The morning news., 1889-05-10
MILES OF ROARING FIRE.
MANY TOWNS ENTIRELY SUR
ROUNDED BY LURID WALLS.

! -
Fearful Loss OF Life Feared--some
Saved Life by Burying Themselves
in Mud and Lying Facs Downward
Half OF Elba Wiped from the Face OF
the Earth.
DULUTH, MINI, May 9.-Fierce forest
| fires are burning in Northern WiSconsin,
east of Gogebc lake. Several railway sta.
tions have been burned, aud reports from
Vermillion Range state that all the towns
in That vicinity are surrounded by flames.
Great damage has been done to timber All
the telegraph wires from those places into
Duluth have been down two days
A VILLAGE NEARLY DESTROYED.
WrNoNA, MINI. May 9.-The little viii
llago Of Elba, near this city. was nearly
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The
| fire originated from prairie fires that have
| been raging for two weeks past. The Elba
| Touring mill was totally destroyed. The
| hotel, with all its contents, and several busi-
| ness houses were also completely burned.
Altogether half of the place was burned.
IN THE ROARING CIRCLE.
CHICAGO, May "A special to the Dnilu
Netos from Marquette, Mich, says: Ter
rible forest fires are still raging in this Sec
tion. All the telegraph wires around Mar
quote have been down for two davs
"Rsports are now arriving OF terrible
forest fires In the country recently settled
by new homesteaderS The flames started
at o'clock Tuesday morning and swept
over miles OF dense forests until
they we're checked by rain In
the evening Many homeste iders
are burned out Great suffering is re-
ported to have taken place among the
women and children, who could scarcely
breathe on account OF the suffocati z
smoke. Many reached the railroad tracks
and others sought shelter in the swamps,
where by burying themselves in the mud
and lying face DOWN ard they managed to
survive the heat and smoke.
UTTERLY IN RUINS.
"Rruce's crossing has been utterly de-
| stroyed.
"Watohwood Is also burned, aud a tract
many miles square is in ashes. Relief par
ties are out to-day to look after those who
are known TO have been in the burnt dis
| trict. 1t is feared that many have perished.
"Great damage has been caused at An
thony, a numbering to Sn in the homestead
| country. Vulcan lost large engine house,
several thousand cords of WOOD ald twenty
| houses, homes of miners.
NORWAY fought the fire on all sides for
| eighteen hours and was Just on the point of
iurrSndering when rain came and saved
| the town. Fears are entertaine Of loss OF
| life in towns remote from the railroads.
SWEEP NEAR KALAMAZOO.
| HAMILTON, MICH, av On onday fire
| was set out on the prairies near the Kala-
maz1o river. Thirty-six hours later the
entire southern portion Of the township
| was in flames and great damage resulted.
TRAINS RUNNING THROUGH FIRE.
NEsToRIA, MICH, Nav 9.-Fres are
burning in the forests betweel Hill Greek
| and Matchwood. The postoffice, express
Office and railroad station at st. Collins
have be n burnel, and trains are compelled
to run through a wall of fire.
GOBLET WORKS BURNED.
CLEVELAND, o.. May 9.-The Bellair
Goblet Works at FIndlay, o., were burned
tnis morning The loss is $4,000. They
were insured for S65, 100. About l, 800 bar
rels OF G 'Olets already packed were burned
and 300 men are troWn out Of employment.
The wor were the largest of tbs kind in
the world. They will be rebuilt at once.