New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-13
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TIE FOREST
TIRES IN MICHIGAN.

TIRES IN MICHIGAN.
SEVERAL TOWNS AND VILLAGES DE>TROlED-
INCALCULABLE DAMAGE IN THE PINE DIS
TRICTs-GEEAT LOSS OF LIFE.
DETROIT, MiCh Oct 1.-THE news from
st. CLAIR and Huron Counties Of this date is Of tn most
distressing character. AL that portion Of the state east
o. Saginaw Bay and north OF point 40 miles above Port
Huron has been completely swept by fire. number Of
persons pcrhcd and is feared have not heard tie
worst. The four>hng villages Of Forcstv1le White
Rock, Elm Creek. sand Beach and Huron City are en-
trcly destroyed Rock Falls and Port Hope are par
ay destroyed Nothing has yet been heard from Port
Austin OF Port Crescent hut is hardly possible they es-
capped. At all these towns there were large stores,
many Of viii were flied with Winter stocks cXthsiYe
sav-nils shlnCcDills and docks covered with lumber.
ali of which have been swept away 1t sald there Is
but one cock left the shore about For'stvIlc. A
steamer which Lett Fort Huron last night for
the relief Of tho sufferers returned tins even
Ing with about 10 men. wnmcn, and children,
of whom severely burned The revenue cutter
Fe>scudcn which started for Port Austria picked up
taboat on the lake, containing Isaac Green, principal
owner 0: Forcstvc, together with his family ana eight
cen OF twenty others, who had escaped the fame at
Fcrostyille. The telegraph operator al Forc>v!lie
escaped through tx fire back into the country. All the
telegraph offices the shore have been destroyed
but communication will be restored AS soon az the dam
age done be repaired Five children are
known 10 have pcIishcd Rock Falls. T. l. Hubbard
at Huron CITY shot all his fine horses and cattle To pre-
vent their perishing by fire. He loses very heavily,
having had large store. mills, docks, &C. The
extensive property Of Stafford Hayward at
Port Hope is about the only establishment that
cscaped $1,000 were subscribed tonight for
the relief Of the sufferers Of this stat" TIC hEht
rain of YESTERDAY seems to greatly a3a:cd the fires
throughout the state and ii Is believed the worst Is
passed There is scarcely county III the state hut what
has suffered more less from fire, and the loss Will
amount to nearly million Of dollars The dIIlagc to
the pine land is incaculabe.
The town Of Bridgeport was saved from destruction by
shower Of rain yesterday morning Charles Chambers
barns his farm Lansing were burned Yesterday
tOCrther with several fine horses
Tue cutter Fe-senden reached Port Huron THIS morn
ing with II from the lake shore two Of whom
are fatally burned. PORT Austin escaped the flames.
Mr. Brady Of Detroit who was in the village OF
White Rock Huron County, where 1t was burned says
that after vainy striving 10 keep the fire out OF the
town the inhabitants hastily GathSnS the few va!ua-
bcs that came nearc hand fed to the most open
places away from the houses and, driven from these
rushed into the water itself and here not safe
from the scorching effects Of the heated air without
ca,ionl uupces beneath the surface frequent wash
ncs In the SURF Brady in the water eight hours
lying part Of the time log over which the hSht SURF
dashed About him up to their waist in water
and holding children in their women but poorly
which was only security against the burning heat OF
the air. inhabitants Of course, saved almost nothing
Not only their houses fences barns ana etOcks ue
stroyed their furniture and clothing and even the
deeds by which they held their lands, and their nsu
ance papers From their painful position III the
water they were released by the subsdence Of
the fires but there neither food nor
shelter within miles and for OF them nauGht but
bccgarv apparently remained when shelter should he
be found The fire at White Rock occurred sunday night
and 1t was until Monday afternoon that 'he sufferers
were tken of the shore by the steamer Huron which
took them on hoard, and coming down the shore re-
lea cd from similar straits others who had lived In For
estville and Cato, which towns were also
burned Sunday night. The steamer, after taking on
board many she could carry left many Tor second
trim The sufferers cared for by the citizens OF Port
Huron and the steamer back for another load Be
side the towns named it is supposed that Center Harbor
and many other smaller villages were destroyed and 1t
is feared that loss of life has been considerable The
pecunarv loss ,at Roc than s!jOOOO; that
at FGestvile 10 still greater
letter from Saginaw City reports that large fire
occurred there on the night of the Sth inst which de
stroyed the large saw-mill, salt-bOchs, and u
number Of houses adjoining together with large guam
tlty Of lumber The loss will not fan short {" $4,000
At latest reports the woods we're all on hre IN the vicinity
Of Saginaw and entire city was IN danger Business
had been suspended, and the entire population were
doing everything In their power 10 their property
Bctveen Saginaw Birch Run the loss had bcen
heavy many cars had burned and trains delayed
letter from Port Huron. dated the 10TH says:
The tires are still raging all sides OF III" city, and
frc snuth wind has been blowing for three day les
tcrdav afternoon teams were employed III carry lnE
water 10 the south part Of the city, where IN" most da-
&c, wa apprc hendrd. and al late hour lat evening th
flames were very much checked tween mere ana
I+x fires raging icdrluy ana many VI lHc
telegraph poles this city ana ihat pace are de-
str, cong the CIraud Trunk Railroad ana INC IOt
Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad large pies OF WOOD
are Oh rre and fences for miles consumed Travel
in l. intCTfCrcu
is impossible 10 pass the roads
Fires were reported TO raging in every direction
around Lansing and Sunday, the students OF the Az
rtcnItural College were called upon TO help fight the
eanc. They were divided into squads which relieved
each other and Monday night the danger was sup
posed 10 have past .
On Sunday evening, the new town OF Grlnd Junction,
Of tt intersection of the Kalamazoo and south HaFeh
P.iiroaJ gnd the Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore
Railroad was entirely destroyed, not Vesuee lenain
inO ven 10 water tank An extensive eating mousse
had just been completed, Dut IL met "' i"'' - WV -
eTal cUnhagTatlUn.
A Gentleman writing from Kalamazoo ON Monday
says:
W. have news that Wayland Mattewan' NlcAshutg
Holland are burning-thc whole country soeH W D
IN flames Around Kalamazoo there are men rhShecu III
fighting fires The mir Is filed with smoke ana peIl.
gale II Blowing. Tho leaves I've Ill Ialse ne"P1, - vr
lG@c HItnUities have taken al! lTec nI'hr' u 'l'
I" prevent tire outbreak VI "A ConniHhtlOP "i'; hNt
80. ica t.C i.In.,!,G l,nNc-. 'l,- " ''i7''' I'
I'. ,tI a. rrs III Ito Iard hi.IHs DE- o. o." a."
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