Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06
PUBLIC CALL FOR AID
GOVERNOR ASKS HELP FOR FOR
EST FIRE SUFFERERS.
SEND SUPPLIES TO BOYLE
Milwaukee Colonel Appointed Agent
to Receive and Distribute the Con-
tributions-Money, Provisions and
Clothing Asked for General
Boardman Reports Much Distress.

Governor Scofeld late Saturday is
sued the following call for assistance
for the forest fire sufferers Of the
northern portion of the state:
"To the people of Wisconsin:-For-
est fires have again devastated a por-
ton of our state and rendered home
less several hundred people, and re-
quest has come for assistance. These
people require clothing, food and
shelter, and they will have other needs
than these which it will be necessary
to meet in order to enable them to
undertake their own support. The
people of Wisconsin have always given
a ready response to calls of this kind
for help, and l feel confident that this
demand upon them will be generously
met. Col. William J. Boyle of Mil
waukee will receive contributions of
provisions, clothing and money for
the fire sufferers, and is hereby ap-
pointed to take charge nf the contri-
buttons and attend to their distribu-
ton. People in any part of the state
who desire to help the fire sufferers
can communicate by telegraph or mail
with Col. Boyle at Milwaukee.
Edward Scofeld,
Governor of Wisconsin,
Late Saturday night Gov. Scofield
received the following dispatch from
Adjutant General Boardman who is
looking over the devastated districts
near Turtle Lake:
4 have Just returned from a five
hours drive through the burned dis
tricts and find the reports from this
township are not exaggerated. Be-
tween Is and 100 families are burned
out as verified list Of 73 has been Sc
cured already. In most fAmilies
there are several children and these
people have lost practically every
thing except in some cases the live
stock which was saved by being
loose on the roads. Five people are
suffering from burns, but have good
medical attention. People here are
doing all they can to help the sufferers
and are organizing for systematic re-
lief. What is most needed is bed
ding, clothes, cook stoves and lumber.
They desire to build temporary shell
ter for the people and stock, but have
no material. If any food is sent It
should be flour, pork, sugar, coffee
and such staples. A little ready
money could be used to good advan-
tage. Any shipments can be sent to
J. H. Bunker, president Of the vii
laee who will see that it is delivered
to the relief committee. From all /
can learn these conditions apply also
to Cumberland and Barron. | have
been informed that there are so destl-
tute families at the former place and
the mayor of Barron has wired me TO
come there. J. will leave for Cumber-
land at $3.50 o'clock"
Late in the afternoon General
Boardman wired the governor from
Turtle Lake as follows:
81 find all the effects Of fire here
confined to farmers living in this
township. 1t is claimed from 100 to
$50 people are in need. The chief ne
cessities seem at present to be cloth
ing and bedding; building material will
be needed badly later and cook stoves
and seeds. Medical attendance is re-
ported sufficient at present end good
enough for the present. 1 am about
to drive out through the burned terri
tory and will report as soon as | re-
turn. The wind is high and the fires
are still threatening"