New-York tribune., 1891-05-10
FIERCE FOREST FIRES IN THE VEST.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE IN WISCONSIN AND
MICHIGAN.


MICHIGAN.
Ashland Wis, May 9.--Forest fires prevail through
out northern Wisconsin, and immense damage has
already been done to standing timber and logs tat are
awaiting driving. Omaha trainmen say the woods are
an abaze between Spooner and this city, and the same
condition exists along the line Of the Wisconsin Cen
trail and the Lake Shore At IIighbrdge severI thou
sand cords of wood belonging TO the Ashland steei anu
Iron Company been destroyed. Flames approached
to within a haltmile of the city at the west N
the easten limits, the works Of the Parish Manu-
featuring Company had narrow escape. All DAY
yesterday the weather was intensely Sury, with the
SMOKE hanging like cloud Chequamagon Bay
Unless heavy rains come soon, the fires Will prove
moro disastrous than any which nave occurred ior
many years. Several thousand posts at Ashland juno
tion belonging to Charles Ihk of this city have been
DESTROYED by fire. George Robinson and wife, living
at wyman Crossing, were burned out losing every
thing, and barely escaping with their lives
Marquette, Mich, May 9-Forest fires are raging III
several parts OF the peninsula Near Chassell, rail-
road bridge over the Sturgeon River was partially oe
stroyed and the Sturgeon River Company the Ihomas
Nestor estate and the Diamond Match Company nave
lost arge aomunts OF pine. Fires are also reporeu
northwest of Escanaba and Chocolate River Inc iaho
is so obscured with smoke that all fog Whistles arc
sounding.
East Tawas, Mich, May 0.-Forest fires are raging
vast of Tawas. Among the places burned Is sand
Lake House. eight miles from here. Considerable pine
is burning. The swamps are dry, and the dT Is iuh
OF smoke.
Milwaukee, May "a dispatch to The Evening
wisconsin, from Florence, Wis, says the logging ou'hs
and 1--we stock OF the Ludinsto1 Van sehaick Com.
many thee miles iIorth Of that place, werS sweps
away by forest fire. Less, between Soo'ooo aiiu
100000. .,,.
Harrison Mich May 9.-The forest fires IN this
region are worse than ever, with o heaVy soutnwes,
wind blowing The ground Is burning over tne seconu
time In many places Meredith is In great dtnser.
Green pine trees two feet through, are falng every
few minutes The fire is so close TO thiS place aS "
cause great alarm.
Johnstoyn Penn, May (Speclall.-rhe forest nres
that have been raging all over Cambria BedroN anu
Somerset counties for the last few days are now e
atinc the greatest excitement Additional Dres sre
started daily by careless workmen or by Iocometlso
snarks and are sweeping In all dlrecuons' some some
farms have been ruined. Thousands OF acres Oh vsiu
able timber land have been licked up by the naines ne
like straws Many farmhouscs are In danger ana Ine
farmers are hiring all the men obtanabe ana wOrsin
,ght and day To save their homes. The ground IS
nYremely DIV and bitches do not stop the IRE at a
lanes Sariis who lives Gallitzln. to-day savea
his LITTLE daughter from horrible death. In meadow
adioininp some burning woods stood naystack, Vn
which sat the child who had come out 10 watch .lg
6ra The father saw the fire leapng toward sesu es
and rushed off to work forgetting his dauglter 9to
fell asleep and was not thought OF again nItn 1je I
father saw the fire creeping toward the nay to
r,,shed IN r. and had hardly caught up ms daugntet
hfore the rushing pillows OF smoke and nre s"ePV
over and licked up the stack