Evening star., 1898-09-30
FOREST FIRES RAGE.
Several States in the West Are Being
Devastated.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, September 30.-A
special to the Sentinel from Chippewa
Falls says: Mrs. Jacob Correson was
burned to death while fighting forest fires
yesterday. Her two children, while at
tempting to save her, were badly burned
about the face and head.
Passengers on the Wisconsin Central
train from the north last night say the
train passed through an almost continuous
of fire.
A special to the Sentinel from Cumber-
land. Wis. says: Fire, supposed to have
originated in forest fires, burned half this
city Yesterday. causing a property loss es-
timated at $2l5 coo. About twenty-five fam
lilies are homeless.
Five children reported burned to
death. A large sawmill is among the build
irgs burned, throwing many out of work
Rain saved the entire city from being
burned
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. September 3d.
a special TO the Journal from Ipswich, S.
u, says: The entire business portion of this
city has been destroyed by fire, with the
exception Of one block.
Peril in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, September 3O-The
weather man can offer no hope for those
on the western slope whose homes and
crops are threatened by the forest fires
There are no indications whatever of rain,
and this seems to be the only element able
to stay the flames fury
Throughout Eagle county high winds
have prevailed, giving a fresh impetus TO
the forest fires that are devastating the
timber domain.
In consequence new territory is being de-
Veured The blaze is rapidly extending
along the grand reserves of Girard noun
tam, west of Homestake creek, and from
present appearances will sweep the country
to Bear mountain at Minturn
nf flint, .la
and Two Elk. the country is devastated,
little remaining to feed the flames. From
Hoosier mountain the wind has driven the
fire to the edge OF Gypsum creek The
settlers of Upper Gypsum, Cannon, Collins
and others are fighting desperately to save
their homes and step its passage across
irto the magnificent forests of West brush.
If 1t gets into Brush the finest body of
timber in the state is gone.
No loss Of life has been reported but sew
erai people have lost their homes and
their crops.
All the game is leaving the country, es-
Gaping the smoke and heat of the blazing
woods.
A Mass of Flames.
Dispatches received here say that Whey
leys Peak, between North and Middle Park,
is now a mass of flames, and it is greatly
feared that they will extend TO both OF
these beautiful camping grounds. The fire
has already cut a swath thirty-five miles
leng. from the Grand river almost to Dill
Ion, in Summit county. The width is as
yet unknown. Kremmiing, in Grand coun-
ty, has had a narrow escape, and the dam
ger Is not yet entirely over.
The fires in the vicinity of Ouray are not
as bad as for several days previous, but
the smouldering embers may be famed
into an awful conhagration by the slightest
wind.
The fires around Aspen are working down
the mountain side toward town, although
they are not burning with the force they
have been
At Gunnison. Crested. Butte. Wolcott and
Glenwood Springs the fires are still raging.
No estimate of the damage to timber and
ranches can be given, but It will unques-