Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 10, 1881, Page 3

i i i i Fie eb Baie a metas es tor mn ae ORTCAGO” TRIBUNE: “SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1881_SIXTEEN PAGES ened Into ft and suecceded in driving them 1 pfore ner to the Inke. 4 ot Kerr and fumlly wera asleep when se bulllng enught fire, and the nelghbors a it, ra to wie thom, and thoy auc- eroded It aaving the house, but lost every- vlog ress rot separated from her iat and Iay all night ina ditch. i ther person Jay down In mud-pudille, Anat over nnd ayor all night, iAlarae. party of we have gone to bury the deal beasts In Forrester ‘Township. pr, Hoyt returned after more medicine, reported several badly burned—many so lind that they had to be fed, Many are without. food. Numbers of partles have ne with food, clothing, shoes, and medl+ eine, Sore help must como quick, as inuch gaffering WII ensue. ‘They have no flour or 8 oa orguson, of White Rock, who has geen. on tlio road since Monday, reports that belns SEEN 116 NODIES, At one place he saw four wagons bearing ight cofins—one man walking behind alone. ypwas his entire family, Another man was. following the cofllns. Every farmer lost some erops and fences, “satest reports say that the baek townships gre burned ‘over, With a large loss by fire, Weilnesitay night the burning district be treen Deckeraville and Sand Beach was vis- Jed by a rainstorm, which put outa consid: eral portion of the fires and cleared the at- mosphere. “The latest reports are that the fires appear todeabating, aA dispateh from Tort Austin, atthe top of the burned pentasnla, sums up the general ddstruction ns follows: ‘The nuinber of lives lost by the forest fires on Montlay and ‘Tuesday ts estimated at from to W, ‘The following vilinges are burned: Bad Axe, Verona, Forest Bay, Richmondvil Charleston, Anderson, Deckersyilie, Marrs: wile, and Sandusky, ‘The following are parily burned: Port Hove, Minden, and Ubley. THE GREAT LOSS IN VILLAGES {snothing to that in the country, where the Josses are too numerous to be named, Reports from Saginayy, ‘Museola, and La- yer Countles, one ter back from the Inke, white showing much destruction of property, donotapproach those from. the shore coun les The loss by the fire is much less sweeping generally, and the loss of life ganall, but In each of these more favored! countles hundreds of thousands of dollars? yorth of property has been destroyed, ‘The Intest reports from all these counties encourages the belief that rain visited many rections, and that the deluge of flame has largely subsided. ‘The work of Immediate relief must now besystematically entered upon. Lumber to build houses, provisions of all kints, cloth- Ingand seed for future crops must bo fir- alshed in Jarge quantities to prevent ill greater destitution, ‘Lhe benevolent eserywhere can safely send money to EK, U. Carleton, Mayor of Port ILuron, or Senator 0,D, Conger, at the same place, with assure ance that the menns will be judiclously used, Trompt action is urgently demanded, A POINT I8 NOW REACHED where [t may be reasonably hoped we shall hear of no fresh disasters to the aillicted peo- pleorthe burned district. Rains have rollen probably suMleient to quench tha fires, but totenough to sonk the ground and revive drooping vegetation. Thelowest estimates make 215 fantilies burned out in the towns of Marlette, Flynn, Argyle, Evergreen, Moore, Lamotte, and El- erin Sanltne County, aud thirty-two per- fons knosvn to be dead, ; Men who traveled through the burnt dis- bict yesterday report the] fires mostly out, andthe Suhabitants sitting abont the ashes of thelr burnt houses, many burned and otherwise Injured, ‘Thoy aro «disconsolate and almost bereft of their senses, Provisions, clothing, bedding, and other necessaries are being constantly forwarded, ant men are traveling through the burnt sections distributing supplies and taking the hawes of those who are in need. Many persons are still missing In the bumed districts, and tho exact lqss cannot Ae known for some days. Sixty-five burials are already reported in sixtowns,.and 1¢ is sald that twenty-seven dead have been found in tho country be- {ween Bad Axe and Port Hope, Tustrains aro now running regularly to Bind Beach and Marlette. ‘The old-settled towns have suffered no losses to speak of, Dut it falls on the poorer ¢lass of people just starting In newer townships, Agool deal of sufforing is reported from ths back partof 'Tuscoln County, adjoining Sanilac, where, as near as can be ascertained, fone scores of fmuilles are completely bummed out, and it is fonred there is sume bes at Ife, though it is velleved it will be ae Worst destruction is probably at an The work of rellet must now be energet- ‘rally ond systemattenlty proseeuted, In many Instances thess poor peuple must be cated for through the winter, aud supplied With every necessity of life, YESTERDAY AT SAGINAW. ADDITIONAL RECITALS. Gpeetat Dispatch to The Chicuco ‘tribune, East Saainaw, Mich., Sept, &2.