Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-10
FLAMING FORESTS.
Fires Devastating Work in
Upper Michigan.
The Peninsula a Roaring Mass
of Flames.
The Adjacent Portion of Wisconsin
Also Engirt With Fire.
whole Counties Burned Over-Lake
Huron Covered with Dense Banks
of Smoke-Other Fires.
associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
DETROIT, May 9.-Fire was raging in
the upper central counties of the lower
peninsula, today, the like of which has
never been known there. The line o.
flames reaches, almost without break
from Mason county on Lake Michigan
to Iosco county, on Lake Huron, with
the forests of Lake Osceola, Glare
Gladwin, Ogemaw and Altoona all ablaze
Another fire of scarcely less magnitude
exists in the upper peninsula. The line
of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
railroad, through Marquette, Houghton
Baraga and Ontanagon counties, is in
the path of the flames. Two railroad
bridges are already gone, and the tele
graph lines are in bad shape. Fears are
entertained that the fire will reach some
towns. Last night the flames swept in
Osceola and burned out 100000 worth
of property. Great apprehension is
felt at Ausable. An appeal for help has
been sent to Alpena. 1t is feared that
the city will be swept away if the wind
shifts. Thousands of scres of pine are
burning. Additional reports now coming
in, show that widespread district is
devastated.
GONE UP IN SMOKE.
Reports from Marquette, Mich, say
forest fires are burning all over Copper
county. At Chassell several farm houses
and barns went up in smoke, and a
bridge over the Sturgeon river was con-
sumed. The Thomas Neston estate and
the Diamond Match company lose
heavily. Lake Superior, from Mar
quette to Keweenaw point, is fairly black
with smoke, and the fog whistles are
kept blowing constantly. The loss will
be very heavy.
At Tawas, ON the east shore, for two
days past, the air has been thick with
smoke from the immense forest fires
raging in the woods back of the town,
and which extend clear to the county
line. Ishpeming is surrounded by fire,
but there is no danger to the town. Tele-
graph poles and railroad ties are being
destroyed, and communication is likely
to be cut off at any time. Nothing but
q drenching rain of two days duration
can prevent tremendous damage.
IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN,.
MILWAUKEE, May 9.-Reports from
northern Wisconsin are that heavy rains
last night have checked the forest fires
in many localities. The principal dam
age has been to standing timber. The
Wisconsin Central and Omaha roads
have been caused considerable trouble
by burning bridges. The smoke from
the forests hangs like dense fog over
the towns. and adds to the apprehension
of the inhabitants. Fierce fires are
burning in Shawnee county.
FIRES BECOMING WORSE.
HARRISON, Mich.,. May 9.-The forest
fires in this section are becoming worse
with strong southwesterly wind blow
ing. Meredith is in great danger OF
being burned, and much alarm is felt
there.
SURROUNDED by FLAMES.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 9.-Deer
Lake, near Reed City, one hundred
miles north, has telephoned this city
for aid and steamer. Osterhous &
Fox's immense lumber yard, with
$3.50, 900 worth of lumber, is surrounded
by flames.
AN TNCENDIARY's WORK.
BOONE, Iowa, May 9.--The fire at Man
ming this morning was the work of an
incendiary. 1t broke out in the post
Office block, and destroyed the hotel,
postoffice, three dry goods stores, three
groceries, a restaurant, three saloons, a
jewelry store, drug store and cloth
ing store, beside the dwellings of those
living in the buildings. Very few goods
were saved, high wind causing the fire
to spread rapidly. The loss exceeds
$125, 900, with but little insurance.
A DISASTROUS BLAZE.
CHICAGO, May GA small fire in the
basement of laundry on North Clark
street resulted disastrously to the fire.
men. A dozen men went into the base
ment to extinguish the flames, when q
large can of gasoline exploded, fatally
injuring two and painfully burning 9th
ers.
A BURNING COLLIERY.
MAUoH CHUNK, Pa, May 9.-Fire is
raging in the Lehigh Valley coalery at
Summit, Pa. All the miners except
one, Hugh Sarpe, of Mansford, got safely
out OF the mine. Several received se-
we're burns while, escaping.
THE ALLISON, ONT, LOSSES.
ALLISON, Ont, May 9.-The losses by
yesterdays fire will aggregate $500, ,000
with total insurance of about $40, ,000
One hundred and thirty business houses
were destroyed.
FIRE IN THE PALACE HOTEL.
SAN Francisco, May 9.-Fire started
in the new billiard room at the Palace
hotel tonight, but was extinguished be.
fore much damage was done. The fire
was caused by sparks from an unprotect-
ed electric light, dropping on board
scaffold.
Death of Charlotte Waterman.
SAN DIEGO, May 9.-Charlotte Water.
man, sister of the late Ex-Governor