Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
more FOREST FIRES WIN ANOTHER PRIza
Disastrous ConfIagratons in Success of District RfIemen
Minnesota Near Duluth at Seagrt.
TOWN OF CHISHOLM BURNS DEFEAT ALL GUARD TEAMS|
Homees-Reugees Compete for the Interstate Rg
mental Trophy
ROADS IMPAssIBLE FROM HEAT sERGT. RECORD
Washington Markman
Best Work of
Reach
TOWN OF CHISHOLM BURNS
1000 Persons Homeless-Refugees
in Box Cars.
ROADS IMPASsIBLE FROM HEAT
Bayfield,, Wis, Also Suffers-Ren-
shaw Village Surrounded-Loss
Will Reach Millions.

DULUTH. Mimi. September 5.-Forest
fires, after burning for three days. en-
veloped several towns near Duluth.
rendered thousands of people homeless
and destroyed millions of dollars worth
of property.
Chisholm, Mimi. a town of 1000 in
habitants on the Mesaba Iron range,
ninety miles north of Duluth, was com
pletely wiped out
Hibbing, five miles from Chisholm.
was surrounded by forest fires and was
saved only by the shifting of the wind.
The entire northern portion of Douglas
county. Wis. is on fire. Renshaw.
village twenty-five miles west OF Du-
luth, is surrounded by flames, and there
is no hope for it, The farmers have
been driven from their homes, and as
passage along the roadways is dlfhcult
owing to the dense smoke and the neat,
it is believed that some lives have been
lost. although none has been reported.
A fire at Bayfield,. Wis, damaged two
docks and a lumber company's prop
erty to the extent of $1OO,OOo.
Burning Three Days.
For three days the dry woods have
been on fire west and north of Chisholm
and small bush fires were reported to the
eastward. At noon three walls OF hre
coming from different directions Joined
and swept toward the little mining town
with a roar, licking up every tree, stump
and vestige of plant growth. ana senulnS
up hurricane of red-hot uranus tna' leii
upon the town.
The citizens of Chisholm went forth
to fight the fire. The fire department.
was not able to cover a large terTlloIy;
and although intermittent blazes started
bv the falling fire. brands were quickly
hn
ward the town. and the citizens soon
realized that its destruction was newt
ahIa Soon the roads leading from the
town were thronged with fleeing people
in wagons on horses and on foot-
Revolver Prevents Extortlon.
copveyances were at premium.
soro;.nar with a small wagon and one
,orso offered TO take a woman and three
.r,au children to Hibbing for go.
overheard the conversation. ano'
,-a,,;no revolver. pointed it at the
s:r,s head and then climbing INTO
the rig. compeHeu MN
over the fire zone. -, 70 oct their
BUSINESS men ran NOME " occurred
fawiIies and many separations hnsi-
as they in turn fed 'o"aio
ness district ..o only road run
80 into chisholm. took fifteen poN ca ,
nroWded with homeless people " t.a,,;n .
tan;abt where the citizens are 'ii -, -; 2 2
omen their homes ana teI.s sas &C
ernn,ied to care for the refugees
School Only Building saved
,r.o ,.sidence districts caught fire soon
tho business portion The new
Lia,, scboo, which was recently erected
'i.e cost s1o5 900. is the only building
saved. 49,. u;rs+ Ma
80, rank building. valued at S2'.W"'
w. citv hall. s25NOO: r. S. . Neli, et, lo'e,,
ChiSboIn Filter plant. Lawrence nv ao''
huilding and Sapers & Sons pui'oiiis'
Loss at Chisholm, $4,000, 900.
D,uIrTH. Mimi, September '.-ihe
49,. 49,, hui,dings at Chisholm is estimated
=. g, co, 600 chisholm is in the center
- +,,e greatest iron producing area in the
n,or,d Refugees poured into Hlboihs
tonight until the population Oh lo''o was
almost doubled. To relieve the consestloh
a special train was started from lfiopiits Oh
to Duluth, crowded 10 Inc e"
homeless people.
a dense nall of smoke with burning
fakes hovered over Duluth tonight.
Nashwauk, twenty miles southeast OF
Hibbing. is surrounded by hre, ana III the
present high wind keeps up 'ne towm e., 10
doomed. A Great Northern train from
NashWauk ran through burning dlstrlct
fifteen miles long.
The Pillsbury and Marley mines OF the
United States Steel Corporation, slN miles
ives. of Hibbing. were destroyed Inc loss
was about $4,000 in each instance. Ihe
Duluth fire department tonight sent %
oO0 feet of hose to the mining locations
near Hibbing, and the burned town OF
Chisholm.