—Fires are Aubslding and no further damages are re- ve except In the northwestern portion Nena Vista ‘Township, this county, : ere trea were burning today, <A fiuily ine Klopf\n widow and three daughters, i elleved to have porished. In tho vi- aa yY of Cass City, Tuscola ‘County, ie the Sanilac County Ine, in in gownshtps twenty porsons perished Th Aainities aro left utterly destitute, ; s district is so romote that great suiforing ust ueceasarlly onsua before ald can bo tra ts the crops of grain and produce ich {0 people deponded for aubsistance “have beon sive; it awi | V6 be ‘ept away, In this elty St400 Hon aud tha eommittes are at work, ‘Tle fires in that section having dono: thelr worst Me subsiding, ond stories of the distress ‘NeW coming In, TELEGRAPHIC APPEAT: ROM THK BUFFERING AT CHOSSWELT4 Chose et Beiter of The Chicago Tribune, losswrnt, Mich, Sept, 0.—Ag the smoke i devastation Passes away tho home vik ets survivors come to the front Sow el stories of horror and suffering, fy we picture can be drawn witha pen thing i ld place before your readers any- xh Neomparison to what a scourge has ae What was ono week ago n hoppy eeperone community, to say nothing Detar, destruction to human life, - ‘The vata the living have to behold is but’ de <7 1 all sldes—houses, barns, fences, Hla and Jn fact everything. but land, gone, Tho fire of 1871 was 1g tour, but nothing In comparison to THINK OF itt iedeeayed tinber of the desolation of ion lng tee dried up by the scorching, withor- bya: monthe’ drouth, all on fire, fanned to feag puattous wind blowing at rate of enough 4 tan forty miles por hour, It 1s dertun ed arouse any charitable-thinking Iiaedtate ceatt2lng sonso of tho neceasity of Fotnpt action isimperatives LLun- ‘oye hundreds of families ara ith but beay, e scorching sun und the dews of ‘et aan ‘or God's sake procjaiin this stata to your lng in Sautiac and Huron Countles Asinntion teret Write in the most fiery tiger of Which your mind fs capable, and ‘G BURROWRD IN THE GROUND, 5; THE DEVASTATED DISTRICT. ~~ 10? OX Rand, McNally & Co. En Tho nbove map will serve to show th lnrgo tract In the northenst, east, inaw, and Midland Conntles, butin comparison with the widespret tho shore counties may Le formed when Ht Is sald.that from back of Port Austin, or from Grindst thirty miles in width down to the southern portion of Sauitng County, a distance of alxty miles, reaches thousands, The tdwuships in Huron County borderiig on Saginaw Bay tokl white you write! Imploro peeuntary ald Woe will bury the dead, ‘The number of dead cannot ho estimated until tho burned districts have been searched, for tho survivors. References: J.T. Sanford, Juda W. W. Farwell, Judge Otfs, De. E, Lane, Dr, Justin Uays, Chicago, MAIN ADVICKS. Port SANILAG, Sept. 8.—Up to Inst night forty-five bodies were found at Parla, and were all ‘found within aimile, Many more are inlssing, Nearly all are Polanders, ‘Tho whole setiigment issweptof buildings, crops, In. all the country south of Forestville, from the Inke to seven miles back, WARDEY ANYTHING 18 LEFT not one house ta tho square mile, F. 1, Ward, of Cato, will losn $40,000—on0 Inrge grist and saw mill, large general store, avery large hotel, and much other property, which, howoyor, is insured, An ol man—Cole, of Cato—was burned to death, and ail his property destroyed, dune Righnond's family, alt bus one, wera burned, and also nll thelr proparty.