Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-30
CAUGHT IN THE FIRE.
Three Members Of John S~kanidore's
Family Perish on the Onei-
da Reservation.

Green Bay. Wis, Oct. 26.-[Special.l-
Information reached this city late last
evening from the Oneida Indian reserva-
ton of the death of three children as a
result of the forest fires raging in that
section. A number of dwellings were
burned, some of them on the reservation
II others just outside. Among those
destroyed was that of John Skanidore.
His three children were alone in the
house and were burned to death. The
fire came down on the neighborhood very
rapidly with a sudden change of wind,
and several had a narrow escape from
death. 1t is supposed the children be-
came terror-Stricken when the house took
fire and were unable to help themselves.
Veter De Ruyster, living west of De-
pere, a a sever fight to save his
home. 1t was surrounded by roaring
marsh fires on all sides and be and his
family fought the flames all day until
they were completely exhausted. Then
At one time the house was on fire on
four sides, but the flames were extin-
guished and the building saved.
Reports from along the line of the
Green Bay, Winona & st. Paul road i'll,
dictate that the fires in that direction
are spreading and much valuable prop,
erty is being destroyed.
Manawa, Wis, Oct. 26.-[Special.] i
The large marshes on the Wolf river, be,
tween here and New London, are the seat
of extensive fires which are sweeping
vegetation of every kind. They are be-
ing carefully watched as there is a con
siderable amount of valuable timber adj
jacent which stands in danger. Not
many years ago these marshes, which ex.
tend over several thousand acres, were
covered with water through a good por-
ton OF the year and duck hunters found
no difficulty in making their way over
them in boats. For several seasons past,
however, they have been nearly dry and
a dense growth of willows and other
this out and a good part of the marsh
Will be put under the pillow text year.
Tracts of this marsh land which were
cultivated this summer produced the
largest crops of any land in Waupaca
county n spectators are eagerly COB
bling up this land which for years only
failed to be sold for taxes because it was
considered SO utterly worthless that no
one would buy it.
West Plalnfield, Wis, Oct. 26.-TSDe-
clal.I-E1re has been raging on the hay
marshes west and northwest of here
The strong west wind on Thursday in
creased the fires and great volumes of
smoke filled the air and at times the
sun was partially obscured by smoke.
Although the fires have been burning
slowly for sometime it had not aroused
much excitement until the wind of
Thursday brought it rapidly this way.
The fire toward the northwest is about
six miles from here and is near the farm
of j. J. Phillips. The other is several
miles south, being. west of Flyte &
Hulrs gristmill. Thousands of tons of
hay is stacked all through that commune
ty and the owners are alarmed about it.
Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 26.-[Special.J-
The two large buildings of the Enoch
Broom factory burned early this morn
ing, entailing a loss on buildings, ma
chinery and stock of about $4,000. The
fine started in an outbuilding and is sup
posed to have originated from marsh
fires, which have been burning in the
neighborhood since the destruction of
the Murphy mill. The buildings have
been fred from the same source several
times. The buildings and machinery
were fully insured and will probably be
replaced.
Manawa. Wis. Oct. 26.-[Special.1-The
barn OF o Lenning. a prominent
farmer near here, burned with all the
contents. The loss is about $500. The
fire is supposed to have been of inceu-
diary 0ri~jD