Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-03
THE FIRE.
Three Thousand People Rendered Home
e Entirely DESTROYED.

Three Thousand People Rendered Home
less-Town Entirely Destroyed.
MILWAUKEE, July 30.-A special to
the Wisconsin from Phillips, Wis,
says that 5000 people have been made
homeless there by the forest fires. Not
a building is left standing, and prop
erty valued at between $1,000, 900 and
$2,O00,0O0 has been swept away All
day the flames surrounded the village.
Hundreds of men battled with the fire,
but without success. The pine forests
were as dry as parchment and the
flames leaped from tree to tree with
such rapidity that the air seemed on
fire. The baking soil sent up a gas that
ignited and the
Atmosphere Itself Seemed to Blaze.
When the fire reached the city it swept
from house to house and in an hour had
the entire village in flames. The people
fled to the railway, where trains were
standing, and were hastily conveyed to
neighboring towns. Nothing but a few
personal effects were saved. There are
rumors Of losses of life. but in the con-
fusion they cannot be confirmed. Fam
ilies;are separated, some members hav-
ing taken to one place, and others to
another, and it is impossible to learn
whether or not they have all escaped.
The heaviest losses by the fire are those
Of the John r. Davis Lumber company,
100000, and Fayette Shaw, tanner,
100000.
Hilbert Also Scorched.
"a dispatch to the Wisconsin from
Chiffon, Wis, says that nine buildings
were consumed by fire at Hilbert. The
wind was blowing strong and the
whole town was threatened with de-
%struction. A fire engine and company
from this city rendered assistance. The
burned buildings included the railroad
depot Of the St. Paul road.
Marshes Burning.
A special to The Evening Wisconsin
from Stevens Point, Wis, says. The
continued dry weather has resulted in
many forest fires north and west of here.
Fires are nowin the marshes within two
or three miles west Of this city. By good
work on the part of the settlers very
little damage has as yet been done. The
big marsh below Plover, which COM
Il prises several thousand acres, is also
threatened, and.those who have. cut hay
thereon are endeavoring to save it. This
vicinity was yisitedSby destructive forest
fires last year and this fact has made the
destruction more rapid this year than it
would otherwise have been. A public
meeting Of citizens has been called to
take action toward relieving the sunfor,
tunate people Of Phillips.
The same state Of affairs exists at
Maladore, Sherry and other points west
Of here. Centralia forest fires have been
raging in this vicinity during the past
"a hours and hundreds of men are nov
endeavoring to: save the cranberry crop.
Cranberries Burned.
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, July 3O.-For.
est fires are raging along the line Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Green Bay and Minnesota railroads in
this section. Late reports are that t126
acresSof Spaford & Trahern's cultivated
cranberry marsh have been burned.
Dr.sG..F Witte is alsoia heavy loser.
Other marshes are on fire. hot south.
west windsfans and drives the flames.
Dense smoke clouds the horizon to the
north, east and west Of the city.