The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-30
MICHIGAN ON FIRE
Forests Burning In Every
County In One Part of
the State.
FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES.
Homes Deserted to the Flames
Much Valuable Timber De-
stroyed.

Forest fires in this section of northwes-
tern Wisconsin have been intermittent
for two months and the aggregate loss
is not less than $3.o01.00o among the pine
land owners and saw mill men besides
loss to individuals. Reports today are
that fires are raging on the outskirts
of Prentice, which was almost wiped
oat a few weeks ago, and fire apparatus
has been sent there from this clry. 1he
Village of Vespar in Wood County, was
completely demolished yesterday, and 70
families are reported homeless. At Ma
sun City, 100 miles distant, citizens are
exhausted by continuously fighting fire,
and little is left in the villages.
AT Lafayette. forest fires devastated
the homes OF six farmers. Fire is rag
ing in Phillips, which was allnos de-
saroyed in the last lire. Fire is at pres
ont burning at Silver Spring Lake. four
miles distant from this city, and the
plant of the Chippewa Spring Water
Company d large concern that ships to
all parts OF the country, is i'll danger
The home of William ST. Louis has al
ready been burned at Nebogonain.
MILES OF FIRE.
Fires are boomIiing along the Chicago,
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha rail-
roads, between Chippewa Falls and Spoo-
ner, for 200 miles. and every town is
suffering to a greater or less Degree
fire protection being out OF the ques-
ton. At Mason City the Jump River
Lumber Company lost its plant, 100000
of logs, and 100000 of sawed lumber.
Fires are raging with terrific fury
through the forests of Burnet and Wash
burn counties, close TO the railroad
tracks, and passengers report the coun-
try is like a sea OF fire, The Wisconsin
Central and the Omaha Railways have
been heavy losers by fires, their tracks
beng burned for miles, and number OF
freight cars were lost by the latter road
1t Mason. Phillips is the greatest sur
ferer By the fires, not building out OF
$50 being left The principal losers are
the j. K. Dover Lumber Company, Jacob
I.einerkugel and owen Lappin. OF Chip
pewa Falls. The most extensive cram
berry farm in Wisconsin, five miles from
this city, owned by Aglum and Donovan,
was completely destroyed yesterday, their
loss being $1,000, with no insurance. The
Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co. of this
city, one of the biggest concerns of the
kind in the United States, of which the
luGno,r baron, Fred Weyerhaeuser, is
the head, has lost in the neighborhood
OF s1,eJ0,eo0 in standing pine.
HEAVY LOSSES.
The heaviest losers are:-Chippewa
Lumber and Boom Co.. Chippewa Falls,
S500,00O; ]. r. Davis Lumber Co., $1,00O,-
600; White River Lumber Co., Mason.
sos, 600; Lake Superior Lumber Co.. Ne
bogomain, $4,000; Jump River Lumber
Co., Prentice. 100000; Wisconsin Central
Railroad, $4,000; Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha, 100000; Jacob
Leinarkugel, Chippewa Falls, $4,000;
owen Lappin, Chippewa Falls, $4,000;
Town of Phillips, 100000.
The losses to the lumber companies
are mainly standing pine on which there
was no insurance.
ISHPEMING, Mich, Aug. 80, 1884,
Bush fires are burning in every county
of the upper peninsula of Michigan.
There is little wind and smoke settles
at night in a dense pail over the cities
and villages, being at times so dense
an arc light is invisible at $50 feet dis
tant, and nothing can be seen across
the street The season has been
usually dry, and fires have been burn
ing most of the time since May. Con-
kiderable damage has been done in
every county, but Ontonagon has suf-
fered the heaviest loss, and it is in this
county that the heaviest reserves of
,,in., ara growing as twas oneDed to
Settlers AMI lumbermen but few years
ago.
The Diamond Match Company has been
the heaviest loser by fire. OF the 25O,-
000GO0 to 30O.oOO.OO0 feet of standing pine
l1,,,.ned in Ontonagon County. the Dia-
C--..9. -
mona Match company mas iost over
have already nut crews in the woods
l1s,.,aa.is - ,,o'.ees-,
cutting udmdseu pine. Inc DldHoho
Match Company will cut at least 100,-
O00, 600 feet and as much more possible, as
against $4,000, o0O feet last season.
ss,ee,,,g for ,rI,efr r.5vas
BAY CITY, Mich, Aug SO lS94-
The forest fires northwest of this city
sro haoo,ni,,s a sonrca of alarm to ~
a. -, : - - &c, - ~ ',ie
and unless ruin comes at once great
e,,ffarines will he entajled on those who
9-' w.
nave MONIES III the part OF the Ires' III.
Mac lavish drove out into the country
the Beaver Road, near what is known
as the Chip Road, and yesterday, eight
families had to take what little house
4nd ond move into fhe village of Kaw
i,i, i.-iu aii rI'be ,,rairias hafu-ae1 Esau City
No ~ y ~. t;,,T, PIya bao,, b3,,nad ~, ,.a
the fire is now confined to the Black
Loan surface, which burns Ike punk,