Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
SWEPT By FOREST FIRES
Daa.~se :. ne in Northern Wis
consin l Widespread and
Cannot Be Estimated.
OESOLA1loN is VISIBLE EVERYWHERE.


S. md DeStitdte--0ver 100 Persons
Missing and Many Dead Bodies
Fouui--sso~y sc6heId tissues an a D
peal "a the People TOR Aid.
Turtle Lake, Mik-, Oct 3.-9he dam
age done By Che forest fires Of the last
few days G. mot be estimated or over
estimated. Hundreds OF families are
homeless, many are ahdostinaked and
in few days all viii want for fold as
+he small supplies IN the towRts are not
sufficient. The people are in Botondr
ton TO pay for what there. is The
devastation wrought by the fire is so
great that il cannot be comprehtndeg
by anyone not Oh the ground.
A spondent drove for 80 miles
through the burr ed district Saturday
and everywhere along the roads were
the homeless fire sufferers. some sit
ting beside the few household artic es
which they had saved many nursing
burns and nearly all suffering from
sore eyes from Sighting the flames.
Many Of them are totally blind. The
ruins Of the forest show how fierce the
fire must have been Great numbers
Of cattle and horses persisted.
Chippewa Falls District
Eau Clare, Wis, Oct at is report
ed that the timber near Graves wood
is on fire. At Livermore dwellings,
barns, granarits and crops have been
burned. AT Chippewa Falls il is re-
ported that all the camp outfits on
Cedar lake have been destroyed, and
g Fag lts4 nj !.
lost. Men and horses of August Ma /
sons outfit only escaped by plunging
into the lake and staying there for
hours, almost sutfocated BY the smoke. I
At Stout's camp 500 oxen persisted. 7
Hundreds Of people are homeless. The (
loss Of farm property in Clark, Bar
ron and Chippewa counties IS est- 7
mated at 100000. The latest reports T
say that all hopes Of checking the I
flames nave been abandoned. Nothing
but rain Will save the remaining prop +
Crty.
ChRrred Bodies Found.
Cumberland, WIS. Oct. From re-
ports received here, nine people have
persisted.
a dispatch from Rec Lake says that !
many unidentified bodies have been
found charred in the woods. and that
so far as heard from there are over 100
persons missing Advises from Rice
Lake state that the fires in the neicE-
borhood are worse than ever. and that
the loss Of life will be much greater
than il was supposed II would be.
The property loss in this county viii
aggregate 100000 besides the farm
buildings and crops. 4 large amount
Of stock has been burned and much
hardwood timber has been DESTROYED
GOV. seoncld's Appeal.
Madison, Wis Oct. 3.-Tn response
10 calls for assistance from the forest
fire Sufferers Of the northern part Of
the state, Gov. seofe,d has issued the
following nphtic o,t' Tor their relief:
TO the pe>rle - wisconsin. Forest
fires have again devastated portion Of
our state and rendered homeless several
hundred people, and a request has come
for assistance, These people require cloth
ing food and shelter, ana they viii have
ether needs than these which 70 Will be
necessary to meet Ia order TO enable them
TO undertake agein their own support The
people Of Wisconsin have always given a
ready response to calls of this kind for
help and feel confident that chs demand Z
upon HON Will be generously met.
col. William J Boyle, Milwaukee. VIII
receive contributions Of provisions cloth
Ing ana money for the fire sufferers. aud Is /
hereby appointed to take charge of the 4
contributions and attend to their distrtbu-
ton. The people In any part Of the state
who desire 10 help the fire sufferers can
communicate by telegraph or mall with |
Col. Boyle at Milwaukee"
send supplies 10 milwaukee,
Milwaukee,. Oct 3.-Col. William j !
Boyle. who has been appointed by GOV.
Scoheld 70 receive contributions and /
take charge of the relief work among
the families who have lost everything |
by the forest fire. ii northern Wiscon-
sin, has completed his plans for the
work. Quarters will be opened in this
city to-day where supplies of clothing,
food, furniture and money viii be re-
ceivca The first shipment Of supplies
VIII SO north over the Chicago & North
western road at six o'clock tonight
Hnd other shipments rs fast as carload
lots can be made mp. Col Bowie saws
that supplies from AL over the state
should he sent 10 Milwaukee to he dis
tributeG Systematically from here