The herald., 1894-07-29
The city OF Phillips is entirely wiped

out.
The city OF Mason Ia practically de-
stroyed, with the White River Lumber
company, and 30 100000 feet OF Lumber.
The headquarters of the Ashland lum-
ber company near Shores crossing 10
entirely wiped out.
A special train on the Omaha road,
consisting Of l6 cars and the locomotive,
was all burned, having broken through
tho bridge near Ashland junction.
The camps of the Thompson Lumber
company at White river are burned.
Two bridges on the main line of the
Omaha and two bridges on the Wiscon-
sin Central, both on the main line,
south of Ashland, were burned.
These are the losses, and besides the
above, the damage to timber and logs
scattered throughout the woods, belong
ing to individual homesteaders, and
other property, such as cordwood, ETC.,
swells the general damage to appalling
figures.
HoMEsTEADERs PERTsHED.
Several parties of berry pickers from
Ashland barely escaped with their lives,
and it is almost certian that some OF the
homesteaders scattered through the
burning timber have perished in the
flames, unless they have in some man
ner escaped through the suffocating
flames and smoke. Refugees have be.
gun to arrive at Ashland.
CRANBERRY MARSHES BURNED.
GRAND RAPIDS. Wis, July 2S.-Forest
fires are raging along the line of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and
the Green Bay and Minnesota roads, in
this section. DAILY Sampson sent out
large force of men to fight the fire in the
vicinity of saw mill located four miles
west of Centralia. Arpin Bros. had CON-
siderable hay burned and the cranberry
marshes sre endangered. 1t is feared q
repetition OF the DISASTROUS experiences
of last fall will result, il rain does not
come soon. Late reports are that l26
acres of Spafford & Traher's cultivated
cranberry marshes have been burned.
DR.. G. f. Willes is also heavy losser.
Other marshes are on ire.
MUCH LUMBER BURNED.
WAsHBURN, Wis.,, July 28.-The saw.
mill of the White River Lumber COM
pany at Mason burned last night with
4O, ,000, 900 feet Of lumber. An Omaha
freight train went through bridge five
miles south OF here, and Is cars were
burned. The FIRE is now two miles south
of here.
RAIN AT DULUTH.
DULUTH, July 2S-A heavy rain fell
last night. which efectually checked
the forest fires in the vicinity of Duluth.
Proctor Knott, the village threatened
with destruction, is out of danger.
CONFEDERATION AT OSHKOSH.
OSHKOSH, Wis. July 2S.-A condagra-
ton has just broken out in the lumber
district. The yards of Stanhiller, Amos
& Co. and the Diamond Match company
are raging current OF flames. The fine
residence portion OF the city is threat
ened, and there lie great rush In that
direction. The whole fire department
is at the scene.
AT BROOKLYN, IA.
BROOKLYN, H., July 28.-Sixteep
business buildings, including the post
Office, Chronicle Office and Poweshik
County bank, were burned today. Loss,
$l6G, 900; insurance. one-half.
AT HILBERT, WIS.
CurLroN, Wis, July 2S.-Nine build.
ings were burned at Hilbert this morn
ing.
HEAT AND FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
IRON MOUNTAIN, MIcH., July 2S.-Nu-
merous thermometers registered 100 in
the shade yesterday. Forest fires are
again raging northeast OF the city and
much damage is being done to standing
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