New-York tribune., 1871-10-20
THE FOREST FIRES.
THE WISCONSIN CoNFLAGRATToN.

THE WISCONSIN CONFLAGRAIlON.
NARROWING DETAILS FROM GREEN BAY AND
LLIAMgoNvILLE-NEARLY TWO THOUSAND
LIVES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRBUNRI
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 19.-The burned country
TO the north Of Us sparsely peopod and the faci
ties for telegraph Communication 90 limited that even
now week after O succession of murderous caamities
none but residents have intelligent conception OF the
ravages on life and property In the marrow neck of land
running up to the northeast, between Lake Michigan
and Green Bay. There is desolatton as profound as
Chicago presents The few sufferers who able TO
tear their scorched bodies from the great hrocco OF fire
are coming sadly to this and reghborng Cities nng
the hearts Of all with pity and horror with the fghtfm
details Unlike other calamles the real details or this
far exceed the wild and incredible rumors These re-
gees mourning not only homes destroyed but hus-
bands brothers, and children whose lives went out in the
hot fame before their very eyes, From the innumerabe
small towns dottng the nayigable inles OF Green Bay
the frightened people bring the same story The su-
preme calamity Of Peshego whose dead are even yet
unbured overwhelmed the pitiabe picture OF three
counties depopuatd The dead Of Peahtego exceed soo
The dead Of the desoated counties n estimated at 12oG
with how much truth only be shown by TINA
At Wfriansons Min, o small hamlet on an arm OF
Green Bay there piled mp in mounds 50 dead bod
les that fallen eless in the hot breath of the sfmoon
These unfortunates had gathered in Q cleared space
where nothing inhammable could be seized by the
threatening nre, when a great distance OF the flames
broke into vast cloud, and descending like whirl
wind, struck the whole group hfeless Tho sweep was
instantaneous farmer IN neighboring barn escaped
uninured, though the building reduced to ashes
The woods caught FIRE like fash; even the growing
vegetation burst into fame and the air seemed filed
with electricity Darting figures with no wound or
trace Of burn fell In the wild flight and dared stop
for rescue.
In addition to the refugees here to tell the dreadful
story committee Of relief sent out from this city
ports tonight the results Of mission to the starving
country The evidences of wounded In hospitals, and
the dead bodies buried and awaiting burial, leave
room to dscredt the rst awful announcements Of the
disaster in the freafncted counties. There not
enough living and uninured to for the
afflicted. Mrs. williamson and are the only members
left of q family Of seven. Her escape was almost
miracle Fixing herself large piles Of slaves In
great clearing she hay the ground with her youngest
son. and heard the death gasps Of her family and the
people In the neghborhood She counts 50 dead and not
yestRe of civilization left in the county Ths Is the
most meager outline Of narrowing incident ont OF
volume more terrible than anything gone before Lists
of the dead making up as rapidly as possible and
great efforts are made every hand to secure and save
the afcted district. Tho supplies raised 30 lsvshly
for Chicago are used for these unhappy sufferers and
they need all that can be done. With little remnant OF
population left recuperaon must be matter OF time
They cannot dash forward like the energetic Chcaeoans,
where the demands of trade make teeming demand
for money and labor.