The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-05-19
SURGING SEA OF FIRE.
PILES OF ASHES MARK THE siTEs OF
FORMER VILLAGES.

FORMER VILLAGES. 3
Several Counties In Michigan Arc Laid
Observation-Disclosures Fishttug Fire 60
Save Their Homes Story or Destruc-
tion.
DETROIT, MICH, May l2.-The hoped
for security from the recent rain did
not materalize for the panic.ctricken
inhabitants of the burned district In
this state. Some idea of the yastness
of the lire district can be gained from
the fact that almost anytwo of the dozen
counties now filled with fire is as large
as the whole state of Rhode Islsnd,
The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern
Michigan railroad has been obliged to
abandon all attempts to run cars north
of the Clare county line. A freight
train and crew had narrow
ESCAPE FROM CREMATION
yesterday. The ties in many places
were so badly burned that the rails
spread when the train went over.
When near Moore's siding one Of the
cars In tie center of the train was de-
TO abandon the rear part of the train
after working until the cars began to
smoke. Before they reached Farwell
there was another derailment, and all
but three of the train Of eighteen cara
were left to their fate. Three of the
trainmen were badly blstered. The
wind shifted and drove the fire to the
southwest and into. Newaygo, Mecosta
and Oceana counties. Cooks Station
and Barton, both in the line of the fire
have not been heard from and are
SUPPOSED TO BE DESTI DYED.
West Troy, a few miles north of Otia,
has been envroned by fire since early
yesterday morning and is supposed to
be in ashes.
Reports from Cadillac, Wexford
county state that the inhabitants of all
the villages in the county have been
out fighting fire for the past three days,
and many Of the smaller places are
wiped of the face Of the earth. Where
NlYarna and fremont, on the Flint and
Iere Marquette road once stood, there
is nothing now but piles of ashes.
The village of Lake has not been
heard from since its last appeal for help.
SWEEPING THROUGH TIE WOODS
near Red Cloud, Newaygo county.
while more than 100 miles away, across
the state, the little hamlet Of Taft is In
gulf of flame
Monton in Wexford county, above
Cadillac is cut off from communication
with the outside world. =
The latest news from Traverse city is
to the effect that the entire population
IS out lighting fire. Millions upon mil
lions of logs are burning all over the
centre of the state.
FOREST FIRES IN WISCONSIN.
PoMBINA, WIS, May 12.-Forest fires
have broken out alOng the line Of the
500 road between this place and Her
| manSyllle, and are burning with vigor
that BODIES no good to the cedar inter.
ests unless rain descends very soon.
Just across the Wisconsin line from
the station of Menominee river, on the
500, the line Of five can be seen from
the railroad, which burns as far north
| as the eye can reach, and from the i'm
menSe volume of smoke which arises 1t
| is plain to see that the fire runs back
long distance north from the railroad.
There has been no rain of conse-
quence in this locality for two weeks
or more, and everything is as dry as
tinder.
| A RAGING SEA OF FIRE.
| WHITE CLOUD, MICII., May 12.-Five
upper townships in this county have
been Surging sea Of fire ever since
Sunday, and it is believed that not
single one of the small hamlets is left.
Fields Station, with its four saw mills
and general store, is no more, and 300
people who lived there Sunday are to-
day without home or roof to cover
their heads. Otia, or Dingman, as it is
known to the postal authorities, is but
| a collection Of smoking ruins, with 200
people who called the place home
standing around in despair.
Park City, in Lincoln township,
WENT OUT IN FIRE
and smoke yesterday morning. Moth
ing is left of the cluster of small houses
that marked the place. Lily Station Is
hardly worth the name of station, as
only a small hotel and smaller rail-
road station are left to mark the town
site. Freight cars without number and
logging trains melted away into ashes
! on the tracks, where ohey stood await
ing their loads of lumber.
DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES.
WARREN., PA, May 12.--FOcest fires
in this section have caused aheavy loss
to the oil men. The lire started Satur.
day afternoon, and a strong wind blow
ing encouraged 1T yesterday afternoon
and today, when great damage was
done. IT. was iiercely fought and final
ly extiDguished. The loss to tanks, oil,
rigs. and to oil property aloneis eStima-
ted at fully $150,0C0.
BEYOND IIU.fAN CONTROL.
HUNTINGTON. Pa, May 12.-Over
four Thousand acres Of valuable timber
lands are afame within radius of Sow
en- miles Of this place. and in distant
parts Of the county woodland is being
swept away to an alarming extent.
Mountain fires are beyond all human
control and can only be eXtinguished
by rainfall.
The farmers in the whole burning
district have sustained irreparable
losses to fencing, and hundreds OF acres
of growing grain have been ruined.
The fires originated from either rail.
roads or wandering bands of Gypsies.
TIE DAMAGE ENORMOUS.
BELLEFoNT.G. PA, May 12.-The
damage done by forest fires that have
been raging throughout the county has
been something enormous. All along
the Buffalo Run railroad, through near
ly every patch of timber, the fire has
ragged, burning miles and wies of fence,
orchards, valuable standing and cut
timber. a number Of logging camps
have been completely destroyed. The
fires still continue to rage with unaba-
ted furV i'm MANY plapps not vpt hurpaI