The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-04

Their Progress Chseked-Mneh Prop
erty DESTROYED and some Lives.

erfy Destroyed ana some Lives.
CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-General Manager J.
NJ. Whitman. Of the Chicago and North
western, has just m ade the following state
ment from official dispatches forwarded by
his superintendents:
Saturday night heavy winds north Of
Amigo spread the forest fires. The South
Shore lost the long yiaauet over the Wis
consin at Marengo. We ran Wisconsin
Central passenger train from Coon noun
tain to Ashland Saturday night. The
Wisconsin Central. South Shore and Green
Bav roads have each lost several bridges.
We have lost no bridges yet. Yesterday
afternoon large fires were burning around
Bessemer and Wakefield. We furnished
9 train 10 take people out Of Bessemer.
The lime kilns at Grimes caught ire from
one % the kilns and nine OF our cars were
burned. st Z p. n. last night the wind
went down aud we think the worst Is over.
The Chicago 81 Northwestern has lost no
property except as above. Forces are out
patroliing the tracks and fighting the IRE.
The peainsuIar division fires are not
particularly dangerous thus far. although
there is considerable ire in the vicinity OF
bagley. Beaver, Clowry, Hermansvile,
Waco and Slayer, west Of Iron river. A
section gang is out watching and lighting
fires. The wires are badly crippled. The
Omaha lost several bridges between Ash
are reported lost on the line of the st. Paul
Il Duluth and the West Minnesota by the
burning of trains and several towns.
Severe fires are reported on the Wisconsin
Central, South Shore and Chicago, Mill
waukee Il ST. Paul in Michigan. This
morning the indications are that the fires
are under control. Mr.. Winter just re-
ports that train is in the vicinity OF st.
Paul"
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Sept. 3.-Fifty
survivors of the fire at Partridge were re-
ceived in this city today. and another re-
lief train is expected later. The sufferers
were provided with everything to make
them comfortable. a late report from the
line says Bennett siding is in imminent
danger of destruction. The Omaha and
Northern Pacific lines are running trains,
but the South Shore, St. Paul Il Duluth
and Eastern Minnesota are tied up on ac-
count of burned bridges.
EAU CLAIRE Wis, Sept. st Is feared
the little town OF Rio Lake. in Taylor
county, population $50, will be destroyed
tonight, although q fire engine and crew
from Chippewa Falls have gone to fight
the fire. The Rib Lake Lumber Company,
with mills and an immense tannery, is
located at that point The danger at Cart
wright and Rice Lake is thought TO be
over. At least seventy railroad bridges
on the north division of the Omaha road
between Chippewa Falls and Superior
have been destroyed.
SPooSER. Sept 3-The destruction of
Baronette was complete. One lone build
ing is lett of q city of zoo inhabitants. One
man was burned. The total loss is $50, 600.
Shell Lake has tifsy-three dwellings burned
with loss OF SIS 600. Three hundred and
sixty people are homeless, and many are
without a dollar OF insurance. Deeds of
heroism are plentiful One widow dragged
/ sick son from the house into a potato
| patch, and there protected him from the
/ flames, while the rest OF the inhabitants
| He'd in terror. The fires are now under
| control ia this vicinity.
| MILWAUKEE, Sept g. - Gov. Peck in
| structed Col w. ]. Boyle tonight to pur-
| chase food and clothing for the fire suffer-
ers in Baron county. The Cumberland
| officials made an appeal to the governor,
stating that over fifty families were sleep
/ ing out Of doors.
! ASHLAND, Wis, Sept. 3-Soms thirty
/ begrimed settlers from the forest fire
struggled into Ashland this forenoon with
| tales of losses of cattle and everything on
| their farms. They were taken in hand
and everything possible is being done for
! their relief.
To add 70 the intensity of the scene at
| Washburn, incendiarieS got out and started
/ fires IN different parts of the city. Five
/ have been arrested, three of them being
| caught IN the act. When the frst was
caught rumors of lyuching we're prevalent.