The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-16

loss of life as being fearful. Some seven
to eight hundred dead bodies had already
been recovered and it Is believed that the
number will reach full one thousand, and
b the wounded full two hundred. This
a comprises full three quarters OF the popu'
lation.
MILWAUKEE, Oct 16-Later accounts
from Northern Wisconsin confirm all
previous reports, and rumors. The loss
! OF life in the neighborhood OF the burned
village of Peshtigo will reach over one
thousand, two hundred, or Is per cent of
those injured can't recover.
The fire tornado was heard at q dis.
tance, like the roaring Of the sea. Balls
Of fire were soon observed to fall like me.
teors, in different parts of the town, ignit.
Ing whatever they touched. People
rushed with their children in their arms
for place of safety, but the storm of fire
was upon them, and overlaped them in
flame, smoke, burning sand and Gin
ders, and those unable to reach the water
were suffoCated and roasted alive This
terrific scene happened on Sunday night,
the 9Th of October, already made famous
by the Chicago horror, A member OF the
Relief Committee, sent from Milwaukee
with supplies, says the only survivors
were those who were fortunate enough to
reach the water, many throwing them.
selves in the middle ofthe pond and cling
ing to the floating logs. A number of
these wcro. drowned, by being thrown
from tho logs by maddened horses and
cattle that rushed into the water.
The fiery cyclone swept over tract
Of country eight or ten miles wide. Ev.
cry building, fence and all the timber was
licked up clean by the tongue of fire,
The town Of Peshtigo numbered 1000,
One.thrd Of whom perished on that fear
ful night. 49,
Reports from the eastern shore of
Green Bay place the loss of life fully as
high as at Peshtigo.
The same account states that the i'm.
mediate wants of the people are supplied
but largo amounts Of provisions and
clothing will be required for the coming
winter.
Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee pub
lishCs tho following appeal for aid.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 14.-The calamities
that have beiallen our State, and some
Of our nelghboring States are truly ap-
palling Over 1900 men, women and chill
dren have been burned to death at once.
Then houses and farms are to large ex-
tent entirely destroyed The very soil
having been burned and destroyed, oil
their autumn and root crops, they
arc entirely desolate, and will re.
quire full support at least until
another season. Seven counties in
our own State are thus in great part
utterly desoated. Whole regions Of
country in Western Michigan are in the
same condition, and these fires are still
raging and destroying. Milwaukee Is do.
ing all she can. BY her close ncighbor.
hood to Chicago, she was enabled to send
large quantities of supplies into that dc.
vastated city during the progress Of the
fire, feeding her firemen and exhausted
citizens. Vast numbers Of tho Chicago
sufferers are now filling our houses and
public buildings We have supplied
hundreds Of tons OF provisions and cloth
ing, and stoves and other needful arti-
cles, to Chicago, to northern Wisconsin,
and to Western Michigan. We arc doing
our best, but tho amount Of suffering In
our States is beyond our power alone to
assuage. We appeal 10 the public Ior aid,
aud will DO the dispensers Of supplies TO
the sufferers in Wisconsin and Western
Michigan. We have made every neccs-
sary arrangement to accomplish these
purposes with economy and effect. All
contributions in money may be sent to
Alexander Mitchell, Banker. All contri.
buttons OF clothing, bedding and other
necessary supplies may be directed to
Harrison Ludington, Mayor.
Signed HARRISON LUDtNGToN"
Hundreds OF Lives Lost - Forests,
Towns and Villages without Nums
Der Destroyed.
From the Chicago Post Of Friday.
The lumber regions Of Wisconsin and |
Minnesota have been In flames several
days past Now the demon OF destruc.
ton is sweeping over the lumber districts
Of Michigan, All along the shore Of Lake
Huron, and the northern part of the west.
ern shore Of the State, the fires are raging. |
Manistee was on fire Sunday night 200
houses were burned, and five millsS In.
Guiding those Of Cushman, Calkins & Co,
Green & Milmon, Garfield, and Taylor & |
Robinson. Several stores and ware.
houses were also burned. The lOssto the
first named firm was above 100000, par.
TALLY insured. A coplous rain fell on
Monday, which Is believed to have extin.
guished the Manistee fire. Peshtigo Is
completely destroyed. In Menominee
1000 people are living upon the stores
sent down there for the supply oil the lum.
bering regions during the winter.
WISCONSIN,.
AT Williams's mill ffly.five were killed,
ten badly burned, and only three escaped
At Pensaukee twelve to fifteen houses
were burned, and one life lost. On Sun.
day night fire broke out in the Belgian
settlement, at Brussels, in Door county,
destroying 1s0 houses, and leaving five
Nine persons are missing, and hundreds
are starving, the crops being destroyed
The fires in Calumet and Sheboygan
counties are out, butimmense damage has
been done.
Peshtigo has been entirely burned, and !
,oVO people are homeless, The whole
Town ran ior the river, hanging on tologs,
anu were frequently driven to din their