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

beech and marle WOOD IL cords bark 800 bushels Of
Oafs and 20 ions OF hay.
In the town OF Ahnapee, twenty-six houses and
farms have been heard Of "a burned 30 lar, with
Iarge amounts OF hay, grain, wood and other pro.
perry. II Will cost $1,000 10 rebuild the burned
| bridges In that township.
| Six houses ana barns In Casco are heard from a.
burned. In one barn. that OF Joseph Lacount there
were 400 bushels Of wheat fhreshng hine,
was burned.
In the towns OF Carlton, Franklin Montpelier and
| Kewanneo, Red River anu Lincoln large losses In
houses and barns have also occurred.
At Hitchcock. Machek aud KwapiI's places, In
Pierce, hard hight was success fully mace TO Save
the property, though the pier was on lire several
times The scow Alaska was driven out by the fire.
The reported ported burning OF Horns pier. at Clay
Banks Is probably mistake, though all the balance
Of his property was burned. He lost his store and
goods, two barns and grain, ak dwelling houses
| shops. &C. His losses will reach ST, 900.
TIE Door county Adroca . reports the burning Of
Tn Tn u George aSers aonse in sevastapo OH
some house in The town OF Gardner. and every
building but orc al i1 ,n Per CLAY Banks
We understand that the Catholic church IN tho
Flemish settlement. together with the priests house
from the cis was sent for on MONDAY. 1t Is i've
Mies from mere.
we learn lrom Clerk Lannlgan, or the sagtnap.
Escaa aoa and Fort RIVER aud are increasing.
we iaake no aro'o!y for the space we have occn.
pied VITA accounts OF the ires. it h almost the only
topic OF conversation here and every other we
meet on the streets has inst returned from the coun
try where he has been fighting fire.
We hear rumors OF the destruction by fire OF +. D.
Gardner & Co.'S mill at Lttle sturgeon on sunday
vague ores OF other losses that we cannot trace 10
any reliable source.
MI. piotcnhauer. near Sanfords mill, los, house.
barn, fences anu everything that would burn.
LATEST.
Mr.. John Hendricks, driver OF the Two Rivers
stage. passed over the MauIloWoc road Tues iay
and informs that there Is not bridge lett ON the
road. The large new bridge five and a half miles
rom here. had ESCAPED until Fiiaay night but was
on fire when he passed.
in TINS cily thus "wednesday morning the smoke
IA dense than at any time before The air Is
| suliocating and Is led with Hake5 OF ashes.
On the bay the steamers have to navigate by com.
pass AMI blow Their iox horns the shores being in
An extra from the oconto Lunaoerman gives par
ticulars OF the fire IN that neighnorhood. SUNDAY
was Il day OF wild excitement. Two three farm
houses at Stiles are burned. Little River shared in
the general loss. James Lucas lost his hay and
grain. James A. Glynn lost mis- logging camp, be.
sides sleds aud camp equipagc.
South or the Oconto !. Dodge, W. o. Dodge, Henry
Deano and a Mr.. Gardner had gwen W the battle
against the Ere and left their homes. Their houses
ale probably burned. Percy's farm, north OF lie
the same fate a!ld Comstock 81 simpsons mill ID
al peshtlgo the houses OF Charles Bar.e's r. A.
Is berner ana Mar. Albright, and barn OF the latter
are reported burned.
A tea n OF horses and on Indian were burned to
doltn near Cconto on Monday.
AT Oconto ralis J. Volks barn is destroyed with
all OF ID. McClure's logging apparatus. at the Pe
all destroyed, aud all the buildings on the Pensal-
kee road, between RedemondS AMI Holmes mil,
age reported burned.
A large force vi men have been engaged for some
DAYS III lighting the ire Just west OF MIR. Emore's
residence, in Fort Howard.
Soutnward, on the west side OF the river the burn.
Ing extends very nearly to Neenah. The ground Is
penetrated by tie fire, which makes It's way under
the growing trees and uproOts them. Fences ana
wood piles along tho railway constantly burning.
Along the railway tho hottest lire just now Is be-
tween Depere and WriEhtstown. At several points
the railway Is IN Danger, and Is only saved BY the
presence OF corps OF men VINO are stationed along
the ine TO protect It, The ride by night tnr0usl
THIS region Wou d be magnificent one, were 1t not
Tor leeng OF danger ana OF sorrow for the loss Of
Deset Dy fire. and nave 10 pass at a RAPID rate.
The telegraph line northward from mere to Me.
nominee, sixty miles, Is almost entirely DESTROYED,
ana VIII only be Temporarily repaired. new line
will De Quit along the "a lway extension.
on grade Of the G. b. aad Lake pepin Railway
half mile so In length, Is reported as being
burned out. LarJe numbers OF ties along the line
ere exposed, aua, IL Is iedred VIII he burned.
APPLETON, Oct. A. 1871.
Terrible fires arc raging Ia the woods north or this
place, all the way 70 Menominee. The telegr aph
line is destroyed and the towns are in great danger
OF being buraed. A great amount or property bas
been destroyed ana taere Is no telling when the
BuRNErr JUNCTION oct 4 1871.
Wrightstown and Depcre are said TO DE bur aed
| Wood belonging 10 the railroad company also
fences and adjacent woods are in names Consider-
able telegraph line north from Green Bay De.
siroyed Here Is but one line n operation bet wcen
I
miles OF territory in ,his state ana Michi ran
| peninsula are burned over or are burning. Nothing
can cnecx the ravages OF the lire fend out heavy
raln Tue trees between Green Bay and Oeon,o are
Sc burned ost by the ere that they constantly
falling on the telegraph lines. The damage is very
great.
Two RIVERS Oct a. 1s7l
A fire broke ont Yesterday noon In The swamps
northwest from this village aild ragged like fury.
IL Tired one building IN the village about three
O'Clock, which was entirely consumed the
WIND blows perfect tenpest. The fremen
were On the ground promptly, and stopped the pro.
gress OF the hfc. Another building was nred INT
extinguished without much damage. In the even
Ing the scene was grand and Terrible The whole
re gon was impreg aated With smoke, flames, dust
and cinders. me smoke was 50 deuse IN the after.
noon that objects could not be discovered for the
distance OF " BLOCK the Wisconsin Leather Com
pany's fanneries are sale the IRE being In the
4 OF them. II ~ reported that several farmers are
burnt out. The smoke Is uense low, but not dan.
! gerouS unless The wind springs up again from che
| north. The TWO Rivers Manufacturing. Company 3
| factories were In imminent danger. The fire depart
| mcnt, with engines, were out wetng down the
factories. Ii Is with much difficulty that the mail
carr er crossed from Manltowoc To here All quiet
now.