The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-30
THE pEsrRucrrox or rnrLrrrs.
fhteen Lives and Million. OF Dollars
Lnsl- Iha Eallnf NIL

Lost The Relief work.
M1NNEAFoHfs, July &a--A special 10 thu
irsbsne from Phillips. Wis. saws: Not slure
the forest iires wkieh DESTROYED Peshtirs
has anything occurred which will cornpare
With the scene Of ruin here. A committee
oieIt zens from Ashland arrived with a
speeaal train OF provisions last night AZ .
O'Clock. Il was the tiTst material relief ID
arrive. and il came just in time tns seeA,
the people from actually wanting foes.
freyisions were given cut ia small euan.
titles. SO as 10 make them last
as long possible aud keen some
thing until available provisions A.
rive. Men and women walk fha
streets ali begrimed, wrinring their hands
and bemcaning their sad fate. Only thu
toSn hail and few small buildings were
left standing. They were immediately
converted into shelter for destitute. bus
only few of the women and children
could crowd into them. A vast multituda
had 20 remain without shelter aud food
last night. but tents were brought in from
neigh boring towns. and bnprovised huts
are being utilized tonight Gov Peck an1
his staff arrived from Madison this morn.
ing. A dozen ears of provisions have ar
rived from various cities, and the organi.
cation for relief has been completed. GOV.
Peek met with the COMMITTEES az the town
hall this morning and offered many sug.
gestions. lie brought quantity Of sheet
ing, which Is being converted into tents.
Great crowds Of residents who lefs Friday
returned today. Lumber is being shipped
IN for the purpose OF rebuilding, and ope.
rations have already been begun.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the river. those of J. Locke and one
Of his children. The boathouse on which
the desperate men and women took refuge
was showed from the shore. Before ID had
gone far the suction of the flames drew iE
right up into a regular furnace of IRE.
The boats were either overturned or the
people jumped. 1t is now estimated that
fifteen lives were lost at this place. 1t in
supposed that the bodies Of several chill
dren were buried under the ruins of a
wagon bridge which, il is claimed. gave
way while they were trying 10 escape from
the flames to the peninsula which runs out
iato the lake. approaching closely tha
location of the John X. Davis Lumber
Company's plant Mrs Cliss, who was
picked up after elinging to an overturned
boat for an hour, is doing nicely. and ii is
Thought will recover.
The list of losses is approximately IS fol.
lows: John II. Davis Lumber Company,
100000: Fayette Shaw Tannery Com.
pany, $l50000; Wisconsin Central Rail-
way. 10000; Jump River Lumber Com
pany, S20,e0o; city and county property,
$1,000; Fiheld Manufacturing Company,
S. 600; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
railroad. $1,000; j. l.. Hunt, $4,000; g.
q kellhers. $500; Rscob Rasmusens,
$4,000: Giles hothouse. $4,000 This is
not counting the half-miIlion loss TO the
residence owners.
The list of dead recovered from the
river up to 30 is as follows: Mrs. Dave
Briden and two children James T.. Locke
aud two children; Frank Cliss and one
child. There are three still in the water.
AIRS. James Locke and two children. The
unknown person found proved to be a
woman.
PHuLIFs. Wis. July 2o.--ReIief trains
have fairly poured into Phillips today, and
there are supplies Of food here now suf-
ficient 10 last the fire sufferers a month.
The relief COMMITTEES asks especially for
clothing and money. Men were set to
work building large mess tent. where tho
homeless people will be fed. and putting
up temporary structures where they can
sleep.