Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
IN A PATH OF FIRE.
Farmers Around Green Bay and Ke-
Waunee Kept Busy Fighting
the Flames,

Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 22.-[SpeciaL]--
This city is surrounded by forest fires,
which today are made especially dan
gerous by a strong north wind. Be
tween here and Kewaunee the fires are
almost continuous, in some places APP
preaching dangerously near the tracks
of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & West
ern railway. Near Lux omburg several
families have already been burned out
and at various points many others have
moved from their homes in dread of the
approaching flames. On the line of the
Ahnapee & Western road, near Casco,
the situation is serious, and it requires
the united and most persistent efforts of
every available man to prevent the de-
struction of the bridge at that point.
Several times the structure caught fire,
but each time the employees of the road
with the assistance of the villagers sue
ceeded in eXtinguishing the flames.
Last night a pail of smoke of unusual
density hung over the city. 1t was car
ried in this direction by a west wind,
which would seem to indicate immense
fires in a westerly direction. Fires of
greater or less extent have prevailed Oh
and about the Gneida reservation for the
past two weeks, but the most serious
damage thus far has been to destroy
timber and hay.
Junction City, Wis, Oct. 22.-[Spe-
cial. ]-Word has just been received here
that Meadow Valley, small village on
the Valley division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway, has been
wiped out by fire. The blaze originated
in the large cranberry marsh near that
village. There was a high wind at the
time and reports say that the fire spread
chance to fight the flames. Word was
received later that the town of Bah
cock is threatened with destruction.
Meadow Valley is village of 100 popu-
lation and is situated in Kingston town
ship, Juneau county, forty miles from
Mansion, the county seat All the resi-
dents are dealers in cranberries, with
store, and e. Huffman, blacksmith.
Kewaunee, Wis. Oct. 22.-[Special.1-
During a heavy southeast wind yester-
day fire broke out in Seyk's hay press,
destroying the building and 300 tons of
baled hay. The loss is about $4,000; in
surance $500. The following other losses
are also reported from the fire: j. NJ.
Bergman. $1OO on lumber; Mashek COM
pany, fifty cords maple wood; Charles
Pavlik, building used as slaughter house.
Several hundred cords of wood and
number of smaller buildings were also
threatened and for fear that the fremen
could not cope with the fire word was
steamer was brought here on a special
train last evening and remained until this
morning, throwing water on the pile OF
burning hay.
Fond du Lac, Wis, Oct. 22.-[Spe-
cial. IA destructive fire swept over the
town of Lamartine, located seven miles
east of this place, last evening. The fire
was started by boy who was smoking
a pipe in the barn of Cass De Boz. The
residents fought the flames until late
hour and succeeded in saving some of
the places of business. There were two
houses, two churches and several barns
burned. The losses are as follows: Cass
De Doe, house, barn and stock, loss
$4,000; insurance $1,000. Baptist church,
loss $4,000; insurance $1,000. Louis Rus
sell, house, barn, sheds and stock, loss
$2OOO insurance $500. Methodist church
damaged $500: fully insured.
Waldo. Wis, Oct. 22.-[Speciall-
George Pollard lost his house and barn
and all the contents except part of the
household furniture by fire. Ed. Col
wells barn caught fire from Pollard's
buildings and he lost all of his winters
supplies for his stock, farm machinery,
wagons and harnesses. William Ramak
er's barn also caught fire and burned
with everything except the stock They
are farmers who live about 100 rods
apart. The loss will amount to about
$4,000; fully insured in the Plymouth
Farmers Insurance company.
Peshtigo, Wis, Oct. 22.-[Special.]-
On Monday twenty men were put at
work shoveling coal from the large chute
of the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway
company, in order to reach the fire which
is near the ground. Five hundred tons
will have to be removed. Water from
hose has to be turned on often, so as to
keep the temperature down to a point
at which the men can work. Much of
the coal taken out resembles coke and
is useless as fuel for locomotives.
Fairchild, Wis, Oct. 22.-The loss by
fire which started here yesterday, de-
stroying almost the ntire business por-
ton of the place. is about 100000, with
insurance of one-half. The Foster Lum-
Der company loses $150,OOO of that
amount, two hotels. elevator, feed mill.
buckwheat mill, Office, stores and ma
chinery depot being destroyed. There
is not grocery store left in the place
1t is said everyone will rebuild.