Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-13
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. ]
 From All Quarters. T0RNAD0ES 0F FLAMES. Greeks Heated to the BoiI- ing Point by Forest Fires. THE RAGE AFTER IHE STEAMER ITATA Edison's Novel Exhibit for
 the Worlds Fair.
THE RAGE AFTER THE STEAMER ITATA
PRESIDENT HARRISON AT DENVER.
Attempt Upon the Life of
 the CzareWitch.
rREAmsoF ROLLING WATER

Intense Heat Of the Forest Fires
 More Details of the Disaster to the
 Ftre.F1ghters Blistered and
 Bruised-A Sea of Fire in Michigan
 Forests-Seyeral Hundred People
 Made Homeless.
 BUFFALO, N. Y., May 12.-A later dis patch from Austin, Pa., gives the follow ing story of the burning of the work train in the forest fires near there. The dis patch says: The train had proceeded a few miles into the hemlocks when the in tense heat and binding smoke of the for est confagration put an end to its further progress An attempt was then made to reverse the course of the train and retreat from the approaching fire, but it was too late. The train was overtaken by the flames. All hands jumped from the cars and sought safety in a creek that flowed near by. Then came an unex- pected phase of thrilling experience of the men. The water of the creek was boil ing and those who leaped from the nov ing train found themselves in water which was nearly scalding hot. There the terror stricken 6re-fghters crouched while the tornado of fire and smoke rolled over and beyond. All five of the party escaped in this way, but the heat was SO intense that several of the number were badly burned. Superintendent Badger did not jump into the boiling creek. He ran ahead of the flames but was overtaken by them and burned to a crisp. Four other men who followed him shared his fate. A rescuing party went out after the ire-fght- CTS. Thirty of the men were found so badly disabled that they were lying about blist cred, bruised and suffering intensely. Eff teen of these are expected to die. Search was made yesterday for the missing mem bers of the party, but the only body found was that of Badger. It is believed the missing men have perished.
 MEcHANIcsBURa, Pa., May 12.-Disas- trous forest fires have swept through the mountain lands of this county since last Monday and are still raging. Full 10, 900 acres of valuable timber lands have been burned over
 Reports received from Dillsburg, a small hamlet six miles from this city, say that a second large fire broke out in the noun tains north of that place and soon reached and destroyed the valuable mining property of Alex Underwood, and five dwelling houses. A number of houses, including those in the outskirts of the afore men toned settlements, are in danger. The losses by these fires have already exceeded s15O, ,O00
 sURGING SEA OF FIRE.
 WHITE CLOUD, Mich., May 12.-The five upper townships in this county have, been surging sea of fire ever since Sunday and it is believed not single one of the small hamlets is left, Fields Station with it's four saw mills and general store is no more and three hundred people are with out homes. Otia is but collection of ruins with the 200 people who called the place home standing around in despair. Park City, in Lincoln township, went out Nothing is left of the cluster of houses that marked the place. At Lilly Station only the small hotel and smaller railroad station are left to mark the town sight. Freight cars without number burned and log trains melted into ashes on the track where they stood awaiting their loads of lumber.
 TWO DOZEN COUNTIES ABLAzE.
 DETROIT, May 12.-The hoped-for secu- rity from the recent rain did not mater ialize for the panic stricken inhabitants of the burned district. Some idea of the vastness of the fire district can be gained from the fact that almost any two of the dozen counties now filled with fire is as large as the state of Rhode Island The Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michi- gan railroad has been obliged to abandon all attempts to run cars north of the Clare county line. A freight train and crew had narrow escape from cremation yes terday. The ties in many places were SC badly burned that the rails spread when the train went over. When near Moores siding one of the cars in the center of the train was derailed, and the train crew were obliged to abandon the train after working until the cars began to smoke. Before they reached Farweu there was another derailment, and all but three of the train of eighteen cars were left to their fate Three of the train men were badly blist- cred.
 MILES OF FOREST IN GULF OF FLAME. The wind shifted and drove the fire tt the southwest and into Newaygo, Mecosts and Oceana counties. Cooks station an6 Barton, both in the line of the fire, hae not been heard of and are supposed to b, uCotACyCu. " OSu AAOy3 HUI LII Ol OGlu, Ad l been environed by fire since early yester day morning and is supposed to be il | ashes. Reports from Cadillac, Wexfore county, state that the inhabitants fl om al | the villages in the county have been ou fighting fires for three da ays, and many O the smaller places are wiped off the fac of the earth. Where Nivarna and Ere mont, on the Flint and Pere Marquett road, once stood there is nothing now bu piles of ashes. The village of Lake ha not been heard from since it's last appea for help. The fire is sweeping througl the woods near Red Cloud, Newayg county, while more than 100 miles acros I the state the hamlet of Taft is in, gulf 0 l flame IT.
 Monton, in Wexford county, above Cad
 lilac, is cut off from communication wit
 the world. The latest news from Travers
 City is to the offect that the entire poru
 lation is out fighting the fire. Million
 upon millions of logs are burning all ov
 the entire state.
 | ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
 BELLEFoNTE, Pa., May 12.-The damag
 done by the forest fires throughout th
 county has been enormous. All along th
 Buffalo Run railroad through nearly ever ipatch of timber the fire has ragged, burnin
 miles and miles of fence, orchards an
 valuable standing and cut timber. Nes
 Pine Grove Kills the new house and bar
 of John Neldigh were burned, though tN
 hundred yards from the woods. P. B. Cr
 der's large sawmill, logging camp, larl
 amount of cut timber and about mile (
 tramway have been burned. At Paddy
 Mountain, on the Alleghenies, several lo
 ging camps and all the houses, etc., of u
 Benner Run Camping association, ha'
 been destroyed, besides large quantities
 valuable standing and cut timber. II
 fires still continue to rage with unabat'
 fury in many places not yet burned owe
 it being hopeless task to fight theI B The entire wild cherry crop, which is ge 3 orally very large, is also entirely d F F stroyed. The loss cannot as yet be, es t mated, but it will run into the ;hundr :: thousands of dollars
 -t&-.z A TOWN WIPED OUT. : WnL1AMsPoRr, Pa, May 12.-Fire