Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-12
RUINAT SPRINGLAkE
The Pretty Little Resort Swept
BY Be Fire.
EIGHTY FAMILIES HOMELESS
Jise fSse started fross . snasA trsA
The ssaAmn~ Dars<ss--T Sx.s
~ Abous go. .0oO.

phASp HAVEN, MICH. NAV IL hAH
Il the village - Spring Lake, a short
disiance from here, ~ss destroyed ~
nre to-day, The steamer Barrett. IN
PASSING up the riser al O'Clock TIA.
morning. eel tire - q sa~ousi pale ~
sparks frugn her sEsuhosiack 4 sgifs
sai. Mas blowing ani IA az hour the
greater part Il the r.siisncV I.oriloa Il
the town ~as burning. The .api.si and
methodist church. an engine EDo~s .ui
a school house wefe harn,i. together
wssh about nifty houses. i-.ghls tani
hes are hameless- The ioss win l,c
about 5000; Insurance not yet known.
When Tie residents of Slss town
as't<e this morning little dfi the, thick
that onl. fe@ short hours lni.rsenei
b"tg~en them aid dire calamity, the
greatest the town mad ever known
IN Vac shoril, after o'clock assi after
ils river steamer Barrc,; had la,~ed up
the river su.ali puf ~ smoke Has seen
b. spout from ihe immeuss plies a. saw.
duet on the Cutler a SsNid.sc dusk ~
"a few moments siisutiun was crARn -
~. bat no one seemed - act With de
patch ~ II Was "a fuii hour before the
small tire apparsius Nas ca tle sf.st
shooting thin stream - water 90 The
rollin. aBd iumbiing fames.
/; was apparent fr.in the iiiae ~ the
arrival 81 the apparatus That the flames
could not ie sia,,-i without as.isian,s.
and hasiy summons War sent L. t;raai
Haven. The tire fighters from the ooAsi
town responded. but the, realiks-i that
all their .iig;s were fsuiilesS IA counn
ing the iames to Tie saWduet. - Nus
kcgun waS aSS-i for AMI.
H. the meantime the flames increased
III volume and attracted the afteuti
~ the entire population ~ both Grand
Haven and fcrrNsturg AMI the iu.
mensr throngs al I--sIie swarnlsd
around The entire place aud gazcr u ia
awe at the high flying csnlrrs and
listened e. the cracking and r,stf - the
flames. To facilitate the work os the
roi iiend q breeze sprang up ard fresh
cncd into a gale. sending huge unl.crs
whlrling and tiying high IN the air and
carrying red tongues - flame into the
heart IL the beautiful village and
among the finest re>idenccs in tie
place.
Path of the Planes.
The Nuskegon fire apparatus arrived
on the scene a. quickly as special
I train could bring u. bui all 20 The ire
I laddIes were prophets enough e. see
that the town Was dooned. and all they
I could do Was e. throw streams on Tie
flames and allow tie iogn 20 bo con.
sumcd
Tn. fire secmcd t. laugh in iis fury as
/ il dashed from the methodist church.
which II consumed 10 the foundation
walls o. the tire engine hoUso. aud 0b-
Z hteraiinc that. u wrapped The baptist
I church IN III iicr, folds and rciuccd a
4 10 ashes. II went from there IN Mid
mad race Though thirty three dwelling
houses. pauslng !us, long enough %
breathe con the central school ding
4 and crumblc Il L. earth.
\ desperate Effort was made Is ihe
fire department. together with tie cn
tire population - Grand Haven. lerr,s
burg and TINS place. % save tie hand
some dwelling - Warr.n Gcsg tui II wac
/ all Ia 10 avail. a. tho huge cttiunc - tire
seemed 10 incfoase in MN instead q
/ diminish. When u entirely wiI~3 aaay
4 that slot,p piccs - property n ssrgssi
90 the .asi aud threw ~ arms around ilic
store - Nuldcr 4 sons aud iheu hckesi
81 Grand kaIid~ two - Sis-an & i.liY
81 The same i.aor. ana rauls 90 lrsl an
one side ai ibr -. . y 4 NJ railroad
track and ou th' Other g. ihr rvof iank.
Among tie WrUiClt- 20 fis 80. ~ as
ihe huuing oi tie elegant fc-ilcnce -
ID. : iisfioc. ana has discovery = Hat
fat H. Was r'tlffiirg from Gfaud
Rapids uu The unuu tram. nud aH be
noar'-1 Tie village De- vrIt g. tlfp VIII
dow - give The houc return IuC sif,ual
o. his Niie. What sas his astariahfa,nf
aud - hinge as fle tram dashed - e.
--c tho place whore his hafoe had isen
a heap - sruou.8cnng ruins
IL rushed frpm fAe tfain and hastily
inquired fof hie family anal when toid
ihcy were safc D.. hfeathsd ssna q
r"lief IL said his hoil-e wac worth
s2ua and D. bad z 80 in-unance sn a.
Burn.b itself ow
A;2-ef the sfiernpsu ihe asmo. vcre
under cpuir1l aid fhe fippdgsiss had
opened ana TIE rain dc-s ended in t.rf.
bet de'uge ou piHuns organs islasifics
and other housr' hoIi gHs.ls that had
s',acsps-i the fanlcs Men and wufnpn.
bfys and g,fis drppirg Vi'h ssfef aud
hegTfmei frum siunhe Vere ssaau efuerg
ing from the vuI-sf sHi eiouds - smoke
CARVING what iii,i. they lof best sn
atlcd & tear from ;he egnbrscs - the
flames
When the rhades - night were tlravu
on tie scene %. pen n wori painter
80 the iffish ~ az artist cs,uld Hai pici
ure faithfully the utter ,le@asfion end
rum that had been wrought IN issv
short hours
The good people = TIE neiglhsiur
tosrs after dong al IN th"is p0ver -
sseis; the uuforfuDsfe in the iirtt ~
their homes etionsisa them The bpsla
talifs - their freriSs~4
The consumed town sas M - i''s
finest summer resprfs in the wo-f sud
many wpsithy reeifi.ris y s'hiesga. n
wsnkeo and other places make y fheit
home durihg TIE heated term y -
,vu tniies east - Grand Hsvef 80 the
- = " A VI railroad. ani has ts.Ie
lsiion - 21sg souls u cfInfains-i flircf.
hoiels FIVE chsrfis@ ar elegant s,lffssl
lmifiine and iiirsry - go Tnlui'is-..
i--ss.iss ths Cntfrr A ~sViiigs sBv fnii.s.
ons a ths largest risuis b. The word