The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-29


ready to begin the. constitution of tenn
porary quarters. see
The Wisconsin Central CompanTv h..
established telegraph office ill., a Dor car.
ana WIZ receive AL contribution of food
ana Clothing. and deliver. them free OF
AsHLAsD. Wis. July 2s.-Af Mason tn.
houses of0ths town proper are stia stand.
ing, but the loss from the FIRE will reach
10000. Trains on the Omaha were headed
on AZ Mason by the burning Of the bridge.
snd al onorthbound trains returned 70
Spooner.
The city Of Mason II praosic.Ilv de-
stroyed, tosesher with The White River
Lumber Company and 100000 feet OF
lumber.
Thesheadqusrters Of ths Ashland Lun-
Der Company. 5near Shores Crossing. il
entirely wiped outs 90
special train on the Omaha. consisting
OF sixteen cars and locomotive. having
broken through the bridge near Ashland
junction. was totally destroyed.
The e-mps Of the Thompson Lumber
company ace burned d White river.
Two bridges on the main line OF the
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Central railroad, both on tha main line
south of Ashland. are gone
Beside the above, the damage to timber
aud logs scattered thTongkout the woods.
belonging to individual homesteaders. and
other property, such as cut cordwood, etc,
SWELL the general damage to appalling
figures.
Several parties of berry pickers from
4 e.
and 1t is almost certain that some of the
homesteaders scattered through the burn
ing timber have perished In the flames
and smoke. Refugees have begun to
arrive at Ashland.
MILWAUKEE. July 2s-The fires are
burning between Channifg and Praimsch.
on the Lake Superior division. The ium-
Der camps. four miles west of Charming.
are reported to have been DESTROYED. and
the fires are running rapidly through
the woods. Trains are picking their
way slowly through the burned sections.
A. public meeting has been called 70 take
acnon toward relieving the unfortunate
citizens of Phillips. A Liberal response
will be made. The same state of affairs
exists at Maladore. Sherry and other
points west of here, butrali suffered great
deal less than one year ago from forest
fires. The progress Of the fire is now CON-
paratively slow.
Relief for the Phillips sufferers has been
started from Milwaukee. Chippewa Falls.
Eau Claire, West Superior, Oshkosh.
Stevens Point and Marsnfield, In all ten
or twelve cars. Six car loads of provisions,
sheeting for tents and clothing left Mil
waukee tonight in charge of Gov. Peck.
fat4~ ~.
caused by the forest fires in the northern
portion of the state and ascertain the
most pressing needs of the people.
GRAND RAPIDS. Wis, July y. Forest
fires are raging along the line of the Chi
scago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and Green Bay
q Minnesota roads in this section. DAILY
Sampson sent out q large force of men to
fight the fires in the vicinity of a sawFnill,
located four miles west of Centralia.
Arpin Bros. lost considerable hay in barns,
and hecranberFy marshes are endangered.
Ii lis feared that repetition of the
disastrous expetiences of last fall
vii result If rain does not come soon.
Late reports are that LIS acres of spafford
a.s Traders cultivated cranberry marshes
have been burned. DR.. g. f. WilIes is
also heavy loser. Other marshes are on
fire.
Iron MOUNTAIN, Mich. July zs.-Num-
erops Thermometers registered 100 in the
shade yesterday. Forest frest are again
raging northeast of the cdty, and much
damage is being done TO standing pine
osHKosH. Wis. July 2s.-The lum-
Der district on the east side of
the river was threatened with total
destruction by fire this afternoon.
The wind was blowing strong from
I the southwest, and started several
new fires. which were fortunately extin-
gdished. The fire was confined to about
5000, 600 feet of lumber and i've tenement
houses. The Stanhilber & Ames Company
toses 5000. fully insured. aud the Dia-
mond Match Company $50, coo. only par
2 TALLY insured.
Duluth, July 2s-Heavy rain last night
geffectualy checked the forest fires in the
vicinity of Duluth. The village of Proctor.
which was threatened with destruction, is
out of danger.
CHILroS. Wis, July 2s-Nine buildings
were burned at Hilbert this morning.