The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-02
THE HORRORSOF FIRE
Scenes at Phillips, Wis, Never to
Be Forgotten.
AID COMING IN FROM ABROAD
Nothing of Recent Years win Compare
With the Scene of Ruin-DisastrouS
Fires MT Other Places.

MINNEAPoLIs, June ga special
TO the Tribune, from Phillips, WIS.,,
says:
The terrible scenes at Phillips beg
CARS all description. The blackened
faces of those who fought 10 save their
homes, with bloodshot eyes, the black
ened heaps which mark their once
happy homes. Not since the forest
fires which destroyed Pestigo has any
with the scene of ruin here. A COM
mi,tee of citizens from Ashland arrived
with O special train of provisions Inst
Night. 1t was material relief,
aud arrived just in Time
to keep the peope from
actually suffering from want of food.
Provisions were given out in small
| quantities, so as to make them last as
long as possible and to keep something
until available provisions arrived.
Men and women walk the street all
begrmed, wriuging their hands aud
bemoaning their sad fate. Only the
town hall and few small buildings
are left standing. They were immedl.
ately converted into shelter for the des-
titute, but only few of the women
and children could crowd into them.
A vast multitude had to remain with
out shelter and food last night.
Governor Peck Arrives.
Governor Peck and staff arrived from
Madison tins morning. A dozen cars
of provisions have arrived from various
cities, and organization for relief has
| nj Of
with committee ut the town hall this
morning aud offered many suggestions.
He brought quantity of sheeting
which is being converted into tents.
Great crowds of residents who left Fri.
day returned today. Lumber Is being
shipped In for the purpose of rebuilding
and operations already have begun.
Detail, of an Awful Tragedy.
Two more bodies have been recovered
, from the river where the terrible holo
| caust occurred those of ]. Locke aut
one of his children. The boathouse or
which the desperate mon. women ant
children took refuge was showed from
r the shore. Before II had gone far tn,
suction of the flames drew 1t right M
into the regular furnace of fire. Thu
boats were either overturned or tn
people jumped. 1t Is estimated that i
lives were lost at this place. 1t is sup
: posed that tie bodies of several chil
dren are buried under the ruins of tn
s wagon bridge, which 1t Is claimed CAV
@ way while they were trying to pass Til
q flames to peninsula which runs on
into the lake, approaching closely TIL
|, location Of the John II. Davis Lum5e
y Company plant.
:. List OF Losses and Dead.
n John II. Davis Lumber Company
# $500, 600; Fayette Shaw Tannery Co 4
pany, $3.50, 600; Wisconsin Central raj
u road. $40, 600; Jump River Lumber Con
~ pany, 500 900; city and county pro-
erty, SIS, GOO; Fairfield MANUFACTURER
:. Company, $4,000; Duluth, Sou h Shol
} & Atlantic railroad, $4,000; Il.
Hunt, $4,000; G. c. Kelliher, SlS, o0
~ jacob Rasmussen, $40, 900; Giles Hous
!. $4,000. This is not counting half
y, million loss 10 residence owners.
&c The list Of dead recovered from ii
III river up to 4:30 is as follows: Mr.
Dave Briden and two children, MIR
Dave Loke and two children, Fran
Clss and ore child. There are thru
IN still in the water, Mrs. James Loci
and three children. The unknow
!, person found proved to be u woman.
IL Relief trains have fairly delugt
IL Phillips, and there are enough suppl
OF OF food here sufficient to last the ii
in sufferers for a month. The relief cor
lis mlttee asks especially { ~ clothing al
,is money.