The morning news., 1894-09-10
RUSH OF THE FLAMES.
The Town Of Nora Threatened With a
Wipins Out.

Fresh Rer1ls or Towns in Minnesota
A Number Reported in Danger
Again-Trains Held Up by the Fires
Between HinokIey and Duluth-Wiu
the Tragedies of Last Week Happen
Again
Ashland, Wis, Sept 9.-MichaeI Roep-
Ter has been arrested and brought to
Ashland from Marengo on a charge of
setting fire to the forest, causing the loss
of eight lives at High Bridge. He was
bound over for trial and lodged in Jail.
The feeling is intensely bitter against
him.
MORA REPORTED BURNT.
St Paul. Minnc Sept. 9.-Mora,
Mimi, is reported destroyed by
forest fires, and the little sta
tion Of Gound House, near Mora, is in
great danger. The wind is blowing a
gale at these points at sundown and the
worst is feared. The Duluth fire depart
ment is fighting fires in the outskirts of
that city. Carlton and Hinckley also
seem to be again in trouble.
IN NO IMMEDIATE PERIL.
Mora has been in no immediate danger
from fire. High winds prevail and there,
is heavy forest fire at Ground House,
seven miles east of here, but at present
no buildings there have been burned The
women and children from Ground House
are staying in Mora tonight.
COLLECTIONS IN THE CHURCHES.
Minneapolis, MINI, Sept. 9.-The fire
sufferers at Hinckley and Sandstone were
especially remember in Minneapolis to-
day. in majority of the churches ser
mons were preached on the forest fires.
In all Catholic churches and many others
substantial collections were taken up
10 go toward swelling the relief
fund. This afternoon 5000 people gath
cred at the exposition building to attend
sacred concert and memorial service,
and about $4,000 was raised. A special
service was also held at the Lyceum the
ater, where more funds were secured. At
Anoka at a public mass meeting, 81, 600
was raised.
MAY POSSIBLY ESCAPE.
st. Cloud, MINI, Sept. "a message
received at the Great Northern train dis
patcher's office states that the towns of
Mora and Ground House, nineteen miles
this side of Hipckley, are both on fire and
doomed to destruction. The operator
at Mora informed the Office here that
he would leave his post and
lock the Office. Citizens had gathered
around the depot and were prepared to
fee from the threatened danger. Many
had already left for places of safety, and
ne was getting his family ready to 20. At
about o'clock this evening another dis
patch stated that by the change of heavy
WlndS, which have been tanning
the flames all day. the fire had taken an
other direction and Mora might POSSIBLY
escape. AT Soule station large saw mill
and lumber yards were wiped out. The
TnEH lEN ct "
approaching fires and if the fire did enter
the town they have found safety in Snake
river.
ALARMING RUMoRs OF FIRE.
st. Paul, MINI, Sept. 9.-Alarming
rumors have been coming in here since s
p: M to the effect that forest fires are to-
night sweeping several counties of north
eastern Minnesota. The wires are already
IN state of Generalization and south
round trains, due early in the evening.
We're hung up somewhere between Hinck-
ley and Duluth for three hours. Messages
from St. Cloud and Brsinerd say that
Ground House, village of POO people, in
Mile Laos county, is in great danger, and
that Barnum, Carlton county, is sur
rounded by fire, which is famed by such
terrific wind that the place has no
chance of escape.
SAVED BY CHANGE OF WIND.
Duluth MINI, Sept. 9.-Forest fires
are again raging in the vicinity of the
country devastated a week ago and there
was a general scare at half a dozen towns
on the line of the St. Paul and Duluth.
ana Eastern Minnesota roads this after
noon. Early in the afternoon a strong
Wlnd from the southwest sprang up.
reaching a velocity of % miles an hour,
ana the fires which had been
Smouldering in the brush, were famed to
nerceness. The northbound St. Paul and
DuIuth limited train, which arrived at
IO:%O tonight, nearly four hours late was
stopped at Rush City because of fire near
Jne @ tracks In many pieces of woods. AT
Flne City there was the same pail of
smoke and red glow of sky that told Du-
Iuth OF Hinckley's destruction a week
ago The people at Pine City in a body
ied TO the river and lakes in the neigh
oorhood and dragged whatever belong
lIngs they could to that place of safety.
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AT krenwick, Barnum and Carlton (tbe
lasC TWO places of considerable import
ancel, hre lighting has been in progress
al uay, and the southwest gale made the
situation exceedingly dangerous. A
oHHdnge or wind to the northeast this
afternoon has probably saved the fovvns