The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-22
FOREST FIRES ARE
CAUSING BIG LOSS
Northern Wisconsin Is Suffer
ing Very Heavily
LIVES ARE IN DANGER
Surrounded By Bush Fires and
the People Have No Way
of Escape

Wausau, Wis. July H.-Losses from
forest fires in the fire district north and
east of here continue and every hour
brings reports of new country invaded.
| There is no stemming the progress of
the flames which are sweeping a large
portion of northern wisconsin.
So far the only village burned is Helm
mann. Irma, Gleason and Bloomville
are in Imminent danger.
The 400 inhabitants of lehman are
still at Gleason, crowding the little viii
lage, and these will be taken out by
train tonight if the fires come nearer.
The destruction this morning of the
Huntington forest reserve, near Kelly, is
serious loss to the state, the timber
being choice. The loss is 100000. The
town of Aniwa did not burn as rapidly
as others. The losses were confined to
sawmill at Washburn, it being esti-
mated at $4,000. Rain fell at noon. The
Hermann lumber mill burned April l..
The company now loses every vestige
of property estimated at 100000 Refu-
gees at Hermann say the entire town
was destroyed and that the flames
jumped 200 feet. Every house but two
were enveloped. All the inhabitants
went to Gleason two hours previous, and
no lives were lost.
early information received here from
the villages northeast of Merrill, where
Wausau men conduct many lumber en-
terprises, gave credit to reports that
many residents of the district are cut
off by the f1ames. The best information
was that possibly 700 were thus endan-
gered. The largest of the three villages
encircled by the flames was Hermann,
with population of approximately f'o
at this season, when the lumber mills
are running Bloomville, about seven
| miles distant and where the refugees are
now huddled, according to the best in
formation, contains $50 persons, and
| Gleason made up chiefly of employees OF
the sawmlls, contains probably 100.
The country surrounding is one vast
belt of hardwood, hemlock and pine
woods and cut-over lands so overgroWn
with brush as to afford much opportunity
for the rapid spread of flames
The one railroad supplying the district
with connection with the outside world
is the Chicago, milwaukee, ana 81 fdui,
the tracks of which are reported de-
stroyed The country is new, and one of
the villages Heinmann-has a wagon
road entrance over which quick exit
could be made.
Endangered Town Now Safe
Milwaukee, Wis, July H.-A special
from Wausau says. "Aniwa, the town
which was reported as burned last night,
| is safe The loss is confined to sawm1li
at Washburn siding, near Aniwa. The
| fire Is still sweeping in a forest east or
Aniwa and considerable damage Is being
done Fire is reported in, the Summit lake
region north of this city Late this after
noon forest fires were reported serious
near Kelly, this county,
Surrounded BY Fire
Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 21.-Latest re-
ports from Sanon, in the Cootenay dis
trict. state that the town is in Imminent
danger of destruction by forest fires. Wo-
men and children left this morning on
rescue trains.
Three Forks, reported burned, Is sun
in existence but surrounded by fire. The
| total destruction of White Water and Nc
| Guegon is confirmed.
Fire is now closing in on the Rossland
| tho