The herald., 1894-09-02
Acres of Settling Flames in the
Northwest.
Awful Devastation Along the Shores
of Lake Superior.
Villages Swept Out of Existence and
Many of tho Inhabitants Burned
to Death-Incaicalsbie
Losses.



ously than at any other time this year.
The wires between here and DuIuth
went down at 8 p. M, and ii is doubtful
whether any wire will be had all night.
There 10 ons very roundabout railroad
wire working, but NO news has yet come
over 1t.
The fres are widespread. At Duluth
and Superior today the smoke was 60
dense that people found work difficult,
while the heat was scarcely enduraDle.
Railroad men reported inability to see
rs far as hundred wards, and business
is at at andstill. Wild reports of ires
are current, and it has been extremely
difficult to obtain any news that is
definite.
Along the Great Northern the damage
is enormous. A special train carrying
fire fighters was sent out OF st. Cloud to-
day in response to call for help from
Milaca.
At Foley, 10 miles from St. Cloud, the
fires were great, the timber in that
vicinity burning furiously. All the
country to the south and east of
Bridgman station was ON fire and
high wind swept the fire before
1t. The people are panic-stricken and
fear the destruction of everything The
st. Cloud fire fighters saved the bridge
over the Rum river near Bridgeman.
The large lumber mill and yards of
Foley Bros. & Guthrie are being soaked
down with water in the hope that they
may be saved.
The young child OF Mrs. Ellison, west
oil Bridgsman, has been burned to death.
August jackson was surrounded BY fire
on the Bloomburg farm, and hia death
6eeme certain.
1t is impossible for the trains to reach
Milacs, and people there have been
driven from their homes and are snx.
iously awaiting succor.
Bonnet McLain, farmer near Bridge
man, lost sll he possessed.
North OF Pine City the fires are raging
furiously, sweeping every thing before
them. Settlers have abandoned their
homes and taken to the marches for
refuge, and the heat and smoka i.
suffocating. The ST.. raul and
up there waiting to get through to Du-
luth. Several crews are at work re-
pairing burned culverts to get trains
through. There is no communication
with Hinckley and it ia feared that
town is in imminent danger. At mid
night the wind had died down at Pine
City and hope has increased.
1t WAS learned at late hour from
officials OF the Omaha road that the
town of Marinette, Wis, had been
wiped out. News from railroad sources
is very meager and nothing more can be
learned. All wires from Duluth, West
Superior and the west in general are
down.
II is reported between 40 and 80 PEG.
pie have lost their lives at Hinckley,
MINI.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Sept. Ia re.
port reached this city tonight that
Mango, Ashland county, has been COM
petely destroyed by fire, rendering 200
families homeless. The Spencer Lum-
Der company's yards, containing 3.000,-
600 feet of lumber, at Spencer, we're also
burned this afternoon. The fires have
taken fresh start and are danger
ously near this city. Several towns
within q radius Of 1c0 miles are
in imminent danger of being
wiped out. The only fatality today is
the burning of Adolph Clotner, while
trying to save his home. The devasta-
ting flames that have been sweeping
toward the town OF Bsshawm, on the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha road, only 40 miles from this
city, came up to the town limits this
afternoon, and reports are to the effect
that this town Ia doomed, despite
the efforts of the citizens. Near
| Fi6eld come OF the people have
become discouraged fighting the flames
and left after burying their effects in
holes in the ground. The fires are re.
ported to be within half mile OF the
village OF Cartwright and at Cadet, 10
miles from here. the people will not 20
to bed tonight as a change in the wind
would drive the flames through the
town and wipe it out.
RICE LAKE,. Wis, Sept. 1.-Terribe
forest fires are raging in the vicinity,
and the town of Bashawm, Is miles
north of here, is entirely wiped out.
Bridges are partially burned, and tele.
graph connection is nearly cut of from
the world. The noon passenger train
leaving here at 10 80, reached Baehawm,
picked up what people they could find.
Some OF them were nearly overcome
with the heat and smoke. A party was
sent out from here by special train and
found one man half crazsd, wandering
around in search OF his family. 1t is
thought they are burned to death, az NJ
trace can be found of them.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 1.-HeRvy
forest fires are burning to the southwest
OF Ishpeming, around Republican and
toward Iron mountain. Many home
steaders are doubtless burned out.
There are reports that Sidnaw is cleaned
out and that Trout Greek and Ewing
are in great danger. These reports can
not bs verified as the wires are down.
CUMBERLAND. Wis. Sept. l -Berret,
with 500 people. ak miles north of here,
and Granite Lake, small town mile
north of here. were completely wiped
out OF existence this afternoon by fire.
The people barely escaped with their
lives. Four families are still missing.
and it is thought they have perished in
the flames.
PINE Cry, Mimi, Sept. 1.-Hinckley,
MINI, is burned to ashes. Many people
have lost their lives in the FIRE. The
balance are homeless and destitute. The
little town OF Mission Greek ia entirely
wiped out. Engineer John Root ie
probably fatally burned. The situation
is appalling.
ARCADIA, Via, Sept. IA bridge
burned two miles above this city to-
night. A westbound freight train ran
into the bridge and Is cars were burned,
some loaded with stock.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1.-Reports from