The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-10-22

village OF Posen n report the wreck
and ask for assistance from here. Be
hind them struggled a burned n
wounded procession of refugees from
the wrecked train. 1t was a fearful
march over the not ties, with the
flames from the burning woods on
either side of the track roar and snap
ping in their faces.
Many Are Burned.
Engineer Foster was terribly burned
about the head and face, but it is
thought he will survive. Conductor
Kinville was badly scorched. James
White was totally blinded by his
burns. John Nowicki, Sr., and his
wife and Mrs. Albert Marbles and her
young sen were also seriously burned.
Many more of the refugees are suf-
fering painful burns. The survivors
of the frightful experience seemed
dazed by their peril and sufferings. 1t
was difficult to get any coherent state
ments from them as TO loss of life in
the wreck or as to whether there had
been any people left behind in Metz.
charred bodies Found.
Eleven of the victims were women
and children, who were unable to es-
cape. Their charred bodies were
found in the ruins of the car, when
escuers reached the cen Four ad-
ditional fatalities occurred in the
n~eighborhood Of the wreck last night.
Alpena, Mich, Oct. 20. - Reports
from the flame-swept counties In this
section of the state indicate improve
ment in the fire situation. But the
necessity for immediate substantial
relief for the refugees is hourly be-
coming greater. The winds lessened
materially yesterday, which greatly
aided the efforts of the fire fighters.
But the temperature began to drop
yesterday afternoon and the colder
weather will cause = great suffering
among the homeless, burned-out refu-
gees.
Are in AFFECT Need.
Camped in the open fields or hud-
died together in the few buildings
and shacks left in the little communi-
Two / navy bSSh u
hundreds Of men, women and chill
dren who are in AFFECT need of the alb
solute necessities of life. Many OF
them were driven from their homes in
the night only partly clad. Not only
the stores and houses have been de-
stroyed, but the crops are also gone
and the unfortunates must look to the
outside for food as well as shelter.
Take Up Relief Work.
The relief problem is occupying the
active attention of this city and all of
the communities in this section of the
state which escaped the fires. Three
cars of food and two of building ma.
terials were shipped to the PresQue
Isle county sufferers from here yes
terday afternoon.
Alpena Is still surrounded by fires
but is not in danger unless the wind
shifts to the north. Up to moor yes
terday forty-four dwelling houses and
siXty-five barns had been reported de.
stroyed in Alpena alone.
The smoke was SO thick that it was
impossible to see across the street.
Death Roll Is Heavy.
The death roll from the forest fires
has now grown to forty-eight and may
reach a hundred. Scores more of the
refugees, who may have fed from
their homes to nearby settlements, are
missing.
The property loss is simply meal
culab,e. The value of timber destroy.
ed will run into millions. The aggre-
gate losses of villagers of Metz. Boil
ton and South Rogers is hundreds of
thousands. There are perhaps 100, 900
persons homeless as a result of the
fires of the last two days, and most
Of these have lost everything they
possessed.
Governor Issues Appeal.
Detroit, Oct. 10. - Gov. Fred NJ.
Warner yesterday issued an appeal to
the people of Michigan for contribu-
lions, and Mayor William B. Thomp-
son of Detroit has called a special
meeting of the common council for
this morning to consider the matter
of contributing relief. A public meet
ing will also be held in the mayors
office at moor for the same purpose.
The Detroit board of commerce held
a meeting at the Detroit club last
night to arrange the details of ship
ping a preliminary carload of proyi-
sions and bedding north at noon to-
day, and Gov. Warner has directed
Adjt. Gen. McCurren of the state
troops to take the initiative in SINH
lar measures at Grand Rapids. The
Detroit e. Mackinac Railroad compa-
ny has already sent a dozen carloads
of provisions, lumber and hay into the
district burned from Bay City.
Eaund Dead in lakaI