Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-26
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|Pestigo surgeon LAY, Meaesauuce
n u a Eeasian SettIsnent Burned.
Y Nh Nearly I've Hundred Per-
Sons Burned 10
Death.

tMaporoo,sse f.i .aas4 ala 81 s2al78
They received accounts of the burn
hing Of the village of MsneKau-iee, al
the mouth os the Menonioriee river on
the Wisconsin side. Ore hundred and
fifty buildings We're burned, including
three extensive saw mills, owned BY
McCourtney d Hamilton, Spatford &
Gemon, and Spaulding & Porter the
latter being the largest, with one eAcep-
ton. on the Bay shore 3, .,sf srssI d,
The villages Of Menomcnee and
Mariennette we're in great danger, and
many people fed to the Bay shore for
safety, remaining in the water all night.
The steamer Union lying in the riv-
err, took about 200 women and ch ihlren
TO place OF safety in the harbor. The
women and children of Menomonee
were on board the steamers Favorite
ard Dunlap and vessels lying at anchor
in the roadsted. The MAKE portion OF
the population of the three villages iy-
ing within three miles of each other,
spent the whole night IN fighting the
fire. No lives were lost. in these
villages with the exception Of one man,
who died from fright afterhe had been
rescued from the water, and another
who was sack IN house which was
burned before he could be removed.
At small settlement of five or six
hmse,s, called Birch Creek, on the state
road, 8 miles north of Menumonee,
every house was burned, and ten or
twelve lives lost, only three persons es-
carlng ,a 7|.a 5h- t|'.
At peshtigos harbor, they were met
bv number OF people from the resb-
tipo village. seven miles west, who gave
heart rending account OF the total de
struetion of their town during Sunday
evening. .rhg 49, tH..s.ttat
A HCBRICANE WIND f.-.
from the southwest springinc mp,
tanned the smoulderine fire in the tim
Der into a blaze, and drove the fire INTO
the village. . tR'.t ""i f.'
Il came rushing into tho town be-
tween and 10 o'clock, Just pc most of
the people had retired for the night.
Sc great was the velocity OF the wind
that i, less than ten minutes from the
time the FIRST house took fire The whole
village was in tiaSaes. a"' gu "''.@
There was no possibility OF checking
the flames, and the surrounding forest
presented one mass Of fire The people
could only ay to the rf-sr fox safety.
Those living in close proximity Ia thlc
water reached it and waded in TIL ii
reached their necks, Here they
renamed from two to four hours,
and 10y wetting their beads
were able TO escape with bic But
MASY WE'RE BApsY BURNED
about the head and face while ~ the
water. Many were drowned Others,
women aua children died from the ex-
posure, Those who lived only one or
! two streets from the river we've stricken
down hy tire flames ana burned to
death before reaching the water.
whole families we've destroyed, In tho
morning the streets were strewn with
! burned bodies. Eight or nine bodies
! in one corner were found near together.
ORe family. consisting OF father, moth
/ Ell and six children, were fonnd dead
together within three feet Of the water,
/ 1t is impossible to give any correct esl,
mate of the loss of life. Fully seventy
/ five people are known to be lost by fire
and drowning. Is is supposed that the
/, inmates OF the Feshhgo CompaEy's
4 boarding house, uL.t hundred and up.
wards IN number, uearly al persisted,
i Every report from the neignborlng
settlements bring information Of
houses burned, and many hives lost
The immense pall factory and large
saw mill, and the stores, bridges, loco
motives aud cars We're burned. and
every kird Of property destroyed, The
people whowere saved escaped ~ des-
utute condition, beng without clothing
or provisions. TIf aHHfL DO
GRErN BAY, Oct. ll-4; l5 p. m. - oa
Sunday night, about O'clock, IRE
broke ont in the south part of the Bel
/ gin settlement Mt Brussels, Door coun-
ty, DESTROYING $50 honses and leaving
nothing Of the large and Aourishing
settlements but five houses. Nine per
sons are missing. they are supposed &c
( have persisted This morning two hun
bred people bs,eakiasted on tour loayes
OF bread. l.tH.aE,.. gsss f..t
I, GREsN BAY, Oct 10, Sac y. N. -
p, Wllliamson's mill, at Sturgeon Bay, is
reporteI huned, and ....4 "
% s FIFTY IayCs WEEB LosE.
GREES BAY, Oct. iG-S0O p. A. ~
The report ~ the burning of William
sons mills is fully confirmed. Fifty.
five lives lost, and ton others are badly
burned, and only thpc uniniured. one
| of whom ~ III the c}tv az e'f
At Peusaukee, between twelve and
fifteen barus au,tdwrlhngS on the Bit
tie River r,es.i. were hnrptsL Among
the losers are Paul Whitney, panl La
vale, Louis. 1rckett apd a Mr., Daugh,
iersv Tho~. Buckley loSl ms Life while