Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
WOODS ON FIRE.
Flames Raging in Minnesota and
Wisconsin Forests.
Many Miles OF Timber-Land burned Over
Farm Houses, Barns and other Outs
Buildings Destroyed-seyeral Lives
Reported Lost.
WRAPPED IN FLAMES.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, May 6-FnriOus forest
fires are raging in Northern Minnesota and
Northern Wisconsin and an immense
amount of damage has been done, exactly
how much can not be guessed. For
miles on three sides OF Duluth the
fire RACES among the pines, and
many country residences have been
destroyed BY the fiames On the
Germantown road, near Duluth,
every dwelling for four miles has been de
stroyed 1t is feared also that some lives
have been lost, as incoming farmers report
vast sea of fire which is sweeping every
thing before it. high wind Is blowing,
which makes il impossible for any Roadway
to be made against the fire. IL must simply
burn until there is nothing more for &c to de-
stroy. Several houses were burned sun
day near Spirit Lake A large number of
telegraph poles have burned, SO that com
mnnication is greatly interfered with Ia
some places, too, ties on the track have
burned out making Ii dangerous to move
trains The 1t Paul limited on the Duluth
ran through the fire for a mile Sunday
afternoon. Every hour adds TO the
losses. North of Turtle Lake, Wis, 1900
cords of wood were DESTROYED at noon and
at q o'clock another pile of 1900 corth
was reduced to ashes. Ten miles above
a million and a half feet of Eastwood and
pine, valued at s95,OOO, were complete
ly destroyed South of Ashland for
$50 miles the forests are ablaze.
On the Fond du Lac Indian reserVa-
ton over So, 900 worth OF skidded logs went
up. Other losses aggregating $4,000 also
occurred on the reservation Cumberland
Wis, is almost wholly surrounded by fire.
The losses aggregate $40 600 and the omin-
ous-looking flames are SO near the
city that the people are intensely
alarmed North OF Galesburg, Wis, the
fle had swept the country, destroying
every thing in its path Houses, barns
graineries aud fences have been swept ont
OF existence. Along the Northern Pacific in
the neighborhoOd of Cromwell the tam
arack forests and whatever else comes in
the fires way is being burned. 1t is cloudy
and 1t is hoped heavy rain may put stop
to further spread of the great fire.
Near Hiuckley, Mimi, Thomas Campbell
and Ernest Lowell were surrounded by fire,
and finally their camp outfit was burned
about them. They took refuge ON half an
acre of plowed ground, but were terribly
burned and viii die. Four yoke of cattle
persisted
Duluth. Mimi, May 6.-There was quite
heavy rain for few minutes in this TIM
mediate Vicinity Sunday, which cleared the
atmosphere IN Duluth OF the heavy smoke
and checked somewhat the forest fires In
this neighborhood, but the shower was
local, and from reports brought in the
! fires In most directions are raging
Al hercely rs Saturday luWber-
man who came to-day from Ashland
on the Northern Pacific railroad said there
was but little rain there and il didn't do
any good in checking the fires between
this city and that place He reports near
Pike Lake, thirty-hye miles from here,
a perfect circle Of lanes Near Carl
ton Station Wis, fifteen miles east
of here on the Northern Pacific,
the house. barn aud entire plants OF
the brick yard of Fred II. Apygar were de-
stroys6 and he saved only the clothes on his
bach. Superintendent Green, of the North
erin Pacific, came in from Brainerd Sun
! Jay and reports little rain in that direction
! and the country covered with smoke from
| the burning woods An engineer ON the
| night train on the ST Paul 4 Duluth
| which arrived here Sunday morning says
that CD the run from Mission Creek to near
| Duluth, sixty miles, there was no need OF o
/ headlight, the tracks being lighted up by
/ vast streak OF flame From the indioa-
| lions and reports the fire must be
in some OF the big pine tracts west,
! south and southwest from here. The
damage to settlers and farmers and to lum-
| bermen will probably be great. Myers
! Bros. OF this city have lost several thousand
| dollars worth of ties and timber back of
/ West Duluth good deal of stock is
probably destroyed Several lumber camps
| have been burned out Everywhere the
! crv is for rain