Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-10-20
TRE ca sAT PIREs.
The ConfiagratlOn in Minnesota
siil burning and DeaLrOyfng-
Inr1Iilng Narratives of A senIu es
With the FlerR ElemenIa

win the Fiery Elements.
From the st. Paul Press, Oct. bth.1
All day the heavy veil OF smoke from
the burning praities and timber In the
western portion OF the State hung oyel
; the city, and If further evidence were
required TO prove the existence of 8
widespread and devastating conaagra-
tion, II could be found In the thickly
ialiinG cinders which were borne by the
winds from the distant woods and prai
REG. AT several points thIolph rut the
city, The sidewalks weIe blackened by
ihfse silent messer gers from the scene
of the great FIRE or great calamity. Eve.
~ group OF men assembled upon the
!. streets discusstd Its duration and
damage, or hoped for the rain which
alone seems capable of impeding its
march or stopping Its ravo6es.
From gentlemen who arrived on the
6:16 train last evening, the gratifying in
formation is Obtaine that while the dam
age already inflicted is very large it has
not been 30 general as had been supposed.
This unexpected immunity may be at
tIiDuted to the precautions Of the settlers.
III either plowing around their premises
or starting q System OF "back- fires" when
information OF The approaching danger
was frst ItceiVed. But in spite OF every
precsution or effort the total loss will be
a sad record, and one which falls with
crushing weight upon many VINO have
omit MONIES upoA the frontier, only 10
zee everything swept away at a touch
from the leaping, blasting flames.
ALONd THE LINZ OF THE RAILROAD.
Conductor Guthrie sta,es that his train
came through without difficulty, but fires
were stili raging in the peat beds from
Brtczlnrldge To the Big Woods. The
main hIe had swept 90 to the south. and
beyond the observation of those travelling
on that line OF road but the evidences OF
its visit are Irund everywhere along tba
route in the backened fields of fliminG.I
marshes.
Approaching the Big Woods, the con.
Migration Is discovered to, be under I'm
headway, but making slower progress |.
Than upon the pralriIs, owing to the
greater moisture and the leaves. Near
S1lth Lake station, and west OF Howard
LAKE, II ls Ta2ing tercely. Several houses
IN the vicinity OF Dasfel station, have
been burned, and here has occurred the
only loss OF human life 80 lar as has been
lscertained, the particulars OF which are
gwen IN the letter OF correspondent
published below. Last evening the fire
lHu Iea:ncd point this side OF WaYerly
1nly ioItY'nlne miles distant from ST.
Paul. '''
INM'LEop COUNTY.
j.. Is. Atkinson, Ed OF Forest CITY. ,
IrriVed last evening, and furnished in. :
,STesling particulars. lie says it appears
Ike nre everywhere through the Big
WOODS az far down as Waverly. The
amage sustained by the people OF Nc
,eod county is much less than any one ?
you'd suppose. Tue ground In some a
laces probably at peat marshes) mas r
~ u,S.u H uoWn 70 a depth of I've feet, and D
nina" "" VI y
ROM sInLEp COUNTY no HurcHINaoN a
smoke, smoke, smoke. My ewes are Il
,ost cut WHAT a day we have had -,
nave Just arrived from SIankato. where n =,
attended the Methodist Conference <,
o-day our companV "aase,i through q re y