Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-06
FRESH FOREST FIRES.
THEY ARE REPORTED sPRINcINc UP
SOUTH OF DULUTH.


Of Burned Discovered.
DULUTH, MINI. September 5.-Re-
ports still come in from towns to the
southwark. reporting fresh fires sprInging
up. Early this morning It was reported
from the railway junction and saw-mill
town OF Carlton. twenty miles south Of
here. that fire menaced the town. but
later. after strenuous work, II was beaten
back. Brief messages from surrounding
towns are as follows:
Cioquet, 10 a. M.-The smoke IS 50 dense
that Il is impossible 10 sec clearly twenty
feet. Even buildings are indistinguishable
across the street. The smoke is so dense
that the pain resulting TO the eyes is
almost unbearabie
Kerrick-Fires surround the town, but
there Is no wind at present. and so long
as this state Of things continues the town
is safe. Most OF the people have left
South Superior-The fires near this town
last night were all put out Rumors are
current here that Iron River. Wis, Is
burning, but they are probably not cor
dense and pungent, showing II to be
from nearer fires than at any time yet.
II Is utterly impossible to distinguish even
the faint outlines Of buildings 40 feet
away. The appearance is that or the
densest fog, and vessels arriving from
down the lake report navigation very
serious matter. and collisions narrowly
averted. This smoke Is believed TO be
from fires In brush and dead timber In
the immediate vicinity OF Duluth
SIX HUNDRED REFUGEES.
In all. about six hundred refugees are
now listed here by the relief committees
and the lists are not complete yet. Nearly
two hundred people have already been
sent back to finckley and Sandstone, VINO
are not included In above lists. More
will be sent down to-day The temporary
relief fund subscribed here grows. anu
now reaches over $1,000, Of which all
bnt 500 from Two Harbors. little VII
lage near here, comes from Duluth peo-
pie. .,-o
fl Is estimated that not less than $780,
coo TO 10000 will be required to keep the
people until they can get some returns
from their own labor on farms next sum-
mer. Many are going to work here IN
this vicinity in railroads and IN the
woods and mills.
ON arrival OF a train over the Duluth'
South Shore. and Atlantic at noon to-day
came the statement that at the "liiase
of Narengo. ninety miles east of Duiuth,
Tho bodies Of six persons were found who
had been burned TO death during inc
night
Offers OF aid to sufferers. both In cash
and goods. are coming In from distant
States. Tacoma, Wash, telegraphed thls
morning asking If aid was needed, ouI
WAS answered by the Mayor that Mime
sofa would be able to care for all ana 10
rehabilitate the living.
DYING FOR LACK OF MEDICINE.
PINE CITY. MINI. September "a
courier rode into this city late yester-
day afternoon with an urgent request that
medical aid and supplies be foIwarueu
at once ~ Mora. small town. ~ Iillles
west of here The messenger, henry
Luther. said that dozen refugees from
Pokeeama were dying for need OF medi-
cincs A call for volunteers was made, ana
In ten minutes Doctors Norton, Perkins,
and Allen and Miss Maggie Mcleod
trained nurse from Toronto. Canada'
who has been mini7tering to the SUFFERING
here. announced that they were reahy 10
go 4 team OF four horses was hitche1
TO a farm-wagOn, and, at o clock' tnc
start was made. As the road was crossyu
by the trail OF fire. their way Is extremely
difficult. charred trunks blocking the way.
The story told by the messenger
brings to lint hitherto Unpublished nor
rors Of the devastation. Mora itself
oeconod destruction, and the human beings
whose lives are ebbing away In its limits
received their injuries at Pokegama, nine
miles 10 the north. Late sunday hlsht
the leaders Of those who fled from there
arrived at Mora. They were burned but
not badly. Nevertheless. they Kept DE-
Lewis the only physician in the neigh
borhood. busy. and made serious lnroads
into his stock Of liniments and medicines
HORRIBLE sUFFERINGS.
All Monday they struggled in. but Mon
dav night a band Of fifteen hali-cooRed
human beings stumbled into the village,
more dead than alive. They had not had
a mouthful u eat since saturday AFTER
noon. and in their reason-bereft con-
dition, lost their way In the tangle OF
blackened stumps. one man. win one
eye burned out. and the other nearly
siahue.s. but despite his agony the
strongest Of the party. was carrying an
otl ar. whose feet had been burned of.
\ woman sud taken of her skirt to Keep
the flies ana u.sqIitos from her bleeding
head
Dr. Lewis I'D all he could TO alleviate
tn agony If these unfortunates, but MS
medicines gave out. and finally he, after
three days incessant work, succumbed,
and was unable TO do more. Then the
appeal for aid was sent
The courier also said six more bodies
were found 1t Pokegama yesterday.
There were 1l3 inhabitants In Pokegama'
Twenty-three bodies Of the dead have
been found.
IN MANITOBA.
WINNIPEG. MAN. September 5-Flre
is bnrning on both sides Of Rainey Lake
T.ar-e tracts Of timber have been burner
ON the Canal an side. 4 woman and -FOUR
children were burned To death The hres
jumped the Eainey river from the Mime
sofa T. the Canadian side All settlers
back from the Rainey river have been
burned out. losing everything, ana seNefdi
lives have been lost.
DEATHS AT MARENGO.
ST. PAUL. MINI. September 5.-Seven
people were burned to death in the fires
at Narengo. few miles north OF Ash
land. WIS The news has just been re-
colvcl at Ashland. The bodies nave
reached that city. but are 50 badly burned
that recognition is impossible. The dead
are Frank Bergrom. Isaac Towney, Mrs.
Iia Towncy. Elisha Towney. william
Towncy. Jessie TOWncy ana Walter Grant