* Wesley. Ogden Jost’ all, wh save 9 tenn and wagon, Nearly -all the Ge fen raised since 8 o’oluck this after: ile a, nolghbor nains ara burned out. ‘They wore new settlers, and had small clear FIRE AWEPT!THES LIKE A TURRICANE, They loso ull they have, and owe for thelr places, Many of thew sled to the Inke, J. CG, Warrington, Alsred Weitzel, Hume vhrey Henry, Whner E. Bross, Jawes Ene glish, J. Muldoon, VW, Badges, 5, Badges, and probably fifty others have fost all the propowy they possessed. Delaware Township, CROWDING TO THE LAKE-ATIORY, Tho shore Hine has been crowded with human boings, cattle, and everything that could get to the water, Eye-wltiesses from Forestville say the utmost confuslai pre- yailed, Many could notsee, One man, who had lost-uis all, was both blind: and crazy, and had to be led to the lake. MONE LOSES NEAR RICHSMONDVILLE. Part of the stock here fs saved. - Commencing three miles noith of Itleh- moudville, going south on the shore; rond, the following persons are burned out: Oliver Koss, house and baru; Mrs. Dougar, framed houge; William Wilson, bara and grains Owen Roberson, houses and barn and graln; Alfred Weitzel, two fraine barns; Willan Cole, louse, barn, and grain; Clark Wil ‘These aro all in Yonce, chee ‘That ts what ts wanted, and: 4 Squilt or blanket tu protect them, ~~ A . Takquamenae BY} YR rex: eng vonteriaRe ; gel nal mare, RPE ( sfialitte FD i RII Tearerse! Sy. Crate if aes ; f oo ef Toren YM Ta) Mt ee Veattdad Nes jo Weanwaiats So ef Peanmasd we Ay Ano 9, Crain Pod F Caaliis ectay ity eRe aaa ani? onion 5 F ‘EyTuntte 3 A rcietof SP. Sara porta” \ oe Sat gals an, Swath One open op Arne 5 GO Chicaga,” , house, barn, gral H Willson, house and contents; Elijah sen, house and contents, ‘ IN RICHMONDVILEE: James Daley, house, burn, and grain; P. Emeriek, house, bath, and grain; Seymour Daley, same; Edwin Daley, sme, supposed to be Insured; ENjah. Lincotn, house and araing Byron Minaker, house and black sinltieshops ichard W, Sherman, barn; Cor- nellus Murray, household gouds; Frank Mur- ray, house, store, barn, and a inrge quantity of grain on the doek;.C. Dunlap, house; Mra, Goodwin, house; J. Harrison, house and barn; JL Merldiew, barn, house, aud grains. ©. Traviss, barn and grat; dobn Ny Bunyan, barn, house, and gral; George Harris, house and hay; John McCutley, house, barn, hay, and grainy George Young, same; ‘Thomas ‘Late, same; Adu Cart, same; J. Merrier, same; M. ‘Templer, same; Allen Murphy, sine, On tho Indian Creek road, noxt north— Adam Jnarris, house, barn, and gral, Abram Thornton porlshed with bis wife and one pon; otie son survives, and the house, barn, grain, and horses perished, dames Foster lost horse, grain, and oxen; ‘Mr. Jones, horso-barn and grains Mr, Gib- ben, sane; Henry Spears, house, barns, grain, and oxen Patrick Willis, barn and grainy danes Molin, hoose,. burn, and graing Willan ‘Taylor, house, barn, and grain: Robert Wilson, barn, house, and ent tes Richard Wills, sume, a TOWN LINE. Noxt Ine north, kno ng Town Line, every house fa burned except one, with gral aud hay. Frank Murray also lost a miunber of tonement-houses; Mr. dames Mecully was badly burned on her body and Hibs; Mr. Willian Cole badly burned, probably fatally; Archic Siler, an old gentleman, very badly burned on taee and hands, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Tionry Page lost ovary titi; Charles Whit- taker sane; Hoh MeClenn saved his houses EJ. Boynton lost everything; Levi Mhehell same; Wittiun Moskill samo; Julia Lowey, house and barns M. Burk lost ally, ‘Cabba sane; Johu Osburn same; John Lenton same; Jol Kerby saine, Jn Bridgehompton~L. Thomns Maynard José ally Laughran same; Gideon Bright samo: hh. W. Rathall gahe, ‘Shere were fifty-tive burned ot, . Persona were at 8, Moor's last night in the ‘Town of Moore In want of food, "IN WAQIINGTON, ; David Maxwell lost all; J. J, Remington, all lost but house; W, B, Cline, same; John Murturt lost everything, ‘There were thirteen familles burned out: at Anderson Statlou; cannot give all their names, In Brldgehanpton—Ed, Grice, all lost but house: Robert Alley, stable. fed, ond hordes, ‘eat irom Oreenwich QUE 181.6% eer EL Mra remem 0 Tavera Ari ne preetso location of tho district deynstated by tho forest flres in Michigan, The names of tha counties which have sulfered tho t visttation—Huron, Tuscola, and Sanitac—are printed in bluck type. ‘They wre located in whut Is known ag the *'Lhumb of the Mitten,’ a pentnsula, obtuse In torn, lylng between Sag. inuw Bay on the northwest and Lake Turon on the enst, ‘ + g ‘The section iu which tho fires raged most fur! lously aud wore most destructive {o life and property cmbracos the larger part of Jturon County, most of Sanilac County, and a | frien nnd southoast of ‘Tuscola County, and some territory In the northwestern portion of Laveer County. ‘The fires were also ve strous In Genesee, Sag- ad destruction In Huron, Sanilac, and Tuscols the losses are Insignificant. An idea of tha extent of the desolation in one City, In the extreme north of Huron County, the fire has cnt a swath of from ten to Hundreds of square inites of territory wera burned over, and the number of