The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-24
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Forest Fires Do Enormous Dam.
21 age III Wisconsin.
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ginia there are thirty-two buildings
still standing and $40 were burned. At
I Mountain Iron there were six buildings
burned. At Biwabik the damage was
slight. Merritt has sixteen houses left.
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
There are on the range about 5000
people homeless, many of them without
food or clothing. The fire is still burn
ing furiously in the forests and all
about the towns that are left. but I'M
less the wind changes they are not in
danger. Duluth will care for all the
sufferers. It has been decided not to
appeal tor outside aid. "a
MINING CAMPS SUFFER.
Small fires are burning all along the
range still and change of wind will
cause more damage, but the danger is
not imminent. The mining COM
panies suffered heavily. The camps
ut the plants of the following
mines were either entirely or
partially destroyed; Shaw, Commodore,
Franklin, Jones, Mesaba, Mountain,
Ohio, Rouchleau, Burke and New Eng
land. The Minnewas mine escaped
and the Wyoming has not been heard
from.
THE LOSSES.
The total loss as nearly as it can be
estimated is in the neighborhood of
81 100, 900. The insurance will not ex-
coed $500, ZOO and may fall short of that
sum. The losers are so scattered and
everything is in such confusion that no
details of loss or insurance can be OBJ
tanned.
FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
Similar forest fires are burning over
the whole upper Michigan peninsula.
30 far no towns have been burned, but
three days more of the intensely hot
and dry weather that has prevailed for
the last fortnight will do incalculable
damage. A.
RAGING EVERYWHERE.
ASHLAND, Wis, June 2O.-Forest fires
are raging everyw here in northern
Wisconsin and have done great damage
to standing timber: No rain has
fallen for over month and
the fires run through the woods
with almost irresistible rapidity.
Iron River, numbering town
rs miles west of here, was saved Sun
day night by strenuous efforts. Only
one schoolhouse and six dwellings were
destroyed. At last accounts the fire
was approaching from the west and the
town is again threatened. The village
of Sanborn, 10 miles south of this city,
was wiped out Sunday, every building
being destroyed.
BURNED TO DEATH.
At Moquah John Meagher, promi
nent citizen, was burned to death while
fighting the fire which destroyed his
homestead. Many other fatalities are
rumored, but particulars are mea-
ger. AS everything is dry and hot
the worst is feared. Two children,
names not known, were burned
to death at Sanborn. The Northern
Pacific bridge at Minersville Us gone
and a bridge 500 feet long on the south
shore at Sanborn was destroyed. Many
freight cars are destroyed. The total
property loss is in the millions.
FIRE STILL BURNING.
ASHLAND, Wis, June 21.-Forest fires
are still raging and the air would be
sutfocating but for the cool breezes off
the lake Another fatality is reported
in Sanborn. The line of fire in Mime
sofa extends so miles and includes
eight new mining towns, four OF
which are totally destroyed. The fire
in Wisconsin scattered in patches from
Michigan to Minnesota, a distance of 90
miles, over nearly 5000 square miles
of territory. Sanburn is totally and
Iron River partially destroyed, many
small villages entirely wiped out
and Ashland and other large cities
are threatened. The situation is
worse than it has been at any
time since the forest fires of 1873,
which destroyed Peshtigo and other
towns in the upper peninsula. The
fires in the Michigan peninsula are not
90 bad yet, but are increasing. Clouds
of smoke cover Ashland and ashes fall
day and night. All the dozen saw
mills on the bay have gangs Of men
throwing water on the lumber.
Heavy Failures In Boston.
BosToN, June 20.-The Kanawaha
Lumber company in this city failed yes
terday for s7s5,900, pulling down with
it w. ii. Leatherbee & Son with iabil.
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