Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07


100000 horse power engine. Many Of
the people in the water stood and offered
prayers in loud voice for deliverance.
The scene was one Of the most remarka-
bic ever witnessed.
Engineer James Root, who had so
bravely piloted the train through that
awful six miles of fire was found To be
fatally burned. Conductor sullivan, cool
and collected all through the awful jour
ney, had, after il was all over, become "A
raving maniac. \ little later he was put
aboard a special and taken To IA Duluth
hospital.
Washburn had narrow escape from
total destruction. 1t was only by the
most heroic efforts that IA second thriving
north Wisconsin city was saved from the
flames.
The extent OF the suffering can hardly
be- described. but already the hand of
charity is at work. and the cities of the
three states are sending aid 10 the suf-
fcrers. But railroads have been injured
by the fires. and in many cases traffic
has been entirely suspended. thus pre-
venting the starting out Of relief eXpedi-
tions
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the progress of the flames save an end of
the great drought. No such nope is held
out, for while much needed rain Is prom
Sed for other points dry and fair is
the prediction for the burning districts
by the weather bureau.
Tuesdays dispatches added horrors 10
A situation which j. 50 appalling that
one finds words wholly inadequate for
its description. Six Minnesota towns are
entirely destroyed. the villages of Crom-
well and Partridge having been added to
the list, and at least 800 people have per-
ished. Ninety of these were buried Mon
day at Hinckley. The relief parties sent
out from Hinckley, Sandstone and Mora
are constantly stumbling upon dead
bodies Of farmers. sometimes alone, but
often in groups Of from three TO five.
Many OF these cannot be identified, as
the flesh is burned off to the bone. The
bodies. too, having lain in the scorching
sun since saturday, became so bloated
as 10 be unrecogniZablc.
Rains fell Monday in the Ashland,
Wis, district and checked the progress of
the flames there. but in other places,
notably near Hinckley. where the great
est loss Of life occurred, the downfall
was not heavy enough to be OF material
service. Physicians at Duluth who have
been TO the scene Of the fire in Pine
county 10 attend 10 the injured say If the
deaths in other sections are in anything
like proportion 70 those in the section
which they visited the list OF the lost
will be increased to more than 1000.
Beet sugar growers Of Nebraska claim
the new tariff will destroy the industry
in their state
Gov. Peck has appealed to the people
of Wisconsin for aid for the sufferers by
the forest fires.
In race against time at Fort Wayne,
Ind. Robert j. paced a mile in 2:O3}4,
breaking all records.
Forest fires are raging in PENNSYLVANIA,
and trenches are being dug TO protect
the oil and gas wells.
Wisconsin state board Of health has re-
fused to take charge Of sanitary affairs
in the City of Milwaukee.
One thousand Chinese were burned or
drowned during fire among the flower
boats on the Canton River.
BY the deal between the Great North
ern and Oregon the two lines will be
practically operated as one.
Numa Dudoussat. New Orleans al
derman, was caught in the act Of recev-
ing bride and was arrested
British and German gunboats destroy
ed the stronghold Of the samoan rebelsat
Latuannu and drove them out.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, who is in Paris.
IA 1,,
for divorce against her husband.
John Jones an Elwood Ind. tinplate
worker, has fallen heir to 100000 by
the death OF an uncle in Wales.
Colorado prohbitionists nominated
full ticket for state officers, headed by
George Richardson for governor.
John NJ. Devine, secretary Of the BIZ
metallic League, has been nominated for
congress by Nebraska pOpulists.
William Revell Moody, eldest son of
the revivalist, was married TO Miss Mary
White at East Mortified. Mass.
Democrats Of the seventh Iowa district
nominated j. r. Bancroft OF Des Moines,
the populist candidate, for congress.
w. G. Howells, ex-consul at Toronto
and Quebec, and father OF w. ID. IIowells,
the novelist, died at jefferson. Ohio.
The beleaguered French garrison at
Timbuctoo made sorte and was an
initiated by the hostile African tribes.
Nearly every house in Vesper. Wis,
was destroyed. together with $4,000 feet
Of lumber. The loss is put at $4,000.
Elmer Gilmore, teacher in the public
school at Eckerty, Ind, has fallen heir
TO an estate in Ireland worth 50, 100000.
Three more members Of the city coun-
Gil OF New Orleans have been indicted for
a bride from railroad official.
1t is charged that 20 per cent Of all pub
lie improvements in Lansing, Mich, is
used as corruption fund by aldermen.
indianapolis street railway men have
purchased the property and franchises
Of the electric line at Youngstown. Ohio.
Forest fires continue to rage in north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan and I'm the
former state several towns are endan-
gered.
Democrats elected their entire state
ticket in Arkansas. James p Clark. for
governor, has from $1,000 10 10000 ma
iority -,
Mexican troops were ambushed by
1aqui Indians near Los Gue.imes. and |
twelve soldiers and one woman were