The record-union., 1898-10-04

CUMBERLAND CWis), Oct. 3.-The
bodies of man and a boy were found
To-Day in the woods between Almena
and Poskin Lake, burned beyond re-
cogntion. Several persons are still
missing. Peter EclSlund, who was seri-
ously burned in the forest fires. was
! brought to this city to-day in a critical
| condition and it is thought he cannot.
1--we. a four year-old daughter of Ru-'
dolph Miller, and the seven-year-old
son OF Nels Swanson were found in
the woods, one and one-half miles
northeast of Almena, so badly burned
that they cannot recover.
Mrs. Frank Heinrichmeier. at Poskin
Lake, died this morning as a. result
OF fright and exhaustion in fighting
fires
Relief rooms were opened here today.
and relief is being extended to starving
families
The fire is still roaring on one side
of this city, but the greatest danger is
believed to be over
Near the town of Johnstown. Polk
County, eight miles distant, heavy loss
OF farm property is reported TODAY
and fires are still raging.
A THOUSAND PEOPLE BURNED
OUT.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. "a Journal,
special from Madison, Wis. says:
Adjutant General Boardman and Col
onel Ginty, who We're sent north to re-
port on the forest fire, returned to-day
General Boardman says while the re-
cent rains checked the flames, another
dry week would probably see them
again at work. He estimates the num-
Der of people burned out at 1000 most
| of whom are farmers, but saws they
were not discouraged, and will return
to their lands with what assistance
they get in the way of food seed etc
General Boardman heard only two re-
ports of death-one at Barron and an
other at Alamena.
FLAMES IN COLORADO CHECKED
BY RAIN AND SNOW.
DENVER, Oct. 3.-Reports received
to-day from various points in the
Rockies where forest fires have been
spreading for week or two past are to
the effect that the fires have been
checked in many places by snow and
rain. In the vicinity of Glenwood
Springs the fires are almost extin-
guished. Idaho Springs reports that
the fires on the west slope of the divide
are pretty nearly under control, and
there is not now much danger of their
reaching the east slope. However, the
fires will smolder for months, and an
other dry spell, followed by winds,
might revive the flames.
Hundreds of miles of fine timber have
been laid waste in the range of noun
tians to the west of Middle Park and
some ranches have been destroyed
A Leadville dispatch says: A light
snow fall appears to have somewhat
checked the forest fires that were
threatening some of the mining sections
of this county. The snow was entirely
too light to extingush the flames, and
unless another storm comes within the
next forty eight hours it is feared that
much damage will be done in Lake
Park and st. Kelvin sections.
E. A. Julian, Superintendent of the
United States fish hatchery at Lead
vile. says that criminal carelessness
and inexcusable negligence on the part
of campers are responsible for nine
tenths of the present forest fires. The
town Of Kokomo is no longer endan-
gered.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), Oct. Especial
ment returned from Carbon County,
where he was engaged for three weeks
i'll fighting forest fires along the west
side of Bald Mountain, the east and
west sides of the Platte Valley, near
Bennett, on the head of Spring Creek,
the forks of the Encampment River
and around Battle Lake.
Mr.. Abbott's force consisted of
large number of ranchmen, who volun-
teered for the work, and twenty men
whom he hired. The country where fires
We're burning is rough and mountain
Gus, and it was necessary to use pack
animals to reach it. With great diff
Guilty the various fires We're put out,
and their ravageS confined to a COM
paratively small area. Had the fire on
Bald Mountain crossed to the east side
of the mountain a tract of magnificent
timber twenty-five miles long would
have been destroyed.
The department authorized Mr.. Abb
bott to spare no expense in extinguish
ing the Carbon County fires.
From where he was working Mr.. Alb
bolt states that the immense fires
around Hans Peak, Colorado, were
plainly seen. The Colorado fires are
driving large numbers of the deer and
antelope north into Wyoming.
Word has been received that the big
forests of Northern Uinta County,
south of the Yellowstone National
Park, are burning. These fires will be
put out by the forest rangers sta
toned in the Government timber re-
serves of that section.