The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09

There Is vet great danger IN travelling on account
Of the constantly falling burning trees. A. sna
ram on sunday night dio much good In staying the
progress OF the fire.
Between here and Duck Creek considerable hay
and miles or fences are burned.
Families are deserving their farmhouses In the
woods between Fort Howard and Depere and NOV
protected, As they can no longer endure the dense
smoke winch enveiops the country.
George Il. Cook came III from HIS mil In the town
OF Howard on Monday pretty well used up from
hRhung ire all dav sunday ana Sunday night HIS
NH ana boarding house had caught hire several
times. and by great exerons had been extlngushel
Oscar Giay's NTH IN the town Of Pittsheld mad q
narrow escape lie came IN on Satard ay night Tor
hen worked night and day 10 save the property:
Some OF the men had their eyebrows singcd and
hair burned. SO close was the CONFLICT Two dwelling
houses adjacent were barned.
MoIaren's new MIL, at Angelica was safe at last
Az Foster n Arnolds mill fourteen miles west on
the Shawano road, the nre approached the mi from
un a sg Mond.y mornnS the Contest for saving the
mn a0d buildings was severe one Ine mlii was
fortunately aapy SUPPLIED WIN wafer IRON ,sn an
there has been great damage among the standing
timber
Elsewhere we give the particulars OF the burning
OF Holmes' sawmill on the pcnsaukee River. We
hear Of no other damages on the river though tho
danger has been great to all the settlements t -
likely that shall hear OF further disasters there
On the Big Suamico large lot OF logs IN the bed Of
nnrpe, They beongsd to Lamb watson ana Mr.
Trembe ,;ross,s mil at Little Suamico Is reported
burned. We hear no particulars. The report that
Conns mil has been burned IL not confirmed. At
Oconto, AZ last accounts the whole available pcpu-
lation are out resisting the inroad, Of the Are.
Bruugussts barn, with quantity OF hay, was
burned. From PesD,go we publish u account,
In letter from correspondent there, OF the
row escape OF The extensive mills and factories at
Al aiarlnette4 the nre advanced so close to town
that the Dnnap House was threatened, and the
flying cirdars were 80 thick taat the people only
protected their houses by the constant use OF wet
blankets and water.
On the line OF The Lake Pcpin Railway 5000 ties
and several hundred cords Of wood are reported
burned The towns OF Seymour, bovina and Black
Greek are ravaatd By the ire, and vast amounts OF
fences, nay coldwood ana other property are lost.
And erson's mill. in Seymour, was saved with DIM
East OF here the mills over which there has been
the hardest s.rugale were Woodruts and sanford's.
The last naned was incorrectly reported burned on
Mr.. Sanford sent into town on Saturday night and
Obtained fresh relay OF men. and IL was reported
QUO OF danger on Monday laorning.
WoodruI's mill is reported TO have been on fire
twice on sunday, but Was saved with severe exer
non. house. occupsei by , FREQ Levy, German,
Al the charcoal sims OF the Green Bay furnace,
some three miles from here, l,Zto cords OF wood
The country In the vicinity OF what is known
as iatcine's iarm, on the East branch some four
miles from here, has sustaiaei serious losses.
Fences. hayslacks, barns, and other property are
burned
The report OF last week that Delyeauxs mill near
the ManitowOc road, east OF here, was burned.
proves a mistake. The mill was saved but he lost
800 cords Of bolts, which was all his sock got out
COOKS MIL at Lily Lake, on the eastern margin OF
this county, had narrow escape. Ala the hands
were stationed around The mill. removing under
brush ana logs anl digging trenches. They made
successful resistance for a day and TWO nights ana
placed the mill out OF danger.
