The record-union., 1894-09-03

| frenZied rush of inquiries. Few fami-
| lies are complete and the torture of auX-
/ iety and despair is driving some people
out of their senses. : man going insane,
woman giving premature birth, heap
of cinders representing human form
these are a few of the incidents of the
! great forest fire of 1894.
No trains are running west of Hinck-
| ley, and it is impossible to get accurate
Information. Carleton, Rutledge, Shell
Lake and other towns in the north are
reported burning to the ground.
| At Pine Town, near here, fire is blaz-
ing and sweeping everything before it.
This afternoon the fire was at least twelve
miles square, but the wind has gone do, n
considerably, and it is hoped its cou SO
Will be checked. There are fires north OF
Snake River, also in heavy timber SEC
ton, which is sparsely settled. AS fc
loss of property, it is impossible to ma
even an approximation. The clean-Out
has been so complete that many people
have no ambition TO rebuild, and will
scatter to all parts of the country.
APPEAL FOR AID.
Governor Nelson, Mayor Smith of st.
Paul and Mayor Eustis of Minneapolis
have all issued proclamations calling on
the people for help. in the line of provi-
slons, clothing or money will be accept
able. All the churches in the city and the
relief societies have thrown open their
doors Tor contributions and several re-
sponses have been received.
TEN MILLIONS IN Loss.
ASHLAND (Wis.), Sept. 2-As a result
of forest fires Saturday and Sunday.
81, 100000 can be added TO the loss occa-
stoned this season. It is doubtful if
Sl0,000.000 will cover the entire loss, when
the loss on timber and logs is counted.
Washburn had a narrow escape from
total destruction, and is still in danger.
a spark from forest fire south Of town
alighted in one of the piles of lumber on
the dock and soon all was mass of
flames. Bigelow * Co. have four docks.
The flames leaped from one dock to the
other with the rapidity of a race-horse.
Firemen Immediately directed their at
tention to saving Bigelow's mammoth
mill. This was done by tearing down
the tramways connected with the mill.
The hremen fought like demons and
risked themselves in every position in
order to save the property. In spite of
their good work, however, the losses will
be very heavy.
y dispatch from Brule, out on the
Northern Pacific, says that the scene is
dark and smoky. SawmiIls have been
shut down and men remain on duty all
night lighting fire. Hisbridge and Ma
rengo are reported to be in great danger
Late tonight word comes that the town
OF Glldden IS burning. 1t is located on
the Wisconsin Central, about forty miles
south of Ashland, and has 500inhabitants.
The fire has worked up into the center of
the town and the greatest CONSERVATION
prevails.
Benoit, small sawmill town, twelve
miles from Ashland, on the Omaha road,
Is partially destroyed. The flames have
burned everything except the sawmill
and 100000 feet of lumber in the yards.
| Everybody labored to save this portion
OF tue town and succeeded in doing it,
leaving the remainder of the buildings
to burn. The men have worked inces-
sanity for many hours. and are almost
exhausted.
PITIABLE SIGHT.
DULUTH (Minn.), Sept. 2.-This city is a
refuge tonight for hundreds OF survivors
of the great forest fires, who were brought
here by relief trains. The refugees pre-
sented a most pitiable sight. Few of
them have hats or coats, and the women
are no more fully clad. Women with
babies in arms were accompanied by
two to five other tots, homeless and
frlendless, except for charitable public.
Many such were without husbands, and
! in the grimy, soot-covered crowd were
| many children without parents.
SURROUNDED BY FIRE.
CADoTT (Wis.), Sept. 2-This village is
surrounded by fire, ten rods from the
depot on the south and west. The condi-
| ton is serious. Hundreds of people were
| fighting the fire all day.
EAU CLAIRE Wis.,, Sept 2.-Railroad
men say the whole region from Cart
wright to Bashaw and Haugen has been
on ire since yesterday afternoon.
! Bridges are being burned and no one
known when trains will run.
FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
BAY CITY (Mich.), Sept. 2.-Forest fires
! OF anin
ing great damage.
APPREHENSION FOR A TRAIN.
MARQUETTE tMich.), Sept. Much
apprehension exists here regarding the
whereabouts of passenger train which
LETT Duluth yesterday afternoon. Two
hundred miles of its run lies through tte
tireswept district, and it is feared that
the bridges have been burned on both
sides of the train.
CRIPPLED BY LOSS OF BRIDGES.
MARQUETTE tMich.), Sept 2. The
western division of the 500 road is crip-
pied by the loss of bridges in forest fires.
Several other roads have suffered serious
loss. Reports from all the lumber towns
between Astoria and the Wisconsin State
line are that all are safe so far, but many
are fighting fire dangerously near. MANY
people have loaded their effects on train
which the South Shore officials are keep
ing ready to move out if necessary.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS.
SPooNER (WIs.), Sept. 2.-The most
disastrous forest fire III the history of the
county is now raging. In Daronette only
one house stands, the remains OF pros
porous numbering village Of 1000 inhab-
itants, with a total loss of $3.50, 0,OOO, Only
one life is lost.
At Shell Lake fifty-two dwellings were
burned, rendering 300 people homeless.
Many escaped with only the clothes on
their back and saving practically moth
ing. Farmers report q total loss OF eyery-
thing. Railroad bridges are burned and
telegraph wires are down.
PECULIAR ATMoSPHERICAL PHENOMENA.
BosToN, Sept. "A peculiar atmos-
pherical phenomena has attracted the at
tention OF Bostonians. During the latter
part Of the morning and all the afternoon
the SUI. unobscured by clouds, has feeblv
shown through a strain OF smoke, sup
posed to come from the forest fires now
raging in the lake region. The effect has
the atmosphere, made oppressive by the
has been repetition of the famous .'Yei-
q similar phenomenon have been received
from cities and towns all over New Eng
land.
Police KeptsBusy.
At an early hour this morning Officer
Bagley arrested a Chinaman for the al
legged theft of $50 from a Japanese while
engaged in bling game on / street