Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1908 — FLAMES RAG NGAGAIN [ARTICLE]

FLAMES RAG NGAGAIN

Forest Fires in Wisconsin and Michigan Have Been Given b a Fresh Start. MANY TOWNS ARE IN DANGER Foster City Destroyed with a Loss of Six Lives Lake Snperior .Bordered for Milea with a Sea of Flames bitants Prepare to Flee for Their Lives Marinette. Wis.. Sept. 22.—A dispatch from Foster City, a village across the Michigan line of Marinette c-ounty, reports that place destroyed by flames driven in from the forest fires, and that six lives were lost. It la understood that the sawmill owned by the Morgan interests of Oshkosh was completely destroyed, together with a large store and thirty dw r ellfngs The forest fires have broken out afresh in tbis section, and reports of burning farm houses and timber, cut and uncut, are coming from all sides. The fire is now four miles from Marinette on all sides, but there is no fear at present of the flames reaching Marinette. People Prepared for Flight. Menominee. Mich., Sept 22.—Never ■lace 1871. when the forest fires swept Menominee and Marinette counties, causing a loss of 1,500 lives and millions of dollars in timber, has the danger of a widespread conflagration been as great as at present. So close are the fires to Niagara on the Menominee river, Fnithorn Junction and Ingalls that everything is being packed and trains ready to carry the people away as soon as a high wind arises. The railroad building of the Soo Line at Fnithorn was on fire several times, but •was yjved by the section men.

Northern Michigan Ablate. Calumet, Mich., Sept. 22.—Forest fires are assuming a threatening aspect nil over northern Michigan, and several towns are in danger of destruction. Lnc la Belle, north of Calumet is In the very gravest danger, being surrounded except on water side by flames. At Bele de Cris, north of Calumet. n large force Is battling to save the lighthouse and other buildings at the United States ship canal. It Is estimated that 800.000 feet of standing timber in the vicinity of Point Abbnye. owned by Hebard & Son. have burned. Several towns In Iron county are in danger, and residents are fleeing with goods to larger centres. Smoke Hides the Sun. Ashland. \Vis.. Sept. 22.—The smoke is so dense from forest fires that the sun is hidden and Luke Superior Is practically surrounded by fire for hundreds of miles. Vessels are compelled constantly to sound their fog signals. The dense smoke piakes It Impossible to ascertain how bad the fires are. and there is no possibility of stopping then, without rain. Story front Foster City Denied. Milwaukee. Sept 22.—Conflicting reports come from Foster City, Mich., ■ lumber town across the Wisconsin line of Marinette couuty, one report stating that six persons lost their lives and that a large number of dwellings was destroyed and that the Morgan Lumber company's plant is understood to have been burned. Morgan, of Oshkosh, however, when seen denied the report and says he has authorststtve Information Jhat the town Is all right.