Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-16
FOREST FIRES
Causing Great Destruction In Penn
sylvania and Michigan.
An Express Train Goes Through Burned
Bridge in Canada-ono Man Killed
and Several Badly Ihurcd-Gns
and oil Wells Destroyed.

DETROIT, May 11.-Each additional
report from the region of the forest fires
shows that the damage, instead of be-
ing exaggerated, has been underesti-
mated. Morley, Mecosta county, tele-
graphed yesterday that Altoona, a small
village ten miles from there, was in
ashes. Big Rapids, Mecosta county, re-
ports that bad fires are raging in several
places in the county. A report from
Bear Lake, a small settlement in the
northern part of the county, states that
several houses were set on fire by sparks
blowing in from the forest, fully half a
mile away, and the people were driven
into the lake for shelter.
Harrison, the capital of Glare county,
has had twenty-four hours of imminent
danger and summoned help from Clare
and other villages. Clinton, a small
station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor &c
North Michigan railway, was wiped
out yesterday afternoon. Wagner 81
Pierce had two million feet of logs and
Hyde Bros. one million feet burned
Farwell was burned yesterday with all
the houses in the settlement.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 10.-The
Chicago & West Michigan station at
Shields, near White Cloud, was de-
stroyed by forest fires Saturday after
noon. Eighteen Chicago g. West Mich
igan freight cars were burned at Lilley
junction. At Bightley on the Chicago
G. West Michigan, 1000, 900 feet of logs,
owned by Dunsheern, Bolinder &c Co.,
of Muskegon, were destroyed.
BRADFORD, Pa, May 11.-A special
from Kane Pa, says: Since 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon destructive forest
fire has been eating its way through the
Kane oil fields, destroying the best part
of the northern half of the producing
territory. @. w. Schofeld and Koester's
property, on lot 1885, is entirely con-
sumed. Stettheimer e Co., on the
Brown lease. lose sixteen rigs Two
thids of J. p. Cappeau lease, owned by
Preston and others, is in ashes.
BUFFALO, n. V, May 10.-Advices re-
ceived last night from Heating Summit,
Pa, state that the most disastrous for
est fires known for fifty years are raging
within n short distance of Austin, in the
immense timber tract of I. c. e NJ. w.
Goodyear, of this city. The fire was
discovered yesterday morning. Thirty
million feet of lumber and thirty cords
of bark were burned within ten miles
of the railroad track. Telegraph and
telephone service is badly crippled and
it Is impossible to get details.
SUDBURY, Ont, May 1.-THE Pacific
express which left Montreal Friday
night, met with an accident neal
Straight Lake, fifty miles west of here
Bush fires had partially destroyed &
trestle bridge over a creek and the trair
was too close when the fire was discov
cred to permit the engineer to stop
The engine, baggage and mail cars ant
two colonist cars went into the creek
A man named McAlpin, from Quincy
Mass, was killed and five passenger.
injured one seriously. The cars tool
fire from the debris and were destroyed
The first class sleeping and dining car:
did not leave the rails and none of th'
occupants were injured.
on CITY, Pa, May 11.-May IL
Four gas wells, eight oil wells, severa
tanks and about five square miles o
forest had up to last evening beel
burned by forest fires, which starte,
Saturday morning between Coal Hill
and President and broke out afresh yes
terday, covering three square miles
Gangs of men from the surrounding
counties have been sent to fight tn
fire. No estimate of the loss yet eve
approximated.
LUDINGToN, Mich, May 1o.-Walkel
vile, a small town in Ocean county, tn
terminus of Buffers and Peters loggin
camp, was almost totally destroyed b
forest fires Saturday afternoon. Th
: hotel, stores, livery barn, saloons blacl
smith shops, and all but n few dwelling
+ went up in smoke. Five hundred tho,
! sand hardwood logs also burned. Fire
: are raging in the woods over the countr
: and doing incalculable damage. X
= Fingers mill at Fresoil, was also d.
u stroyed by forest fires.