The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02

limited is laid up there waiting to get
through TO Duluth. Several crews are at
work repairing burned culyerts to get
trains through. There is no cOmmunica-
ton with Hnckley, and it is feared that
town Is in imminent danger. AT midnight
the wind had died down at Pine City, and
hope has increased.
1t was learned at a late hour tonight
from officials of the Omaha road that the
town Of Marinette. Wisconsin, had been
wiped out. News from railroad sources is
very meager and nothing more can be
learned. All wires from Duluth. West
Superior and the West in general are
down.
PINE CITY, Sept 1.-Hinckley. Mimi,
is burned to ashes. Many people lost their
lives in the fire. The balance are home
less and destitute. The little town OF
Mission Creek is entirely wiped out. En-
gineer John Root is probably fatally
burned. The situation is appalling.
RICE LAKE, Wis, Sept. Terrible
forest fires are raging IN this vicinity and
the town of Bashaw, fifteen miles north
of here, is entirely wiped out. Bridges
are partially burned and telegraph con-
nection is nearly cut off from The
world. The noon passenger train leaving
here at 10 80 a. NJ, reached Bdshaw and
picked up what people they could find.
Some of them were nearly overcome with
the heat and the smoke. A party was
sent out from here by special train, and
found one man half-crazed, wandering
around in search of his family. 1t is
thought they were burned to death, as no
trace can be found of them.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Sept. IA re-
port reaches this city tonight bat Maren-
20, Ashland County, had been completely
destroyed by fire, rendering 200 families
homeless.
The Spencer Lumber Company's yards,
containing 5000, coo feet of lumber. at
Spencer, were also burned this afternoon.
The fire have taken fresh start and are
dangerously near the city. Several towns
within a radius of 100 miles ale in immi-
nent danger of being wiped out. The only
fatality to-day is the burning of Adolph
Cloiner while trying TO save his home.
Near Ffeld some of the people hav5
become discouraged fighting the flames
and left after burying their effects in
holes in the ground. The fires ara re-
lOl bOu ~ O0 w III lldl1 q uliiC VI tnO VIZ
lage Of Cartwright, and a. Cadet, ten
miles from here. The people will not go to
bed tonight, as a change in the wind
would drive the flames through that town
aud wipe it out.
HOUGHToN, Mich, Sept. ALI the
copper country towns are surrounded by
bush fires and the smoke is almost suffO-
eating
ARCADIA, Wis, Sept. IA bridge was
burned two miles above the city this
evening. q westbound freight train ran
into the bridge and eighteen cars were
burned. some loaded with stock
MARQUETTE, MIch.. Sept. Heavy
forest fires are burning to the southwest of
Ishpeming. around Republican, and On
toward Iron Mountain. Many home
steaders are doubtless burned out. There
are reports that Sdnaw is cleaned out and
that Trout Greek and Ewing are in great
danger. These reports cannot now be
verified as the wires are down.
CUMBERLAND, Wis, Sept. 1.-Barret,
with 800 people, eight miles north of here,
and Granite Lake, a small town four
miles north of here, were completely
wiped out of existence this afternoon by
fire. The people barely escaped with
their lives. Four families are still miss
ing, and it is thought that they have
persisted in the flames.
MILWAUKEE. Sept Reports from
Chippewa Falls are that the town of
Marengo, in Ashland County, has been
completely destroyed by fire and 200 fam
lilies rendered homeless. Details are not
yet obtainabe.
BOsCOBEL, Wis. Sept. 1.-The village of
Muscoda. Grant County. is burning. A
special train with fire apparatus has left
for the scene.
DULUTH, Mimi. Sept. 1.-The town of
Wrenshal, Mimi. on the Northern Pacific.
and South Range, Wis, are threatened
with destruction by forest fires.
TORoNTO, Sept. 1.-Destructive fires are
burning in the western peninsula of
Ontario, where the drought has parched
the entire country. The village of Hen
sal, Huron County. is surrounded by fire,
and the whole population is defending it,