The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-10-20
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) Card From CONTROL,
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) THE NORTIIW WESTERN FIRE-TliE Loss o
LIFE OVER TWELVE HUNDRED.
MINIATURES. October l5-Later &C
counts from North Wisconsin confirm
all previous reports and JUNIORS. TN
loss Of life in tho neighborhood Of I'll,
burning village of Pcshtigo will rcacl
over twelve hundred, as fifteen per cent
of those injured Il not recover Til,
fire tornado WIS heard ut u distance Xix,
the roaring Of the sea. Balls Of fire wcr,
soon observed TO fall like mcteors il
different parts Of the town, ignitin.
whatever they touched. People rushed
with their children in their arms for a
place Of safety, but the storm of fire was
upon them, and cnvcl0pcd them in flames
smoke, burning sand and cindcrs, and
those that were not able tO reach the
river were suflocatcd and roasted alive.
This terrible scene happened on Sunday
nigth, the 9Th Of October, already made
famous by the Chicago horror.
A member Of the Relief Committee
sent from Milwaukee with supplies. a y
the only survivors were those who were
fortunate enough 10 reach water, many
throwing themselves into mill ponds.
and clinging to floating logs. \ num-
Der of these were downcd, by being
thrown from the logs by maddcncd
horses and cattle that rushed into the
SVOfnes fl,O s;np~- x.1n,,a .o
tract of country eight or ten miles wide.
Every building, fence, and all the tenn
Der, was licked up clean by The tongue
Of fire. The town of Pcsthigo numbered
two thousand, onc-ihird Of whom l.cr-
ishcd On that fearful night.
Reports from the cast shore of Green
Bay place the loss OF life full as high as
at Pcsthigo. The same count states
the immediate wants Of the people
are supplied. and large Of pro-
aud clothing will DC required for
the coming winter.
Mayor L.udington,o of Milwaukee, pub
fishes the following appeal for aid:
MiLwAKEE. October I I.-Thc calanli-
that have bcfallcn our State, and
some Of our rcigboring states, are truly
APPALLING. Over I,5sO men, woman and
have been burned to death il,
Wisconsin alone. Their business houses
and farms. to a large extent. arc cntire.,
the very soil having been
burned and destroyed all their autumn.
and root crops. They arc utterly dcsti-
lutc and will require full support n,
least another season. Seven counties in
our own State arc thus, In a great part.
dcsolated. Whole regions OF,
country in Western Michigan arc in the
aMe condition, and these fires arc still
and destroying. Milwaukee j.
doing all she can do. Nv her close
TO Chicago, she was cna-
bled to send large quantities Of supplies
into that devastated city during the pro-
grcss Of the fire. feeling her fircmcn
and exhausted citizens. Vast numbers
Of Chicago suffers arc now filling our
houses and public buildings. and We
to their necessities. We have
hundreds of tons Of provisions,
clothing, and stoves, and other
nccdful articles, 10 Chicugo, to northern
Wisconsin, and TO west Michigan. We
arc doing u best, but the amount Of
suffering in our own State is beyond our
power alone to assuage. We appeal to
he public for aid. We will be the dis
penscrs Of supplies to suffers in Wiscom-
lin and western Michigan. We have
made every necessary arrangement to
accomplish these purposes with ccono-
ny and effect. All contributions in
money may he sem 10 Alexander
Mitchell, banker. All contributions Of,
God, clothing, bedding and other neccs-
AIRY supplies may be directed to %llarri-
son LudingtOn, Mayor.
"llARHIsoN L.uDIxGToS."
FURIOUS GALE-GREAT EXCITEMENT.
A furious gale prevailed in this city
ast night. 1t became almost a harricamc
~ twelve o'clock, but subsidized before
morning. 1t caused much alarm to the
'itizens, and especially those residing in /,
Inc vicinity Of the late fire. Fire brands
blown about in every direction. I,
walls were Frustrated i'm quick
ucccssion shaking the buildings in the I
from foundation to apex. Mucl, T,
larlm prevailed, the people rushing into
he streets from their dwellings. in many !;
instances, fearful that their houses would f.
C FRUSTRATED and they buried beneath,
he ruins. The excitement and alarm !
ras scarcely less than OF the might Of !,
he great .di.astcr. Fortunately il had :
mined for twenty-fOur hours previous. =
nd this prevented any onf!agration rs :
he result Of the tornado. :
THE OBSERVANCE or THE SABBATH. =
CHICAGO, October 15.-Thc Sabbath has n
cen recognized in a marked manner In /
the churches left standing. In many I,
.lstanccs, two and three congregations d
different religious tcncts have wor- r.
,ipcd In the same cdiiicc at difTerentl II
ours, and marked religious feeling per- n
the w%0rshippcrs. or course, the .
'emc OF all me preachers was the great Al
All spoke hopefully Of the al
ltnrc Of Chicago, both in her material Ii
al spiritual growth.