The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-08-09
MICHIGAN NOTES.
sTATe NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL IN
TEReST.


Have Occurred In our Own state Re
ported by Telegraph .nd Placed for the
Convenienc. OF the Reader.
MENoMINRH Mich, Aug. 2.-Fire that
started In the lumber yards In the north.
ern part OF the city caused a loss OF about
tooo'VO 1t burned over thirty acres of
ground, and caused serious injuries by
lying timbers. The lumber was carried
from the piles by the fierce wind created
by undercurrents. IL was thought that
two men were killed. but this proved TO
DE an error Many were injured by the
nylng timber, those more serious being as
follows: Lavigne Anderson, head cut
and bruised; Chief OF Fire Department
keatx. hose broken and otherwise in
1uredi McNeely, fireman. hands and arms
bruised; Postmaster stiles, head cut; un-
known boy, legs broken and skull frac-
tured, thought to be dying.
AS near as can be estimated the losses
are: A. Spies, 100000, no insurance;
Girard LUMBER company, $3.50, 0o0. partly
insured, Bay Shore Lumber company,
$1,000 partly insured; other losses,
about 500 OOO partly insured.
Wind Blowing n Gale.
A small biaza was first seen in a pile OF
laths in Spies yard and before any one
could get over To the burning pile the
whole lot WAS solid blaze. The fire
department. responded promptly and ev-
cry foot Of hose that could bc obtained in
the two cities was called into requisition.
The fire tugs also rendered good service,
as did the mill pumps, but the blaze was
too hot and Il ,mes mountains high carry
Ing with them cinders, some of which
fell on buildings over half mile away.
The wind WAS blowing gale from the
northwest and a hundred new fires
would kindle every minute. Line after
line Of hose was stretched. The Mari
nette nre department responded TO a call
for aid. but still the flames spread, eat
ing their way into the adjoining piles be-
fore the dividing line between the Spies
and Girard lumber company's yard was
reached. AS nearly oil the territory
about was covered with lumber and other
inhammabe material the fire caught
simultaneously at several points, and
baffled the efforts Of the firemen to con-
fine IL.
Great Alarm In she City.
All the hose companies for miles
around were quickly summoned to the
scene, but their efforts could not restrain
the fame-, and they almost burned them
selves out, licking up every stick Of lum-
Der in the district The amount con-
slme9 will reach 100000 feet, There
was great alarm felt throughout the city
when the advance Of Ihe fire was seen,
ami the residence section was in immi-
nent peril. Each householder 70 save his
own place joined with the force nearest
the flames to add to the defense aud this
bucket brigade did yeoman serve in final
ly keeping the flames within the lumber
dis trict. The greatest danger was felt
when the match factory caught. as it was
feared the Are would spread from this
point and destroy the entire northwestern
part of the city. The tiremen redoubled
their efforts here and by persistent work
saved the buildings although much OF
the stock was burned. A block of build
ings close to the match factory also took
fire and five of them were destroyed,
but the firemen succeeded in saving the
others.