Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-23
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FIRE RAvAoDs NORTHERN PART
OF MICHIGAN.

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MiLwAuKsE, May IN dispatch
TO the ssntioel from Escanaba, Mich,
by its AtA6 correspondent, says: Four
unknown dead ard scose 90 more are
missing, hundreds of families ara
homeless, several millions Of dollars
property are burned, four towns aro
wiped out entirely, n dozen or more
partially. Ave counties are devastat.
ed. and an area Of n hundred square
miles Of territory are Are swept.
This IL the dreaded picture tina, tho
northern Michigan peninsula presents
today after the worst forest Are
since the Pcshtigo disaster Of 1871.
General Superintendent Wells Of the
Escapaba and Lake Superior railroad,
returned tonight from n trip Of inspcc.
tion over the hrc stricken area, and
says the flames have gone down, and
for the time being the danger 10 over
unless = new gale arises and again fans
the cmbcrs into flames.
Following IL the summary OF the
dead; Peter Lafond, cook In Lumbar
camp near Katos, smcthercd.
Three unknown children are dead
Mt Quinncscc, Mich. They were scpa.
rated from their parents while the vii
aye was burning and persisted.
Scores Of homcstcRdcrs and woods.
men are missing, and many have prob
ably persisted.
The territory devastated comprises
avc counties, Marquette, Mcnominec,
Delta, Algcv, and Dickinson. The ter.
ritory which the fire swept IN a hun.
dred square miles. Tho towns totally
burned are Talbot. Mich. with 100
population; only few houses left,
Quinnescc, Mich, 400 population, only
one house remains; SANDER. $50 pop
ulation, is wiped out.
Towns partially destroyed are; Nor
thai, Cornell. Aonionic. Spring Valley,
Kingsley. woodlawn, Forest City,
asla, Metropolitan.
Details ~ tho fire are gradually CON.
ing In. All day long the refugees and
trainmen coming In are telling tales
Of misery and suffering M well NJ Of
heroism and brave deeds enacted while
the fire was at its height. Reports oil
show that the FIRE IL fully NJ serious
~ 1t first reported. The burnsd over
district extends from point ton miles
out Of Escanaba 10 Talbot on the
south, TO Charming and Quinncscc on
the west, TO Sands on the north and
hack to EAespaba. The flames were
hcrcest along the Escanaba ssd Lake
Superior limo. This district had q
thousand or more small fires shoulder.
Ing for weeks. Nothing wee though,
Of these hrcs bsesupe tkeys we've mot
dangerous. but only needed the wind
IN fan thrm 70 ~ mighty sheet Of
flame. This came Friday. afternoon.
Toward noon Ne wind blow fsom the
west At the rstc Of Ahirtyb ssiles m
hour. and at 'sioek thu forest seem.
nd united Into one Ass osesis atty
mile stretch, ana wss Nova. along
with sfury that no bad coslA stay.
4 Hundreds of weodsncu ,wess put 20
work 10 stay the hssnbui ,tl,eis efforts
were unsvsiiing. II wM y only by
diverting IL that some towns, wore saw.
cd. On hundreds Of prospsroa. farms.
cattle, stock, houses, barns, and con.
tents were burned. Wagons we're
loaded with personal effects, aud the re.
sidcnts hcd hurriediy.
Some towns were hcmmed In on all
aides. Talbot and Quinacsrc bsius
tho most notable examples A. both
hard fights were put up, bat In the end
the places had to be- abandoned. Water
was scarce In the places and where
plentiful Il was unavnilina.
Gradually the wind died down this
morning, and as II shifted tho flames
began to lose fury, but the Ores are
not out. They are smouldcring, and
fresh wind may start them again.
Talbot fought hard against the flames,
but lost. Daggeit sort a Arr engine
10 Talbot but oven this was burned
up. Daggen was saved by the shift
ing wind. Quinnesee IL still isolated.
| The entire town liz fcuofte desf roved