Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-30
RELIEF FOR PHILLIPS.
Trainloads of Provisions For
 People Homeless by Fire.
KNOWN DEAD NUMBER FOURTEEN.

rhe Town Hall. one Church and n Few
 shantIes Are All That Escaped the
 Flames-The Popuiace Living In Tents.
 Governor Peck on tho Scene.
 PHILLIPS, Wis, July 3o.-Relief trains aave fairly poured into Phillips until there are supplies of food here now suffi- rlent to last the fire sufferers a month. The relief committee asks especially for clothing and money, and these will be imply provided by the people of the state without outside help.
 Four bodies were rescued from the lake Relief supplies came from Milwaukee Ashland, Marshficld. Stevens Point, Su- perior and other places. Men werc set to work building n large mess tent, where the homeless people will be fed. and put ting up temporary structures, where they can sleep.
 The dead SD far as known number II, put the exact number will probably never be known.
 The sale of liquor has been stopped owing to the arrival of parties of trnmps and rough characters. who threatened trouble \ box ear has been turned into jail, special deputies sworn in, and all lawlcssncss will be suppressed.
 The terrible scene here bcggars all de- scription. The hlackcned faces of those who fought to save their honm,s stare with bIoodshot eyes at the heaps of ruins which mark their once happy homes. Not since the terrible forest fires destroyed Peshtigo has anything occurred which will com pare with the scene of ruin here
 A committee of citizens from Ashland has arrived with n special train of pro- visions IL was the first material relief to arrive, and it arrived just in time to Ft Fts, ,I.a far want of fond. The provisions were given out in small quantities, 90 as to mako them last as long as possible. Men and women walk the streets, all begrimed, wringing their hands and bcmoaning their sad fate.
 One church, town hall and some small buildings are all that is left standing.
 They were immediately converted into shelter for the destitute, but only few of the women and children could crowd into them. \ vast majority had to remain without shelter and food all night, but tents wero brought in from neighboring towns, and improyiscd huts are being util izcd today.
 Governor Peck and his staff arrived from Madison. 4 dozen cars of provi- sions have arrived from various cities, and the organization for relief has been com- plCted. Governor Peck met with the com mittee at the town hall and offered many suggestions. He brought n large quantity of shooting with him, which is being con verted into tents. Great crowds of resi- dents who were chased out of tho city by the flames Friday arc returning to look over the ruins.
 Rebuilding Begun. Already lumber is being shipped in for the purpose of rebuilding. and operations have already begun. The local relief com mittce organized with R. W. Davis as chairman; F. !. Riordan, secretary; l.. II. Winchester, treasurer; w. H. Wilson, chairman of committee on correspondence and information.
 It is n remarkable coincidence that all of the terrible fires in northern Wisconsin have occurred July P. It was July 27, 1892, that Iron River in the extreme northern part of Wisconsin, was totally wiped out by the flames, and all the state responded promptly to the call for aid ] Fificld. another sawmill town. was almost | totally wiped out by fire July -, 1893, and now comes the total destruction of Phil ! lips on Friday, July 27, 1894. Two more bodies have been recovered from the river, where tho terrible holo- caust occurrcd-thosc of Mir. James Locke and ono of his children.
 l The boathouso on which the desperate men, women and childr II took rrfuge was 1 showed from the shore. lrGHre 1t had gone 1 far the suction of the r.'-I drew it right up into n regular fun u," "f fire. Tho l boats were either uvCrti rue or the people ! jumped. IL Is new estimated that i5 lives were lost at this place,
 1 It Is supposed that the bodies of several children arc buried under tho ruins of tho wagon and footbridgc. which. 1t is claim ed, gave way while they werc trying to escape from the flames to tho peninsula which runs out into the lake. approach Ing closely the location of the John F. Davis Lumber company's plant.
 Mrs Clss, who was picked up after cliuGing to an overturned boat for an hour, is doing nicely, and it Is thought she will recover.
 The list of the larger losses approxi. mately is:
 John R. Davis Lumber company, S5OO, O0n; Fayctte Shaw Tanncry company, SI5O, 900: Wisconsin Central Railway com. pany. S20. GOO: Jump River Lumber com pany, S3n, 0GU: city and county property, t75. GOO Fificld Manufacturing company FS, 0n0 Duluth. South shore and Atlantic Railway company, Sin oO0: F. B. Hunt Ego, GOO. C. C. kcllchCr, SIS, 900; Jacot Rasmussen. $10, GOO, Giles House. SIS. 900 This is not counting the half million los 10 the reside nee owners.
 Bodies of the Victims Recovered.
 The list of dead recovered from th' .ivcr Is as follows:
 Mrs Dave Brydcn and two children James r.. Loke and two children ans Frank Cliss and ono child There arr three still in the water.
 The unknown person found proves to b
 | woman and was so designated by a cor oner's jury.
 Chairman Davis spoks highly of tn
 prompt assistance render cd by tho citie upon whom calls had been made. .Th
 ear of provisions from Ashland was tn
 first to arrive" said MT. Davis. "Georg
 Singleton and Turner tramped througl
 tho woods from Fiheld and brought II
 food saturday morning. Prentice nls
 lid nobly In taking care of our dcstitut
 Eho fled thcre.''
 Other consignments have been as fol
 lows: Large consignments of provision from West Superior, car of provision
 from Portage. car from wausau, car frcr
 Stevens Point two cars from Milwaukee
 sar from Rhinelander, car from Chicago ,ar from Eau Claire. Private contribr
 sions of cash direct to B. w. Davis q 1 chairman of the relief committee hay been received.
 } An Empesor's Cousin Killed.
 VIENNA, July 3o.-Archduke williar III, son of the late Archduko Charles m a second cousin of EmI eror Francis J'
 .eph, was killed by fall from hors that was frightened by a passing electr ar