The sun., 1891-05-13
THE LEAPING FOREST FIRES.
MORE VILLAGES LICKED UP, AND
PROBABLY MANY LIVES LOST

oriy ore-hsifofthe Inhsbitants OF walker
willie, AIieh., are Known TO be Safe
Hair Dozen More villages are Re-
dusea 60 Ashes-A Freight Train Crew's
Escnpe-Other Places are SIN Cat or
from the worid--A-y Two OF the Hurn.
Ing Couutses Esasl In Arcn 90 Rhode ISL
>sud--serious situatiou IN Pennsyivanis.
LvpINaroH, Mich. May 12.-some Of the res
fdents Of WaIkerville. which was destroyed by
, forest nres, arrived here yesterday. They had
only their clothes. and were exhausted with
hard work In trying to save their village
They coy u 10 impossible TO tell how many Of
the Inhabitants escaped alive, but they fear
that many died In tho woods where they He'd
for safety. The village had 800 Inhabitants
and no ono known whore moro than hall this
numl or Is at present. -t.,
Rumors Of a large loss OF life In other points
come in. but verincation is impossible. This
entire county will 10 swept unlsss rain comes
to-day.
WHITE CLOUD. Mich. MAY 12.-The i've up-
per towpships In this county .hpve been sea
OF fire ever since Sunday. and II 10 believed
that lot single one OF the small hamlsts is
left.
Fields Station. with It's four saw mills and
general store. is no more, and tho 800 people
who lived there Sunday ace to-day without
home or roof to cover their heads. Otia. or
DinRman. as IL is known to the postal author
ities. is q collection OF smoking ruins. and the
200 people who called the place homo are
standing around In despair.
Park City. In Lincoln township. won't out Ia
Ore and smoke yesterday morning. Nothing
10 left Of the cluster Of small houses that
marked the place. Lilly Station 10 hardly
worth the uams OF station, as only the small
hotel and smaller railroad station are left to
mark the town site.
Freight cars without number were burned
and logging trains melted into nshes on the
tracks where they stood.
DETROIT May l2.-Some idea OF the extent
Of the flre district may be gained from the fact
that almost any two Of the dozen counties now
nllsd With FIRE 10. rs largo as tho whole Stata Of
Rhode Island.
= The Toledo Ann Arbor and Northern Michf-
gan Railroad has been obliged to abandon all
attempts to run cars north OF the Glare county
i'll o. A freight train and crew had O narrow
escape from cremation yesterday.- Tho tics In
many PLACES were 30 badly burned that the
rails spread when the train went over.
When near Moore siding one OF the cars In
the centre OF the train was derailed and the
train crew were obliged to abandon tho rear
part OF the train, after working to save 1t until
the cars egan to smoke.
nefore they reached Farwell there was
smother derailmen'. and all but three OF the
train OF eighteen cars were left to their fnte.
Three OF the trainmen were badly bllstered.
Tho wind shifted and drove the IRE 10 the
southwest and into Newaygo. MeoUsta, and
Oceana counties.
Cooks Station and Barton both In tho line
Of the fire. have not been heard from, and are
supposed to be destroyed. West Troy. few
miles north OF Otia. has been environed By
Gre since early yesterday morning. and Is sup.
posed to be In ashes.
Reports from Cadillac, Wexford county, say
that tho Inhabitants Of all the villages In the
county have been out fighting fire for tho past
three days. and many OF the smaller places are
wiped or the iace OF the earth.
Where Nivnrna ana Fremont on tho Flint
and Ptre Marquette Road once stood thero is
nothing now but piles OF ashes. The village
Of Lake has not been heard from since its last
appeal for Eolp The fire is sweeping through
The woods near Red Cloud. Nswaygo county.
while rnote than 100 miles setoss the StitS ths
little hamlet Of Taft 10 In gulf Of fame
.. Ionton. In Wexford county: above; cardtllac.
b cut Off from communication with the out
side world The latest news from Traverse
City Is to the effect that the entire population
IL out fighting fire. Millions upon millions OF
logs arc burning all over the centre Of the
State.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
W1LLIAMsponT. Pa, May IL. - The North
Mountain. in Columbia county. has been burn
Ing lor some time. The town OF Mildlebury.
rear 2; WssSoro was Mped out an. the Swn
two stores 2 meet market. saloon. and some
email dwelling houses being ass,royed A
where he was being guarded oefors being 9sG
SE %AnnsS. .fs fa' Nay 1a-Extensive forest ar.s
Mnxss the rate OF 's5 are
,K.Sr. Pa. Ma iz-,sincs SUNDAY afternoon
%ss snss 1?ss
hnvo also been destroyed. Weston d Preston
haze l. st two riga and tanks. Another large |
nre is reported near Porter STATION. but rain
HvNlIyonoN. Pa. MAY 19.-More than 1000
acres acres Of valuable timer land. arc aaams
parts OF the county the woodland is being
swept away at I'M alarming rate. The noun |
] HSa sseons Sns
i III n s Esst roAa TO
Rays Hlll; and Warriors RIDGE:
BARNS and Farm houses have stw bsen% % ca.
Rumed In this county by forest dres The |
damage sH - to M p5onersy @ here amounts. 1t is eat-
MscH.NicsnuEe; Pa: May i2.EReDorts r.,
s sSou ok mes hs sE ssy
, second large ire broke out In the mountains |
north Of that place and soon reached and de- |
ltroyed the valuable mining property Of Alex. |
,sonsis:ing of an ore erusherh on
houses. rendering fourteen persons hom,s ,sless. |
A number OF hOnses. including those In the |
outskirts OF the settlements. are In danger, |
and unless ths wind changes or rain falls the |
W-nrted hGhter- will be unable to save them, |
el5O.0OO.
MoUNr PocoNo. Pa.. May 12.-For the last |
lhrce days the farmers Of this vicinity have |
b5Sn out day and night lighting . severe forest |
Hre. More than 5000 acres OF woodland have |
been burned over.
FIREs IN OTHER LOCALITIES.
PsMDINA. Wis. May l2.-Forest fires have |
broken out along tho line Of the. 300 road. be- |
Eweon this place and Hermansvills.
just aeIoss The WISCONSIN line from tho sta
tcn Of Menonimee River. on. the BOO, o line of |
IRE can ne seen from the railroad whlch burns
ls far north ~ the eye can reach. From the
The drs runs back long distance from the