Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-16
TOday's Telegraphic News
Raysges Of Forest Fires.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 16.-Alpena
dispatches say that Millers burg, town
Of $50 population, has been completely
destroyed by FIRE and the whereabouts
of the Inhabitants are unknown. Two
relief trains from Alpens we're forced to
turn back by the flames. The whole OF
northeastern Michigan 10 burning 10
spots and gave fears are felt for several
thousand people. ALI hope for the
people OF Metz has been given up here.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. l6.-Word has
reached here today from Millsrsburr,
Mich, in the northern timber country.
thst the town of Metz has been entirely
wiped out by forest fires, aud that there
ID danger that q train load Of refugees,
numbering nearly 200, from the town,
have been entrspped by the are.
The fires ere now ragiDgin four coun.
ties and millions CT dollars worth Of
property is being destroyed.
Detroit, Oct. 16.-Already IA women
and children are known to have been
burned in the relief train out OF Metz.
Women and children we're burned to
desth in box csr. The total list OF
dead is beyond conjecture. One refugee
who got through GU the relief train from
AIpens says only few escaped from
Mez.
A shift OF wind to the northeast has
saved Alpens from thu 6rss.
The hsmts are nov under control,
but several buildings vera burned. Men
Who worked all night fighting the flames
collapsed this morning when the change
10 wind came, and slept In the streets,
on sidewalks aud in vacant lots.
The forest fires have reached Alpens,
q city OF 20, 500 on the shore Of Lake
Huron, and are inside the city limits.
All business has been suspended and
the entire population has turned out to
fight the flames which are sweeping in
from the northwest.
Oheboygsu, on the Straits Of Mack
mac, Of 10 600 inhabitants, Is also seri-
ously threatened. Mesgre reports are
drifting 10 from the burning district,
but at least four small towns with a
total population of 1000 have been
totally destroyed.
No trace Of the derailsd train out OF
Metz has been secured, and it appears
certain that it has been destroyed, with
two hundred people. Frantic efforts
are being made at Alpens TO reach Mill
er,burg, which Is still burning.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Oct &c.
Forest fires are again raging around this
city and early this morning appeared
at the city limits. The fires are worse
than those OF several weeks ago and the
town OF Brimley Is being wiped out and
several Others are In danger. There is
no sign of rain TO relieve the situation.
The smoke over the St. Msry's river
is so thick that navigation has been
abandoned.
Detroit, Mich. Oct. l6.-Forest fires
are again carrying death and destruction
through northern Michigan.
Four towns are already reported
wiped out By flames, with heavy loss Of
life, while scores of other towns and
cities are menaced.
A dispatch from Millers5urg says;
Seventeen men, women and children
we're burned to death when the train
which left Metz, Wednesday afternoon,
to take people out Of the fire which
destroyed the town, ran into burned
out culvert and was unable to proceed.
1t was trapped on all aides BY raging
flames and cremsted. Fifteen burned
skulls we're found In a steel gondola."
From Caro-, Macklnsc City, GladwiD,
Standish, Traverse City, and Lansing
come repor Of forest fires in the coun'
try around the cities.
A conf agrstion hiss broken out on the
upper peninsula. Forester Oily, which
is the one menaced, is again reported IN
danger.
The town Of BrimleY, Is miles west
of the 500 is again threatened with des-
truction. Flames are sweeping over a
wide area in Chippewa county. Last
night they reached The city limits.
Bishop o. D. Williams, OF the Epis-
copal diocese of Michigan, and Rev.
W. E. Bulkley, who confirmed con-
drmed class 10 Hagensville, are miss