The New York herald., 1871-10-20

Cark, OF Detroit, land agent extensively enSaHeu
"A the locality burned, happened to be near the
scene, and although escaping unharmed was
witness to the terrible visitation TO Others.
Ills story Is substantially the same as that
more brieny related by others but gives
more startling and important details. Sum
day night last he was at Uniontown. Wis. Fires
were blazing through the forests and along the
prairies lu every direction. At sundown there was
strong breeze which, at nine O'CLOCK increased to
. furious ,le, blowing towards the lake. The
whole surface Of the country TO the westward east
ward and southward seemed to be one mass OF
name, which almost reached to the lowering
clouds and rushed along like freshet- Even
where Mr. Clark the heat OF the at
nnosphere was most intense. Beyond towards
She lake. situated the settlement OF
wiiamson's Mills, comprising about fourteen fam
llios. The fire suddenly made rush like the Hash
OF train OF gunpOwder and swept In the shape OF
= crescent around the settlement 1t Is almost i'm
possible believe the frgntful rapidity OF the pro-
gress OF the danes. They sped along faster than
horse could CO. Sometimes, when the wind would
come with a furious sweep, the nre fairly shot hike
the discharge OF gun over the prairie and woods.
SO fierce ana terrible was Its power that It seemed
70 eat up ana annihtlate the trees like the cODsu
ing force Of . blast furnace.
THE ROAR AND RATTLE
Of the hot air currents was loud as the Whrr OF
great mll and added to this horrin sound were the
awful moaning and wailing OF the wind. That
aoise went through ones very bones ana marrow.
As we stood looking on, say at about ten O'Clock,
we heard another strange sound. Straining
eyes toward the fire. about seven miles distant we
could just discern something moving. Now it
would appear like blacK mass. then It would se2a-
rate into fragments, swaying to aud fro and bob
ping up and down. 1t came towards US directly
from the lurid wall OF name. So intense
was the glare OF light all about rs
that our eyes were dazed, they ran
with water, and we could only see by
constantly using handkerchiefs AT last we
made out by sight and sound that the moving mass
was number OF cattle and horses, laundering
along towards us, away from the flames ,beowing,
neirh,ng ana moaning they galIopped on FIN
ally they came rushing past with fearful speed their
eyebals dlated and glaring with terror, and every
motion betokenng the perfect dellrium Of fright.
60me appeared to nave been badly burned, AMI
must have plunged through long space OF name
IN the desperate effort to escape. Following con-
siderably behind came solitary horse painting and
snorting, and nearly exhausted. He was sadded and
brdled, aud as we hrst thought, had q bag lashed
70 his back. AS he came up were startled al the
Cght OF young lad. lying fallen over the annlals
neck, the bride wound around his hands and the
name being cunched by the fingers. Little effort
was needed to stop the jaded horse and at once
lease the helpless boy. He taken In the house,
and all that we could do was done, but he had in
hailed the smoke and seemed IN q dying condition.
Some time elapsed and he revived enough to speak.
He told his namc-Patrlck Byrnes-and said,
..Father and mother and the children got IN the
wagon. don't know what became OF them.
Everything Is burned up. / am dying.
OH Is HELL ANY WORSE THAN THIS 7"
The poor fellow lay IN critical condition when
Ven. The next morning we drove down to the SET
clement. The first house we came to was that OF
STSE s@se the
cooking stove and iron portions of farm tools were
iarther @ On. The forest was burned down close to
the ground, the stumps only being left smoniuerng
road was baked ana cracked by the heat. We had
gone about mile when we came to nor
iay the bodies Of SIX persons. and two
horses roasted to crisp. The iron tires OF the
scattered ABOUT Here the IRE nad surrounded and
engafed them. Evidently the team IN Its mad
rom % the @ road to wnere % aey wrthed IN the throes
OF horrible death. Mr. Byrnes was q native OF
over tSs sna w'
lived lnstne Fourth ward OF this city, where ne was
saps West t. ana Sy Industrious habits had
lated snug property. He had hve children, the
and thred a t6c sce"e we nrre
on, only TO see more AMI worse All along the road
iay the carcasses Of cattle, sheep hogs and dogs,
bnrned 10 crisp. The smaller animals were al
most entirely consumed. Now We came to the vii
lage. Nothing was left except piles Of ashes
house We found eight bodles-one, OF u man, was
In stooping position over tna OF child as though
he died trying TO shield on the names This was
very likely he body OF Mr.. williamson the owner
the mills who, with mis- entire family, is said
house were four bodies, apparently those OF mother
and her children. They were scorcied not burned
retained expression OF calmness that seemed to
Indicate painless death by sudocaton. But
THE MOST HORRIBLE SIGHT OF ALL
was at Bo0rman's well. Mr.. Boormans house was
the largest In the village. and the centre OF the
Gated large oul shallow wei. several OF the
neighbors were supplied with water from this foun
grafton when all hope was cut 90, the neghbors,
% insane WITH Terror. ongei With one purpose to
uaea mat 1 place een San
wrecncd pen..c euiefed tie well s the last refuge
I.6arcs had beon thrown down TO prevent them
beng drowned but cvldeatly the relentless fury 0,
she fire drove them Deli neil into the PIT TO struggle
with each other and die-s0me by drowning aud
others by Dre and surocatiun. None escaped
Tnnty.two bodies were found there. they were in
every imaglnaDe position, but the contortions OF
their faces told the harro 81 ing tale. they must
have fought with The fury OF wild beasts, and
The fixed glare OF the eyes-some times staring and
strained almost out oI the socKeis--the clInched
sneveed Sa and BRUISED pesos .ns ma se De
blood freeze 10 look upon.
ONE FAIR yorNG WOMAN
was bent nearly double, but clasped to her breast
sweet young babe, whose lips seemed glued
TO the fond young mothers IN the last long KISS OF
dcaih.
Three little girls, one OF them with golden blond
tresses falling 10 her waist, ounl ciasped to-
eether tightly that considerable force neccs-
sary 10 separate them These undoubtedly stiied
70 death and sank away WITH the deep, profound
sieep that knows waking. One old man was
found head downward below the water little boy
was near him with nis hands cllnchcd in the old
mans white hair. Three almost
6ouDled with heavy bodies pressing upon them
from above. Those on the top OF the well were
husl Atu0n INV a dfa IA a nj
or destruction. The water was about five feet deep
and the well was walled In nicely with stone, hav
ing q diameter OF fully tour feet. But beyond was
more destruction. In the road children and
roasted TO crisp. One cellar contained three
bodies, evidently OF ADULTS. All the houses along
the roads down to Sturgeon BAY were reduced 10
ashes, and In them near by were the blackened