The Dickinson press., 1893-05-27
The n. P. Barber Shop
and Bath Rooms:
Thought They We're Safe.

Lake City. Mich. May GA forest
fir" destroyed Louis Sands lumber camp
lear herr. this afternoon. Out of a total
crew of sixty men. forty escaped un-
hurt. One. Edward Sullivan. was serious
!y burned. and ten are dead. OF these,
eight took refuge in Il well. and We're
"rematcd there hy the timber and curling
falling in on them. and We're burned.
The dead are:
Michael q. Iagen.
Charles q. TAYLOR.
James Hugh.
Edward Roorabach: married.
Samuel Campbell, foreman Of camp.
John Hi.
Fred Sager
Hans Jacogson: married.
Frank Sangreen.
Mike MulhOllnnd.
The property loss consists Of three
horses, forty hogs. camp tools, ETC.; also
eleven cars loaded with hogs owned by
the Thayer Lumber company.
Detroit. Mich, May pa dispatch to
the Tribune from Cadillac. Mich, gives
fuller particulars of the burning to death
"f eleven men at Sands lumber camp
yesterday. The men We're assembled at
dinner. and the forest fire. which was
burning all around. entirely cut Off all
escape. When the men. realizing their dan
ger, rushed out of the building in which
they had been sitting. the smoke 80 blind
ed them that they became bewildered.
They ran hither and thither. unable to
find means of escap, and their horses
stampeded owing to the confusion. Eight
of the men jumped into a well to escape
the fames and there died of suffocation.
Their bodies were brought to the sur
face to-day. Others Of the men rushed to
the woods, and some of them thus es-
capped, but the bodies of two of them
were afterwards found burned to crisp.
One man reached Lake City terribly
burned. and there died in fearful agony.
Eight teams of horses were cremated.
The bodies of the burned have been
taken to Lake City. where they await
strangers here. and the bodies will be
shipped to friends. where known. The
fire in the timber near the camp of Blodg-
EFT, GUNNER & Diggins is under con-
troll, and no further danger is feared
there.
Fire broke out near Tustin. and ran
two and half miles in eight minutes.
The farm house of man named Ander-
son was destroyed. Mrs. Anderson and
her two children perished in the house.
The sawmill boarding house belonging to
Edgar Morsareidge. on the Toledo &
Ann Arbor siding. four miles from here,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000; no
insurance. The mills at Lake City were
shut down yesterday to fight the fire.
The city was in imminent danger.
Property Destroyed at Rock Creek
Rock Greek, Mimi, Special, May 22.-
Forest fires have been raging here the
last two days. This afternoon the wind
came strong from the northwest and the
fire soon made this city visit. Calls
were made from towns north and south
for aid and a construction train from
Hincklcy was rushed through, but in
vain. The residence of Mr.. Edgerton
and the station building were about the
first houses burnt. Tie household goods
are scattered throughout the neighbor-
ing fields. Barns and sheds were also
burned. There was no insurance on any
thing burned The loss is about $4,000.
II the wind should change from the south
it may give the wood and lumber yards
q close call. They contain about 5000
cords of wood and a large quantity of
hardwood lumber.