The morning call., 1894-07-30
SCENES OF RUIN.
Phillips, Wis, After the
Big Fire.
VERY FEW BUILDINGS LEFT.
Begrimed Residents Bemoan
Their Sad Fate.
VERY FEW BUILDINGS LEFT.
GOVERNOR PECK BRINGS RELIEF
List of the Losses of Life and
Property in the Terrible
Holocaust.

NINNFAPOTIs. Mimi, July GA spe-
cial To the Tribune from Phillips, Wis.
says: The terrible scenes at Philips peg
gars all description-the biackened 1aceS
Of those who fought to save their MONIES
stare with blOOdshOt eyes at the blackeneu
heaps which mark their once happy
homes. Not since the forest hfes which
DESTROYED Peshtigo has anything occurred
which will compare with the scene OF ruin
here.
A committee of citizens from Ashland
arrived with special train Of provisions
last night at o'clock. 1t was the first
material relief to arrive, and 1t came just
in time to keep the people from actually
suffering from want of food. Provisions
were given out in small quantities so as 10
make them last as long as possible and
keep something until available provisions
arrive.
Men and women walk the streets all be-
grimed wrlnging their hands and be-
moaning their sad fate. Only town hall
and few small buildings are left stand
ing. They were Immediately converted
into shelter for the destitute, but
only a few OF the women and children
could crowd into them.
a VAST uUiLtLuQE BdQ W 1SlIdtu hiAAO0S
shelter and food last night, but tents were
brought in from DeighbOring towns, and
imprOYised huts are being utilized tonight.
Governor Peck and his staff arrived from
Madison this morning A dozen cars of
provisions have arrived from various cities
and the organization for relief has been
completed. Governor Peck met with the
committee at the Town Rall this morning
and offered many suggestions. He brought
a quantity Of sheetng, which is being con-
verLed into tents. Great crowds Of resi-
dents who left Friday returned to-day.
Lumber is being shipped in for the pur-
pose OF rebuilding and operations have
already begun.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river, where the terrible holO-
scaust occurred. those Of j. Locke and one
d of his children.
The boathouse on which the desperate
men and women took refuge was showed
from the shore. Before it had gone far
the suction Of the flames drew it right up
into a regular furnace Of fire. The boats
were either overturned or the people
Jumped out. 1t is now estimated that
fifteen lives were lost at this place.
1t is supposed that the bodies of several
children are buried under the ruins Of the
wagon bridge, which, it is claimed, gave
way while they were trying to escape from
the flames to the peninsula which runs out
into the lake approaching closely the lOca-
. tion Of the John r. Davis Lumber Com
= paDy's plant. Mrs. Cliss, who was picked
up after ClingiDg to an overturned boat for
over an hour. is doing nicely, and it is
thought will recover.
=. The list Of losses approximates as fol-
lows: John r. Davis Lumber Company,
$500, 600; Fayette Shaw Tannery Company,
.SrlQ,O0O; Wisconsin Central Railway Com
pany, $4,000; Jump River Lumber Com
pany. S2O,O COO; city and county property.
SIS, coo; Fifeld Manufacturing Company,
$1,000; Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
Railroad Company. $4,000; F. L. Hunt,
$4,000; c. c. KelIhers, $4,000; Jacob
Rasmussen, $4,000; Giles House, $4,000.
This is not counting the balf-million loss
TO the residence owners.
The list Of dead recovered from the river
up to 80 is as follows:
Mrs. David Briden and two children.
James E. Locke and two children.
Frank /, Ciiss and one child.
There are three still in the water-Mrs
James Locke and two children.
The unknown person found proved to be-
: q woman.