The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-22
FATAL FOREST FIRES.
AScore of People Lose Their Lives
by Flames in Michigan.
sAGINAw's COSTLY VISITATION.
Over Two Hundred Homes Wiped Out,
but Only Ono Life Lost In the City.
4 Flaming Timber In Other Sections OF
the State sweIis the Death List.


but Only Ono Life Lost In the City.
Flaming Timber In Other Sections OF
the State sweIis tho Death List.
SAGINAW, Mioh., May 22-The great fire
of Saturday afternooon was got under con
troll at D. m, having burned east as far
Is Weadock avenue. So far as learned
ono life was lost, that Of Robert Turner,
employed in McClelland's file factory, who
was burned to death in front Of his own
house. A fireman named McNalley was
quite severely burned.
There will be many cases Of distress, but
the great majority Of losses are distributed
among people comparatively well to do
The heaviest loss Is that Of E. Germain,
which foots up to $3.50, 900 and throws $50
men out Of employment. The total loss
will be sl,00o.000. Over 900 residences were
destroyed. Many families left homeless
are dependent upon their neighbors and
friends for a nights lodging,
City Editor Goldie, Of the Saginaw
Evening News. had an exciting experience.
His house was one Of the many consumed.
For about and year Mr. Goldie's wife has
been paralyzed. and Is unable to help her
self. When 1t became apparent that thair
house was doomed Mr. Goldie went for a
none too soon, for the flames were so near
that the vehicle was set on fire. The
couple escaped safely, however, after a
sharp drive.
During the progress of the fire the ex-
element was intense with groups gathered
on the sidewalks and lawns and with
anxious eyes watched the flames as they
approached nearer TO their dwellings.
In spite of all precautions, many lost all
their clothes, save what they had on their
backs Early in ths progress Of the con-
hRgration the electric cars stopped running,
the near approach of the flames to the
power house rendering 1t necessary to close
down. The burning of Germain' 5 immense
planning mill was rather peculiar and leads
to the opinion that the fire was of incen
diary origin.
LAKE CITY, Mich, May ga forest
fire destroyed Louis Sands lumber camp
near here Saturday afternoon. Out of q
total crew of sixty men forty mine escaped
uninjured. Edward Sullivan was seriously
burned and ten are dead. OF these eight
took refuge in a well and were cremated
there by the timber and curbing falling in
on them and burning. Two tried to run
the gauntlet aud were burned to a crisp
The dend are; Michael q. Pagen, Charles
Exter, James Hugh Ed Roorbacher, John
Hill, Fred Sager Hans Jacobson, married
Frank Sangreen, Mike Mulholland and
Samuel Campbell, foreman of the camp
The property loss consists of three horses
forty hogs, camp tools, ETC., and clever
cars loaded with logs owned by the Thayel
Lumber company.
HoUoHToN, Mich, May GA terribl,
bush fire ragged all Saturday in Bullmani
branch and Dollarday. Over 1000 acre
of hard wood, four houses and seven car
of the Hancock and Calumet railroad
were destroyed. Over thirty families hat
20 bury their household goods In til,
ground Women and children wefe forcet
to fight their way over two miles to Dol
larday through suffocating heat ant
smoke. Engineer Shea with wood traii
was surrounded by fire, but opened th
throttle and made race for life, while hi'
brakeman jumped OH and escaped through
the woods
/, CADILLAC, Mich. May %. a9.-Terrible for
est fires arc raging all around here. Tn
sawmil OF Edward Margeridge, four mile
south here, was burned on Saturday. Tn
lumber camp of Louis Sands, near LAX
City, was burned Friday night and fou
meu were burned to death. Eight other
are missing. The horses were all burne,
and the camp totally destroyed. A farm
house near 1usin was destroyed and tn
farmer. his wife and two children los
their lives.