Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-02

Thlrty-nlno buildings out OF 100
stand amid smoke and aches on tho
site Of what was Friday the flourish
ing city Of Phillips, Wis, the county
scat of Price County, and one OF the
wealthiest and most prosperous OF al
the towns in the timber regions Of
Wisconsin. Three thousand people
are homeless, and, except those who
have been offered shelter in the neigh
boring towns, have no covering for
their worn out bodies. Worse than
all, at least thirteen people are known
10 have lost their lives. The dead are:
James Locke. butcher. vile and i've chill
dren.
Frank cliss In charge of the dry kIIns az
the john K Davis Lumber Company, aud
.-year -old child.
Mira David Dryden. wife of the foreman
OF the Fayette shaw Tannery, and two chill
dren MIR. Dryden was also supposed 70
have died. but returned homo that night.
having been away from the city. only 70
hear that his family had persisted.
Unknown man.
All the dead were drowned in Elk
Lake while trying to escape from the
fire, except the unknown man whose
body was found in the ruins OF the
house OF r. w. Sackett, editor OF the
Phillips Times.
Properly Loss Enormous.
The property loss cannot at this time
be accurately estimated, but it will
reach at least 81, 25O,OJO.
Not since the cyclone of fire that
wiped out the existence Of the village
of Peshtigo, when many people were
burned to death, has there been a h0l-
ocaust of the character of this one.
Four gales of fire following each
other. as soon as one had accomplished
its work of destruction, cut four
swaths through the city, leaving stand
ing only the Lutheran Church and
some dwellings near the southern linn
its, and freakish y jumping over the
Wooster Town Hall and group OF
dwellings in the very heart of the
burned district.
Relief Come, Quickly.
In almost no time provis ions consist
ing of bread, butter, coffee and canned
articles had been received from Fifeld,
Prentice, Dorchester, Medford and
Butternut. re egrams were received
from the mayors of Ashland and Stew
ems Point. The former telegraphed
that he would send what was wanted,
and man was at once sent to superin-
tend the shipment. Stevens Point
sent a carload of provisions. Satur-
day night eight carloads of provisions
had BEEN received. Major Upham,
who has had experience with the ter
rors of fire, telegraphed that relief
was on the way from Marshfield "a
soon as he arrived home from Mil
waukee.
Governoc- Peck sent the following
message from OcoL
Will bring you relief at once. Wire me
at once what Is most needed. Keep stin
upper lip We are coming as soon as cara
can run.
Railway OmcIaIs Render Aid.
General Manager Whitcomb, of, the
Central, sent the following telegram to
all officers and agents:
You have heard OF the disaster that has
overtaken Phillips and other points on our
line. Use your best efforts to get togetheB
supplies that will be Immediately useful
and forward them 10 meet the emergency.
All supplies consigned 10 the authorized
relief committee will be transported free.
and you will give preference over other
freight IL necessary send supplies on
passenger trains to meet Immediate wants
People Have Been Courageous.
In the face of the calamity that has
befallen the people Of Phillips they
have manifested a courage that is re-
markable, and have really seemed in
good 81 irits. Every effort put forth
has been to care for the Immediate
wants of the unfortunate. Mayor Koch
of Milwaukee headed fund with 500,
and $500 city funds were temp orarily
ed. Eau Claire, Wausau, and Chip
p IVA Falls we're among those contrib
uting literally of cash.