The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-10-19
Michigan AblaZe.

Two-thirds of the the city of Manis-
tee is in ashes. 1900 people homeless.
Culy single business block left stand
ing.
The village of Glen Haven, in Grand
Travers Bay, was entirely destroyed on
Sunday evening. The inhabitants bare
ly saved their lives. The villages of White
Rock, Ellen Greek, Forestville and Cato,
were also burned Sunday night, and prob
ably Sand Beach, Rock Falls, Center
Harbor, Port Hope and other small vii
lagos. 1t is feared that there was great
loss of life. Tuscoa and Eaton county
have also suffered much damage. The
town of Brockwoy, twenty one miles
from Port Huron has been destroyed by
fire. In the city of Holland 200 stores
and dwellings are burned.
Many lives have been lost and the sur
vivors are left completely destitute.
Chicago.
From the Journal of last evening.
THE GENERAL LOSS.
An approximate estimate of the total
losses is about $2O0,OOO,O0O. The area
burned over is over 1000 acres. The
number of buildings burned is not over
20, 900. The number of lives lost is be-
lieved to be at least 800. There are about
100000 persons in need Of relief. Three
Of the National Bank vaults were open
ed yesterday and everything found in
tact The most important poiut, however,
is the bills receivable" A careful
ANALYSIS of this item gives a more cheer
full aspect to affairs than might be ex-
pected. OF the aggregate loans, nearly
two-thirds were made to lumber, grain
and provision dealers. The provision and
lumber dealers have lost comparatively
little; and as for the grain dealers the
entire loss of grain will not exceed So
900, 900. This loss would fall mainly on
about six leading 'Grain Banks" The
greatest loss in the ''bills receivable" of
the Banks will he on regular mercantile
paper.
The loss Of the following elevators is as
follows: North Side elevator, $50, 900;
Central elevator, 500. 900 bushels and
the National, 800, 900 bushels All grains
are included in the statement.
1t is believed that the Insurance Com
panies will pay all the losses promptly.
BREAD to the hungry, free," is post.
ed OF numerous churches. The hungry
are fed by the thousands, and hundreds
OF charitable women are actively engaged
IN mlnlsterng to the wants of the unfor-
tunate. Soup and coffee are brought in
by the boiler full.
The church at the corner Of Washing
ton and Ada streets is where passes are
given to destitute people wishing to get
away.
The fifty or straightforward people
who were suffering, halfclad, many in
their night-clotEes, are now nearly all in
the city, under shelter.
1t is feared that large numbers oechil-
dren, inmates of the Catholic Orpban
Society, on State street, were also burn
ed, as many of them are missing. On
Chicago avenue, a father rushed nm
stairs to carry three children away, when
he was overtaken with the flames, and
persisted with them The mother was
afterward seen On the street, on the
Northwest Side, a raving maniac. In
the same neighborhood family of five
persons persisted. The list of fatalities
is long and can only be fully verified after
the smoke is cleared away. There are
hundre Is of families on that side who
saved no clothing but barely tier lives.
Among these is the family of Perry
Smith, formerly President OF the North.
western Railroad Co.
MARTIAL LAW
is now operating throughout the city. to
the satisfaction of all but desparadoes,
who would otherwise find opportunities
for abstracting yaluabies from safes and
vaults. Several companies of the 5tb
u. s. Infantry, from Ft. Leavenwort
and from the 9th Infantry. from Omaha.
together with several companies of mill
tia from various parts of the State. pa
troll the city in regular reliefs. Gen.
Sheridan headquarters are in Jewish
public building on Wabash avenue
The encouragement received from Lon |
don, New York. and many other business |
centers of Europe and America, altogeth |
er give evidence of such financial sun |
port, as ensures the rebuilding of this |
immense metropolis with rapidity that |
will astoniSh the world
The continuance or closing up of bust |
ness by several banks, life insurance COM
panies. and large business firms, depends
on the condition in which the contents of
their vaults and safes are found. Most of
these are yet too hot to touch The at
tempt to cool a safe on Lake street bv
throwing a stream of water upon it, while
by mass of glowing Goals.
cracked it open, and the heat instantly
the contents.