New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-16
FOREST FIRES RAGING.
MANY PEOPLE MADE HOMELESS IN THE
NORTHWEST.
THE INHABITANTS IN MANY TOWNS AND VII
LAGES BATTLING WITH THE FLAMES


THE INHABITANTS IN MANY TOWNS AND VII
LAGEs BATTLING WITH THE FLAMES
TWO CHILDREN REPORTED LOST.
milwaukee, Sent 15-Forest fires have been raging
around Marshfeld Mcmillan Bloomer. Chippewa
Falls Merrill and Marinette The wind has gone
down some to-day. Many farmers have lost every
| thing and have taken refuge in the villages
| Marshfeld Wis. Sept 15-For many days fores'
fires have ragged necessarily in this vicinity, burn
| ing many cords OF wood and much lumber ana prop
erty of settlers. Yesterday, famed by gale from
| the west the flames at their worst, ana ias'
night. a binding smoke. score of families were
| homeless and fleeing to this city. Word was re-
! ceived here yesterday afternoon that Powers sta
ton which place there is battery OF coal kilns
was on fire. A party of men attempted to go there
to render aid, but the sitting smoke drove them
back Fifteen families burned out at Powers.
This city is in a panic on account OF the hres'
Yesterday the fires assumed such proportions that
the whole city In danger The fire department
was out until late at night fighting fires inside the
limits Farmers from the surrounding country
came in wagon loads for refuge in the city, many
having been burned out completely. The surround
ing towns are laid waste. and smoke fills the air.
binding every one. The Wisconsin Central trains
are abandoned and north of here are running over
the Omaha road. Mcmillan telephoned for help last
evening and a train went out and brought back
thirty families who burned out. The high
wind made the fires hard 10 contro.
There were two great fires one on the south and
one on the north At one time the fire got within
the city limits but met by an army of des-
perate fire fighters who formed a bucket brigade
and succeeded In saving the city. Reports or
great loss of property in the surrounding country
come here hourly. Loss of life as far as can be
learned at this writing. is confined TO the deaths of
two children OF Frank Kadi, who are reported to
have been suffocated Mcmillan Is surrounded by
fire but with increased help from Stevens Point
and this place it is believed it be saved
Chippewa Falls. Wis. Sept. 1.-The town OF
Withe, forty miles east of here the Central
road is burning. the destruction being caused by
forest fires. company Of the fire department with
an engine left here for there by special train. An
eastbound passenger train had narrow escape
from going through a burned bridge. The section
men coming west on handcar turning curve,
ran on to the bridge and went through injuring
man fatally. Another swan the river and tagged
the train which due in "A few minutes. The
John S. owen Lumber Companys plant is reported
burned. The wind is blowing forty miles an hour
spreading fire in all directions. If rain does not
fall soon nothing will be left
Marinette Wis. Sept l5-Forest fires are raging
to such an extent in Marinette County that con-
siderable apprehension is felt for the safety of the
several smaller towns which are situated in the
midst of the forest Word has been received from
Peshtigo. Porteried. Wausakee and other villages
that they have been fighting the fire with all their
Stevens Point Wis. Sept ia message from
Junction city ten miles west of this city where the
Wisconsin Central crosses the Wisconsin Valley di-
vision of the Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul
road says the town is burning and will be totally
dest roved Millcreek Is said TO have been wiped
out of existence, and many farmers in the Black
River district will be rendered homeless. This
city is surrounded by forest fires though there IL
no immediate danger from them.
Denver. Sept. IA dispatch to THE Times
from Lead city s d. SAYS the forest fires i'm
that section under control. with damage
done except to the timber which the loss is
great.
Rugby y. D.. Sept IA heavy rain fell last
night. and the danger from prairie fires Is
Chicago Sept - tSpeciaD.-Smoke. from forest
fires on the lakes is becoming steadily worse Cap
tains of all incoming boats from Lake Huron and
from the lower end OF Lake Michigan report that
never since ls1 have they as much smoke
tn. water as at the present time. Navigation is
trelncly dangerous. Within the last three or four
days "A half-dozen boats have stranded. and the
losses already caused by the smoke on Lake Mchi-
gan will exceed $4,000.