tho destitute but the central and eastern townships suffered heavily. Some of the Reports have been recelyed showing that every township in Sanilac County waste, while the townships of Tuscola borderlug tharcon haye sustained extensive losses. ‘he three Coun. but tho tosses then, great as thoy were, do not equal those acenstoned by the fires of this week, ‘The three 72,000, They have therefore doubled In population since the destructive fires of ten years ago, wlifle seom to have got a most Mghtly, shore villages escaped, but others recelved a severe scorching, and of some there Is scarcely 9 vestige lett, Buifered more or less Injury, ‘Che whole interior of the county fins been Jald ties of Huron, Sanilac, aud ‘Tuseoln were ravaged, by the great fires of 1871, counties muned had, iy rotund numbers, » population tn 1870 of 87,000, and In 1880 of as reapects thelr agricnitural development, tho rate of Increaso was much larger. ‘The loss will reach hundreds of thousands of dollars, and, that it deprives hundreds of all means of sustenance, next to ths Joss of Iife, its saddest feature iy Hen vorge Hunter, lost alls dames Purdy, barn und all his grains _‘T. Shumons, fost barnand grain; Mtetard Slmmons lost all his grainy J. Shape, barn and crop; John Monroe, frame house and nll his erops; par, and erops; aA. THE QUNERAL LOSSES OF PROPERTY, ao far as yebascortuined, ure something a3 follows: ‘Yho Village of Huron City, all burned ex- copt te sinall houses. Jape the sawmill and wharf be- longing to W. IR Statford aro burned; also, nil betonging to It C, Ogilvie, and several sinall dwellings, ‘Tho little settlement called Forrest Bay four inites north of here Is totally destroyed, the county sent, elxhteen miles uli burned xcept the county ‘Thamus ‘Peeple, | MeCullinm fost. was xwept clean John Richie, sume; bes ark John MeDonald aud Hy Tu Santlae Township te following losses: are reported: Thomas Iyde, George Good- Thomas Maynard, at) AXE Hl vest 13 eutrly y othors lose every: | V4 age tueuly buildings, whieh were saved, -Veronn Mills, 0 village twelve miles west, Is all destroyed except te hotel and church, A large portion of the Village of Minden Is Tho Villige of Cato is entirely gone; also Rtohmonivilly mid Deckerville, the above, it is estimated that fully one-half, and probably three-fourths of the farm buildings throng five or six towne ships ure destroyed, togethor with all tholr A. large portion of the cattle, sheep, and other live stock has wlso burned. ‘NIU: 1088 OF LIER Js eathnated at fifty pea bodies have boen bron As many nore At Part lt tinprebable that the Juss may far exeaod the fifty when all are hear trom. A large Tuber ure misalng, NAKED AND STARVING, Jins left the people of our county, ina very. destitute condiuion, families are left with no. homes, with noth. ing to eat, and nothly; they tind on thelr ba u are now actually suffering for food, great immediate want now is something to ext, rithourh, of ween forty und fi THE RUSIL OF THE FINK, North of Santlne the fire, Monday night was turriole, sweeping everything else, seemed to leave the” houses, Tho people Jd not know any fire was near then wntil it was on them, and nll tind to run for the lake, and, ft belng but ss short distance, ull renched It safely, “AYWOMAN SAVEA TER OXEN One woman, while they were running for thelr oxen ranning tite the An spite of the efforts and erles 0 the others, she rushed Into the elusting an mucrngted in driving the oxen out before her thelr fives, saw le, ‘Twelve dend a here so far. anid fope, and it ts not ae SAVED FROM THEME RLEEP, John Kerr and family, wore asleap when their building caught, atid a nelghbor, sects + ran and woke them, and they suceceded hh saving their house, but lost all else. A DITCH AS A REFUGE, Mra, W, Burgess got separated from lor Tnisband, and laid all night ina diteh, other person laid down ini a mud puddle; and rulled over and over all night, A DURYING PANTY. A large party of men left here this morn- Ing to bury the dead beasts Jn Forester ‘Lown Jo Wear except what course, Komothing to wear ts alan badly wanted, Appeals for help have been mude ta the people of Detroit und Port Huron, and we hope the geod people will nobly respuul, a8 they have d tho wants of the auiferlng people, TUB NAMES OF THE DEAD, gs far as ascertulnent, are: Jnines Munule, wife, and ebild, dtobert Wade, wh Four children a} AND Brac, Sopt, TO here this tad T take this opportunit atest news from the great FIRST ALAUM AT BAND WEACH, ‘Tho first time that dunger wasappronended