Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-16
LOST IN THE FIRE

EAST SAGINAW, May This locality
has not escaped the fire fend aud has
suffered to g great extent. No rain has
fallen for several months and as n result
hres are raging IN every direction
threatening heavy losses to lumbermen.
MAkINETTE, Wis, May Fires are
raging IN the woods surrounding this
city, The Mepomonie River Sash and
Door company's works were threatened
yesterday afternoon 10y fire in the brush
adjoining their yards, but were saved
from destruction.
ADR1AN, Mich, May 9.-Extensive wood
fires are raging in this county. Stephen
Carpenter, aged 81, whilc fighting the
flames on his premises in Madison, Tues
day, was overcome and died of suffoca-
ton before assistance could reach him.
NEsroRIA, Micn.. May 9.-Fires are re-
ported burning in the dense pine forests
between Hill Greek and Matchwood, on
the Duluth, South shore & Atlantic rail.
way extension between here and Duluth.
The pOstoffice, express office, and railway
station of S.. Collins were burned ana
trains delayed proximity to the track.
This district is covered with dense
pine, untouched by the axe, and extern
slve fires would destroy millions of dol
lars worth of pine and imperiI the lives
of many homesteaders.
DETRoIT, Mich, May ga special to
the News from Marquette, Mich, says:
Terrible forest fires prevail about here.
The village of Norway is surrounded.
Two buildings have been burned at the
Vulcan mine. There are miles of flames
in the homestead districts. Bruce Cross
Oh mi ba
refugees sought safety in bitches and
cellars. Many are missing.
FRANKFORT, Mich, May 8. The forest
fires have been extinguished by the heavy
rain which fell yesterday and last night.
The Wilce Lumber company lost a mil
lion feet of logs.
HAMILTON, Mich, May 9.-Mondsy a
fire was set out on the prairie near the
kalamazoo river. Thirty-six hours later
the entire southern portion of the town
ship was in flames, and great damage re-
suited. John GilIies' house was fired
several tImrs, but was saved by vigorous
measures, and many other farmers had
like experiences. Thousands of feet of
lumber and many barns were destroyed.
MARQUETTE, Mich, May 9.-The Mining
Journal will say tomorrow: "Misleading
and exaggerated reports of the damage
done by the forest fires in the Upper
Peninsula during the early part of the
week that are being sent to the outside
press by one or two special CORES pond
ents up here. In the section where so
many homestead and preemp tiop claims
were located withia the past six Or eight
months. there were numerous brush fires
Monday and Tuesday, but no consid-
cradle amount of territory was
burned over and the loss of property
is triiing. The station house was des
troyed at Bruce's Crossing Tuesday, and
several settlers lost their shanties with
their conteRts, bat beyond this the dam :
age did not amount to much in this re
gIon. There was no loss of life on the
Menomonie range Ls reported. Some
of the outlying buildings were destroyed
at a couple of mining stations, and a
hamlet named Spaulding got a severe
scorching some days age, but there has
been no heavy losses of timber
or other property in this region.
CHEBoYGAN, Mich, May 9.-Forest fires
are raging TO an alarming extent along
the line of the Michigan Central railroad.
On several occasions trains have been de
layed for hours ON account Of fires along
the track, the dense smoke nearly sitting
the passengers inside.
CHIoAGNI May 9.-Someone whose life
would not have been worth a pioayune
had be been canght, made diabolical
effort this morning to burn the balance
of the little stricken town of Moreland.
About S:45 O'Clock this morning the cot
tage at 1926 Ohio street, which barely es-
capped destruction by yesterdays fire, was
found to be ab)8ze. Filled with horrible
fear of a repetition of yesterdays
catastrophe, fully 800 men
and boys rushed to the
building and nearly tore it to pieces
in their efforts to subdue the flames. The
city was asked for help and engines we're
sent, but before they arrived the fire was
out. The home was located in the midst
of the confag ration yesterday, and there
had been no fire in the building last
evening or this morning, and that it was
set afice by some friend who desired
further destruction of the place, the
citizens are certain. Should the incen-
diary be discovered he will be hanged
without ceremony, The damage to the
cottage was about $1,000.