Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-31
Incidents of the Fearful Confagra-
ton in the North.
From tho Green By Advocate, Oct 10Th J

reused on Sunday night by the ser.
want girl, after be had retired, with
the Information that there was dam
ger from fire. lie ran to the mill
attached the hose and commenced
wetting down the mill. When the
tornado came and he saw that all
was lost, he ran TO the house to save
his wife and children, in which he
succeeded. After the village was
burned, when Mr.. S. supposed he
had not an article left but the clothes
they had on, which were burned full
of holes, the servant girl went To the
site OF the honse and dug up out OF
the sand all his best clothing, the
silver-ware and most valuable goods,
that she had buried without his
knowledge while he was trying to
save the mill. Mrs. S. lost some of
her clothing, as the fire did not give
the girl time to bury il deep enough.
That girl is a jewel.
On Thursday, the 9th inst, Mr. J.
q. Clement, formerly a painter at
Fort Howard, late Of Peshtigo, was
married To Miss rrudel, dang er
Of Theo. Trudel, Of Menominee.-
The brides mother visited them at
Peshtigo on Sunday, the 8th, and
left III 4 p. NJ When the fire struck
Peshtigo, MIR Clement took his wife
in hit arms and started for the river
They met man with a buck board
going to save his wife and family, but
seeing the task was hopeless, he
started to go back Mr.. Clement
asked him to save his wife and he
would do the best he could for him
self. The man took Mrs q. and
Clement ran behind, holding on the
blackboard. but finally fell in the
road and died from suffocation. The
bride begged to be allowed to get
out, but was held in and taken TO
the river, whore she arrived uncon-
cious, but was restored and saved
He was buried by the odd fellows at
Menominee on Friday.
Mrs Holdenworth, q woman sick
with fever, was on log in the rv-
er at Peshtigo, with a child Her
| husband had gone back to the town
for some purpose, and when he re-
turned his wife ami child were gone.
The fact was that a cow came swim
ming along and rolled over the log,
she caught the COW by the horns, and
the COW swan out with the woman
and child. They were found and Sc
cured in the river again.
Many persons are said to have
been drowned by cattle rolling the
logs over.
VIM. Curtiss was found in well
with tire bucket chain around his
neck
A man, q shoemaker, running for
the river at Peshtigo, found little
girl four years of age, and took her
into the water. She lay across his
shoulder, and he swan with her
about half an hour, and saved her
without injury, although he was con-
siderably burned himself.
Mr.. ID. Dix. OF Peshtigo, had
store there, and lest all be had, about
So 600, saving the lives Of himself
and family. Among those to whom
he was indebted were Crandall 4
North, Of this city. In spite of this
they helped him with funds, clothed
his children, hired house il Green
Bay for him, furnished it and pro-
vided him stove, and have sent
bin on bis way rejoicing, overflow
ing with gratitude.
Mr.. Dix got his family to the riv-
er, half clad The baby had on moth
ing but nightgown. Somebody
brought bundle of bed clothing TO
the river. Dix opened it and took
out sheet. The owner wanted to
take it away from him, for fear 1t
,00uid act burned, but he secured it,
spread it over his family, and kept
it wet by throwing water on it with
his hat. He thinks he could not
have saved his baby without it.
p. Nj. Brown informs US that Miss
Augusta Bartels, about Ii years old,
daughter OF Fred Bartels, OF Peshti-
90, was in the sugar Bush, visiting
her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. ADJ
ma Newton. When the fire burst up
on them, she said there was no use
in trying to live, all had got to be
burned, and threw herself into the
creek, that ran through Stephen
Story's farm, where she was drown
ed. The cries and lamentations of
the people were pitiful to hear.
Mr.. w. Filiatrault was manager of
Harter l. Horvath's clothing store,
Peshtigo. When the fire came, ran
TO the store and threw trunk and
best pieces of goods into the well.
Att 'mpted to cover them with sand,
but could not stop long enough.
When fire was within ten. feet, ran
Tor the river. People on the south
side thought the north side was safe,
and the north side folks ran for the
south side thinking that was safe.
Thus the people met at the river and
could do nothing but get into the
water. He crossed the bridge to the
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the company's store. to the wooden
ware factory. Could not breathe
Reached house and found the door
locked. Burst open the door. A
young man was there asked for a
drink of water young man sent
him to the pail, and he drank and
was relieved. When be got his
breath be discovered the house was
burning, and be persuaded the young
man to RIM for his lite. Got out OF
the wroag door and had to climb two
fences. Air was full of smoke and
fire. Gould not see, and ran wild try
ing to save his whiskers and face
Heard somebody say run for the rlv-
er. Listened and heard splasbing in
water ran 10 the direction Of the
sound, and got in the river. where
he stood four hours.
After the fire, he had hard work
to find the streets and to determine
.ba Ia "a aita If tho ofora Ha found