The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-16

was immineM. The people had got all their house
hoIl goods, PROVISIONS &c IA the middle OF their
We hear that In some towns the people have dug
no,es In the ground ana buried their gram and pro-
Element twelve miles from here, informed us on
saturday tlat so lar that shore had escaped. On
te beach Of the bay the evergreen leaves, r pine.
Nc, partly burned, were piled up from one to two
feet high. washed mp py the waves
ON the line OF the Menominee extension OF Chicago
anu northwestern Railway, on the stn inst, three
campS-Nos.l0,a, ii aud l3-were burned wlth near
~ all their contents, ana In cases the men mad
camps would average ia valne s7oo each. or ST. 100
Tor the three The total value VI The goods saved
was aD ., , Siso Camp 10. was milo and half
previously. No Il was half n mile farther north,
and No. ID two miles still further. At No. II some
Of the men escaped with difficulty. Mr.. s. Messcn-
ger tainted with the heat and smoke, ana was car
ried ont BY Andrew Thompson. M
At Conn's mill on the Little SuamlcO a constant
struggle against tho fire has been ke,t up for more
than two weeks Mr. Conn has displayed the
Valuable property il undoubtedly due 10 inc hercu.
lean efforts made to that end. Trenches nave hecn
dug In long lines crcng the village, and all loose
area around the mill the ground has been covered
witn coating OF sand, making proof against fail
Were there on THURSDAY Of last Week Mr.. Conn and
ms force OF men were much exhausted BY long
ns WSr HS Was II
danger n soutnerly winds should spring IN, winch
has since been the case; and we are fearful that
before THIS paper goes to press we may hear OF some
The lowisnds between the two suamicos. which
water two or three miles to the higa lands seem 70
be utterly ruined-tLmbcr, soil and ALL The fire has
underrun tine SOIL uprooting the trees. making it
black, hideOus des0latiOn. with the first high wind
region, lately so beautiful with evergreen verduie
and 80 valuable for posts, ties and wood, VIII be
Many interesting incidents Of the IRE are related.
AtCanp 10 u on the railway extension two men spent
the night IN partially excavatcd well. Next day,
by fell and filed the well with its burning branches
AT Oak Orchard between Ocont0 and Shawano a
man and his vile, NOrweQians, named Clynn were
SO badly burned in their mouse that the woman died
soon afer and the man has since been reported as
dead: they were trying to save some OF their
flames. The appearance OF the poor woman rum
ni0g from The fire with her clothes aud body burn
At numbering shanty ahout eight miles above
Ocont0 man and wife named Berte!Iotte only es.
wen. they projected themselves against the falling
cnders by bel clothing Kept wet with the water be-
low them and held over their heads. They mad a
pair Of oxen which were saved by lying on ihe fresh
GROUND thrown out or the well.
Al the Coullard bridge, some five miles above
Oc0nt0, large number OF the settlerS-sOnie sixty
or seventy-were gathered one day last week. SEEK
ing refuge from the flames. They had been driven
out from their houses aud clearings in the country
adjacent. and were pane stricken and tired Ont.
feelng before the smoke ana names to the nearest
water. The prevailing idea OF many OF them was to
reach the river and plunge into 1t for safety. Here
one woman, exhausted by terror aud travel, gave
premature birth TO child. All these people had
The roaring OF the burnng forests, the heavy pal
OF smoke which enveoped everything and shut out
the crash OF trees and the terror which inspired
all are described as akin to pandcmonum Some
OF tho more ignorant and panic sri ken imagined
that the end OF the world was at hand.
Some Of the railway hands on the railway extcn.
sion dug pit, which they rooted over with ties,
covered thicky with earth ana in This sort or oven
About iwo miles below Stiles lived man named
Buckley. an old resident OF Oconto county. He was
found III the morning dead ana partly burned, lying
across the doorway OF his house, where he mad
doubtless Dccn cancht while trying TO save his
vous day, IN saving his barn. and it was supposed
that his place was ont OF danger.
narrow escape for ms inc lie was on Inc ROAD
southwark from that place. with pair OF horses
eSg sck anq e eans to 60 forward
fallen across the road, and into this. In the smoke
and darkness, he plunged at fun speed HIS horses
tore loose from the buggy, but holding fast to the
reins he was dragged through, considerably burned.
