St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-16
SWEPT BY A GALE.
The Wisconsin Fires Still
Raging in Places.
GREEN BAY SUFFERS SEVERELY
Loss of $4,000 Entailed by
the Burning Of a Mill,
DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS
Will Amount to Many MILL
ions Of Dollars.
no LIVES REPORTED LOST.
GREEN BAY SUFFERS SEVERELY
DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS
Will Amount to Many MILL
ions Of Dollars.
no LIVES REPORTED LOST:

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GREEN BAY. Wis, Sept. 15.-At 80
O'Clock this afternoon terrific wind
storm SET in, and for half-hour it bic u"
gale. During the heavy wind storm
the prairie fires northwest nf Hugh Nc
DOnald'S lumber mill, in FGrt Howard,
increased in volume. and in less than
twenty minutes The fire had reached the
lumber yards and set fire to thu m.
Owing to the furious wind, nothing
could be done to save the large plant.
and in short time the mill. barns and
lumber, wood and shirgie piles were
entirely consumed, enialling loss of
$4,000. with an insurance of only $23.-
600. A heavy gale of wind is blowing
tonight, and il is feared that more fires
will occur before morning.
MARSHFIELD, Wis. Sept. 15.-Never
since the fire uf 1871 have such terrible
forest fires burned in this state as have
ragged through Northern Wisconsin dur
ing the past few days. The extent Of
the damage cannot he estimated owing
10 the fact that the fires have cut OFF
telegraphic communication with most
of the smaller towns. On timber the
losses are, of course, the heaviest. and
Frank Mcmillan, of the Mcmillan Luni-
Der company, in an interview tonight
said that the loss to Wisconsin forests
from the recent fires would probably
amount TO between $4,000. GOO and S6. 000.-
900. This represents a vast amount
of pine, as we'll as hardwood
iimber. covering land area which
even those most familiar with the forests
of Wisconsin cannot estimate. In fact.
IL is scarcely an eXaggeratIon that all
of Northern Wisconsin is one shoulder
ing furnace. so complete is the line of
fires which are ravaging the forests be-
tween here and Lake Superior, Where
they will end no one can say, but unless
there is rain within the next fOrty-eight
hours. even greater disasters than have
already occurred may be expected from
the fires. Marshfield itself is entirely
surrounded by the fires, and while it is
not now in any immediate danger from
the flames, reports are hourly brought
To the city Oy residents along the line of
the Wisconsin Central. Milwaukee,,
Lake Shore u Western. and Chicago.
ST. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha
railways, of terrible fires which
are raging along these lines, and
which have already made many fam
lies homeless and destitute. As yet 10
ore has been fund who has been able
10 confirm the losses of life from the
flames. That some ittlerS have been
cut off by the flames and killed is very
probable. and in another day or Two
proof of the death of many persons
may be obtained. So far all who have
been repnrtrd as missing, however, have
been located. Many persons escaped
death only after adventures of most
thrilling character. and some Of the
Stories of the refugees who are hourly
driving in from the country to this
place of their escapes from the flames are
interesting i'll the extreme. On every
side are evidences OF yesterdays battle
with The flames, in which the citizens OF
Marshtipld had a hard fight to pre-.
vent a portion of the city from being
swept away. he fire came from the
northwest, and. sweeping lis path
through the timber, il wiped from pX-
istence six houses and an old mill
owned by Henry Sherry, at ManvlIle.
Two of the houses were owned 10y Mrs.
Michael Powers, widow, Who barely
escaped from the house with her four
Children. John Miller. a npighbOr, saw
tile flames approaching her residence.
and, rushing To the hOnse. warned Mrs
Powers, who. with her little ones,
rushed to a neighboring hut in
pluwed field, in wEich they found shell
ter. The woman and the children are.
however, without proper clothing, hav-
ing escaped from their home with only
the clothing which they wore
Mt the timT10f the fire. From Manville
the flames blew EASTWARD toward the
city, wiping out several houses at Sher-
ry's crossing. From there they crossed
the road To this city. where the tight
was made by the citizens.
Reports of terrible fires at Spencer
and Coloy have been received here, and
Mai. ". ii. Upham has sent a large
force from this city to guard his logs at
that place. Just how many families
have been left homeless by fires cannot
be learned. but there are surely fifty.
Nearly all the residents between this
city and Mcmillan yesterday packed up
their goods and moved to this city, and
settlers from other parts of the county
Rre fast following in their footsteps.
Where the fires will stop no one can
tell, but there seems TO be no hope of
relief until rain falls. For a few mo-
mpnts this afternoon it clouded over
and looked like rain here, but the
clouds passed away. There was slight
sprinkle, which did not even wet the
sidewalks. Reiuforcements have gone
TO Mcmillan from this city and Stevens
Point, but it is doubtful if even fresh
men can save the mills, which, with the
lumber piled around them. are alone
worth $250.000. Sou. west of the city
on the Omaha road, there is another
fierce fire burning, and forty men have
gone out from here to prevent its ap-
preach TO the town.
TIE CATHOLIC BURYING GROUND
was burned over. and today blackened
gravestones and ash-covered graves
mark what yesterday morning was a
cemetery fail of beautiful monuments
BY hard work. however, the citi-
Zens stayed the flames AT the dividing
line between the Catholic aud city Gem
eteries. No buildings in MarshfieId
were burned. So great was the
danger that the militia was called out,
and, aided by citizens, conducted
s NEST successful fight upon the flames.