The New York herald., 1871-10-15

OOT Tue women ana cnl0ren OF MenOmOnee
were on board the steamers Fayorte
and Dunlap and vessels lying at anchor
IN the roadstead. The male portion Of the popna.
uon OF the three villages lying within tnree miles
OF each other spent the whole night IN lighting the
fire. No lives were lost IN these villages with the
he had been rescued from the water, and another
VINO was sick in house which was burned before
SOME MORE uNroRrusATEs
Al small settlement or nve or SIX houses calied
Menomonee W everv ,e noase was burned and len or
twelve lives lost. only three persons escaping.
there 70, At IF 81 Ia sae horrible
character seven,y.nve lives being lost All inrouen
the northern part Of The state, indeed me farmers
shall receive scattered reports OF persons and anl
hes who have perished In the DANES.
on the other side Of Green Bay. the destruction
has been even more complete; the , enure
low fortunate exceptions. me settlement OF
BRUSSELS was burned down all but Eve houses,
lost THIS on Monday nigh. and tue
following morning 200 people had 70 oreaR, resRs
OF horses, ca,rle, sheep and hogs, dead win
the smoke and heat, were srewn about the streets,
ana the poor burnt out victims OF ,ne nrenoaseess
wounns received in the hresit deJectedly amid tue
charred remains OF tner houses, barns, farming
Implements, household furnilure-al they pos
seSsed. w
THE AREA OF THE CONFEDERATION.
Some idea may be formed OF the nre In the neigh
boz hood OF Green Bay by THESE details. The ilst OF
casualties, however, IS necessarily very Imperfect
Reports now received show tina: the connagra
uon has swept through the whole northern
ners or counties, Marathon Shawano, Brown,
oconto, Keewannee. Door. Waupaga, Untagamle
and Wlnnebago suffering the worst. The loss in
these districts is computed at Sl0,0Oo,oo 900, which
sas 20 arSe extent upon sa r ona mmo,o 10
whom insurance Is unknown. The painful earnings
ana savings OF years OF honest toll have thus been
swept out OF existence by the havoc OF night.
IN MICHIGAN
the loss OF life has not been quite so terrible, Dut
Only ~ iour hundred lives are computed TO have
been lost In one place and another. All that por.
point iorty miles above Port Huron has been com.
pleteiy swept by fire. Among the
were the nourishng little villages of Forestville
White Rock, Elm Creek, Sand Beach and Huron
C.ty, ~. Rock Fails and Port Hope nave been only
large stores, many OF which we're filed with winter
stock. Extensive saw mills, single mills aud
docks covered with lumber have all been swept
aWav.
The loss OF life cannot be exactly estimated as
yet hut will probably foot up to two or three hun
dred. All telegraph offices along the eastern shore
have been destroyed, but communication will be
restored as soon as the damage done to the lines
can he repaired. Five children are known to have
perished near Rock Falls.
Tne following from Milwaukee paper gives
falr picture OF the condition OF the remainder OF
the State:-
MORE DETAILs
The Michigan woods are reported on fire In every
direction. The air Is filled with cinders, smoke and
d. dust and a., there Is no water anywhere with which
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GRAND JUNCTION.
" The little settlement at Grand Junction. where the
Michigan Lake Shore Railroads cross eacn
other, has been annihilated-tne eating house,
depot buildings, water tank, all are swept away.
Owosso s. G. Rose has lost apout 1000 cords OF
wood, and other losses are very large.
FIGHTING THE FIRE.
Fires are reported south and west oi Port
Farmers nave been nenting the 1res IN the woods
and on their farms Tor DAYS, until some OF them
OF a Mr. May, about four miles up the Black RIVER.
caught fire and was totally destroyed, including 400
cords OF wood.
RAILROAD PROPERTY BURNED
The woods and fences on the line'o the Kaama-
zoo ana South Haven road are all on fire. In South
many houses are burned Nearly the whole coun-
| try between the Detroit and Milwaukee and Grand
on nre. Further north and west, on the line
| OF the Flint and Pere Marquette road the flames
TO prevent the passing Of trains on MondaS.
THE SAGINAW VALLEY.
! From the Saginaw Valley 1t Is reported that
oeeS desifoyed on s ali Sides sss
the woods were burning hercey,. and the
| flames were continually sweeping rapidly onward,
East S Saginaw i've buildings nHp were W " burned @ at
midnight midnight sunday. The occupants OF the
Sqns great where ssny s IRE escuea some
them had their feet and hands almost roasted.
re ws ne s ene Sq "
known as the ..lslandr and situated between The
river and the bayou on the side OF the river The lire
originated in the shInge mill OF Burnham d STILL
Just above the upper bridge. This mill drlllhouse
and boarding house were entirely destroyed also
a house owned by a Mr. Burnham: the sawmil, drill
house, kettle and steam salt blocks OF Cnapln Il
Barber: lot OF lumber ana two thousand cords OF
OF Lathrop \ Inscoe, and several dwellings. Total
loss, $4,000. The woods between st. Charles and
cords Of wood were ere destroyed u'AsI at ST.
Charles. Above Midland the telegraph poles are
destroyed. AT County Line four buildings nave
been destroyed and more are In danger. Four or
ive hundred cords OF wood and twelve miles OF
fencing are burned near Birch Run.
The following is an account from the Saginaw
Courier OF the gallant manner in which the people
SAVED THE CITY,:
In all the valley cities the intense excitement
prevailed since the terrible fires have given us a
forctas,e OF what the future must inevitably be
If rain is not soon graciously voucEsafed TO us.
So soon as the proclamation OF the Mayor was made
public the mills were all shut down, and the men
sent to such points rs they were supposed TO be
most needed IN. u was but short time after
hundreds OF men with spades noes, axes
and rakes wero on their way to the
as were the men IN the first excitement OF ratherng
IL was not long ere they Systematically at work
IN the thus far successful endeavor stay the pro-
gress OF the nre. Clerks IN the stores and
laborers Ill the workshops ana mills united side by
siderm preventing the advance OF the flames. Yes.
every direction wagons drawing barrels OF water
men with pals and axes and other implements
Win WHICH 10 HSlI Tue T2pdClOuS mon ster could be
seen eagerly pressing 10 and fro In their mission
Occasionally countrynan could be seen implorlng
men to go with him miles into the country TO save
his property but almost everybody had ZOO mucn to
do near his own dwelling place. In the doorways and
yards anxious women eagerly inquired for the laesg
news and more than once our reporter was asked
with apparent earnestness II, IN ms opinion, this
was the great and final day." Anxiety was de-
picted on every countenance and we fear 1t viii
put deepen II the much desired rain does not spec
dny fail.
From the Saginaw Enterprise we take another
account OF city saved by courageous and well sus
tanned endeavor:-
HOW MIDLAND ESCAPED
Tne report that Midland was IN flames was
not correct. The city suffered damage put
had 1t not been for the extraordinary exer-
lions OF the people we would have had a
different story to tell. The whole place on
Monday night was entirely surrounded with a vast
sheet OF name and the cracking OF the FIRE and the
crash OF falling trees made the scene fearful one
vaantly did the people fight the names, but SO
steadily and surely would they spread that all