The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-13

News Of Burned Farmhouses and Other
BuildIngs Coming In.

The Port Townsend Leader of August ,
saws: George Rysrson, vefl-to-do
farmer Of ouilcene, was In the city yes
terday and brought the first reliable news
Of tho work Of the fire ficnd. lie says that
the forest fires have been raging In sew
eraI localities near Quilcene and the dam
age done TO the timber II sncalculaele ID.
s. Bowrnan's fine raacii. NJ Jacksons
royr. in a rfass of blaekened logs ana
frees and as1ea. His horne has heen en-
firoly demolished. Last Monday Mr. Bow
.nan noticed that the forest fires were
coming his way. hut az his buildings were
surrounded by asiarge clearing he consid-
cred fhcy .vero absolutely safe A strong
northeast wind set in however. and soon
the flames had crept between him ana the
water front. half mile away. Tnen the
wall Of fire. with wonderful speed, famed
lYv the Increasing gale. almost encircled
his little home. Soon the blazing sparks
began TO fall i'm the yaru. on house, barn
and outbuiidings. and despite the farmers
efforts he saw the result of months Of
srd,io,ls labor burned to the ground. No
time was given him 10 save his household
goods Everything went up in smoke and
flame Even his pigs and chickens were
caught In the fiery furnace and burned
In fact, the family had barely time 10 get
10 the open field whore they themselves
were safe.
this CITY that the houses Of Bill Smith
and r. e. Gessn~r. three miles this Eide OF
Quilcene and all their appurtenances. are
wholly demolished. The barn at Gessners
ranch, In which was large quantity or
hay. some wagons. harness and farming
implements, was also burned 10 the
ground.
"a Center special says that at that
place the house and outbuildings OF Willis
COPYRIGHT have been burned and the
, farmers I'm the vicinity are resorting to
every method possible TO check the vista
ton OF the destructive blaze"
In Cheiiaiis County.
The Montesano yidette, Of August =.
rays: I'VE learn from W. VI. Blair that
Tuesday afternoon the oat field and sew
eraI OF the outhuiidings belonging TO
settler named Wright. on the middle west
fork OF the Satsop. were burned. and IL
was only by very hard work on the part
OF himself and several others who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood. that the
house was saved The fire was caused
from the burning OF slashing by neigh
hor We also learn from the same source
that a settler short distance farther up
the river also lost his cabin by fire"
The Sharon correspondent Of the Nidette
sends this news: "A fierce prairie fire
swept over this community Tuesday after
red from thc hills where timber fire
was raging: IL came upon us so suddenly
that II was impossible for one neighhor
10 assist another, each one finding 70 all
he could do tn look after his own inter
ests For time II seemed that the build
tngs on tho Roderic and Dunlap places
must 60: at the latter place Mrs Dunlap
was alone with the little children, and
CHANGED TO he away from the house when
tho fire came up. returning 70 find the
house nearly surrounded. hut the fiercest
fire soon swept by and help opportunely
arrived from Porter AZ times IL seemed
impossible that any building In the raih
OF the fire could escape burning but when
the smoke cleared away all were seen TO
have remained uninjured. No great dam
age was done. except 10 fences and those
where watched and thrown down from the
way OF the fire were not much burned
Mr.. Medcaffs fence. running along the
road. is almost entirely destroyed On
"Wednesday the fire came down from the
hills and Mr. Eyclesheimer's barn was
burned and the utmost vigilance was re-
CURED TO save his house. Tho fire today
seems To be under control and no further
loss Is expected The following losses are
reported: William Mackey lost barn. out
buildings md fences. tho school house in
The Murray district was burned and II IS
reported that the engine In ellis logging
camp was destroyed"
The Elma correspondent OF the yidette
writes; Forest fires are raging In almost
every direction. One on the south side 81
tho river has swept away nearly all the
ranches as ~ came 90 them. and ruined
the logging camps. u hurnnl over Ford's
prairie and destroyed fences and several
buildings Another IRE which has been
IN the vicinity Of South Union was equnl-
~ disastrous 10 tho mills and other prom
n LAT ,..4ii ,s a.
1tsselis lost only some bolts. while
Church's. Case. HUNG G Co.'S and the
lumber yard ~ the Olympia Door and
Lumber Company Is in great danger. The
fire west Of town does not seer, 60 make
much progress, and II is 10 he hoped that
" viii run out before reaching town. on
the north the slashing burned Wednesday
IL Is believed that n WAS started by an in
cendiary but fortunately no damage was
done IL II does not rain soon almost ey-
srything viii burn ur."
On the Islands.
Tho Coureville Times or August saws.
AS a result OF tho protracted dry weather
~ this season. the most extensive forest
tres IN wears have prevailed on Whidhy,
ana Camano islands during The past week
Fortunately hut little damage has hee,
done thus far. The Calhoun lands no
tween Smiths and Ehey's prsiries. were
burned over. T. T. t.ynch's house had n
close call and his fences were burned Mr.
Calhoun also lest TWENTY-FIVE cords 80
wood. ON the other side the whole conn
try Is afire I'm spots from For, Nucent "a
Deception pass. Mrs. Blowers came near
being burned out. hut fortuna telv eS~sne1
WIN little damage. 4 large force Of men
were out fighting fire around J q No,,-
&c place Tuesday. and succeeded In saw
Ing HIS grain croH. on Camano island
Eoekvehs and Stafrori's old camps were
burned cut"
In British Columbia.
On August terrible brush fires wore
raging IN the vicinity OF Naneose hav
Vancouver island. and the house ~ J
craig WIS burned down. The ire aln,os.
completely surrounded tho residence ana
harms of James knight hut tsSr at ,rs
critical moment the Wind changed ami trs
huhdinrs were saved. An EXTENSIVE, brttsh
hr@ - raging IN the vicinity cf French
creek
A Cchhle MN. n G s,,erial - ,,,,.,,.. q
SAYS: bush fires are sim rarfr. Ncr.,
Two hig fires started veSteyslav-ora r., p
here and the other at Shawnivsn taka
Several 81 thu roads are blocked nv hs,rr.
Ing trees Mr.. n. Cousins lost his hons,
Win contents, yesterday afternoon. Re
had several men Keeping the Ere hack All
morning. and. thinking he was safe. vxerr
20 shSwsitssn lake 20 work. only 20 return
few hours later 30 Ind everything burn
&C No insurance
\ New Westminster special - Aug1ss.
sass; The Westminster e. Nancopyar
Tram CenpanN's power house auf Geiiev
fssoS.' timber limits narrowly esean~ki de-
s'ruCtion by hush TRES Yesterday In no h
r'sceS gangs o. raen Mere detailed 70 KEEN
the Names away from these valuable prop
critics"
In Eastern Washington.
Inc Wilbur Register sslls OF ares ia TIRE