The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-08
THE WISCONSIN, FIRES.
4 Summing Up of the Loss of Life
and Property.

. - fAntAihS ID Oh the Loss Of Life
and Property.
\ correspondent OF the Milwaukee.
HltcoHSaR, VINO has Travelled through
the burnt regions in Wisconsin, thu:
sums up the loss OF life and property in
the country through which he PASSED
After making deduction Tor exa--er
atoms, l hal supposed that 800 would
cove: he number OF dead on the wesl
SIDE OF the bay. now learned from re-
Liable sources that the actual numbs,
81 intecneats up TO Monday night
counted up o504 Add ano,he. hundred
Tor remains Of ashes ana charrei bones
81 PeshIigo, and think We have mol
far RON the true number on me ives,
side. Add 100 :oF the east side-mak
IN 90 IN ail-ald the Heath roll Is
Iear!y complete.
II : impossible 20 dgure he ag--e,
5aIe losses OF pine timber and arm
properly with anv degree of cLoseness.
Il : tie Interest Of mill men 10 To-
derate he amount OF fallen pine thai
most - secured this winter 20 save i.
\ medium estimate Of damage n pine
.aud- n the Green Bay region is S401.-
t". The damage On the Mott Is Inquired
- $4,000 There : abundance Of
harn Wood eft = places he damage
70 Gi.T.ICals nav amosrt 70 5000. 600.
the .oss OF he fifteen tssw mills burned
: estimated ~ S25.O0O. The loss Of
corGwood. .les. EsmIock bark, &c. :
st 81 $4,000. The losses Of fences.
Z buildings, wagons. ca::la ami c-ops.
among me six hundred farmers cannot be
.es- thar S6UuutU-uaklrg total ag-re-
gale NJ $4,000. aside rom those al
Pesntizo.
The country through rom Brown
county 70 BIZ Sturgeon 8av, Tor 40p
square miles. : utterly devastated. At
east ,our hundred arms his iornado
section aioae are leiI iesolaie-sJriuued
O; every improvement Fences, barns.
dwellings. implements. -UrrliU-e.
wagons. harness. aud c.ors. all veulup
. . a xnirtwiud Of ne. Il will AXE
cL.-tS Years. IN that cold. harI =oil tor
-l-lr UmCe- 20 row again. N The
aggregate helr -oSs musr fo.f I'D SlUn
, 'amllv. Farmers mere nave saved
lal' ~ their cams. that we're - Dose
n M voois. and a,.hl-i pf;be.- stock.
BIZ .Eev have no Law. straw. --aln. ~
eel u 2uy >o-t-Ho; even the Door
chance D browse u The woods. Sea-tv
al. v.;h ,ar-e families a2ye Loot
,a=-f ,2=t COW and pig. Ia -!ie Of
=lE miles N nearly straight lIns. I saw
II, ,n.ee hens. and 2 ,alI.os mill
he oH'v t2rm Implement 'eit 10 toe
-owG. y he Belgian =s;l.eEnea; On 2ei
-iyt-. -iSIv-JwO families were burned OH.
. 9ow Not 4 house, net a slesi. not
, coop-aot one .eoce rail .est upon
another. The families mad ied, Al most
naked ard breaIh!ess. 10 the iew cabins
On he ou;sairIs that were saved
There are 300 OF more wounded sui
.e-e-s Remaining in hotels. boarding
houses. anu hosuITaIs about the nav.
ciitv u the PesnI:-o sufferers we're a;
Tue Dunlap house. Mario cite. Hat d
them we're able % be about. Burned
aar=. iaces. hands AMI feet were COM
non 20 uss-iv all. Many n -o0ns
could hardly sir 10 bed. There were
women With -reat burns os their sides
ana limbs. with ACE. Ike kettles, and
hands ike claws. burned 10 the bone.
Men could fight better and dare more
man women. Most Of them persisted
~ -uHcatiou.o Lille children are sadly
manned IN thei- teeI and aces. l saw
J one s.Gh 4 heei gone, ana another with
an eve. Nearly All will reeove. without
Ioss of sight OF limb. I could III! a book
WITH stores o. TIE hospital. Most OF
hem suffer more RON hu-ts OF mIDa
tan boiy. I have q sad memory OF 4
/ moor widow who lost her crippled boy
/ VINO went IN clutches. anl a spr'gEIiy
I ,itt.e yiri VINO FELL between the blrnlnS
'oys. They were all OF her t-ml!v.
7 The screams o. both, =he said. seemed
forever sounding n her ears. There e
q future. and no ioubt compensation Tor
/ all these suffering ones.
Most OF the cab.ns that are lei: are
c-owded with two and three families
| -sc.. | saw one with iour men, i've
I women and sixteen chl!drea-;wo OF
them iuianis. They had .ust received
an outfit Of clothes, warm stockings,
( knit hoods. thin shawis, thin galters
AMI Iighi colored dresses for the Somen
and mis-: old-iashjoned hats. oursted
boots. thin Jackets and summer coats
and Dants forthe men and boys. There
we're some occasions ior laughter. out
1oue Of ridicvle: all were glad and sur
u-rsed at getting what they lid | a"
10 immediate want OF provisions. Flour
,o-k and hard bread are distributed 10
all. 7ackages OF tea ana coffee 10 most
There are nearly potatoes enough IN the
country. If distribu1ed- Their stock thai
r. LEFT = driven of 10 meadows anu
5e}is not burned over. ore !srge-
hearted old farmer Vas keeping eighty
odd cattle belonging 10 his unfortunate
, 7eignbors. Without 5JopPlog 20 con
zider he ways of Providence OF the
1sss Of philosophy, these sIup.e-tnln J.
ID people seem TO have UNDERSTOOD the
ar Of helping one another.
Fhe Mace-CObarn k1Snt.