Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-01

nc frightened = 10 Orlng tte same Tory
rne suprem, calarur,y of PIshtrgo, VT Ose
dead are even yet unburied, has uyerwhelm
I'd the pitiable picture OF three c0untie
depopul,ted- Che dead of PishtegO excect
500 The dea OF the desolated counties il
estimated at | 200, with how much trutt
can only he shown by time.
In addition to the refugees to tell the
dreadful story, a committee of relief sent
out from Milwaukee report the results Ot 4
mIssicn to tue starving conntry. I"e evr
dences of wounded in h h)spitaIs, and the dea4
bodies buried and awaiting burial, leave n
room To diecredit the first awful 6rn,ru1c
ments of the DISASTER IN the fre-ahi 'ted
counties There are not enough LIVING and
uuIuiured lett u succor OF care tor the tHIc-
tel. Mrs. Williamson aud son are the only
embers let of family o. sev n. Her
ss: tpe was almost miracle. Fixing herSe
ou a large pile OF stares IN a great Gle trius,
she lay on the grOun with her Y 'ungest sJn
and heard the d.ath gasps oi her family and
the pe PFC IN the ueI-hbOrhOnd. Sae counts
50 lead, AMI not a vestige OF civil tti III let
~ tie county. THIS - the II 5st meigrr
outline II one hare wing Iuc ut out Oi d
volume more terrible tnan anything gone
before l. sts Ot the dead are making up a.
rapidly as possible, and great etJTts are
made on every hand to 5uccOr ami save the
dic ed district Tue supplies raised $
,avshIy lor Chicago are usei Tor I csc un-
happy sufferers, and they need all that eau
be done. With lIttle Remnant ut p pdlttI u
ielt lecuperatIUn must be a matt r OF time
they cannot daea forward ike tine energetic
ChIcagnaus W ere the dem II:ts Of tiade ma Ne
a teemrng dom nd tor money aud labor.
DETROIT, Oct. 70 A correspondent who
wet up tine lake ON the Fesseuden when
she made her second r,lIe' trip writes;
A. lar as heard from IA Ihe region OF
White Rock, including the town OF rdri~-
,Zp0 people are destitute oi everything
Some have found shelter IN scuD.l-pou-e-
) me have dug hole N She ground aud AT,
living in them al nig L IKE thr Soplecs tres
initiate. Otuers are without shelter AZ ala,
and pas day and nIght In JhrIr sciuty elo-u-
my. shtyerIug through th- keen, cold nfg Is,
perhaps only 10 die AT last before help can
reacl them Back oi Rock Fails, when was
saved, there are 2UU eUeuns WHO uevd assist
ance. The steamer next starred O1PJrJ ii Ipe
but was unable q hud the place thal nIs d
IA account 0t the sIu Ike. Ia the nornIu.
tue small boat was eeuJ of Thc steam 7
constantly slguaIed It with the whistle aul
fired Two guns The -ma. .l-h5at az lrn-tH
reached the shore. aud found uue url0ru and
weary mau upon tue beech lie sand THAI
the place was the township 81 G5re TIA
here were one or TWO houses in th,. 4 Immediate
iOnty, and THAT thr people q been fight
ny the IRE 10 save them \ yOke of oxen
dragging cart tllc1 with barrels OF water
counrucd nls story. It was learned JntI
Port Hope lay of 10 the south west ahuu
q miic. Port u0pe was found an hour alter
ward
Many oxen. sheep. and cows were burned
10 tue county surrounding Port II rpe. ho
remainder. aud tlere are sJiI many lei.
must be killed is soon as pNs-INle, tor tuer,
is ~ lolder. Unt rtuulceiy The people have
40 salt, aud 50 cannot preserve the meat.
Salt and barrels are the greet necessity
Instead ot sending sal- pork, tie Relief Com
mIttee should =, nd salt only. ~ NJ ycSeta-
biy~. hults. ami garden stuff tue tire 1Il d +,
touch. e cattle aud uuss destroyed. either
az first IN their wild rush from the uCe, VI
a'terwaId by trampItuE and roofing. some
oi the root crops, JuruIus particularly, are
saved IN the ground, BAT large 4uantltIe-
ot potatoes had been dug aud stored, aul
lost IN consequence.
The Eessculen found the town If Ncv
River on Monday. tor which She CROPPED -u
oug and 50 uu~ucc, ssiul.y On Friday. TIE
heavy wrnd lad driven tao en ke IRON rh,
,h1rr, and We sailed 4lictly ny the reefs ana
rocks on winch We Jum5.ei, and oter IS hIch
~e rolled IN Jhr almost ImreneJrab.e gloom
II the Prev Iaus we. x
There are about 100 families at New
River. il addition 10 500 or 400 at ParIs, in
destitute condition Slme are crowd u
INTO houses. Others, as late as Saturday
ui.at. were without any sltlJsr but the cold
dew when covered taem. The e ..nplICatI ne
ui difficulty IN JhIs region seem endless.
Several teams which let tort Austin eu
Friday u relieve the people OF the interior
are biocked IN there, IA cons qleuce ot the
: ale OF saturday night, wuIcn flied up tie
roads they had lust cut through with tue
Jrces that had been laOseued ny the fires.
Iue roads al ttr ugh that section are ex-
posed 10 ,utinuaI bIOcIade in cons quenee
OF .' wiudhlIs
There are but Two saw-m,lls now staining
ou Tie ,hure ut the burnt district Que at
New r yer, the 9th t Port Austin. That
at Ne RIVER could give employ ment TO e
needy by saving lumber iJr tueir winter
houses. But the creek l. drI,d up. ana
uutu It rams the logs cannot be- : ,s drWu ,
so tnat 1t wlIl be necessary o. import lumber
II these poor creatures .,re TO have any shelter
tins wln,er, unless II rains LeayIIy IA a short
time.