he fires was about 1 p.m, de Whe the southweac wind that had been blow= tig Incrensud to 4 guly, and In some portions: of thu connty It was quilte nud three children, ‘hese will be buried here this morning, RAND UEACIL ATILT. IN DANGEN, The tives are still malay our village Ia in constant Stltlu large wmnount uf water has been houled to the quiskirts of thy village, and aur aulesire continually wetting down hoy cun reach, Jenks & Co, took fira Manday atternoon, but the fire was prompt dy put out before gulning much headway, EWING THE TELEGRAPIL WIRES, ‘Mun havo started out this morning to re- alr the Wires, and we hopes to soon again ave connnnnication with the outside world west of hare, and anger unth) we get unroofing and destroying buildings, and In sunte Instances taking people ont thelr foet and carrying them throits! distunce, "This high wind ratsed the that were burning in Qie woods into a per- and they wont up through the inthe alrfor ashore | 4, Lle salt, block ui fires MURNING EVERYTHING UEFORE THEM. , the sume time the smoko became 80 dense tat for four hours Monday aftsrnoay it was us dark here as on the darkest tli CONDITION OF THE RATLNOAD, ‘This, together with the wind aud dre, mat rains have got throug ou the Port tn ep ce Huron & Northweatern Rallroad since Sat- urday night, Nong of the rallroad bridges are burned so far as heard from. LATER—-FORTY-FIVE BODIES FOUND, Sanv Beacit, Sept. 7-3 p, m.—Siuce writ ing you this morning L have learned that six more people hive been. found burned to death west of Port Tope, and also alxteen in the ‘Townshtp of Paris, Huakine in all now abn forty-five bodies that have been found so fir, NETTER NEWS FLOM MINDEN. A more fayerable report is recelved from Minden Station, that but few buildings were burned in that village. HAD REPORTS PROM OTE QUARTERS. Reports froin all other quarters only con- flrun tho worst riinions that we had recelved before, A very hirge ninaber of people are gathered wt Bad Axe and Nirvann homeless nnd completely destitite, with nothing to eat or wear except what Is given them by sucelr as have had thelr proj spared. THE RAILNOAD OF An engine has just arrived over the Port Huron & Northwestern Railroad, and the rexular trains ure expected saan. The wad ty worthwest now, blowing hard, Tutit makes Sund Beach comparatively sate for the present. LOSSES NETWEEN CANO AND CASS CITY. East SAGINAW, Sept. 8—Nenrly 100 farms ies between Caro -and Cass City, ‘Tuscola Canty are biraed out, “David Arnott and the mother of Mrs. Haucene M A sana nan sare renerietl butrned to death, ad Meredith was broaght into nesuay night shockingly injured THE LOssns "She following ig 0 partial Hat at the loss of bu sin and nuar Cass Clty: Eugene » three miles northeast, house and 14 ds La Hiteheoek, barn and contents; Hawkins & Witson, two mills; George Thiwk jive, house and barn; two bridges over Cis Kivers Jolin Lite, house and barns Wood's cooper shop; Depew's house and brick kiln: bt Brotherton, house aud barn; Willan Wilhy, house and 3 Atitrew Sear, house and barn: Elder Deming, house wut barn; Chirk "Travis, house; Set Wher, howse and bar teorge W. Howel, sawmills n Ene, louse and bar: Will fs, house and barn; nedy, house and barn: tne. house by the fire. 1 yk GC. Dem aud barn; Sotemon Strick- Jad, @ nnd bares Orlando Strick Jand, he Juin Van Conghant, house and barns Jul Joing, house and barn; Me Me- Clary, b. hay. and part ar lis household, gouds; George Bradshaw, house and barn; two hous barn; ‘Thomas Juin Serlbner, is Bennett, honse and : Walton, house and barn, 000 feet ot lumber Lynd, house and barns; Kit: Murphy, two houses and bart seorge Bond, six miles ust, everything; Robert Brown, hotse aud barns Gilbert Uurtwiek, house and barny 5. MeChelland, will aete Cumbers Ed Davis, barn, cow, and several pigs. Nearly every: one burned ont fost the entire contents of HEHE butlilineas antl very few had thelr prop- y rt everything barn; Wit! bestiles about erty ru, so thut the loss Is coniplete. i ‘eported In Casa City that only one hou: aped fre for elglt intles of that place.” Fuinilles were coming in every fow nitnites with all they lind left of thelr warld]y possessions on thelr backs. Gagetown is all right, Charles Montague will lose about $4,000 by the burtuu of his cranberry mirsh near AUTO. RELIEF FROM CARO, Caro has forwarded several Joads of pro- visions, and Ix. tuking temporary cure of triving there, y, Sept. Over 100 families that we ay tiveuty-flve miles of here, ure perfectly te, and fooklug te Cass Tor ald, and they in turn tous, We are dally sending wagou loads of pro- visions tu Css Clty, Tw Nineteen deaths have oevurred near Cass City and ur r here. ‘The stuck tas been found ruasted in the wouds. . Oscoda, Oscopa, Sept. 4.