The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-06
GREAT NEED FOR AID.
Gov. Scofeld Asks Help for Losers
by Wisconsin Fires.

Nine Known to Have Perished in the
| Blazing Forests-Over 100 Are
| Observation-Disclosures Are
Absolutely Destitute.
Cumberland, Wis, Oct. 3.-From re-
ports received here, nine people have
persisted.
A dispatch from Rice Lake says that
many unidentified bodies have been
found charred in the woods, and that
so far as heardfrom there are over 100
persons missing. Advices from Rice
Lake state that the fires in the neigh
borhood are worse than ever, and that
the loss of life will be much greater
than it was supposed it would be.
The property loss in this county will
aggregate 100000 besides the farm
buildings and crops. A large amount
of stock has been burned and much
hardwood timber has been destroyed
Gen. Boardman and party, from
Madison, representing the state relief
arrived here Sunday morning and aft
er taking census of the fire district
drove to Rice Lake. He has listed "a
destitute families in Turtle Lake, SO
families in Cumberland, 40 families in
Stanford and Rice Lake, and 80 fami
lies IN Clinton and Barron, also 10 fami.
lies in Cumberland. all of which need
immediate assistance. He has ar.
ranged for the distribution of relief
from Turtle Lake, Cumberland, Rice
Lake and Barron and supplies will be
forwarded Immediately to these
points. The danger is now mostly
past, though it is still unsafe to trave1
through some fire districts in the vi.
cinity of Cumberland.
Gov. .Scoheld's Appeal.
Madison, Wis.,, Oct. 3.-In response
to calls for assistance from the forest
hre sufferers of the northern part OF
the state, Gov. Scofe,d has issued the
following public call for their relief:
ITO the People Of Wisconsin,: Fores,
fires have again devastated a 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, and they will have
other needs than these which it will be
necessary to meet in order to enable them
TO undertake again their own support The
people OF Wisconsin have always given a
ready response to calls of this kind TO,
help' and feel confident that this dema nc
upon them will be generously met
COL William J. Boyle, Mi1wau kee, will
receive contributions of provisions, cloth.
Ing and money for the fire sufferers, and is
hereby appointed to take charge of the
contributions and attend to their distribu
ton. The people in any part of the state
VINO desire to help the fire sufferers car
communicate by telegraph or mail with
Col. Boyle at Milwaukee,"
Send Supplies to Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Oct. 3.-Col William J
Boyle. who has been appointed by Gov
Scofield to receive contributions and
take charge of the relief work among
the families who have lost every thing
by the forest fires in 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 will be re.
ceived. The first shipment of supplies
will go north over the Chicago & North.
western road at six o'clock tonight
and other shipments as fast as carload
lots can be made up. Col. Boyle says
that supplies. from. all over the state
should be sent to Milwaukee to be dis
tributed systematically from here.
Hundreds Are Homeless.
Turtle Lake, Wis, Oct. 3.-The dam
age done by the forest fires of the last
few days cannot be estimated or over
estimated. Hundreds of families are
homeless, many are almost naked, and
in few days all will want for food, as
the small supplies in the towns are OF
sufficient. The people are in no condi
ton to pay for what there is. The
devastation wrought by the fire is sc
great that it cannot be comprehen ed
by anyone not on the ground.
Chippewa Falls District.
Eau Claire, Wis.,, Oct. 3.-It is report.
ed that the timber near Graves wood
is on fire. At Livermore dwellings
barns, granaries and crops have been
burned. At Chippewa Falls it is re-
ported that all the camp outfits on
Cedar lake have been destroyed, and
it is feared that several lives have beer
lost. Men and horses of August Ma
sons outfit only escaped by plungine
into the lake and staying there fol
hours, almost suffocated by the smoke
At Stout's camp 500 oxen persisted
Hundreds of people are homeless. The
loss of farm property in Clark, Bar
ron and Chippewa counties is esti
mated at 100000. The latest reports
say that all hopes of checking the
flames have been abandoned. Nothing
but rain will save the remaining Dron
erty.
Colorado Fires Checked.
Denver, Col, Oct. 3.-Snow and rai1
have checked the progress of the for
est fires on the main range in Colo
RADIO, and it is now thought that fur
Their destruction of timber is prevent
ed. At least all danger to the threat
ened towns is over. The temperature
here has fallen perceptibly and dis
patches from the mountain towns in.
dicate similar fortunate change. Al
present nothing like a correct esti
mate of the damage done can be giver
and it will be days before an accurate
statement of the losses by the fires
that have been raging for week O,
more can be made.
Nevada Cavalry for Manila.
San Francisco, Oct. 3. Gen. Marcus
P. Miller has decided to recommend to
the war department that the Nevada
cavalry be included among the troops
to 90 to Manila The from has navor