The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-30


1,.,,,,. 1v,....,n
fiEe s"ept oVe' fnli''p'' "tSsO''N'
and Belle Pfnine, Iowa, on Faday on
falling much Obstruction Of property,
nrI o,oo. ,os. ~ lin Other noints
a4tN E''". VS. S " I ..Sas 49,,
IN the etateS nanleu suAefe" foi
forest free, but tho two towns indicated
below show tho most disastrous Of.
ta.,. 90 .ho eoro.. that avant ovrr
t9O'' % $40 ~ -, - - a.
then, caused IN Ine lnaln Wy VNe "a
tended drought.
MMNEAPorIs, MINI. July "a
special TO the Tribune from Philips,
WlsS says: INC ieE.ip.e Scene s
tInapso! tIps 1egs sssn. - tso.e w. ,bn ioncbt to
save their homes stare with bloodshot
eyos at the heaps OF ruins which mark.
ed their once happy homes.
Not since tho terrible forest frcs de.
stroved Peshligo has any occurred
which will COMPARE with the sceno OF
ruin hero. A committee OF citizens
from Agbiand arrived with a special
train of nroyi8ion8 last night at 0 o'clock,
The nroyisions were given out in small
ousntities 40 as to mako them last
AZ ior"sss nossfblo ana keep something
nynilabie until other provisions arrived.
Men and women walk tho streets, all
bcvrimed. wrinCing their hands and bc-
moaningItheir gad fate. Ono church.
town nall and few small buildings aro
ali that ore left standinQ. They were
jmmediately converted into shelter foe
tho destitute. but only few OF tho
woman and children could crowd into
than, A vast multitude had to remain
withou. shelter and food laat night, but
tents brought in from neighbotng
towns and improVised nuts are oeing
n'll'zoo 'o'n's""
nAfff hIL1Lf'
Governor feck ana MS sIau a1riVeo
from Madison this morning. a dozen
cars OF provisions have arrived from
various cities, and the organization for
relief has been completed. Governor
Peck met with the committee at the
many suggestions. Ho brought large
quantity OF sheeting with him, which is
being converted into tents. Great
crowds OF residents who wore chased
ont OF their city by the flames on Fri
day arc returning today to look oyer
the ruins. Already lumber is being
shipped in for tho purpose OF rebuild
Ing, and operations havo already begun.
The local relief committee organized
with B. W. Davis as chairman and W.
II. Wilson chairman Of the committee
on correspondence and information.
Two more bodies havc peen recoye.eu
rom i.om Sne laa raves "neto tho.o ."' ot % ~ 1ames
Locke and one Of his children.
vprrps t,vys LOST.
r,,...,a...oa ,h., Gf,o., I,vos
A'is ~" oe'i1n",'" 'N%' H''S" - ,
were lost at this place. II 's suPPoseu
that tho bodies OF several children arc
buried under tho ruins OF the wagon
and foot bridge, which, It Is claimed,
gave way whilc they were trying 10 es'
cape from tho flames 10 the peninsula,
which runs out into the lake.
The Hat OF tho larger losses approxi-
mately is:
John r. Davis Lumber Company,
$500O0O; Fayette Shaw Tannery Com.
| pany. SlbnO00: Wisconsin Central Rail.
road Company, $4,000; Jump River
Lumber Company, $4,000; city and
county properly, $4,000; Fiheld Manu-"
featuring Company, $1,000; Duluth,
south Shore & Atlantic Railroad Com
pany. $1,000; F. l. Hunt, 10000; G. O.
KolIehcr, $4,000; Jacob Rasmussen,
$4,000; Giles House, $4,000.
This is not counting tho half million
loss to tho residence owners.
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