The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
TO HELP The LIVING.
Tho Work of the Hour in the
Fire-Visited Northwest.
Governors Of Minnesota and Wis.
consin Appeal for Aid.
Rains Check tho Flames
ened Cities Out Of Danger.
lBy Associated PIeeal

ST. PAUL, Sept. +--Gov. Nelson has
issued Il proclamation appealing for con.
tributions for the relief of the FIRE
stricken localities and appointing the
following committee to receive and
disburse the same: c. A. Pillsbury. Min
neapolis; Kenneth Clark. st. Paul; Mat
thew G. Morton, winbna; Hastings
Hart. st. Paul. and a Duluth man yet
to be named.
The most complete relief arrangements
are being carried out by the people OF
this city and every town and city In
the Northwest.
The st. Paul and Duluth road is rum
ming relief trains and carrying all sup.
plies offered.
The American Express Company has
announced that It Will carry free any
supplies for any reliable relief commit
tee in Northern Wisconsin and Mime
sofa.
The st. Paul and Duluth, the Eastern
Minnesota, the Omaha and the Northern
Pacific railways spent one OF the busiest
days OF their existence yesterday In re-
pairing roadways, scheduling trains to
meet emergencies. connecting lost wires
and carrying provisions for sufferers.
Even the Wisconsin Central, which is
but slightly interested, has volunta rily
agreed to transport provisions free of
charge to all points on its line where
relief is sent.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 4.-The
South Shore road got its Saturday night
train through from Duluth, yesterday
morning, twenty-four hours late. Trains
are going around by Ashland and Sax
ton on account OF the burned trestles at
Bibon and Marengo. The trestle at
Bibon will probably be finished tonight.
That at Marengo was an overhead cross
Ing and not bridge, and will be easily
| replaced by a grade crossing.
alcrg the soutn Shore said they were
safe, though there were hundreds OF
fires In the vast belt Of timber.
oy The dense e. pail Of smoke which has h
largely disappeared before a brisk south
west wind. There have been no great
| calamities IN these regions. but scores, II
not hundreds, Of homesteaders have lost
all they possessed and the damage to
timber has been enormous.
Competent and conservative men esti-
run at not less than 15O.OOO,OOO feet. OF
this about two-thirds belonged to the Ola
mond Match Company and about one sixth
to the Nestor estate. This timber Is not
be cut this year to save 1t from worms.
| This fact has already operated to raise
wages of experienced loggers about one
fourth, and will make this season very
active one in the woods.
| Advices from Nestoria report heavy
rains Yesterday afternoon there and west
ward. This will materially check the
forest fires, and in general. will put the
| whole section out of danger.
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. Sept. L.
There was a heavy downfall Of rair
throughout the fire belt yesterday alter.
noon and last evening Trainmen ar
under check. and that the danger tc
towns is passed.
ASHLAND. Wis, Sept. 4.--The anx-
iety felt at Ashland for the safety OF
Northern Wisconsin towns is somewha,
easel by reports of rain at nearly every
city where the fires had been worst
| Queries sent out from Ashland have
brought back many responses regarding
| the rain, which has to a great extent
| checked the flames. From lronwood
came the following response: This city
is In no danger from forest fires. Rain
| fell for nearly two hours
| gone ashore in the dense smoke on SAND
Island, which is about fifty miles from
here. The tug Britain went to the res
| cue.
| MADISON. Wis. Sept 4-The Gov.
ernor has issued an appeal for the relief
| of the burned-out people at Bsrronette
| Granite Lake and Comstock, where a
| hundred families are suffering. No fatal
| tiles are reported to him. He goes tC
the scene with a carload OF food and
clothing to-day.