Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-13
TIE FOREST FIRES.

rh~ Naysr Of A.atsass Can. Zee r.mt-ss.-.-
tisa- for the B~a~st Of the ~u~sr~r.-
oHf a >tr@a< W Ntad - N~~si-sf - fsn th-
Eyin< Erlh-rs late Aassh-r N Art -t,s
81 fAna~ Farther Details of th~ Ftr~.
ASHLAND. Wis. SEPT s-The t.~f;..
Of the eight who lost their lives at
High Bridge have been idsntifed.
The correspondent eanvasss.si dis
.riet Eve miles square in the town %,
AsrcnEo last night InthiS entire d.
.rict thirty-two homes;ead.r~ lost
everything and bat three houses re-
main.
Mayer Hubbell issuesl the fsllow.n~
Proclamation yesterday.
r. ~ Rs..pt, eC Or- cry
An earnest appeal has been made br
families Of our country who have loss
all II their Possessions hy the tevasta-
ting fores. hres that have recenrir
swept OVER our country. II has left
them not elO;hing enough - cover
their hacks, therefore il l. very essen
'ial that something should - done at
onsae- IN the way Of providing clothing.
bedding. etc: also provisions All vvhe
have goods to euntribute will nl.aSs
deliver same 10 the care ~ Mr. >horr<.
in basement Of >h1reS' block. fog dr.
trIbutica 70 the sufferers Money
Donations viii be thankfully receivrSI.
lSignedl F-F. HUEHsrr.
Mayor
Provisions have already been sent to
NarenSo Dispatches from Sauborn
announce
Ihr> place i all right. bat Il has
hem a hard fiSht The town l. full OF
refugees from the surrounding settle
fusntS Best & H1utou lost af-Yut 80. =
~ip feet Of logs left On skits a. Deer
Greek Ther- were ah.sut twelve -
hfteen hone>seaders between >Aub.ara
and Bibun that were burned out and
Lost everything they had
There has becn NJ mail trains
through since Sis a m >atur,iav. AMI
we do not expect anv before uext Fri-
day or Saturday Jame- Morgan. who
walked In from ShorsS- cr,~siux IA.
night reports that piae- in n preca-i-
ous condition again FIres were burn
fn- mp - within few fss-, = th.. town.
but the absence % wiud gave the u-.l-
pie good Sighting chance % save sheir
property--
The Brule correspondent sele-raphed
the following tonight.
News just reerfresI u burning
houestea6s and IogEing camps along
the Lake Shore north Of BruIs Con-
tsnts total los; air full - smoke Th..
citizens are constantly on the Iookau.
for fres-
This u in the vicinity - Port wfn-
and ClsaEesiau- The territrrv i known
To have the finest timber in the north
west
Lucille, which lies between Ashland
AMI Duluth hrou-ht IN the inforrua-
tiOu frUn Port Wing th5s m1ruin- that
only one-thirt Of the place had been
destroyed By the frs But with sh-
IRE advzneiug On The other sides To-
day the village i uos yet out Of danger
IroG River. thriving town midway
between Ashland and Duluth on he.
Nortaern Paeife. has zRtirfpatesi the
E1areh Of the fires toward l-.ar hu7rz-
ing ard sent out a small rexi--ent of
volunteer hremen YESTERDAY Afternoon
TO cut OF the path of the flames three
miles ont hy huiliinx small hack 6res
Iron River was completely wiped on,
b. sre tao years agus and the citizens
are alert
ci>arsdau- hc-evcr. = tn. object OF
auxiesy tonight. The Duluth. south
>hCr- & Atlantic railroad has tore-
Of men laying new track where the
long trvstle was burned last SATURDAY
near MarrEyo. Tie mammoth trestle
works vii not b rebuilt this season
and the crew = simply grading down
Tor 4 temporary grOund track The
| foreman % the crew was called upon
for assistance last night and took
an engine a few miles down the
/ track 10 Sniloh- where he res
L eued some section men who became
surrounded bT flames IL i not know a
/ how >hiloh has fared since 4 brisk
wind -; IN this afternoon. causing con-
siderable excitement and apprehension
/ from fires The path of the fires has
thoroughly dried the remaining vege-
I tztiou- IL the strong winds Of to-day
continue tomorrow fires will break
cut again IN all Of the burned districts
Prom Saxon comes report that ID.
/ c Bennett has lost several timber
eamps n that vicinity. and more losses
are anticipated Owing to the large
amount of destitutioa TO look after
there has been no organization for
/ lOc@<in< after settlers and families that
are placed among the missing IL viii
probably be several daYs before any or
gained effort along that line can be
pa; forth
Al >hOres' Crossing. which was
burned II the same time Phillips went
up in smoke, determined Efforts were
necessary to Prrveu, second burning
Last night and to-siay