Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-13
THE BLAZING TIMBER
Damage Caused by Forest Fires in
Three States.
INQUEST ON CARRIE BROWNS Case.
indications That the Charleston
is On the Alert.
CARLYLEHARRIS' CRIME
VICTIMS OF FOREST FIRES.
Survivors of the Inflated Work Train In
Pennsylyania-In Other States.

Survivors of the Inflated Work Train in
Pennsylvania-In Other States.
AUSTIN, Pa, May 13.-The excitement at
tending the late forest fire is gradually subsid-
ing, but on the streets may be seen many men
whose hands and faces are bandaged and
whose singed hair and other marks Of ill usage
proclaim them survivors Of the fire. Others,
who are being cared for at the boarding houses
and their homes, are not able to be out and
some of them never will be. No other subject
is talked of but the terrible fire.
Survivors Of the Inflated train which was
burned regard their escape as something Of a
miracle. The missing men have not been
found yet and it may be a week before the
complete list of the victims will be made known.
The only dead body found was that of Supt.
Badger.
The following is partial list of injured and
burned: Fred Snow, Fred POLICEMAN, Pat Far
rell, P. Void, W. Winthrop, N. w.
weathersby, William Darbyshear, James
WEIGH, Frank Doran, and John Burns, all
seriously burned. Void, Winthrop and
Weathersby are not expected to recover.
A Swede named George Brine and a Hungarian
named Andrew Michlin are also fatally burned.
Pat Doyle had his knee fractured in jumping
from the train. NJ. E. Brown, face badly
burned; Steve Busholder, Andy Busk. Charles
Pickett Clarence Barden, Charles Christenden,
D. H.
Hungarians, names unknown, all were more or
less burned The above named are all residents
of this town. Throughout the entire district
the number Of injured and burned will reach 100.
The Austin chemical works were destroyed.
The losses caused by the fire cannot be COM
puted on account of the vast territory covered
and the meager means of communication.
Paul Costa who has been in the woods for
several days fighting the fire. says that num-
Der of men have surely lost their lives in the
various lumber camps that were destroyed.
Mrs. W. II. Badger, wife of the dead superin-
tendent. arrived here yesterday. Her grief is
most pitiable.
STILL RAGING IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT. MICH, May ia Cheboygan,
Mich, dispatch says that forest fires are doing
considerable damage in the interior of the
county. Much property has been destroyed.
including barns, fences and standing timber.
Unless rain soon comes the damage will be
great. The city is wrapped in a dense smoke
and the Mackinac straits are SO densely over
hung with smoke as to seriously impede the
progress of all boats
On both sides of the Michigan Central track
from Mackinaw City to Frederick Station, a
small town In the southern part of this (Che-
boygan) county, fires burn fiercely, and the
smoke is SO dense that lamps must be lighted
River and Rondo are much in danger and doz-
ems Of men are fighting the fiery monster.
Reports from all parts of the northern half
Of the lower peninsuls show the fires are still
raging.
Clinton. Clare county, and Walkerville,
Oceana county. towns of 100 inhabitants each.
are added to the list of those burned by forest
fires. In each case the destruction of the
homes of the inhabitants was accompanied by
heavy loss to the lumber firms having
sawmills at the places named. The loss to
those firms on buildings and machinery
"a To In o11 10 nc
an amount not easily to be reckoned has been
lost in the destruction of the forests.
At present there is little hope that the fire
can soon be stayed, and the entire lumber dis
trict Of four or five counties lies at its mercy.
There has been little rain this season and the
country is in the same condition as it was when
devastated in 1871.
FLAMES IN MINNESOTA.
DULUTH, MIMI, May l3.-Forest fires ragged
yesterday in nearly every direction from Du-
luth, and large amount Of damage was done.
The Duluth fire department was called to Les
ter Park, and it took hard fight to save the
place from entire destruction. The depart
ment was successful in its efforts and saved the
village from any serious damage. 1t is re-
ported that the houses Of several farmers have
been burned.
to send out large force of men to
fight fires again. stable and horse were
burned there belonging to A. L. Anderson.
The fires on account Of the dryness of the moss
and earth covering seem to rage almost as
severely in the open country as in the forests,
which it almost strips naked in places. Other
severe damage may be looked for unless rain
comes soon.
The Omaha trains are all delayed in Duluth
on account Of the burning of 100 feet of the
bridge over the Amnicoon river at Hawthorne.
The Northern Pacific road from here to Ash
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