The stage from stiles on Monday got through to
this city with great difficulty on account OF the
fallen timber and dense smoke. The driver reports
large force hard nj work at West PensaCkce trying
10 save McGovan's Hotel and O.her buildings. Pc
tiers had MS whole force at work to save his mill
anu al oining property. Men, women ana children
Fred. Scheiler who was at work WITH force OF
men rebuilding bridge on the Manitowoc road.
about Tour ana a half mics from here was COM
peiled to abandon his work All OF the three bridges
between here and hOmmes' tavern. four miles out
were burned on Sunday. The circus, which went
from here 10 Manitowoc that day had the good Tor.
tune TO pass there before they were burned. The
tavern Jour niles IRON here, formerly ow0ed BY
jonn Piatten, was saved by ploughng around Ii,
but the fences in the vicinity are all burned. Mr..
scneler says that the falling OF the burning trees
was ike "A continua discourage or artillery. The loss
to tue timber Is immense. Ine houses anu barns are
mostly saved but fences. timber and bridges arc all
swept on.
the new cuverts which have been bnilt by Road
Superintendent Delaney along the Mantowoc and
been nearly ali burned. The nre running along and
under the ground gets under them, and 1t Is mpos-
We also hear that most or the new plaak road
from the upper East River bridge eastward Is de.
81, Dyed.
erai dwellings, and barns aud many stacks u wheat
hay aad oats were conslnsd. Aduea 70 these y
ANA Stner products OF the i0resk
We give below some OF the individual losses sus-
tanned Nv the farmers aud others east and southeast
Of this cily and pepere.
Erast sLruOie lost, quarter Of mile from Mason
John Turner, Two and hal miles from that
briage, nifty cords OF wood.
Frank hammes. ionr miles east, half Ms fences.
Ech stating. ten cords wood
Henry stone lest fences anu WOOD, ana moved out
Of his house, expecting 10 lose mat a!so.
~ hA ln.t
John Beck, a mile and q half from the toll gate,
on the plank road LOST seventy cords OF wood.
Joseph Boehn four miles east OF This city, lost
reported that the houses OF two Hollanders In
that vicinity were burned aud hall Q dozen others
lose rom 500 to $500 each.
Louis bricks LOST i've cords OF wood, fences, &C.,
two miles OUT
The widow Latour, about two miles ont from
Mason street bridge, lost the fences ~ forty acres
This Is particularly sad case Lost spring her
husband died. Shortly after she lost an OK, Q
week ago another OK and a hefer, now her fences,
and she has assurance OF the safely Of her house
and barn. She mas six small children, one Of them
j. j. Founder, in that neghborhood, has los.
refer Pero 10 II miles out lost fences; John Hen
lricks about one thousand rails.
Joseph valerin0 i've cords wood and 500 fence
Nicholas schiag had hard work on Saturday to
save buildings.
ers are hauling out the cordw0od and putting their
Lay III secure places.
ABOUT cast OF DeIeTc james ElIc0lc lOSt
two logging road bridges, worth about one thousand
dollars; oae OF them was slSy feet high aud over
w 0 hundred feet long.
Emil lancaster lost mis- barn. about mile south
o. the Depcre stage road. saturday.
Bowers mil, seven niles from Deperc, was IN
great danger sun lay and all the following night;
large lorCe workel hard to save II.
The woods IN parts OF Glenmore are perfect sea
OF names. smith mil had up 10 MONDAY morning
escaped.
yes mil, GleDmore, has been seriously threat.
ened. and large force Is fighting fire around 1t.
The widow Corrgan, five miles east OF Depcre,
lost all her fences. new settler IN that neighbor-
rood VINO purchased piece OF land OF VIM.
Scott Of this city anu Is building house upon 1t,
was en- sunday completely surrounded by fire and
trying 10 Lnd water py digging 10 save his
house.
Baptiste Quatsoc, three and a half miles east OF
Delere, lost nearly all his fences.
III the village OF Depere, on Sunday night John b.
Neters lost seven or eight tons O nay, and ether
| SACKS are endangered.
Along the road running on the bank Of East River
: le. AanGEa CITY the lnlaiYIuQ layn