Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-09-25
WALLS OF FLAME
SWEEP ON MORE
HELPLESS TOWNS
NIAGARA, QUINNESEC, HERMANS-
VILE, MICH, MAY BE DE-
STROYED.
MARSHFIELD is IN DANGER.
Fire PerilousIy Near Outskirts Of Wood
County City-Rhinelander Re-
ported Safe.
MILWAUKEE FIREMEN TO RESCUE.

NEW RICHMOND, Wis, Sept. q.
/ Special. 1.-The town of Fiheld, near
Ashland, is atire and the Minneapolis
fire department is sending special train
over the Wisconsin Central which passed
through here at 2:3O p. m. to the fire.
This is presumed to be a continuation OF
the forest fires.
ESCANABA, Mich, Sept. 21.-[Spe-
cial Forest fires thought checked by
light rain Friday, broke out anew last
night and four villages north of Esca-
naba are now surrounded by flames.
The villages threatened are: Niagara,
Quinnesec, Foster City and Hermans-
vile. At all those places telephone and
telegraph communication is cut off and
relief trains are carrying the people 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
freshening of the wind will devastate
the entire town site. The mill has been
closed down and every place of business
suspended, while over 400 men are in the
outskirts of the village fighting the adj
vance of the fire.
At Iron Mountain this morning, the
families of twelve farmers were driven
from their homes.
At Quinnesec many have been taken
into the city on relief trains and efforts
are being made to reach others in the
more remote district toward which the
flames are advancing rapidly.
Hermansville. where a big woodenware
plant is located, has been surrounded by
fire for the last twelve hours and unless
wind developes it is believed it will be
.nosSihie to save the town.
At Niagara, where one of the largest
paper mills in the northwest is located,
the fire reached the limits of the village
last night. Relief trains have been sent
through the fire line and number OF
families taken out. The fire stopped aft
err several hundred cords OF pulpTood
were destroyed, but the danger point is
not vet passed and all people remaining
in the town are constantly on guard. Ev-
erything is as dry as finder.
MarshfieId in Peril.
MARSHFIELD, Wis, Sept 21.-
Especial Forest fires are rapidly clos
ing in on the city, and it is believed a
heavy rain is all that will save the city.
The fire approached to within mile
of the limits Saturday night on the
north and it was only the persistent eff
forts of the volunteer fire brigade that
prevented it from attacking the lumber
wards on the outskirts. The flames
were within a short distance of the
Marshfield Brick company's factory, but
the plant was saved when the wind
shifted Yesterday the flames crept up
from the south, menacing the water
works plant, but were beaten back be-
fore damage was done to the property.
g. Rhinelander Is Safe.
RHINELANDER. Wis, Sept. 21.-
Especial. Forest fires in the slashings
east of this city have caused pail OF
smoke to settle down and great uneasi-
mess has resulted. The density of the
smoke yesterday caused the business men
of the city to meet and organize as a
fire fighting body. Upon representations
from farmers seven and eight miles from
Rhinelander a steam fire engine was or
tlered from Milwaukee and one from
Oshkosh. These arrived today and
enabled the firemen to control any blaze
that may threaten. The crews OF both
No. | and 9 hose houses have been
doubled and pickets have been stationed
at all points where there is likelihood OF
fire spreading. The main apprehension
is from the farming section. Brush fires
have spread and as there have been no
frosts the grass is still green as well
as the foliage on the trees. The green
growth is responsible for the smoke. No
losses have been reported here and as far
as can be learned the fires have been con-
fined to the slashings and dry brushwood
No apprehension is felt here as the city
is bounded by water on the north. west
and south There is no wind today.