Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-06
Still Anxious About Fires in the
Northwest.
PERIL OF A MINNESOTA VILLAGE
Reports From the Scene oil
Danger.
STORIES OF SURVIVORS

DULUTH, Mimi. September 6.-Barnum,
lumber town. thirty-tive miles down the
St Paul and Duluth road. is surrounded by
fores, fires. and the inhabitants are anx-
iOus.
Carlton and Kerrick are also reported
still in danger.
The relief party which left here in charge
of W. L. Bailey and George Ash to search
the Eastern line sent word that near Sand
stone il found eighteen dead bodies in one
oUgout. into which the victims had rushed.
hoping to escape with their lives. only to
ind that they had jumped into a veritable
furnace.
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. September g..
Fisher Meadow. near Estelle. small set
Element. was wiped out yesterday. John
Paul and James Mitchell, two lOggerS Of
this city. lost both of their logging outfits
and camps and large quantity of logs.
Warren Flint of Estella lost ND tons of
hay Daniel ARRANGE lost his house. barn
and crops. The Buchanan mill was also de-
stroyed- The Grand Rapids school house
was burned.
The fire is said to be running toward
Murray. where danger Is apprehended.
Mayor Hines of Cumberland has tele-
grdphed that the small towns in that vicin-
ity are in ashes.
CARLTON. Mimi. September 6.-Every-
thing was burned at Cromwell except the
school house. The fire came upon them
their lives by getting into the lake. Wood
bury Whitten. +. =. Duffy, Geo. Wright,
Chas- Morse and many others lost every
thing 1t Is feared that many settlers lost
their lives Relief trains were sent from
here at once. and brought the people down.
A relief committee was organized. and the
sufferers cdred for. Even the ties of the
railroad We're burned. No lives are reported
lost in this vicinity. The fires are still
smoisiering. and another wind would cause
still further disaster.
Ssiftness Of the Flames.
ASHLAND. Wis. September 6.-The
bodies of the eight persons. who lost their
lives at High Bridge have been identified as
fellows:
Frank Bargreen. married, aged thirty
Maggie Bargreen. married. aged fifteen;
Islac Towney. married. aged twenty-six
Elisha, six years: Walter Graft, eighteen
months: Willie Towney. thirteen years; Jes-
sic Towney. four years old; Frank Bagron.
a son-in-law of Towney.
Isaac Townsy was formerly a baggage
man on the Lake Shore road. He was we'll
known in Ashland. Last September he
married his present wife, Mrs. Ida Graft at
child. and the other children were Isaac
Towney's. Willie Towney. until a short
time ago. had been living with his aunt,
Mrs. a. j. kamer, of Toledo Ohio. dis
patch was received from her last night ask
ing after details TIE forest fires had been
growing all day.
am AFRAID the nre Will get to my hay,
said Towney during the forenoon to a neigh
Dor. John Mclean, Il wish you would help
me. The two men worked until noon, and
Mclean took dinner at Towney's.
The whole six of them were at dinner"
said Mclean last night. They had no I'M
easiness whatever for the house or for their
lives When the fire came it leaped from
tree 10 tree. driven on by the strong south
west wind. The flames shot high above the
tree tops. i was Joined by another home
steader, T.. ID. Ely, and We tried to get to
his home or mine. We got lost and ran
Diindly until late at night. when We struck
the railway tracks We lay down to keep
from smotherinS, and stayed there until
morning The roaring sheet of flames
struck Bargreen's house. and it must have
been consumed instantly. Within twenty
ieet from Towney's house Is fifty-foot
well. containing a foot or two of water
Into this well. when the fires were upon
them. bed clothing. feather ticks and cloth
ing or all kinds We're thrown. A ladder was
let down and into this death trap the fam
lily Went and all persisted"