Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-16
Belief that Over One
Thousand Persons
have Perished.
Proclamation by Gov
ernor Fairchild.
Appalling Loss of Life.

oAt Ncb. ll-lU A. M.
To s. L. Fdler:-Charles Woodward, just in
from Peshtigo, says that 500 persons persisted
In the hames. Newspaper reports cannot exag-
gerate the fearful loss of life on the east shore
| Green Bay is illed with refugees.
II. o. CRANE.
GREEN BAY, Oct. 100 P M The report of
the burning OF Wiliamson's mills is fully CON
nrmed. Fifty five lives are lost, and ten bodies
are badly burned. and only three injured. one
OF whom Is in the city.
AT Fensaukee between twelve and fifteen
barns and dwellings on the Little River road
were burned Among the losers are Paul
whitney, Paul Lavalle, Louis Prickstt and n
Mr.. Dougherty. Thomas Buckley lost his life
while trying to save his furniture. The shanty
novels and about one mile OF track at Tram
ROAD are also destroyed. The farmers in that
section have suffered generally in the loss of
FENCES ana hay, and many Of them have been
burned out wholly
GREEN BAY Oct. ILLS p. Non Sunday
night about o'clock a fire broke out in the
south part Of the Belgian settlement at Brus-
sels, Door county, destroying $50 houses, and
leaving nothing of the large and fourishing
settlement but five houses. Nine persons are
missing; they are supposed to have persisted.
Inns morning two hundred people break tasted
on four loaves of bread.
Houseess, they camp on'their land and seem
struck dumb by the great losses. Their houses
barns, implements of farming household furni-
ture ana cattle are burned and destroyed. The
roads are hlled with carcasses of horses cattle
sheep and hogs dying from the smoke and heat.
Inc inhabitants, during the confagration
only saved their lives by throwing themselves
upon the ground and covering their heads. The
most pitiable state of things exists all through
the district visited by the fire, and hunger and
starvation staring the wretehed inhabitants in
the face.
GREEN BAY, Oct. 1O-s:45 P. N.-Willam-
sons mill, at Sturgeon Bay, is reported burned
and fifty lives were lost.
The steamer Union has Just arrived from
Peshtigo, with a number of burned and other
wise injured survivors of the fire of Sunday
night, and the steamer st. 10. it is reported
will be in soon with nearly one hundred more
The Dunlap House, at Marinette, is full of the
worst cases of burnt people, who arrived at that
place IN wagons. on yesterday and to-day.
No fires OF any importance are reported since
the rain of last night. Oconto and Pensaukee
are safe.
GREEN BAY, Oct. 12.-The news from Pesh-
tlgo aud vicinity is of most heartrending
character. Three hundred and twenty-five
dead bodies have been found and buried up to
last night, and more are supposed to have been
lost. On the east shore the news is also dread
full. Nearly one hundred dead bodies have
been found and buried, and doubtless more are
burned in that fearful conhagration. MANY
l
brought here, and more are constantly arriving
Assistance is coming to their relief, and food
and clothing is being sent to the sufferers as
rapidly as possible.
GREEN BAY, Oct. II.
The northern steamer Is Just in Three hundred
an twenty-five bodies had been found and buried
at Peshtigo up to last night. The river will be
dragged to-day, and 1t thought one hundred more
bodies will be found Between sixty and seventy
4 dead bodies were brought into 0contO last night
The loss of life on the east shore-n Door and Ke-
waunee counties-s appalling the terrible news
come in Those left houseless and almost
naked. ROBINSON & BRO
| GREEN BAY, Oct 13
The northern steamer Is JUST n Dr. Nichols, OF
your city, and other passengers bring the horrible
news that four hundred ana eeventy dead bodies
have been found at Peshtigo and vicinity, and it ia
thought that the loss OF life will reach seven hun
dred. This is exclusive of the east shore, where
the loss OF life Is fearful Robinson 4 BRo.
The Horrors Increasing,
MARINETTE, Wis. via. Green Bay, Oct. 49,
There have been $50 wounded brought here
from Peshtigo. and there are scores who are ".
ing in the bushes within twelve or fourteen
miles who are alive, but cannot be reached TO
day. Whole families having let themselye
down into wells, were burned to death ever
there, and were covered up where they laid. N,
reports have been overdrawn. The loss of lif
is fearful.
An Appeal that Should be Needed
GREEN BAY, Oct. 10.
Tothe People Of Wisconsin;
The accounts of the appalling calamit,
which has fallen upon the east and west shore
of Green Bay have not been exaggerated. Tn
burned district comprises the counties of 0con
to, Brown, Door and Kewaunee. and parts O
Manitowoc and 0utsgamie. The great loss o
life and property has resulted from tn,
WhirlgIn1 fire which
over the country, making tn
roads and avenues of escape impossible will
fallen timber and burned bridges. The pre-
vious long drouth had prepared everything fo
the flames. The loss of life has been very great
The first estimates were entirely inadequate anC
than present accounts place it. 1t is known
that at least one thousand persons have been
either burned, drowned or smothered.
OF these deaths, six hundred or more
were at Pesitigo and adjacent places
and the others in Door, Kewaunee
and Brown counties. Men are now penetrating
that almost inaccessible region for the purpose
of affording relief, and fear that their reports
will increase this estimate. From the most re-
1 liable sources of information learn that not
| less than 5000 men, women and children have
been rendered entirely destitute. Mothers are
left with fatheress children, fathers with moth
erless children. children are left homeless or
/ phans. Distress and intense suffering are
on every hand, where but few days ago were
comfort and happiness. Scores of men women
and little children now lie helpless. They are
burned and MANNED in temporary hospitals
cared for by more fortunate neighbors. These
suffering people must be supplied with food
bedding, clothing, feed for their cattle, and the
means Of providing shelter during the winter.
The response by the good people of Wisconsin
has already been prompt and generous. 1t is
meeting the immediate need and is being faith
fully aud energetically distributed through
the relief organization at Green Bay, but pro-
vision must be made for months in the future.
/ There are wanted -four, salt, and cured meats
NOT COOKED, blankets, bedding, stoves, baed
hay, building materials, lights, farming imple-
ments and tools, boots, shoes and clothing for
men, women and children, log chains. axes with
handles, nails glass aud house trimmings, and
indeed, everything needed by farming com
mu nifty that has lost everything.
/ To expedate the transfers at Green Bay all
boxes should have cards attached to them,
stating their contents, and all supplies should
be sent to the Relief Committee At Green Bay.
Money contributed should not be converted into
supplies but should be forwarded TO the COM
mittee. Depots have been established at Green
Bay, under the management Of a committee Of
puble-spirted and energetic men who have the
confidence of all for the receiving and dispatch
ing of supplies. They have organized
system of subdepots contigu-
Gus to the burned regions, and