The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-12
The Little Oily Of Chisholm Was
Completely Destroyed. Only One
Building Left Standing. 5000
Are Homeless.

tant.
People have been pouring into Hib-
bing by the hundreds seeking safety
and shelter.
The fire Outlines leaped as much
40 hundred feet. Brands from the
burning trees were hurled consider
able distance and wherever tn ey hit
another fire was started. The whole
length Of the main street was on fire;
before. the, first houses caught had
been reduced to ashes.
A special train was run from Chis-
holm to Hibbing packed with people
who have lost their homes and prop
ty. Il -
Hibbing threw open all public halls
and buildings and homes were OPP
ened to accommodate. refugees.
Company M, Third infantry Of the
national guard was ordered from
Hibbing to the scene to guard prop
orty. Vandals began to loot early
and many arrests were made.
Governor johnson issued call ask
ing for immediate relief and appoint
ed Hon., d. R. Haven, A. O. Weiss,
Mile Bunnell, A. L. Ordean, ]. L.
Washburn and H. M. Peyton Of Du.
luth and Martin Hughes of Hibbing
committee to receive and disburse
contributions.
A city Of tents will shelter tho ex-
fled people temporarily.
Hibbing, Mimi, Sept. s.-The Mis-
sabe range is, again threatened with
the fire horror which swept away
Chisholm and wiped out thousands of
acres of standing timber. After q
day Of quiet, the flames which died
down were famed into renewed fury
again last night and are sweeping on
toward Hibbing, .Bulh and Nashwauk
from the south. Fire Chief o. Conner
admits that the danger here is real,
and citizens are showing great anxi-
1 ETY..
The town Of SNOWFALL, 100 inhabi-
tants, was completely destroyed yes.
terday afternoon by fire that came
upon 1t suddenly. The people had no
opportunity to fight the flames and
fed in terror to the nearest locations.
Snowfall ofiSrnabout two miles from
Naahwauk.
Brooklyn, a small suburb Of Hib-
bling is threatened by fire, and il this
portion of the town catches, the rest
is doomed. Bull and Nashwauk
which were threatened with destruot-
ion Saturday are again in danger and
the flames are creeping slowly to-
ward them.' The citizens are fighting
the on-rushing flames desperately.
Aurora is entirely surrounded by
forest fires and citizens are fighting
the flames. The town is believed to
to be safe unless strong wind should
rise from the north or south.
Mitchell, a small town about one
mile southeastern Hibbing, was threat.
ened with destruction all day yester-
day and was saved only by heroic ef-
forts of the inhabitants and the en-
.ployes of the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern railway, whose round house
is situated there. Several hundred
men are still guarding the place.
The pine timber which surrounds
Mitchell has been almost entirely
consumed.
Between Nashwauk and Hibbing, q
region twenty-five miles long, the for
ests are one continuous front Of fire.
From: Hibbing it IL an appalling
sight and big clouds Of smoke have
been pouring over the threatened
city all day, hiding the sun as though
the sky was overcast with dark rain.
clouds.
The militia arrested eleven more
looters yesterday making total OF
ninety who are in custody of police.
They will be bound over to the grand
jury.
Small fires are blazing north of
Virginia, but that town is not en-.
dangered. Hibbing people are watch
ing the progress of the fire to the
south with anxious eyes.
Hibbing, Mimi, Sept. Sit was
persistantly rumored yesterday that
a man had been shot during the CHS
holm fire. for looting the burning
structures. The police and the CHS
holm authorities deny any know
ledge Of the affair.
At $3.50 O'Clock last night Proctor,
70 miles south of Hibbing, notified
the office here that strong south
wind was rising there.
Clam Hatchery.
Lacrosse, Wis, Sept. 7.-Dr. B. W.
Everman Of the United States fish.
cries department, w. G. Curtiss and
George Lafevre, clam experts, and
Congressman J. j. Esch, accompa.
MED by A. w. Pettibone and mem
bers Of the Pettibone park commits.
sion spent the greater part OF one
day viewing the lower end of Petit
bone park island, which has been
offered gratis by Mr.. Pettibone as a
site for the government clam hatch
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