—'The following Is the Intest at this hour (0330 p,m.) from the burnt distri ‘felugraphic communieation from Port © ‘ent to Pack, Woous & Co. here says that seventy-five persons In Turon County have been burned to death. A GENEROUS SUHSCRIPTION, Pack, Woods & Co, here head the subserip- tlon dist for the sufferers at Port Crescent with $1,009, The village is claimed to be safe at this hour and ut of danger. VILLAGES DESTROYED. Tho latest reports say that Croswell, An derson, Deekeryille, Minden, Richmundyille White Roel, Verona Mills, Bud Axe, San. raat ant Port Hope are burned, and ‘that the destritction of Ife aud property are be- yond comparison, THE FIRES ALONG TIL SHORE, The Captalns of the steainers Pearl and Flora report this morning tat from Lexing- ton to Sund Beach alt ts on fire and the scene beyond luman- power to relate, Passengers on the steamers Pearl and Flora report this torning that John Morrison and whe were four hours at Forestville in the Inke wntit the steamer Flora arrived, and then wert taken on bound | All thoy saved uff the farm was five hewLof cattle und the clothes they wore, Passengurs substantiate the sume at the truth, ANXIETY AT OSCODA, People here are so anxious In regard to 3 on the east shore that they besiege the oftcs trum morning tll night, People here will wot belleve the reports from out- side, ‘Lhe smoke here is so thlek you can’t sue tio feet before you. VORT AUSTIN. Ponrr Austin, Sept 8.——-Bad Axe Is burned, excepting about a dozen buildings and the courthouse, Muron City is burned exeepting four in- slenilicant houses, : aiutlon Uibbard's loss is about $150,000, At Port Llope the dock, tannery, aud some buildlags areourned, Forest Bay is burned, while White Rock and Minden are also reported as having suc- eunbed to the flames. Port Austin is sdfe at presont, although flre {son the south and southwest o ‘Ten persons were burned to death bnek of Port Hopes four children in Meade ‘Lown- ship, while he sand barns too numerous tomentian were burned all through the ine ferlon, the people barely eseaplug with thelr ie flames at Bad Axe pees, over part of the village in clouds, and Sighted and burned both ways, ‘She people of Port Austin were thoroughly alarmed on the nightof the 6th. ‘They spent aslecpless might. and thirty families sought A mowed | hunidred-nere felt for satety, ‘The streets were filled with teams and fouded x uy fleelng to some place for safety, . Te Windsur and many dwell- Ings re doserted, | ‘The wlid blew a perfect kilo from tho southwest. Merolg work and watieht change of the wind suyed the town, mat not a bulldiig was burned. Many faii- hes Durteil a few necessaries, Atter a night of fearful suspense, at 7 o’elosk the wind blew from the arth, and the terrible danger was over, ‘The losses are in hale the towns of tho county, and will aggregate from two: to three husdred thousand dollars, TI: DEAD mumber thirty-twa that ure known to have perished, and nore bodies sre being found constantly, ‘The remalns aro not recognlz- able, and very dient to tid. Only analt parts in niany causes are fount Jolt Mud- ding, of ubfean saenallly wits sven Heeing neross tho feld with a pall before the tire, bear n log fence, Afterwards a thorough sunreh look placa wp and down the tletd, and su sunelt did the body of the unfortiutite ree semble A CHAINED STICK that tho searchers passed It once without recognition, Itovert a. Wade, of Rableat ‘Township, beloved by all, was fannd with his wife wud four chien burned to death, Four elulfitren of the Corcoran fatitly, back of Forest Hay, perished, Sone poanle saved themselves by taking refuge fa wells. Joli Hivley, ot Bloanield, was found dead tea well, Stalwart Gurus were found buck of Port Hope, where they had fallen deghthng the tire, anffocuted, partially consiued by the burning grass. The loss of fe will, it is thought, execu titty. THY LOSS OF PROPERTY ja mostly in mutual eoimpautis, which wlll be unable to stand tho shovk, \ VARIAIL Vassan, Sept, 8.