Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-05-13
ALSTON, MICH, IS HEMMED IN BY
FLAMES, WHICH ARE SPREAD
ING RAPIDLY.
LOCOMOTIVES RUSH TO SCENE.
Farmers In Various Sections of Wiscon-
sin Are Fighting Hard to
Save Their Homes.
SMOKE ENVELOPES LAKE VESSELS

CALUMET, Mich, May 1O.-[Spe
all.-The little village of Aston,
Houghton county, is threatened by a
fierce forest fire and is hemmed in on
all sides. The whole population is
fighting the flames and the Duluth and
South Shore railroad has dispatched
several locomotives to assist. Two
buildings already are destroyed. The
fire covers a large area and is travelling
fast. Forest fires are raging in all di-
rections hereabouts but the Aston fire
is the most serious.
Logging Camps Burned.
WAUSAU, Wis, May 1O.-[Speciall.
The forest fires in the east portion of
Lincoln county reached a dangerous stage
Monday night. Many slashings caught
fire during the day and progress was
rapid. Among the logging camps burned
was that of Walter Dudley, who esti-
mates his loss at $1,000, including his
logging outfit.
Farmers Fighting Fire.
MERRILL. Wis, May 1O.-[Spe-
clal. dangerous forest fires are raging
in the country surrounding this city. The
ire is burning with intense fury IN the
hemlock timber. The Bauman school
house and town hall and farm dwellings
nearby are in danger of being destroyed.
Many teams are engaged in hauling wa
ter to the fire, which is being fought by
the farmers from miles around.
A Pail of Smoke.
ASHLAND, Wis, May 10.-[Spe-
cial. Forest fires are reported in the
Mineral Lake country and considerable
damage is being done. The abnormally
dry weather has started fires in all direc-
tions. Vessel captains report heavy
to the other. The smoke is thick, resem-
bling fog. No destructive fires are re-
ported, but hundreds of fires combined,
have filled the whole country with smoke.
Passengers in Danger.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 10. - [Spe-
cial].-Passengers on an Iron Range
train were in danger from forest fires
which are sweeping from Colbyville and
Arnold toward the lake, when the en-
gineer pulled the throttle wide and took
a chance during a hull in the wind. The
cars were scorched but not ignited.
The situation is so alarming that the
Duluth fire department has been APP
pealed to for aid. The woods are dry
as finder. Huge volumes of smoke are
rolling over the lake. Beyond French
river the flames are unOppOSed and fears
are entertained for settlers in the local
ity. Hard work saved Nickerson and
Duquette. and McE<errick was in danger
several times.
Town Nearly Destroyed.
From the Reservation river 80 miles
beyond Grand Marais to points along
the Northern Pacific line so miles west
of Duluth come reports of forest fires,
and from Ely to the Lake shore the
woods are smoking
The passengers on the America from
Grand Marais today brought the report
that the little town of Tofte was nearly
destroyed by fire. The town has a
population of 200. No lives were lost.
Railroad men reaching the city today
from points along the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern report fires all along
the right of way of these roads. At
Cloquet Sunday citizens were fighting
fires back several hours on the outskirts
of that town.
Wide Strip Devastated.
WASHBURN, Wis, May 1O.-[Spe-
cial].-Reports from the country sur
rounding this city are to the effect that
a strip of country over twenty miles
square has already been burned over by
the fires which have been raging since
Sunday. A number of the loggers have
suffered heavily and several of the set
tiers on the barrons have been burned
out. The fires are still raging. Fires in