The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-09-12

The known victims OF the forest fires in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan now
number ISL. One hundred more are mis-
sing. and the total viii probably reach
200. The number of victims found in the
several towns is as follows:
Hinckley, 3ss; Sandstone, -; Miller,
often called Sandstone Junction, Is; be-
tween Skunk Lake and Miller, Il; Poke
gaIna, y; lumber camps, 80; High Bridge,
Wis, s; Marengc, Wis, @.
These towns have been totally destroy
ed. Minnesota-II Pokegama.
Sandstone, Sandstone junction or Miller,
Partridge, Cromwell, Curtis, Gushing and
| Mission Greek. Observation-Disclosures,
Benoit, Barronett, Poplar, Marengo and
Granite Lake, Spencer. High Bridge,
Ashland junction, Fiheld, Washburne,
Cartwright. Grantsburg, Turtle Lake,
Rice Lake, Muscoda, Bashaw, Shell Lake,
South Range.
MANY TOWNS Still. IN PERIL.
Fires are still burning at isolated points
throughout the lumber region.
Aitken. Mimi, is hemmed in by fires
ed TO death IN the township of Nordland.
| There is not one foot of unburned land
from Aiken 20 Millelacs Lake, 20 miles
south, while the burned district north
and south through the pine woods is un-
known.
Ashland, Wis, has been in great peril,
| but is now safe. The town is full of refn-
gees from the surrounding settlements.
The majority of those people had to run
for their lives and only saved the clothing
they had on.
! wIscoSsIS's sCoURGE CONTINUES.
one-third of Port Wing has been de-
stroyed by the fires and the fire is adj
vancing on other Sides The fate of
Cleavedan and Shores Crossing are in
the balance The bodis of eight people,
who lost their lives at High Bridge. have
been identified. Fisher Meadow, near
Chippewa Falls, Wis, was wiped out,
and the fire is running toward Murray.
There are over 1000 destitute refugees
from the Hinckley and Sandstone fires
now in Duluth, being cared for 10y the re-
lief committee, whose work is generous
and complete Many men have left their
| families there and gone back to look after
their homes Over sl0000 has been raised
| there for relief. and food, clothing and
lumber have been literally donated.
FIRE REFUGEES WE'D.
There was wedding, Thursday, at
Pine City. The bride was Sophie SAM
uelson and the groom John Deroscor,
both refugees from Sandstone Junction.
| II was one of the few cheerful incidents
| of the fire. Chief of Police Armstrong
was best man, and Mrs. Crowley, head of
/ the Woman's Relief Committee, was
bridesmaid. Deroscor will return 10 his
farm, and. with box ear for Temporal
ry house, put up modest cabin, his
bride meanw hile staying with friends.
The full list of heroes of the great fire
will never he enrolled. 4 West Duluth
boy of fourteen dragged two smaller
children weary miles from the wreck of
the train TO safety. A young lover car
ried his sick betrotheI on his back for
a mile through the flames TO a place of
safety, while the heat was so intense that
others walking beside him and with no
burden lay down TO die.
y man. after fighting fire two hours,
took up crippled brother and bore him
In safety to the relief train. \ daughter
stayed at the bedside of hermother, who,
being in the pangs of maternity, could
not he moved, and had to he dragged
away from sharing her mothers death.
Dozens of.men showed by their positions
in death that they were fastening into
the very face of flames TO the rescue of
| loved ones.