| Show SW E P I 1 B FLAMES F frightful 14 loss by forest fires THE NARRO W ESCAPES people had to lower themselves in wells two children lost wis wig fejt 16 never since the fire of 1871 have uc h terrible forest fires burned in this wate aate as have raged northern wisconsin the past lew few days the extent of aba d mage cannot be estimated owing to the fact thu that the fire eat cut off telegraphic communication with most of the ornallee r towns on timber losses leases they are 0 of f course coarse the heaviest and frank mcmillan Ilan of mcmillan in an interview last might said the loss tot to the h e wisconsin forests from recent airee fires would probably amount to between and OW this T h is represents presenta re a vat vait amount of pine liine as is well as hard bard wood timber covering a land area which even even those most familiar with tb the e forests foresta of wisconsin cannot estimate it is ia e scarcely an ab exaggeration to say thit that all northern wisconsin is 15 ous shouldering ing burlice fur LICe so 90 complete lit the line of fires fire a which are raging in the forest between here and lake laka superior where they will end no one can say eay but ant unless there is rain in northern wisconsin within the next eight hours even greater disi disasters than those thas e already occurred maybe expected from the fires field ita elfi en I 1 ely buix 6 audi ed by ft tires res it is not n now offia in any any immediate danger reports are hourly brought to the city by residents along tha different railways of the terrible fires raging and which have already made many families fa milie homeless and destitute As yet jet no one has been fondd to confirm the reports of losses of site life from the flames that some settlers are cut cat off by the flames names and killed is very probable many persons escaped death only after adventures Tent utes of the most thrilling charac character tf r on every side aide are evidences festge of yeter days battle with the flames in which the citizens ot ol karsh garshfield field bad a hard fight to save the town Ereie sev eral ral buildings were destroyed on the outskirts thera are reports report of terrible fires at spencor and comb today just how many families are left homeless by the fires cannot be ba learned but there are ara surely aurely fifty nearly all the residents between this city and McI mcmillan fillan yesterday packed up their roods goods and moved to this thia city and nd bettera frontu other parts of the tha country are fast following in their footsteps Reinforce reinforcements mints have gone to me milian from this city and stevens point but it is doubtful doubt lul ii they can save the mills which with the lumber around them are worth southwest of the eirv ci iv on the omaha road there is another fierce fire burnick and a large party narl of men have gone one from here bore to head it off LUMBER destroyed 1 BAT wis leptis this thi s at af a terrific windstorm set sat in the prairie fires northwest of mcdonaldd Donaldt Mc McDo naldi lumer mill in fort howard increased in volume a and in less than twenty min min alea the flie fite reached the lumer yard and mill and ds dr troyed them the loss loes is oyer over ariere is a heavy pale gale of wind tonight ad aid it im feared more fires will occar before coming mo amne RIVER WIPED OUT OCT sept 15 pint pine ri biyer yer a settlement near here was wipe wiped dout out A score of buildings buil dinga dingi were burned the people saved dav ed by y descending inta int the wells covering themselves with wet blankets blAn keta TWO aus aso R sen 15 near merrill way toby two children of fred were bernd to ta death in ia the forest fires |
