Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-09

A correspondent Of the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
who has travelled through the burnt regions in
Wisconsin, thus sums up the loss of life and
property in the country through which he has
passed;
"After making deduction of exaggerations,
/ had supposed that five hundred would cover
the number Of dead on the west side of the bay.
! now learn from reliable sources that the actual
number Of inlements up to Monday night
counted up to five hundred and four. Add
another hundred for remains of ashes and
charrcd bones at Peshtigo and think we have
not far from the true number on the west side
Add one hundred and fifty for the east aide
making seven hundred and fifty in al--and the
dcath-roll is nearly complete,
1T is Impossible to figure the aggregate losses
of pine timber and farm property with any de-
gree Of eloseness, It's the interest of mill men
to underrate the amount Of fallen pine thar must
be secured this winter to save it, medium esti-
mate of damage to pine lands in the Green bay
region is $4,000 The damage on the Wolf is
figured at 100000. There is abundance Of hard
wood left in places the damage TO individuals
may amount TO 100000. The loss of the fiji,
teen sawmills burned is put at 1925, 900. The
loss of c0rdWOOd, ties, hemOCk bark etc. is set
at 100000. The losses Of fences, buildings,
wagons, cattle, crops, among the six hundred
farmers cannot be less than 100000 Making
total aggregate II o more than $4,000 000 aside
from those at PeshtigO,
There are three hundred or more wounded
sufferers remaining in hotels, boarding houses,
and hospitals about the bay. Fifty of the Pesh-
tigo sufferers were at the Dunlap house, Mari
nette Half OF them We're able to he about.
Burned ears, faces, hands and feet were common
to nearly all. Many in rooms could hardly stir
in bed There were women with great burns
on the sides and limbs, with faces like kettles
and hands like claws, burned TO the bones,
Men could fight better and dare more than
nj ham had -, a.
Little children are sadly manned in their feet
and faces. ! saw one with heel gone, and an
other with an eye, Nearly all will recover with.
out loss of sight or limb. / could I'll a book
with stories of the hospital, Most of them sul-
fer more from hurts of mind than body. | have
a sad memory Of poor widow who lost her
crippled boy who went on orpGhes, aud a
sprightly little girl who fell between the burn,
ing logs, They were all of her family, The
screams Of BOTH she said, seemed forever
sounding in my cars There is future, and
no doubt compensation, for all these suffering
ones.
"AIost of these cabins that are left al crowded
with Two and three families each. | saw one
with four men, five women aud sixteen children
1.-Two Of them sucking, They had just received
an outfit of cothing-warm stockings, knit
hoods, thin shawls, thin CATERS. and lpht-col-
ored dresses for the women and grls, old fash.
toned hats, burst boots thin jackets and SUM
mer coats and pants for the men and boys
There were some occasions of laughter, Iut
none Of Fldlcuei all were glad and surprised at
gellllS wlat they dld, saw no immediate
want of provisions, Flour, pork, and hard
bread are distributed TO all, packages of tea and
coffee to most There are nearly potatoes
enough in the country, if distributed, Their
stock that is left has been driven off to meadows
and aeds not burned over. One large-hearted
old farmer was keeping eighty odd cattle helong-
ing TO his unfortunate neighbours Without
stopping to consider the ways of Providence or
the uses OF philosophy, these supplemented
people seem to have understood the art of help,
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