The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-30
PHILLIPS VISITATION.
Relief for the People Burned Gu
by Forest Fire,
FIFTEEN LIVES PROBABLY LO3T

List Of the Dead So Far Recovered who
We're Sacrificed While Trying to Escape
the FIames-wisconsIu VIII Care for
Her Stricken Citizens
PHILLIPS, Wis, July 9O.-The terrible
scene at Phillips beggars all description.
Not since the terrible forest fires destroyed
Peshtigo has anything occurred which
will compare with the scene of ruin here.
A committee Of citizens from Ashland ar.
rived with a special train Of provisions
Saturday night at 8 o'clock. II was the
frat material relief TO arrive and IL reached
here just in time to keep the people from
actual suffering for want Of food. The
provisions were given out in small quan.
titles so as to make them last as long az
possible and keep something available un.
til other provisions arrived. Men and
women walk the streets all begrimed,
wrinaing their hands and bemoaning theii
sad fate.
One church, a town hall and few small
buildings are all that are left standing.
They were Immediately converted into
shelter for the destitute but only few Of
the women and children could crowd into
them. A vast multitude had to 20 with.
out shelter aud food Saturday night, but
tents were brought in from neighboring
towns, and improvised huts were utilized
last night. Governor Peck and his staff
arrived from Madison yesterday Cover.
nor Peck brought large quantity OF
sheeting with him, which is being con.
verted into tents. A dozen cars of pro.
visions have arrived from various cities
and the organization for relief has been
completed.
Relief trains fairly poured into Phillips
yesterday and there are supplies of food
here now sufficient to last the fire suffer
| ers q month. The relief committee asks
especially for clothing and money, and
these will be amply provided by the peo
| pie of the state without outside help
Men are at work building large mesi
tent where the homeless people will b,
fed, and putting up temporary structures
where they can sleep.
The sale Of liquor has been stopped, ow
ing to the arrival Of parties OF tramps ant
rough oharaoters, who threatened trouble
A box car has been turned into Jail
special deputies sworn in and all lawless
ness will be suppressed.
Great crowds of residents who wer
chased out of their city by flames on Fri
day are returning to look over the ruins
Already lumber Is being shipped in, ant
building operations have already begun
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river where the terrible holO
caust occurred. The boat house on whicl
the desperate men, women and childrel
took refuge was showed from the shore
Before it had gone far the suction of tn
flames drew it right up into aregular fur
mace of fire. The boats were either over
turned or the people jumped. 1t is nov
estimated that fifteen lives were lost q
this place. 1t is supposed that the bodie
Of several children are buried under tn
ruins of the wagon and foot bridge, ,whic
: it is claimed gave way while they wer
trying to escape from the flames to tn
peninsula which runs out into the lake.
Mrs. Cliss, who was picked up aftt
clinging to an overturned boat for a
hour is doing nicely, and it is though
she will recover.
The list of dead thus far recovered frol
the river is a. follows: Mrs Dave Br!
den and two children; James +. Lock
and two children; Frank Cliss and OF
child An unknown person found burne
beyond recognition proved to be a W,
man and was so described by the coroner
jury. There are three still in the water
. Mrs. James Locke and two children.