The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-21
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Wisconsin and Michigan the Scene of
Fires Both Forest and Otherwise
spencer In kuins-A Loss of $50, 900
at Depere-As Entire Block at Saul
Ste. Marie

On the afternoon Of the 9th Depere
WAS visited by the greatest fire since
the spring of 1882, when the business
portion was nearly consumed. About
2:3o O'Clock the fire caught in William
Armstrong; barn on George Street. 1t
then comm unicated to the shop and
barn of p. Jams. The alarm was
quickly given, but by a series Of acci-
DENTS 1t was fully half an hour before
the engines got to work. Then the
! nen had trouble with the rotten hose.
I heavy wind was blowing at the time
rom the southwest and spark
caught on the spire of the Presbyte-
lrian Church and burned like tinder.
1T was only O. few moments ere
the roof err he'd III. Very little OF the
Icontents was saved. Next DR.. Fisk's
fine brick residence fell a prey to the
ire, and the whole block, occupied by
substantial buildings, was soon q
smoking mass of ruins. From here
5he fire went east and consumed jan
sens house, the barn and stables on
the fair grounds: then north for three
blocks, leaving ruin i'll its path. Some
houses were saved by the efforts OF
the firemen, but many barns were con-
sumed-in all tifty-one buildings were
burned. The heaviest losers are: P.
j. Jansen, house, saloon and stables,
valued at $4,000; insurance, 80, 900;
DR.. NJ. II. Fisk, house, barn, etc,
81 900; DR.. 4. NJ. Kersten, furniture,
$500; insurance, $500; Presbyterian
Church 60 5O0. ipSnranan S1 1H0. d
JAMS house, barn and shoeshop,
$1,000; insurance, $500; VIM. Arm
strong's house, barn and machinery,
81, 1000; Geo. Ehrman, house and barn,
81 500; no insurance; Peacock's
house and barn, $500; Blood's
house and barn, $500; Pat
rick Lee, furniture, 5000; insurance,
$3.50; w. p. Call, house and barn, ST.
200; Louis Sherring, house, $500;
Anton Leeber's house, $3.50; Mrs.
Haanen's house and barn, 81 500; J.
B. Veltes' house, 5000; John Brook
man, house and barn, 81 200; insur-
ance, $3.50; Hubert Vermuelen, furni-
ture, $500; no insurance; John Beatty,
two houses, $1,000; Urban Ticker,
house, $500; no insurance; Albert
Martin, house and barn, 81, 1000; a.
Selsmeyer, house and bar $500;
August Fritz, house ano arm,
81, ,OOC; Lawton, house, S40O;
james McNamus, house, 81, 500; in
surance $1,1OO; Mrs. Ratsky. house,
800; Anton Sybers, house, S70O;
Hannah and Tate's house and barn,
81, 900; Frank Van Tonquin, house,
$500; Bernhard Peters, house and
barn, S40O; James Campbell, house
and barn, $1,000; insurance, 500;
Thos. aIaloney, $500. Besides the
tabove twelve barns were burned,
worth on an average 800 each, swell
ing the total loss to about $4,000,
and this is low estimate.
Forest fires are burning in several
| directions about Wausau, Rantoul,
Brilion and Green Bay, but no inn
mediate danger is apprehendUd. The
smoke arises IN such volumes as to
obscure the sun and at mid
day il is dark az twilight.
! The fires are running over q large
extent Of country north of Tomah
| and doing much damage. Thousands
OF acres in Monroe County were in full
blaze on the 9th, which strong
west wind carried along at g great
speed. 4 large marsh between Tomah
and Tunnel City has been burning
three days. The fire has spread to the
meadows, and all farmers in that part
of tie country are hghting the fire. A
| dwelling house and q small mill, four
mills above Warren's, on the North
| Western road, was burned with all
| contents. 1t is feared that the entire
country between the North Western
and Green Bayroads, containing 50O,.
600 900 of lumber, will burn over.
Berry pickers about Warren's Mills,
Sunday, had to drive hard to save
| their teams. Trees burned clear to
the tops and are falling all the time.
The entire block facing Water, Cross,
Portage and River Streets, Sault Ste.
Marie Mich, was consumed by fire on
the 9th. All the buildings east of the
Chippewa House TO Cross Street were
also burned. About one-haE OF the
property in the stores has been saved
in q damaged condition. The build
ings burned include hotels, stores and
| private dwellings, and are all IN the
center oi tfe town. Owing TO the
| poornes5 of the structure OF the build
ings, but little insurance viii Oe re-
ceived.
A Neillsville, Wis, dispatch of'the
9th is as follows: Fires have been
raging fercely IN the woods in this vi
cinity for the past few days. At
Hewittville, ten miles west OF here, the
sawnills and clearinghouse and all
the buildings connected Herewith, were
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
| $4,000. Several farm houses in the
neighborhood were burned and many
| families had to move into the fields
with their household goods, where
they spent last night. The fires are
still raging southwest and north OF the
city, destroying grain and farm build
ings.
Marquette, Mich, was reported on
the 9th as enveloped IN q thick cloud
OF smoke. The fires in the brush are
close to the city, and a good deal oi
| property is in danger. The large giant
| powder and nitroglyceriue works o.
the Lake Superior Powder Company
two miles from the city, are surround
ed by fires, and men are fighting the
flames. An opportune change OF the
wind alone saved Presque Isle, Mar
quette's new park, from destruction
| Fires are raging in the scrub pine Oh
the north and west OF the city.
A fire at Stevens Point, on the 9th
destroyed the Robinson mill, on the
west side OF the river, together with E
number OF dwellings and barns. Tn,
woods on the west side OF the rive
are burning for miles north and south
The Lockwood IN the river at Con
ants rapids is burning. 1t caugh
from the west side fires.
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