The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-05-21
SURGING SEA OF FIRE.
PILES OF ASHES MARK THE SITES OF
FORMER VILLAGES.

Save Their HomcS- story Of Dostruc-
ton.
DETROIT, MICH, May l2.--Thc hoped
for security from the recent rain did
not materaliZc for the panic.ctrickcn
inhabitants of the burned district in
this state. Some idea Of the yaStneSS
of the tire district can he gained from
the fact that almost anytwo CT the dozen
counties now filled with fire is as large
as the whole state Of Rhode lsl5nd
The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern
Michigan railroad has been obliged to
| abandon all attempts to run cars north
| of the Clare county line. y freight
train and crew had narrow
ESCAPE FROM CHE:MATION
yesterday. The ties III many places
were so badly burned that the rails
spread when the train went over.
When near MOOrpS siding one OIL the
cars in the center Of the train was de-
railcl and the train crew were obllged
TO abandon the rear part 0t the tram
after working until the cars began t.
r smoke. Before they reached FarWell
there was another dcraiimcnt, and all
but three of the train of eighteen cars
were left to their fate Three OF the
trainmpn were badly hllStcrcd. The
= wind shifted and dr"v" th" nr" to the
southwest and INTO N"WHyGu, M"coSta
and Ocrana counties. Cook station
and Barton, bOtM III tic lime OF tie lire
:, have not been heard from and are
V SUPPOSED rO BE DESTROYED.
l. West Troy, Il few miles north OF Otia,
q has been enrlroncd by llrc since carry
|, NrStr DAY morning AM l. supposed 10
Oe in ashes
!, Rcports from Cadillac. Wexford
:. county state that tnr iuhabitant5 of all
IL the villages in the county have been
:, M, r,rhiIn,, ,iru r,r fnr mast 1hrrr lavS
l. and many "l the Slna'l'r pi'c,,S Hlo
~ wiped OH the lace Hi 'Nc odrlh; htlI
= \,NurD. ami ITInInli np Flint ana
II, l'ere Marquette" ru'h once S'1"u' Inelc
IT. Is lolhihS now DIV p'i'' 0i "Hhc3'
o. the village "l i;'N' mas I,oC % pctl'
~ ~ nearu from Since l'' l"'I 'flc'' 'o' "''f'
y FIRE ...........
i. NWEEriNH Iill;"'I' I'l. "',','T ,',+,,
c. near l'" ""u' .>'N'l :" OD"ti'y,
f. MhHc ','o'r '"in w |'''N | g 81 re - 10
of Ihe h,Alt' tnN l''l' ''"''''' VI '"'O - '''
on d Euli VI I''."' c., ,,, ,,o,..,
\ MuiV'i IN Wv, ',' ,,'',', ~,,'' i,n
Ntil.nc 10 t". ~,
an WIZ a'a ""'I''.v mns tr'' yr,vrrs ctv j.;
% nc itrv, ,r, ~" ~, ,,,,,,,I,i,nn
~, W 10 .lt ErtC u.tC '''' mNil
net, lions OF logs are burning al over the
n"S, centre OF the state.
ID ,,nr,lsT iIrI> ~ wI>rp\~lH.
Ting p,urI<> WIS NAV - Forrest FIRES
have hruiirn out Holm the line of the
."HS' 500 road hrtwrru ihiS place and Her
,,>cII: m,nsvilIr and are IuIrn,i,e with 4 ylstor
!, that bodies no rood to the cedar inter.
,rlt ,sts unl.ss rain dc$rrlds very soon
lust across the Wisconsin line from
Bal the station of MpnOmucc river, on the
/ Ii 500 th,. line of five can b. seen from
tout the railroad. which burns as far north
ana. AS the eve can reach, ami from the in
Oh mcnse Volume OF SMOKE which arises Ii
MI Mn- is plain to see that the lire runs back Il
- ~ long distance north from the railroad
There has been no rain of cOnSe
DIR. uucncc in this locality for two weeks
4 or more, and everything is rs dry Us
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