The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-08-04
Scenes at Phillips, Wis, Never to
Be Forgotten.
AID COMING IN FROM ABROAD
Nothing of Recent Years win Compare
With the Scene of Ruin-DisastrouS
Fires at other Places.

bilNNEAPOLIS, June IA special
to the Tribune, from Phillips, Wis,
says:
The terrible scenes at Phillips beg.
gars all description. The Dlackened
faces of those who fought TO save their
homes, with bloodshot eyes, the black
ened heaps which mark their once
happy homes. Not since the forest
fires which destroyed Pestigo has any,
thing occurred which will compare
with the scene of ruin here. A com
mittee of citizens from Ashland arrived
with special train Of provisions last
night. 1t was material re-
ana arrived in time
10 keep the people from
actually suffering from want of food.
PROVISIONS were given out in small
quantities, so as to make them last as
long as possible and 10 keep something
until available provisions arrived.
Men and women walk the street all
hegrimed, wringing their hands and
bemoaning their sad fate, Only the
town hall and few small buildings
are left standing. They were immedi.
ately converted into shelter for the des-
titute, but only few of the women
and children could crowd into them.
A vast multitude had to remain with
out shelter and food last night.
Governor Peck Arrives.
Governor Peck and staff arrived from:
Madison this morning. A dozen cars
of provisions have arrived from various
cities, and organization for relief has
been completed. Governor Peck met
with a committee at the town hall this
morning and offered many suggestions.
lie brought quantity of sheetiny
which is being converted into tents.
Great crowds of residents who left Fri
day returned today. Lumber is being
shipped in for the purpose of rebuilding
and operations already nave begun.
DetaiIs of an Awful Tragedy.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river where the terrible holo-
caust occurred, those of J. Locke and
one of his children. The penthouse on
which the desperate men, women and
children took refuge was showed from
the shore. Before it had gone far the
suction of the flames drew il right up
into the regular furnace of fire. The
boats were either overturned or the
people jumped. 1t is estimated that Is
lives were lost at this place. 1t is sup
posed that the bodies of several chill
dren are buried under the ruins Of the
wagon bridge, which it is claimed gave
way while they were trying to pass the
names to "a peninsula which runs out
into the lake, approaching closely the
location of the John r. Davis Lumber
Company plant.
List of Losses and Dead
John r. Davis Lumber Company.
$4,000 Fayette Shaw Tannery Com
pany, $3.50. 900; Wisconsin Central rail-
road, $50. 900; Jump River Lumb Der Com
pany, $50, 600; city and county prop
erty, $40, 600; Fairfield Manufacturing
Company, $4,000; Duluth. South Shore
y Atlantic railroad, $4,000; +. l..
Hunt, 10000; G. c. KellIher, SIS. 600;
jacob Rasmu sen, $50, 900; Giles House,
SIS. 600. This is not counting half |
million loss 10 residence owners.
The list of dead recovered from the
river up to 4:30 is as follows: Mrs.
Dave Briden and two children, Mrs.
Dave LOke and two children, Frank
Cliss and one child. There are three |
stIll in the water, Mrs. James Locke |
and three children. The unknown
person found proved to be woman.
II lief trains have fairly deluged |
and there are enough supplies |
1f food here sufficient To last the fire |
sufferers for month. The relief com |
nittee asks especially for clothing and |