The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-24

RppOrts received thua Tar To-Day
indicate the towns OF Ouiun"saC,
Sha~i.r. Cornell. Goodlawn. Ralph
and Saunders have been destroyed.
The following ar" reported 20 b. tn
peril OF destruction: sidney. Dag
get. Northland. Powers. Birch.
p-ntOga. Mich. Florence. Common
wealth and Niagara. Wis.
Milwaukee. Wis. May ga stan
correspondent of the Sentinel who
made tour ~ the district In the up
per peninsula OF Michigan covered by
the forest fires In n special train. the
FIRST train to go through the district
since the catastrophe. tclcgraphs that
the fire appears TO b. practically out
I'm all the district. The IRE ragged for
"A distance OF stxty-four miles along the
lin. OF the Escanaha and Lake Superior
railroad and for thirty miles beyond
Claiming. the western terminus or tho
road. IL seems certain now that 1000
persons are homeless In that district
and that 1000 are left desolate at Quin-
nesec. The Quinncsec fire. however.
was 81 different origin from the Es-
canada IRE. having started In feid
where men were pulling stumps and
burning debris. This IRE spread into
the city and wiped put all the buildings
except three residences and the paper
mills. Then the IRE spread into the
timber and running north for forty
miles, finally joined the flames sweep
Ing east on LScanaba.
II was also learned that woodiawn
and Kingsley. on the Escanaba and
Lake Superior line. and Perkins, on tho
Northwestern road. were destroyed.
The strip burned along the Escanaba
and LAX. Superior road appears TO be
thirty miles wide and the alarming
nature OF the earlier reports OF the fire
seem To be thoroughly verified.
Escanaba. Mich. May 22--Damage
well as possible owing To interruption
OF communication H. as follows:
Raiph-Two hundred people. almost
wiped out
Alfred-Population 200. every house
and huge piles 81 logs burned.
Aalvoie-Population 400. boarding
house railway station. big stores. logs
and ties destroyed.
Northland. Branch OF Escanaba and
and all residents homeless.
Cornell-Ail but one store burned.
900 people are homeless.
Northland-Mill and six houses
burned and many OF the 500 population
are homeless and without food.
Mining town. houses and
one lumber mill burned. boardin.
houses destroyed and all but few Of
the 700 people are homeless.
Loss Of Life Feared.
Felth. Branch OF Northwestern Rail-
way-All bridges burned. scores of
homesteaders In that section. covering
ten square miles. homeless. IL Is feared
there was loss OF life here.
Northland Branch OF Escanaba and
Lake Superior RaIlway-Five million
feet OF cut logs burned: bridges down
and line tied up completely. Perhaps
for weeks.
Menominee, Delta, Dickinson. School.
Craft and Marquette counties bear the
brunt OF the loss.
Three trainloads OF homeless people
have already arrived In Escanaba.
Thousands OF others are homeless and
suffering from want OF food. clothing
and other necessities.
Reports this morning Indicate the
IRE II dying out In many places. The
wind has changed 80 that such towns
"a Escanaba. Marquette and larger
places In the district are out OF danger.
Burns Over 100 Square Miles.
Escanaba, Mich. May is.-Forcst
nres In northern Michigan have almost
swept blank an area OF 100 square
miles. Whether or not any human
lives were lost IL II impossible to say.
When communication by railway. tel
egraph and telephone Is established,
which, will probably be within thirty
six hours. forest fire story can be
obtained which. IL Is believed. will rival
any similar piece OF news that has
ever come out OF this section of the
United States.
Marinette. Wis. May l9.-Forest fires.
famed by gale. swept over Delta,
Dickinson. Menominee. Marquette and
Alger counties In Michigan. and one
or two counties In northwestern Wis
Sonsin. including Marinette. Friday aft
srnoon and night. destroying thousands
u dollars worth OF property and wipinE
out several small towns.
IL is hard To estimate the loss, which
will reach 100000. Reports this morn
Ing indicate the wind has changed TO
the north and the fires are dying out.
Hundreds Are Homeless.
Marquette. Mich. May IA stretch
reaching from Ncwberry To east OF
Brsscmer on the west. and north and
south between the shore line OF LAX.
Superior ana the southern boundary
OF the upper peninsula. IL dotted with
forest fires. Settlements or farm
houses have been wiped out. timber
lands destroyed and hundreds OF per-
sons rendered homeless. II Is impossl-
BILE Ia estimate the financial loss but u
will probably run into the hundreds 81
thousands Loss In the immcdiat.
vicinity of Marquette n over $50 goo
TIL" town OF Quirncsec and several
hamlrtS in the Menomince iron range
ar" reported wiped out.
Because Of the destruction 81 poles.
wires are down In all directions
Lumber Is Burned.
Wausaukce. Wis. May l9.-wausau-
kee Is hemmcd In by forest fires NIL
lions OF feet 81 lumber have burned.
the loss being estimated nt 500 900.
At Ccdarvills fires have DESTROYED
many cars loaded with lumber on
tracks. and big kilns filed with cedar
are burned. 4 fierce wind is blowing
sparks and burning embers for miles.
All trains are being held here rs the
rails are twisted from intense heat.
Three Children Perish.
Menominec. Mich. May l9.-The de-
struction OF the town OF Quinncsac re-