Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-13

large stores, many iled with winter stocks, ex-
tehSNe saw mills, shinele mills, and docks coy e
cred with lumber all orwhieh were swept away.
1t is said that but one block is left on the shore
about Forestyillc. A steamer which left Port
Huron last night, for the relief of the sufferers
returned this evening with about forty men
women and children, five being severely burned
The revenue cutter, Fessendcn, which started
for Port Austin picked ups sail boat, contain.
inc Isaac Green, the principal owner of Forest
vile, with his family, and eighteen or twenty
Others, who escaped the flames at Forcstvillc.
The telegraph operator at ForcstyilIc cscaDed
through the fire back into the country
All telegraph offices along the shore are de-
Stroyed, but communication will be restored
soon. Five children persisted near Rock Falls.
r. B, Hubbard, at Huron City, shot all his
horses and cattle to prevent their perishing by
fire He loses heavily, having large store,
mills, docks, etc. The extensive property of
Stafford & Hayward at Port Hope is about the
only one that escaped. Five thousand dollars
were subscribed tonight for the relief of the
sufferers of this state. The light rain of yestcr-
day seems to have greatly abated the fires
throughout thetState, and it is believed that the
worst has passed. Scarcely a county in the
state but suffered Hom fire, and the loss will
amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars
The damage to pine land is incalculable sag
NAV City only escaped destruction through
the determined efforts of the citizens. Bridge
port was saved by the rain Yesterday morning.
Az Holland on the east shore of Lake Michigan.
| the flames made Il clean sweep. There is scarce
| ly building left. The suhcrngs OF the people
/ NFtF rsaNarNN La ,r.,E1l 10 .f..
zens OF Grand Haven. Prof. Chas Scott Of
| Hope college persisted, and minister whose
name is unknown.
DETROIT, Oct 12.-lhe cutter Fessenden.
with seventeen refugees from the lake shore,
have reached Port Huron. Two will die. PORT
Austin escaped. The fire in Windsor, opposite
here, this morning, destroyed the business part
OF the place The Great Western depot was
saved. The inceudiary was arrested.
AWFUL RECORD OF DEATH.
CHICAGO, Oct. ia dispatch is received
from Green Bay, Wis., stating that a steamer
has arrived, bringing the report that three hum
drcd and twenty-five bodies were buried at
PlShtegs, last night, and as many more are still
missing. SeYenty-tive persons were burned to
death at Little Sturgeon bay, and the suffering
throughout the north is terrible. With the eX-
Ception of the loss of property, the fire is almost
as appalling as the burning of Chicago.
Ldter,-Further accounts from Green Bay are
received. Over one hundred and fifty men were
burned to death in a large barn, where they had
taken refuge. Hundreds Of people were driven
by the flames into the river, where most of them
persisted.
AT WINDSOR, oNT.-LOss HEAVY.
WINDSOR, Ont, Oot. 12-McGregor's bank.
the post Office telegram office, the Great Western
railway station and many other buildings were
burned last night. Loss St5O,0O0; insured
REFUGEES FROM THE FLAMES.
KINCARDINE, Ont Oct. PA boat contain
ing two men, II woman aud nine children, and
the body of a child who died from exhaustion,
arrived yesterday from Sand Beach, Mich, hay
ing left there Monday to escape the fires
AT MANIsTEE,s MICH-TOwN NEARLY DE-
STROYED.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 12.-NewS is received
that the largest portion of the city OF Manistee,
Mich, has been destroyed by fire. Manstee is
on the east coast of Lake Michigan has 40 III
habitants, and one Of the greatest lumber pro-
ducing towns in the state. There are no telc-
graph stations within thirty miles.
IN THE wOoDs-sTILL BURNING
TORONTO, Oct. 12-rhe disastrous fires con-
continue bin the woods Of western Ontario.