Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-10-06

Rice Lake. Wis, Sept, S0.--The
worst forest fire ever known in this
part OF the state has been travelling
through the country ut rapid rale.
Reports 80 far are that sixteen farm
houses, together with Yarns and other
buildings. were burned, the wind
blowing 40 miles an hour. II IL
thought that MS many as thirty farm
ers have lost their buildings, hay,
stock and grain. The Knapp, Stout n
Co. Is large barns and other buildings
at Star Lake. four miles northeast
of this city. burned, The colnpany's
large dam ut that point also burned.
The loss Will be quite heavy. There
are u number OF tourists In summer
cottages II little farther up the Cedar
lake and the fire Is travelling In that
direction. 1t is reported that
Clayton, town of 800
people and II large portion of Clear
Lake. 600 inhabitants burned. Aleme-
ma, town OF 800, and potkin, town
of 200. both on the 500 line. In this
county, have been wiped out. No
'orb vi illt uup wv bNSh itpSlttuS
IL Is thought the forest iiras Will soon
be under control as Il slight rain has
just fallen.
Half OF Cumberland Burns.
Cumberland, Wis, Sept 30.-Fire,
supposed to have originated from for
est fires, burned half OF this city
Thursday, causing property loss es-
tai Mt han ra
lilies are homeless and iiyo children are
reported to have been burned to death.
A large sawmill was among the
buildings burned, throwing many out
Of employment. The rain saved tho
entire city from being destroyed.
Glenwood Saved.
Chippewa Falls. Wis, Sept. 3d.
The wind blew al the rate OF 40
miles an hour all Thursday afternoon
AID night. tanning the fire in tho for
csts until nearly every section Of tho
woods in northern Wisconsin Ii
aDlaze. No rain fell, although u
storm threatened The loss To lum-
bermen viii be enormous ~ millions
OF feet OF pine are going up In smoke
every hour. The city Of Barron, on
the 500 line, ia entirely surrounded
by fire. and farmers with tneir fam
HES are coming into town with what
ever household goods could DO saved.
A bridge on the 500 line eight miles
from Barron burned In the afternoon
and all trains were suspended in con-
sequence. Glenwood, n town Of 1000
on the Wisconsin Central, between
Chippewa Falls and st. Paul, has been
saved after twelve hours OF heroic
work by the citizens. Thousands OF
feet OF hardwood timber that sur
rounded the town were destroyed and
forty eight farm homes between
Glenwood and Chippewa Falls were
destroyed, including thousands OF dol
lars worth OF stock, grain and farm
machinery. In Chippewa county. the
greatest loss has been to standing
pine and to farmers. Telegraph and
telephone wires are down In nearly
every direction and 1t Is impossible to
got full details. The fire departments
OF Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire and
Menominee have received appeals for
assistance from nearly every snail
town In the fire district and are pro-
pared to 80 at moments notice
where most wanted. The railroad
companies are sending crews In all d.
rections to guard bridges and tracks.
Unless rain falls within the next u
hours the loss will be enormous.
The Wisconsin Central passenger
train passed through what was al
most sea OF fire between Boyd and
Cadott. Passengers on the train say
that the flames were raging fiercely
on both sides OF the track and threat
L.. L.. Il.