The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-18
FATAL FOREST FIRES.
ENTIRE TOWNS In THE LAKE DIS
rRICT BURNED.
Many Lives are Lost-The People In the
Northwest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Havoc wrought.

out two towns in Minnesota and four in
Wisconsin and inclosing others in cir
Giles of flames from which there is little
hope of escape. Hinckley, Mimi, a
town of 1900 inhabitants, was entirely
destroyed and fifty people are reported
burned to death.
Mission Creek Mimi, was also de-
stroyed. Bashaw, Wis, was wiped out,
and train was sent from Rice Lake to
pick up its people, many of whom were
overcome with the heat and smoke. At
Barronett, a lumber town, 800 persons
lost homes and everything. The depot
is the only building left standing. A
railroad train was sent to the rescue of
the people. Marengo and Milaca are re-
ported as burned up. In the former
place 200 families are homeless, and in
the latter several lives were lost.
The people OF FIfeld have buried their
goods and abandoned their homes. Cart
wright, Cadott and other towns are sur.
rounded with fires, with the probability
that some will not escape. There is
reign of terror in the stricken district.
Thousands are fighting the flames and
others have fled out of danger. Railroad
abandoned.
The telegraph wires are down and
! communication with many points is cut
| off. Pineries have been destroyed and
| al Of Of Las hat
consumsed. The drought has left every
thing of an infiammable nature dry as
| finder, and the high winds have scatter
ed the sparks far and wide. 1t is inevi-
loss of life will follow.
Railroad men reported inability to
see as far as 100 yards and business is
at a standstill. Wild reports of fires
difficult to obtain any news that is
definite.
| The town of Wrenshal, Mimi, on the
Northern Pacific and South Range,
The village of Muscoda, Grant
county, Wis, is burning. A special
train with fire apparatus has gone to
the scene.
age is enormous. A special train
carrying fire-fghters was sent out of
St. Cloud this morning in response to
a call for help from Milaca. At Foley,
were great, the timber in that vicinity
burning furiously.
All the country to the south and
east of Bridgeman station was on fire,
and high wind swept the fire before
it. The people are panic stricken and
| fear the destruction of everything.
The st. Cloud fire-fighters saved the
bridge over the Rum river, near
Bridgeman.
1t was learned at a late hour tonight
from officials of the Omaha road that
the town of Baronatte, Wis, has been
| wiped out. News from railroad sources
is very meagre, and nothing more can
be learned All wires from Duluth,
West Superior and the West in general
are down.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, (Wis.) Sept IA
report reaches this ely to night that
Marengo, Ashland county, has been
completely destroyed by fire, rendering
1000 families homeless.
The Spencer Lumber Company's
yards, containing 1900, 600 feet of lum.
Der, at Spencer, was also burned this
afternoon. The fires have taken a fresh
strrt and are dangerously near this city.
Several towns within IA radius of 100
/ in inn, NJ Il Of hain
wiped out
The only fatality to-day is the burning
of Adolph Clutner while trying to save
his home. The devastating flames that
have been sweeping toward the town of
Bashaw, on the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
ueapolis and Omaha, only forty miles
from this city, came up to the town
limits this afternoon and reports to the
effect that this town is doomed, despite
the efforts of the citizens.
Near Fifield some of the people have
become discoura 5ed fighting the flames
and left after buryiug their effects in
holes in the ground. The fires are re-
ported to he within half mile of the
village of Cartwright, and at Cadet
ten miles from here, the people will not
go to bed tonight, rs "A change in the
wind would drive the flames through
that town aud wipe it out.
ARCADIA, (Wis,), September Ia
bridge burned two miles above the city
t this evening. A westbound freight train
G ran into it and eighteen cars We're burn
ed. some loaded with stock.
MARQUETTE, (Mich.), Sept. 1.-Heavy
{ forest fires are burning to the south
= west of lshpeming, around Republican
a and on toward Iron mountain. Many
homesteaders are doubtless burned out
e There are reports that Sidnaw is clean
e ed out and that Trout creek and Ewing
t are IN great danger. These reports can
not now be verified as the wires ar,
down.
CUMBERLAND (Wis.), September l.
Barrett, with 500 people, eight mile,
r north of here, and Granite Lake, a small
town four miles north of here, wer,
completely wiped out of existence thi
6 afternoon by fire. The people barely es
l. cape with their lives. Four families ar
n still missing, and 1t is thought they hav
persisted in the flames.
RICE LAKE (Wis), September Tier
; rible forest fires are raging in this vici
). nifty and the town OF Bashaw, fiftee
miles north of here, is entirely wipe
out. Bridges are partially burned an
I'D telegraph connection is nearly cut o.
from the world. The noon passenge
s. train leaving here 1890 O'clock reache
le Bashaw and picked up what peopl
a. they could find. Some of them wei
o nearly overcome with the heat and Ill
- the smoke. A party was sent out froi
H. here by special train and found one ma
TX half craZed, wandering around in scare
/. of his family. 1t is thought they al
Y burned to death, as no trace can
- found of them. .
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