The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-19
 FOR SUFFERERS Of Forest Fires In
 Michigan. GOV. WARNER ISSUES APPEAL Mayor Thompson of Detroit Issues
 A Proclamation. Many Carloads of Provisions, Clothes, Lumber And Hay Has Already
 Been sent into The
 Burned District.

Detroit Mich. Oct. 1s--Reports from the forest fire district of northern Michigan were fragmentary today but there were indications of improvement in the general situation as far as im- minent danger to life and property was concerned.
 But as to the victims who survied the destruction of their homes and villages, conditions are pitiful in the extreme with the likelihood of greater distress and many deaths, from ex- posture in the event of a sudden drop of temperature falling upon the half clothed refugees camped in box cars and open fields.
 Governor Fred M Warner today is- sued an appeal to the people of Michi- gan for contributions and Mayor William B. Thompson.of Detroit. has called a special meeting of the common council for tomorrow to consider Nthe matter of considering relief. A public meeting will also be held in the mayors office at noon tomorrow for the same purpose and Bishop Charles ID. Williams, of the episcopal diocese Of Michigan. who has just returned from the fire district, will be asked to describe conditions as the witnessed them. The Detroit Board of Commerce held a meeting at the Detroit Club tonight to arrange the details of shipping preliminary carload of provisions and bedding north at noon tomorrow and Gov, Warner has direct ed Adjutant General McGuerrin of the state troops. to take the initiative in similar measures at Grand Rapfda.
 The Detroit and Mach inac Railroad company has already sent a dozen car- loads of provisions. lumber and hay into the burned district from Bay City. s
 President J. D. Hawkes. of the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad, re- celVed word today that forest fires Uere seriously threatening the town of OSslneke. south of Alpena on Thunder say MT. Hawkes. said that he had re- ceived report from Alpena or Traverse Slty ana he was confident he would nave heard something If the situation al these points had not improved
 Ouartermaster General W, T. Rogers or the state troops. who was sent into no sat burned district to investigate con oltlons' telegraphed Gov. Warner to.
 has there was no need of troops as the fire situation was innrovad temporarily at least. The immad,sts need, General Rogers reported r,ss TOT bedding and food for the rasuo,aoS gnu anu Loooer for horses and cattle He mas already directed tho aardin., -S seFeraI hundred blankets into tha burned district and all blanksts na nsna in the armory of the state troona VI Aipena have been forwarded tbera to th "ins ls the Governors appeal ~ the people of Michigan for con' tributions. A"r con-
 . The Governors Apuesl
 .,,r ro the people of Michigan:
 ne destructive forest free wbtoh naVe ts ragged over the northern nart oS ens state during the past week and ~hlch nave been attended with sncb a9arIuI I loss of life and property have aeauy rendered about 500 of our immediate public charity. The nropnt HpUH reiief furnished by the officials of ina Detroit and Mackinac Railroad coms pany and others is most conTnenda lie put The loss and suffering are so great and the need of further assistanca is so crying that there should be promnt action on the part of the public gen eEally' The men. women and children who have narrowly escaped death ara shelterless and destitute. Food, cloth ing. beding, furniture, money and building materials and forage for animals should be donated at once so that the sufferings of these people should be lessened and that none may perish from hunger or exposure
 thCEelOE6 urge upon the ChAFit- able people of this great state. so boun- tifully blessed with comfort and wealth to immediately come to the relief of these stricken people. Alpena will be the distributing point. All donations may be sent in care of J. D. Hawks. president of the Detroit and Mackinac Railroad. who Is giving his personal attention to the relief of the sufferers. am already assured that the Detroit and Mackinac. the Michigan Central and the Pere Marquette Railroads will transport everything free of charge and undoubtedly all the other railroads whose officials have not yet been able to see will do likewise.
 (Signed) Fred M. Warner.
 Governor"
 Mayor William B. Thompson. in his proclamation to the people of the city of Detroit says:
 ''The northern part of the state of Michigan Is being swept by forest fires appalling in their magnitude. Scores of lives have already been lost. thous- ands have been rendered homeless. the loss of property is beyond estimate and the end is not yet come.
 The condition of the survivors is pltiful in the extreme. They have