The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-16
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| From The Green bay Advocate Oct l2l
We undertake thus week tile description Of the
| devastation by fires In this region which have Oc.
! Cured since oar last issue With the utmost care
The city being threatened itself has not only been
4 excited and fun OF apprehension on its own &C.
| count. bat the Widest rumors have constantly
| been rife In regard to the fires progressing on
| every side OF u, Night alter night the horl-
zon all around has been lighted up by the
CONGREGATIONS, and ~ day the streets have been
filed With smoke shutting in everything from sight
From The country, TOO, II has been extremely ditl
cult TO gather connected accounts OF what is going
on the settlers in every direction are closely Oc.
scupied at home lighting the fire around their
hurried errands for helm But, considering the gen
sr apu we .nK we nave collected snch brief
iound hereafter 10 be IA their brevity and total In
adeqnateness e The real facts. Tho area or the fire
extends over all OF kcwaunee county, part or Door
nearly lac Whole OF Brown, that part OF Oconto lying
south OF the Menomonee and part OF the Shawan0
Or the terrible destruction or Peshtlgo and parts OF
Marne'te. Menekaunee aud MenOm0nee detailed ac-
The southerly wind which prevailed during Sun.
day afternoon reached The proportions OF gale in
TO houses, barns and other property in the country
with some Instances OF loss OF life, was fearful
city north ward through Brown and Kemaunce and
INTO Door, suffered must. The towns or Hnmbodt,
| scathei with whirlwind or name, devouring the
WOODS; leapnE across cisarings and lappng up
miles IN ensa in the south part A or o sne sowS
/ OF Red River Is burned. The whole town OF Brus
families is burned. In this town the vile and three
! children OF Francois Wcndl1cks were burned. In
ose Mvs q Rsar aa p agot we're
hundred houses, Is burned II is said that only four
buildings are saved: kosiere Is about five miles
Peter MIXERS place, about two miles east OF Rob.
insonvlllc, containing store Touring mill and many
/ dwelling houses and barns Is burned.
\ Scofcid a CO.'S nii near Red River, Is reported
ing IN the town OF BRUSSELS, which was nearly
ready TO run. Tney had large boarding house. 4
store ana blacksmith shop. &c. which are burned.
southeast corner and swept through to the north.
east Nothing could be done to arrest It's forward
10 prevent i spreading laierally. The burning belt
widened o. it advanced About half the
erchcs soTe ans the Two
and Rubcn's tavern are reported as saved. The
ss ~ Mo niSe n
Joseph Legois, John Benolt Darte, Jean Lacount,
Aipnonsc rague, John III. Colin Romalne Moreamx.
Slnand nseyeTs, 7: vahdcahontsn, Felix vanden.
honten, Felix BOgean, John Benot Hermann,
Charles Last, Jacques Namur, Joseph Guisenbergh
=. Rousseau, Henry Chappeue, Remy Jacqne, Alex.
In the town Of Brussels, Polite FeIe two children
o, Joseph Devaux and the wife aud three children
greater loss OF lie.
III buMUolut tttu NiCiuitys from clRUt TO Twelve
miles northeast Of THIS city, Prosper Gneuse lost
house. barn and all outbudlngs. oxen and COW.
| IN the late war, lost house, barn and all her farm
| products Nicholas I.ursuen lost his mousse Thomas
BARN bay aud gram; Mr. n% ef house, BARN aa
all grain; Mr. Pison, barn. with all hay and grain;
aas M saie barn sn a Mr.
| Mlshott Humboldt, house aud stable; the Marches,
| hus Wagner, barn and stable.
| cnurcn was burned IN Humboldt.
A small hamlet in the town OF Red River named
We are indebted 10 Paul Lefavre Of this city.
+, whose fathers family suffered greatly; John b.
| Eugene and Theodore Rubens, for many particulars.
On the Big Suamico, T. A. SalCheder lost two lie
camps on sunday, the lst lns John Cook saved
his hotel last Sunday night by hard work. the
flames drove clear over the roof. The goods were
removed TO Poitras' tavern. No buildings reported
Mucn anxiety is iet for the safety or Conn's mil,
ri Little Suamtco. IL was In danger from southery
winds ana must have had nard trial In the south.
| Hart Il Snover's mill, between Oconto ana Pesh.
tigp was burned on sunday night. There were
some hfteen or twenty mea there, and everyt thing
| was done TO save It. without success. All hut oIc
building was burned, and the men had narrow
essaS ,or ,ner ves. MI. snover Is reported con-
Near the Lost section,n on the east side OF the
| river Johh Vandenbrech lost house ami barn sun
day night. Another Hollsnaer lost everything.
From me southern towns Of this county we
ngnt against the IRE was long and severe one and
hal II not been for the rain Of Monda, might ,hev
barns are reported burned, and no lives lost
We learn rom Y. N. Na0n. who came In from
GlenInore. that on Sunday night between 10 ana Il
O'Clock, the three dwelling houses or the Eersey ro
theirs were entirely burned with their contents The
| mil and three small dwelling houses were saved nv
great effort. Hubbard's mul about forty rods from
The Bersey MILL was entirely burned at the same
time Nothing saved. These mills were nine miles
| east oil Depcre. Fortunately no lives were lost at
| these 1res
The village OF New Franken. about twelve miles a
little north Of east OF this city, in the town OF
| Green Bay, had heretofore escaped the general dc.
vastation from the forest fires but Sunday last
heavy wind sprang up, driving the rire and dense
volumes OF smoke from the southeast directly down
upon the village From the first It was evident that
the doom OF the entire settlement was sealed and no
| earthly power was Of any avail. About all that
could ne done By the Afflicted community was to
save their own lives, and the remorseess Games
swallowed Mp MILL logs houses, barns, crops, furni.
ture cl0thingeverythng but the bodies OF the citi-
zens The fire struck the place at about eight
~0clock In the evening and Mt one the morning
! nothing was lett but blackened ruins. Mr.. q. w.
| Watson, VINO was present at the fire, gives as Q
list OF the buildings he knows to be destroyed: -
| willard Lambs MILL with 600 feet OF logs,
on The railways. boarding house and furniture store
| and goods Mr. Lambs residence, two large frame
| barns, full OF hay and grain; three small barns,
eleven tenant houses occupied by fourteen families,
who all lost everything. Mr.. Lamb also lost all has
| logging sleds. The school house near the mill was
| burned.