The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-12
THE MINNESOTA FIRES.
Dulu.h's Great Work OF Relief-People
feing Sent Back to the Burned Towns
Danger of Further Fires.

DULULH, Minn, September 5.-Re-
ports still come in from towns to the
Southwark reporting fresh fires spring
ing up. Early this morning it was re-
ported 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,
it was beaten back. Brief messages
from surrounding towns are as fol-
lows:
"CLooUET, 10 A. M.-The smoke is
so dense that it is impossible to see
clearly twenty feet. Even buildings
are indistinguishable across the street.
The smoke is so dense that tie pain
resulting to the eyes is almost unbear-
able"
"KERRICK--Fires surround the town,
but there is no wind at present and so
long as quiet 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
Rover, Wisconsin, is burning, bat they
are probably not correct.
In this city the smoke is more dense
and pugent, showing it to be from
nearer fires than any time yet. 1t is
utterly impossible to distinguish even
faint outlines of buildings four hundred
feet away. The appearance is that Of
the densest fog, and vessels arriving
from down the lake report navigation
a very serious matter and collisions
narrowly avoided. This smoke is be-
lieved to be from fires in brush and
dead timber in the immediate vicinity
of Duluth.
In all about six hundred refugees are
now listed here by relief committees
and the lists are not complete as yet.
Nearly two hundred people have al.
ready been sent back to Hinckley and
Sandstone, who are not included in
the above lists. More viii be sent
down to-day. The temporary relief
fund subscribed here grows and now
reaches over $4,000, of which all but
s4OO from Two Harbors, e little village
near here, comes from Duluth people.
1t is estimated that not less than $780,
OOU to $400 900 will be required to keep
the poor people until they can get some
returns from their own labor on farms
next summer. Many are going to work
here in this vicinity on railroads and
in the woods and mills.
With the arrival of a train over the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic at
noon to-day came the statement that
at the village of Marengo, ninety miles
east of Duluth, the bodies of six per-
sons we're found who had been burned
to death during the night. Offers of aid
to sufferers, both in cash and goods,
are coming in from distant States.
Tacoma, Washington, telegraphed this
morning asking if ala was needed. but
was answered by the mayor that Min
nesota would be able to care for all
and to rehabilitate them.
END oE THE MICHIGAN FIRES.
DETROIT, MICH, September A.
Dispatches from the upper peninsula of
Michigan show that the rainfall in that
region yesterday and last night has
efectually put stop to the forest fires
and will be the means of saving millions
of pine and many homesteaders' crops
and houses. The damage already done,
however, is immense and in many
localities total loss can only be avoided
by the immediate cutting of timber.
There is considerable evidence that
many Of the fires are of incendiary
origin and were set by men who knew
that the scorehed pine would have to
be- cut-at once, thus giving them work.
The fires will also force into marke,
much pine that was held by non log
ging capitalists for the purpose of
speculation. At any rate hundreds OF
men will be given immediate employ
ment.
1t is thought nearly every foot of
standing pine in Ontanogon County is
burned, fully 5OO00O,o00 feet. The
Nester estate has lost 100000 feet:
Trout Creek Lumber Company, 30,.
100000; Diamond Match Company,
l5O,OOO,O00. The balance is owned by
homesteaders, at PaynesVille and
Bruce's Crossing.
Many cattle and horses were burned,
but no human lives were lost, though
there have been many perilous situa-
tions and narrow escapes. The rail-
roads have large gangs at work repair
ing roadbeds and bridges and are
ra ni6Iv oottinu in shane tn reSume