The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-07-30
CRUEL WORK OF THE Fire
Thousands Of People Homeless In Iorth
Wisconsin.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOST
With elanohed Checks and Blood
shot Eyes the Afflicted Look
Upon the Ruins OF Their
Once Happy Homes.

MINNEAPOLIS, July ga special to tho
Tribune from Phillips, Wis.,, says: The
terrible scenes at Phillips beggars all dc.
scription. Tho blackened faces Of those
who fought to save their homes, stare
with bloodshot eyes at blackened heaps.
which mark their once happy homes. Not
since tho forest fires which destroyed
Prestige has anything occurred which will
compare with the sceno Of ruin here.
A committee of citizens from Ashland
arrived with special train OF provisions
last night. II was material relief aud
arrived just In time to keep people from
actually suffering from want Of food. The
provisions were given out in small quaint.
ties 30 a. to mako them last as long as
possible and keep something until the
available provisions arrived.
Men and women walk the streets, oil
begrimed, wringina their hands and be-
moaning their sad fate. Only the town
hall and o few small buildings were left
standing. They were Immediately con-
vcrted into shelter for the destitute, but
only few of the women and children
could crowd into them.
A vast multitude had to remain without
shelter and food last night, but tents were
brought In from the neighboring towns
and improvised huts are being utilised to-
night.
Governor Peck and stan arrived from
Madison this morning. A dosen cars OF
provisio"s have arrived from various
cities and organisation for relief has been
completed. Governor Peck met with the
committee at the town hall this morning
and offered many suggestions. He brought
q aquantity OF shecting which 10 being con.
vcrtsd into tents. Great crowds Of resi-.
dents who left Friday returned to-day.
Lumber 10 being shipped In for the pur.
pose Of rebuilding and operations have
already begun.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river where the terrible holocaust
occurred, those Of ]. Locke and ono of his
children. Tho boat house on which the
desperate men, women and children took
refuge was showed from the shore. Before
II had gone far the suction Of the flames
drew II right up into regular furnace OF
fire. Tho boats were either overturned or
the people jumped.
II 10 estimated that fifteen lives we're
lost at this place. The supposed bodies
of several children are buried under tho
ruins Of . wagon bridge, which, II 10
claimed, gave way while they wero trying
to pass the flames to q peninsula which
runs out into the lake approaching closely
the location Of the John r. Davis Lumber
company plant.
The list of the losses Approximate 40
follows: John r. Davis Lumber company,
O,OOO; Fayette Shaw Tannery company.
$3.50, 900; Wisconsin Central railroad, So.
600; Jump River Lumber company, s2O,-
600; city and county property, $4,000;
Fifleld Manufacturing company. 5000;
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic railroad,
$4,000; F. L. Hunt, $4,000; c. c. Kelliher,
$4,000; Jacob Rasmussen, $4,000; Giles
House, $4,000. This 10 not counting half
o million loss to residence owners.
The list of dead recovered from the river
up to I 30 o'clock 10 a. follows:
Mrs. Dave Dryden and two children;
Mrs. Dave Loke and two children;
Frank Cliss and one child.
There arc still In the water Mrs. James
Locke and three children. The unknown
person found proved to be woman.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
PHILLIPS, Wis.,, July 2s.-Rslisf trains
have fairly poured into Phillips to.
day, and there are supplies Of food here
now sufficient to last the fire sufferers Q
month. Tho relief committee asks
especially for clothing and money.
DEsoLATE BELLEPLAINE.
BELLEPLAINE. Iowa, July 29.-Sunday
morning dawned upon the flre-swept city
Of Belleplaine, showing In oil its desola-
ton the ruins Of the fire OF Saturday. The
loss will reach fully $4,000. Insurance,
100000. The following are the largest
losers, with insurance; vanmeter & Cox.
$4,000, insurance, $500; H. Nicholson,
$4,000, insurance. 5000; J. J. Losnai.
$4,000, insurance. 5000; ]. d. Blue, Sl4,.
600, insurance, 5000; w. H. Burrows.
$4,000, insurance, $4,000; Iowa depart
ment store, $4,000. insurance, $4,000; r.
Z. Zealsky, $a5.00O, insurance, 5000;
Nichols q Haire, $1,000; insurance, slO,.
0c0; Z. Greenman, $4,000. insurance,
5000; Herring hotel, 5000. insurance.
5000; 7. +. Green opera house, $25, 900,
insurance. $4,000.