-~Tho indications this aft- ernoun and evenkye ure that the fires have spent Welr force, and thot tha dangor Is past, ‘Sho fires south of Vussur huve been wider control sine last nlght. ‘The sllelt shower checked the. fired-on the Saginaw plank- rou. ‘Khe geneyal oplulon iy that the dun- ger la past, . A PAUTIAL 1st OF Tokai Sisk It would be Impossible to give full dotaila of e uuvering and ee Srartiul list is ad fullows; Hutfinan, East Vassar, barn, hay, and all his tools; £, Sherman, houge, bari, aud el) the contents; Disbrow's bute Bote mill; Kllborno’s lumber \ camp | and. equipage; Charles Opperman, house ond contents 250 bushels of grain; , D, Foster, barn and all his grain, - Tall lost everything, Stanley, Telsecil, Empy, and Warner lost all their houses, barns, and grain; D, Bogart, barn and contents: Stay. ens, barn and contents; Bates, aawnillt, loss, $5,000; Rowe's sawmill and jumbor; [oul ton’s house and barn; Schardt Bros. house and contents, On the Houghton Creek the fanilies of Henderson Prowet, Saimitel Prowet, Goodwin, and Lopp lost all their bulldings and fons They fought the tire until compelletl to seek shelter ina well, where eight persons found shelter for six hours, Mr. Lopp {u tho ineantline kept then wet by throwing water or them. A repurt hag Just come FROM ATUEDA that a stranger, namo unkown, cannot be found and itis believed he was burned to death trying to et here with his cattle and goods. He had removed his wife and children tu a place of safety and returned to lookaftter his cattle. After tho fire passed over the mtrty went to the clearing and found the dead cattle short distance from where the barn stood, but ne trace of the man could be found. PORT CRESCENT. Pour Crescent, Sept. &—Tho town has escaped, althouh wo live been closely sur- rounded by fire, x HUME TOWNSHIP ‘ suffered slightly. Loss estimated at about $4,000, MEADE TOWNSHIP suffered heavily, Sixteen barns and several houses and contents were burned withja & radius of two tiles. 4 NANNOW ESCAPES, Familles teft thelr homes night and day ta escape, Many are suffering terribly from tho hent, smoke, and tires they encountered In maklng their escape. AID, ROE, JACKSON, MICH. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, JAcKyoN, Mich, Sept. %.—Eight hundred and eleven dolints was paid Into the fund fox tho rellef of the fire sufferers In less than three hours today. CLEVELAND, 0. CLEvELAND, O., Sept, 9—A meeting of citizens was held tonizht in response to the Mayor's call, A liboral sum was raised for the benetit of tho sufferers by the Michigan fires. A comiittee was appointed to solicit money and clothing, Steamboats will carry contributions free. NEW YORK CITY. ... Special Dispatch to Te Chicago Tribuns, New York, Sept. .—In answer to a call issued by x piillanthropic gentleman of this city, & ninnber of cltizens of Michigan, now visiting this city, former residents of that State, and others whose sympathy has beet uroused by the reports of the ‘sufferings of the survivors of the recent fires there, ns sembled today at No, 220 Brondway to take the Initiatory steps In amovenient having for its object the forwarding of relief to the stricken people. Lieut.-Gov. Birney, Minis ter to The Ingue, described the tires In the forests of Michigan, which he had witnessed (luring the past week, with which the great fires of IS7L were not to be compared. He ndded that the newspaper reports are but Incagre descriptions of the terrible havoc cominitted, und that when the full account will be known the number of those who have perished will be counted by the thousauds, and not the hundreds. He ended by saying that the snitering people would be glad to know that the people of this city remem- bered them in thelr hour of afllictiou, and would bo grateful forany help, aud that what- ever rellef would be sent could not be for- warded too quickly, ‘The meeting appointed a connitieee who will attend to the collec. tlon of funds, ‘The New York, Lako Erle & Western Rallroad Company will forward to the destitute suiferers supplies of any kind tree of charge. INDIANAPOLIS, Spectat Dispateh to The Chicago Tridune. IypIANAvorts, Sept. 9.-—The City Conncit tonight npnointed Mayor Grubbs and Coun- ellors Pritchard and ‘lhalinan 2 comunittee to receive contributions for the relef of tha Michigan sufferers. IN ONTARIO. ELLICE BWASIP ON FIRE, Srnatronp, Ont. Sept. 9.—Elllce Swamp, covering thoustnds of acres, has keen on fire about ten days, The destrnetion of prop- erty Is enormous, ‘Tho farmers near the swamp havo had all thelr buildings aud con- tents entirely destroyed, CIILCAGO. : AN APPEAL TO IER CILAMITABLE CITIZENS. A‘I'nuunr roportor who called at the of- flee of the Lumbermen’s Exchange, 255 South Woter street, yesterday found G, W. Hotch- kiss, the Secretary of that organization, bust- ly engaged In preparing an appeal for the relluf of the Michigan sufferers, ‘The circu- Jar, Which read us follows, was placed in the hands of business nen during the day? Curvado, Bent, 1, 1881.