The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-15
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BIG RAPIDS, Mich, May 1.-THE fores
fires in the lower peninsula are still burn
ing from Manistee TO Huron The loss i
already estimated ut 81, 600 00o with ;
probability that it will be doubled unless
checked by rain.
PUNXsUTAwNEY, Pa. May IA grea
fire is raging along the mountains be
tween here and Belwood on the line O
the Pennsylvania and Northwestern Il
is sixty miles in length and still burning
LUDNGTON, Mich, May 1.-THE last
one of the inhabitants of Wslkerville
which burned Sunday, has now been heard
from, and the first report of a number oi
lives lost proves untrue. Those who es
raped are destitute
BALDWIN, Mich, May 14-Over one
hundred homeless, houseless women and
children are here, sheltered and fed by
charlty, while the men have returned ia
their late homes, whence they were driven
by the fires to see If anything remains
worth saving
HART, Mich. May 14-Fully two score
families are here destitute. having walked
twenty miles to escape the fires, leaving
everything behind them.
TWIN LAKE, Mich Nav 14-Bv hard
work of the men, with women and chill
uren helping, this town has been saved
from forest fires. The loss SO far is about
eioo,oOO. The fires are still raging in al
most every direction and the danger is not
over Three families have been burned
out.
WHITE CLOUD, MINI, May 14.-Recent
rams have subdued the forest fires in this
vicinity. Hundreds of families are desti-
tute within twenty-five miles from here
and many hundreds have nothing to eat
have what charitable people give them.
Some of them are badly burned.
EsCANABA. Mich, May 12-No rains
nave Iailen IN four weeks and the situation
Is very serious. The forest fires are now
doing great damage in Delta and Nenomi-
nee counties, and are spreading over a vast
area With high wind this city would
be in great danger.
GAYLoRD. Mich, May 1.-THE home of
Robert Duke, a farmer Of Remington.
Montmorency county. was burned and
two OF his children perished
ST PAUL, May 4-Railroad dispatches
from the districts affected hv the forest
tlreS show that the situation is most grave
East or Ashland the fire is raging. Back
hiring ana cutting have been resorted TO.
and at O'Clock last evening the flames
seemed somewhat subdued At : o'clock
Just as dark came. the wind fresheued and
the blaze burst out afresh. Two miles
rast of Ashland the forest is "A mass Of
flames and the smoke i SO dense that II
hangs Ike n pail over everything. 4 fierce
llre can Also be seen across the bav where
last night II was reported that danger was
past.
Ihe distress among settlers along the
line Of tue railroads is great Dulutb.
ashland ana Superior are fun Of peoD,e
arlVen out Of the woods The heaviest
losses IN lumber will be found along the
omaha and Northern Pacific roads. Thou
kanos OF dollars worth 90 vatnabla nine
have been utterly wined off the earth II
is impossible for lumberTneu At present Ia
estimate their losses. The wires are down
between Ashland aud West Superior \
Telegram from the latter place this morn
Ing Indicated that tire fires were heavieSt
there. A gang OF 800 men left 81. paul
Tor Ashland this morning TO fight the
flames.
Did vou sit un late last ,,;.,hta ID.