Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-19
STILL PERIL MANY
Several More Towns in Michigan
Attacked by Burning
Forests.
FOUR ADDITIONAL FATALITIES
Governor Warner Issues an Appeal
for Help - Situation is
Distressing.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 19.-Five more
names were added to the list of dead
from forest fires in the Alpena dis
trict, Henry Hines, his wife and two
children being burned to death near
Cathro. Seven more bodies We're found
between Metz and Rogers City. They
probably We're those of persons report
ed missing after the destruction of
Metz.
A pitiful case is reported at Millers-
burg. There arrived there yesterday
q 10 year old boy named Dust, ref
ugee from Metz. In his pocket hand
kerchief he carried a little pile of
ashes. all that remained of the incin-
Grated body of his little sister. Soon
after there arrived another schild, a
girl, carrying baby. Both were prac-
tically naked, their clothes having
been burned off.
Towns In Grave Danger.
While the wind is dying down and
many of the fires have burned them
selves out, there still are several
towns in grave danger.
Hillman, in Montmorency county, is
p, surrounded by flames and every citi-
zen in the place is out fighting the ad-
vance of the fire. The blazes near
| Kneeland have become so fierce that
| the village is believed to be doomed
and special train was sent yesterday
afternoon to take out the people.
| Ossineke, south of Alpena on Thun-
dee bay. also was reported to be in
great peril in the latest reports re,
ceived last evening. but communica
ton has been cut off and its fate now
is unknown.
| After a day and night of terror. dur.
ing which the inhabitants of LIE Grand
fled from their homes and sought
safety in every direction, only to be
baked and turned back by flames that
Iraged about them, the village is un-
/ touched, but the woods all around are
reported to be ablaze.
Flames Travel Faster Than Horses.
A rising wind had famed the fires
all over the district and when Buelb
n lumber camp a mile from the town
was destroyed. 60 men were driven
from the camp to clearings. The mer
had a thrilling and spectacular ex
perience.
When the wind famed the flame:
into the tree tops the men sped to the
horses which had been kept for emer
gency. They went down the road to
ward LIE Grand at gallop, but faste
than the horses came the flames.
AS the fire came upon the men the!
covered their faces and lay down il
wagons. Long tongues of flame famed
by the gale swept so feet above them
In five minutes it was all over. TIT
horses hair was singed by heat ant
the mems hands were blistered, SOM
even having their clothing scorched
but not a man was seriously injured
They reported that back OF th'
> camp and away from any possible hell
; there were scores of bark peelers
wood choppers and cedar cutters wh'
work in parties of from two to five
f Many of these were killed, it is feared
!. Alpena Refugees Suffer.
The refugees at Alpena and the SUI
!, rounding towns are in danger of awsu
: suffering. Most of them are sheltere,
!, only in tents, half clothed, and with
: out bedding. To add to their discon
e fort the temperature began to dro
e yesterday afternoon.
t Among the refugees are hundred
= of women and children who are in al
T ject need of the absolute necessitie
: of life. Many of them were drive
d from their homes in the night onl
t partly clad. Not only the stores an
g houses have been destroyed, but tn
icrops are also gone and the unfortul
J. ates must look to the outside for foo
c as well as shelter.
l. The relief problem is occupying tn
g active attention of all the state Thre