—To Lumbermen of Chit cagy and cithens: ‘Phat region of Michigan which, by reason of forest tres, resulting jaw heavy lugs of life and a vast degres of suttering, calls for tho bmmmudiate aid of more favored fees dona, hus pecullar claima upon the generous sympathy of tho lumbermen of the country, gud purtlvuturly upon the citzens of Chicago, Tt Ja that section of. Michizin made famous in | pat days through Ita yleld of lumber from the Suse and Fling iivers, Itisttsevtion which waa swept by fire upon the same fated October day which tald Chivugo inashes, aud tho present tires lonve it in tho sume condition which Chleaga would be tu, should eho be called upon te repeat ber dlsas- traus experience of October, iil, but without the recuperntive powers which sucha city as Chicngo ean present. ‘Tho sutlerors of ‘Tuscola, Huron, and Sanilac Counties number muny thousands and 1 bave the wivurnice of personal fricnds residing near this unfortunate terrttory that untess diutnedt. utguld can be obtuined the suffering for want of fod, clothing, and shelter must be enormous. pa poreonal nequalutance with thiv accion, and with many ot those who will be called upon to luke un uctive purtin alleviating present dla- tress, lends me to yoluntesr, ponding w possible organizution for that purposy, to recelyo, An promptly forward to tho Mayor of Port Ilnron, Sileh., any contribu. ona which the lumber merehunts or citizeus of eters muy fuel disposed to make for the re- Mef of the intense and widespread sufering whieh Is reporwd by those tn whoin I can place itnpiialt couttdence, Any cuntribucions of inonyy or clothing which you muy be disposed to mutke muy bo sent tothe ‘rovins of the Lumber- man's Exchange, 251 South Water atreet. Should n general organization be inaugurated among the worehants of this elty looking to the samo object, 1 stullat oncu be prepared to re- Unuieh iny Volunteer trnet to the hunds or auch connnitteo an dhall be.constituted. Hoping for u liberal response to this extraor dinary demand upon your liberality, 1 remala yourouedient servant, GrongE W, HorciHKkss, Secrotary Luumbormnun’s Exchange, Mr. Hotenkins stated that he was in recelpt of a private letter from RS, ‘Toland, editor of the Caro Advertiser, suylug that the SUFFERING WAS FAL GIEATER than the papers bad represented, and, that the publle could form no cunceptton of the extent of the fearful calamity that had be fallen the wnfortunute people of Eastern Michtim. Mr. Hotchkiss sald that in former urs Ue eauiey: rannd Saginaw Boy had Boon a famous plue-lumbor region, but that in the grent forest fives et 1871 the plus thaber had been entirely swept away, Since that - time the only lumber trade froin that section was in maple, beach, and other hard woods which int survived the fire, ‘The countr: was originally covered with ping and hard- woud Umber, In about tha proportion of one third of the former to two-thirds of the lat. ter, Stnee the former great fire the de: trees und other débris scattered throughout the hardwood Umber lave been beconi- {ug “nore and nore inflammable and Inve furnished “abundant material for the — forest rey ty Work = Upuil, ‘The present fire seemed to have swept olf this Inst trace of the former lumber glory of the Cass and Flint regions, My. Hotenkiaa stated that this flre ment ta Chicago trade. tho loss of nt least 100,000,000 feet of hard- wood lumber, [tid not involve any: pelts thnbor, ag there was none remaining from the tire of ten years ago, When the reglon had Its thnber resources awopt away at that thie the Immbermen abandoned that section, and the enployés engaged lu farming, ‘Chey werg principally mill-hands and loggers, sud were poor enough, Ln addition to these there were a good many homesteaders, who in caumon with the fumber hands were struc ging to make a living wader the nat very noticouble encouragement of the region, It was like all Ininber regions, sandy and not yery fertile, and it was almost hoplosg agaist hope to expect to acquire anything ike @ competency there. ‘This was the condition that the present great fre found the farmers of that region in. hey had very tittle be- fore, ands now vyen that little was swept away. Alidea of tho poverty of that region could ba hud from the fact that It never liad \ a railroad, although one was now belay cyns*’ structed trom Port Huson te Saud Beach, |