New-York tribune., 1891-09-24
FOREST FIRES IN THE DRY WEST
VILLAGES DESTROYED AND FARMERS WORKING
TO SAVE THEIR HOUSES.

TO SAVE THEIR HOUSES.
Pine City, Mlnn Sept. 23.-Fires are now ragns
in northwestern Minnesota, $4,000 worth d
timber land having been destroyed. The loss to farm
ers will be high. Several homes and farm buildings
have been burned and the owners obliged to leave tie
devastated district. Two school houses were burned
Yesterday the pupils barely escaping with their lives
The teachers bravely led their little bands to places
Of safety The loss will amount to 800 an hour at
the rate the flames are now raging and 1t Is useless
TO attempt to extinguish them. The fire Is approach
ing Pine City, and 500 men are fighting 1t.
Minneapolis, Sept. GA dispatch from West
Superior, Wis, says that the village Of Comstock,
Barron County, has been nearly destroyed, and Cum
borland is in great danger.
st. Paul, Mimi, Sept 23-Heavy timber fires are
raging on the Red Lake Reservation and near Alaea
and Esterbrooks. Great Northern crew has been
sent out on a special train 10 fight the flames The
country is sparsely settled and the farmers are COM
petey at the mercy of the flames. Matters have been
made worse by cyclonc storm near Alexander.
Northwest OF the town gigantic trees were broken Ike
twigs and hurled into the lake and roads. Farmers
through North Dakota have suspended the threshns
operations and all are busy forming fire breaks to
protect their property. In some instances farmers
have been careless, and in trying to protect their own
property have started fires which have done greaa
damage to Others. Most OF the fires 50 far started
have been from this The railroads are also
taxing every preCdutiOn 10 pTcHcHb luO va
fires. burrows plOughed along the borders OF tho
right Of way and between these furrows and the track
the grass is all burned.
Oakes, N D.. sept GA disastrous prairie fire
started east OF this place Monday. The damage TO
shocked and stacked wheat is very heavy. The area
covered by the fire amounts to thousands OF acres.
The fire is stn burning. one man has been burned
fatally.
HinckIey, Minn., Sept 23.-Forest fires are raging
all around here and the village would certainly have
been destroyed yesterday but for the heroic and un-
firing efforts of the fire company, which has been on
duty continually for the last thirtysx hours. The
dense smoke and heat drove of the citizens nom
their homes on the outskirts. Finayson Is reported
DESTROYED and all the and children Of that place
were sent down here on the st. Paul and Duhith
limited yesterday afternoon for protection sandstone
is imminent danger. great quantity OF hay mas
been DESTROYED and number of cattle belonging "
lumbermen lost
Monmouth, ILL.,, Sept 23.-Two weeks ago the farm
ers of Warren County praying for warm and dry
weather to save their crop Their petitions were
more than granted. big crop of corn IS assured
but the situation is alarming. The Oldest residents
never experienced hotter weather in September Vege-
taton Is literally burned up Farmers are compelled
TO feed their stock as in winter and many are hauling
wafer as the wells and streams dry. Yesterday
and Monday the mercury registered 100 in the shade:
Vandalia ILL.,. Sept 23.-The continued dry "ealiisr
is becoming quite alarming In THIS secuOn' III las
been over month since rain Of any consequence nss
fallen here. Pastures completely burned up anu
and feeding their stock. Dust in public highways y