
be verified owing TO a break III the line oi eomWuhlclc
ton. Several dwellings were burned ID the to"n Vi
Howard and others are IN danger. NJ.
The tug Schiic arrived back at Green Bay from Dig
Suamco with few refugees. The danger was over
when she got there and the people uecucu ho' " "'
d. H. raves a land hunter of Fan Claire, has Just
returned from exploring trlI through the 'ore'' VI
tho Upper Chippewa and toward the superior i,S'o"
lie reports the destruction OF standing pine ana marc
woud beyond calculation. The ire extends III many
places 10 the roots the trees two and three icct oe
low the surface aud burns with thr rapdlty oi thdI
The suoke IN the woods l. next To- unendurahle Iie
saws that the tire ia making great havoc along the
river twelve miles this side oi Superior. and "h"I It"
cultivated farms there are III that ducctloh arr cV
pcirly swept and the crops ana cohsluei.1"'o
other property destroyed. The hre extends from hn'
point all niong the superior and Omaha rOaa near! "
t'b,ut,,yn Fails ten miles north OF here. Tie gram
fcld- are pablc sight, all OF them having as sohDio
appearance n coal.
MA,orfrrI. Mich, Aug lO.-A light shower leI
early tbs morning cooling the atmosphere ana SUD
DUNG the forest fires somewhat Inc Hie7 III" ""i'
dcrce.t north Of the city No damage has yet been
done excepting the burning of slaughter house, the
los. on which is very light ~ the works of the Lake
Superior Powder Company, two miles ncrih oil TINS
city men bave been fighting the fire all night with
s,cro-. Their, il no danger OF the nre reaching the
CITY at prcscnt Westward from here along the MAi-
oucttc tIouphfon and Outonagon Railroad tLere are
occasional bfusi hrcs, but no more to thc eas, o % %
Aou, th, lin. al the Detroit Maruuctte and Maoknaw
Railroad the fire. not 80 hcrcc n ycstciuhN.
Tnle-s "A strong wind springs up there Will bo u" iut
derbru.h and did not cause much damage.