He found his way TO the house OF Charles Winlross
at Oak Orchard, Where ne was cared for.
Mr.. Cole, or Oc0nto. gives US the following estl.
mate OF hay and other farming property burned on
river. thirty ions OF hay-tfe whole crop OK his
FARM John volk eighteen miles up TWENTY-FIVE
Ellred sties lost large barn, containing seventy
tons Of hay; John Lucia, On the road from Holmes,
Peter
barn, with twenty five tons 81 nay. 800 bushels oats
and other grain; Charles Ritter. barn and twenty
tons OF hay. with oats and other grain; John ira
verse barn. atty tons of hay, with oats and wheat:
Charles Mcdonald, house, barn ard all Ills wheat
and oats; two Delan0 families lost houses barns,
hay and all their grain; William rIInaucst ibcfore
Tcnnrtedl lost upward or 10 tons OF lay: Josepn
Thomas. william Klass, Jos. Blanpaln, Paul cDcn-
lost large lots OF hay is estimated that the loss
0fhay on and adjacent 70 the Oconto river will reach
upwards Of 500 tons.
IN yup horn Of Tho 9th
account OF the losses IN that region All the build
ings and other property on the Pcnsaukce road be-
tween Hedmond's ana uomes mills are swept away
OCOIto IL not vet injured, though outside property
has suffered to some extent Barns, fences, and in
some instances uwe.ihg houses IN al drecIions
was on fire, but Was saved Upwards Of twenty
men were centred In the neighborhood OF the mill,
+. Il. Gardner's MN and property, az Pensaukee,
reported as burned on Saturday, At the present
time OF writing we have no continuation OF this
Tumor, which we think Is incorrect II true 1t IN
wolves the loss OF an extensive and valuable mill,
hotel and dwelling house property-second TO none,
In Door county the Sturgeon Bay Advocate SAYS
that the damage In the county is immense; a large
quantity OF the most valuable standing timber In
the county has been burned down. large numbers
OF logs cut last winter and not hauled out entirely
destroyed or spoiled, tan Dark cedar posts and other
products swent away miles upon miles o. fencing
burned up, and IN many cases the cleared land and
losses specified Bradner, Charney Co. iosi large
lot or logs; Mr.. Cocagne lost barn and lots OF fur
nifure placed In IL for safey n. j. Olson lost thirty
eight cords OF bark, and others lost long lines OF
fences, cordwood, &C. Tue Advocate says that
without rain 10 prevent the further spread OF the
flames the losses Will continually swell In amount.
The kewaunee Enterprise OF the ith says that
seventyelght buildings had been DESTROYED ~ to
that time, aud the fires were AGAIN Spreading Large
fires were In progress Barke's ana S,m0n's in
the town Of Pierce; In the western part OF Ahnapee
on both sides OF the river: in the eastern part OF
Lincoln, ana on The Mishicor road, west OF Taylor
Bachs, in Carlton. the loss and damage inflicted
on me county up to that date was estimated at
$2o0Uoo, OF which not more than $4,000 was
covered by insurance The bulk OF the loss is unin-
surape property, such posts, ties. hay corl-
wood, nc, besides The standing timber. Five
bridges are burned between Lincoln and Ahnepac
All the people Of the county worn out with con-
slant watching and working. and are anxiously
praying for ram. without which there Is little pres
pect that the rc Can be exiinguished prevented
from spreading.
since that issue Of the Enterprise we get the re-
port here that ihe village OF Casco, With its hand
some DOtel. store building. mis aud dwelling
houses, was burned on sunday last. e-c greatly
fear that Is correct, as northerly gale blow.
That daV and n cid w