Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-02
GREAT FOREST FIRES.
THE TOWN or BRADSHAW. WISDOM
SIN, SWEPT OUT OF EXISTENCE
People Picked Up Overcome With Heat
and smoke-A Number Of Fer
sons Burned TO Death.

RICE LAKE. WIS. September Tier
rible forest fires are raging in this VI
entity. and the town OF Bashaw. ffteen
miles north OF here, has been entirely
wiped out. The railroad bridges are par
tally burned. and telegraphic connec-
ton Is entirely cut of from the North.
The northern passenger train, which left
hero at 100. got as far as Bashaw. but
had to return. picking up what people
It could find. Some of these were nearly
overcome with heat and smoke. and would
have persisted had 1t not been for the
timely rescue. A party was. sent out
from here by special train. but only
succeeded In finding one man. whom they
discovered half crazed. wandering around
In search Of his family. having got sepa-
rated from them while escaping the
flames. II is thought that some are
burned to death, as no trace can be
found Of them.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED.
ASHLAND, WIS, September News
has been received here from the fire.
swept forest regions of Ashland county
that the flames have swept away the
village OF Marengo, a thriving lumber
mill place near Ashland Two hundred
families have been rendered homeless, but
no lives have been lost, as far as is
known. A large quantity OF lumber was
burned In the yards. The mill OF Spencer
e. Co., and l,500,e0o feet Of lumber were
destroyed.
SAW-MILLS IN ASHES.
ASHLAND WIS. September IA great
fire Is raging at Washburn. The saw
mills are in ashes. Assistance has just
been sent from Ashland. The wind Is
blowing forty miles an hour.
LIGHTS IN BROAD DAY.
ISHPEMING. MICH, September l.
The smoke from burning forest-nres was
so dense that IL became necessary TO turn
on lights this afternoon. There are no
very large fires nearer than Ontonagon
county. but thousands of small ones are
filling the air with smoke. Farmers are
losing crops, and rain is very badly need
ed Thousands of square miles OF the
upper peninsula are covered with dense
smoke.
PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, September 1.-The
pine region of Eastern and Central MIN
fesota is all abiaze tonight. and thou
sands of dollars worth OF properly Is
being destroyed. At last ACCOUNT the
town OF Milaca, Millelsc county, was on
fire. with little possibility that the flames
could be stopped before every building
in the place was razed. So far Gs learned.
three persons have been burned To death.
A farmhouse near M!laca caught IRE
at 8 o'clock this afternoon, and In the
house was a sleeping babe. The .motner
first ran IN for the little one, and was en-
quilted in the flames. Another man In the
same neighborhood has disappeared, ana
Il is feared he has also perlshed. Inc
names OF these have not been secured.
st. Cloud was asked for help late In
the afternoon, and train lett at 4:dV
o'clock over the Eastern Minnesota The
train was only able to proceed as far
rs Bridgeman, as beyond that point all
bridges, ties, and telegraph-poleS had been
burned. The st. Cloud crew got the tre
under control around Bridgeman and was
then forced TO return to this point All
Eastern Minnesota trains are stopped,
and will not be able to proceed TO Du-
lnth until extensive repairs are made.
Nllaca is a town Of about 400 inhaoi-
tants in a country thckly covered win
pine trees Reports up TO midnight iroih
Rocker. Crow Wing, and Aitken counties
are TO the effect that thousands OF ooi-
lars worth of property has been oe-
stroyed. including hay and grain Stacks
farm residences. fences, and WOOD.
MORE LOSS OF LIFE.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, September o.
A telegram from Pine City, Mimi, at
A. NJ. says: Fire destroyed HincKley
utterly. Fifty people burned to DEATH
Mission Creek also destroyed.