The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-22
SIX LIVES ARE
REPORTED LOST
IN FOREST FIRES
Filled, Wisconsin, Surrounded
and High Wind Means It's
Total Destruction
FIRES ARE NOW WITHIN -FOUR
MILES OF THE TOWN MAR|NETTE
Danger Is Gravest That Has Threat.
encd the City Since 1871 When
l,50O Lives Were Lost in Conflagra.
tion Which Destroyed City.

1,500 Lives We're Lost in COnflagra.
tion Which Destroyed City.
Flfield, Wis, Sept. 22.--Fifield's fate
depends on the wind. There seems
little prospect of rain to put out the
smouldering fires all around the town
but if the wind does not rise so as to
fan the flames up, there is no danger
of their getting beyond control. as far
as entering Fifield is concerned. This
morning the wind has been light as
was the case yesterday. While the
fires are burning on all sides they
are the most dangerous on the south
east and are so close there that a
high wind, such as blew Sunday.
would undoubtedly set the town afire.
Foster Destroyed.
Milwaukee. Sept. ga Sentinel
special from Marinette, Wis, says: A
dispatch from Foster City. a village
across the Michigan line of Marinette
county. reports that place destroyed
Sunday by flames driven in from the
forest fires, and that six lives were
lost. 1t is understood that the saw
mill owned by the Morgan interests
of Oshkosh was completely destroyed
together with large store and thirty
buildings. The forest fires have brok-
Ell out afresh in this section and re-
ports of burning farm houses and
timber cut and uncut are coming
from all sides. The fire is now four
miles from Marinette on all sides.
but there is no fear at present of the
flames reaching Marinette.
A special from Menominee. Mich,
says: "Never since 1871, when the
forest fires swept Menominee and
Marinette counties. causing loss of
800 lives and millions of dollars of
timber, has the danger of a wide
spread coniagration been as great as
at present. So close are the fires to
Niagara, on the Menominee river.
Faithorn junction and ingalls,. that
everything is packed and trains are
ready to carry the people away as
soon as a high wind arises. The rail-
road bridge of the 500 line at Faithorn
was On fire several times last night.
but was saved by the section men.
Calumet, Mich. reports forest fires
assuming threatening aspect all over
northern Michigan and several towns
i'll danger of destruction. Las La
Belle, rorth of Calumet, is probably
in. the sgravest danger, being sur
rounded, except on the water side. by
flames. At Bette de Girls, north Of
Calumet. large force is battling TO
save the Tight house and other build
ings at the United States ship canal.
1t is estimated 100000 feet Of stand
ing timber in the vicinity Of Point
Abbaye, owned by Hepard & Son.
burned yesterday and today. Several
towns in the iron country are in dan
ger and residents are fleeing with
goods to the larger centers.
Ashland, Wis, reports the smoke
so dense from forest fires that the
sun has been hidden all day and that
Lake Superior is practically sur
rounded by fire for hundreds of miles.
Vessels are compelled constantly to
sound their fog signals. The dense
smoke makes it impossible to ascer-
tain how bad the fires are and there is
no possibility OF stopping them with
afternoon.
Broke Out Afresh.
Escanaba, Mich, Sept. 22.-Forest
fires, though checked by light rain
Friday, broke out anew last night and
four villages north of Escanaba are
now surrounded by flames. The VIII
lagos threatened are Niagara. Quin-
nesec, Foster City and Hermansville.
At all those places telephone and
telegraphic communication Is cut of
and relief trains are carrying the peo-
pie out of the territory. At Foster
City, where the Morgan Cedar and
Lumber company's big mill is located,
! flames circle the village and a fresh
ening Of the wind will devastate the
entire town site. The mill has been
closed down and every place Of bust
ness suspended, while over 400 men
are in the outskirts Of the village
fighting the advance of the fire.
| At Iron Mountain today the families
of twelve farmers were driven from
their homes.
At Quinnesec many have been taxi
en- into the city on relief trains and
efforts are being made to reach 9TH
ers in the more remote district
toward which the flames are advanc-
ing.
Hermansville, where a big wooden
ware plant is located, has been SIR
rounded by fire for the last twelve
hours and unless the wind develops
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