Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-30
A TOWN Wiped OUT
Phillips, Wis, Has an Aw-
full Fate
LOSSES REACHED MILLIONS.
Many Lives Known to Have
Been Sacrificed.
Governor Peek Arrives upon the
Scene of Destruction. and Train
Loads OF Provisions Are Pour
Ing in for the sufferers.

Minneapolis. Mimi. July GA spe-
cial 10 the Tribune from Phillips says.
The terrible scene at Phillips beggars
NIL description. The blackened faces
of those who fought 10 save their homes
stare with bloodshot eyes at the heaps
OF ruins which mark their once happy
homes. Not since the terrible forest
fires that destroyed pcshugo has any
thing occurred which will describe the
ecene OF ruin here. A committee OF
citizens from Ashland arrived with a
special train at . o'clock last night. II
was the first material relief to arrive
and st arrived in time TO keep the citi-
zens from actual suffering. The pro-
visions were given out In small quantl-
ties. so as to make them last as long
as possible and keep something availa-
BILE until other provisions arrived. Men
and women walk the streets wringlng
their hands and bcmoanlng their fate.
Only town hall and few buildings
are left standing. Tents are
being utilized tonight, Governor Peck
and his stan arrived from Madison
this morning. a dozen cars Of provis-
Ions have arrived from various elites
and the organization for relief has been
completed, Governor Peel, met with
the committee at the town hail and
offered many suggestions. He brought
large quantity Of sheeting with him,
which is being converted into tents
Great crowds OF residents who were
chased out OF the city by flames Friday
are returning today TO look over the
ruins. Already lumber Is being shipped
in for the purpose of rebuilding and
operations have already begun.
The LEGAL relief committee was organ
ICED. with S. b. Davis az chairman, j.
Riordaa secretary. u, II. Winchester
treasurer. W. II. Wilson. chairman OF
the committee on correspondence and
information. II Is n remarkable CO.
Incidence thnt all 81 the terrible fires IN
northern Wisconsin have occurred on
July 81. II was on July 81. 1892. that
Iron River, In the northern part OF
Wisconsin, was totally wiped out by
the flames, and all the state responded
promptly to the call for aid. Fiield,
another saw mill town, was almost
totally wiped out by FIRE July q. 1898.
and now comes the total destruction OF
Phillips on Friday. July "a. 1894.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river where the holocaust oc-
CURED. those OF Mr.. James Locke and
one OF his children. The boat house.
on which the desperate men, women
and children took refuge, was nhoved
from the shore. Before II had gone
far the suction OF the flames drew II
right up into regular furnace OF FIRE.
The boats were either overturned or
the occupants jumped. II II estimated
. 81 4.
place. II Is supposed That the bodies
OF several children are buried under
the ruins OF the wagon and foot bridge, !
which II is claimed gave way while |
they were trying to escape from the |
flames to the peninsula which runs out |
into the lake. approaching close to the |
location of the John r. Davis Co.'S |
plant. Mrs. Cliss who was picked IN |
after clinging to an overturned bott |
for an hour. is doing nicely and II Is |
thought she will recover.
The list OF the larger losses approx
nately is:
John II. Davis Lumber company.
100000.
Fayette Shaw Tannery company, $780,
,00
Wisconsin Central Railroad company.
"a. 900.
Jump River Lumber company. $4,000.
City and county property, $4,000.
Tineld Manufacturing company $685.
100.
Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic
Railroad company. $4,000. -
@. l.. Hunt. $4,000.
@. c. Kelilher. $4,000.
Giles house, $4,000.
This list II not counting the 100000
oss to the residence owners.
The Hist Of dead recovered from the
liver up 10 4.30 D. M Is AS foIowa:
MRS. DAVE Dryden and tvo chill
ren.
JAMES Il. LOCKE and two children.
FRANK CLISS and one child; there
re three still IN the water.
MRS. JAMES LOCKE and two ohii-
rem.
The unknown person found proved
D be a woman and was 50 designated
y the coroner's jury.
Chairman Davis spoke highly OF the