The morning call., 1893-05-21
A TRACK OF FIRE.
Saginaw Is Devastated by
Flames.
THE LOSS OVER A nILLION.
Other Parts in the Northwest Suffer.
Disastrous Conflagration at
Amigo.
THE LOSS OVER A nILLIoN.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

SAGINAW. Mich, May 2O-A fire broke
out in the dismantled mill and plant of
Sample 81 Camp on the docks, on which
there were number Of piles of lum Der.
this afternoon. In twinking roaring
mass of flames started on its mad career
with fury that no human hand could
check.
Bristol-streets bridge next caught and
was partly destroyed. Thence the flames
leaped to. the east side, where are located
large number of buildings, including
those of hose of j. T. Winkler's lee
houses.
Eleven residences on Tilden street and
on both sides of Washington avenue down
to Holden street were quickly licked up.
Then the sparks were carried into the
premises of the George T. Cross Lumber
Company. The planing-mil. the lumber
in the yard and a dozen tenement houses
melted away like snow.
Next came Arlington & Courts manu-
featuring eompany's extensive plant and
Parrots old soap factory, all of which
were wiped out. Here the fire struck
jefferson avenue and in an hour some of
the finest residences in the city were in
ashes.
The flames made clean sweep north to
Emmerson street, and continued eastward
along Emmerson street toward the city
limits. 1t cut a wide swath on Owen,
Howard, Sheridan and Warren avenues
and other streets east. st. Vincents Or
phans' Home succumbed early, but the
inmates were all removed to places of
safety.
The fury of the gale carried the sparks
for long distances, and the planning g-mill
factory and lumber-yard of E. German
were deftroyed, as well as large number
of dwellinge in that section of the city.
Excitement was at fever heat during the
awful two hours from to 6, and in many
instances houses caught fire and were de-
strOyed before the occupants were hardly
aware that they were in danger Dozens
of families saved practically nothing.
II is impossible to give a correct account
of the losses and insurance tonight, but
the former will reach nearly S1,5O0000.
with probably an insurance of S700, 900.
Fully 1000 men employed in the factories
burned were thrown out of employment
and hundreds of families are homeless, as
about 800 buildings were burned. John
Clarke of Owen street was burned 10 a
crisp and several other persons are re-
ported missing.
AMIGO. Wis, May 2O.-Tbis town has
been half destroyed by the fire and the
little town of Bryant has been completely
wiped out About thirty buildings have
been destroyed in Bryant; also 1000, 600
feet of lumber and 800, eco feet of logs. No
estimate of the loss can be secured.
The FIRE originated in the brush hills
near town and spread by means of fences
and barns to the city. The fire soon
caught the planing- mill OF the Northwest
ern Lumber Company, which was con-
sumed in few minutes. The next burned
was Weeds Lodge, ana then twenty-five
dwellings, leaving 200 person homeless.
The loss is 100000, with small Insurance.
Forest fires are raging along the line of
the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western,
from Antigo to Buckbee and from Eland
junction to Wausau. A small fire was re-
ported at BirnamwOod this afternoon.
Jewson'S saNmills and his stock of lum-
Der at Norrie were nearly burned, but the
fire was got under control after burning
the blacksmith shop and office.
HoUGHToN, Mich. May GA terrible
bush fire ragged all day to-day in Ballman's S
Branch and Dollar Bay. Fonr houses and
seven cars of the Hancock & Calument
Railroad have been destroyed
Thirty families had to bury their house.
hold goods. Women and children were
forced 10 fight their way over two miles to
Dollar Bay through suffocating heat and
smoke.