Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-10-25

stant receipt of messages asking for pro-
visions and clothing. and the victims Of
the fire are still fiockipg in from the in
terror to the towns on the shore. AL
ready the towns of Verona, New River,
Sand Beach, Huron City, a portion Of
Port Hope. Crescent, Centre llarbor,
Elm Creek. White Rock, Paris. Cracow,
Miuden, Forrestville, and the Polish set
tlement near Forrestville, have been de-
stroyed those on the lake to the very
waters edge, as the docks iu many in
stances have been swept away. These
towns represent population of at least
5000 people. The loss of property in
these towns amounts to directly. without
doubt, from 81 100000 $4,000. 900 at a
very low calculation, aud not including
lumber and timber destroyed. The va
guest guess work only could estimate the
loss of property in the interior. Some
of the people burned out of house and
home were substantial farmers, showing
that the fire has swept over the cleared
and cultivated districts, as well as
/ through the woods.
Manistee's Destruction.
At Milwaukee. Wis, October 12, four
days after the Manistee conAagration.
the propeller Messenger brought iutelli-
gence of the terrible calamity which laid
fully two-thirds of that city in ashes.
An extra from the Tines Office gives
full particulars of the fire. 1t says /:
"The wind blew heavy gale on Sun
day from the south, and the fire that
had been burning in the woods for seve-
raj days spread with great rapidity. The
company was out all day with the en-
CINE, near Clifford & Ruddock's mill
and succeeded in checking the flames
In the evening fire broke out nea,
Canfield's mill, and the fire company
promptly repaired to the scene of action
but the wind blew the smoke and sand
at such fearful rate that they were al
most blinded, and could not check the
headway of the flames. About ter
o'clock the engine gave out, and during
the balance of the scene was powerles:
to assist. In a short time the mill and
about twenty small dwellings. the boar
ding house, lighthouse. piers. lumber
piles. and MIR. Horizons house were in
flames. Tyson Il Robinsons three
barges and the tug Bismarck were IT
the stream between the fires, but escap
ed by almost miracle. A scow load
ed with slabs and pile-driver were Gu
loose and f"ated down the river. The
pile-driver was on fire. but fortunately il
did no harm. The barge Frankfort and
several other vessels were near the mill
but went up the river 10 place of cafe
ty While this was calling the atten
lion of the c'izens. a light was seen re
a-cting on the sky, in the rear of tht
city. near Maple street. In an exceed
ingly short space of time number o
buildings were in flames Everything
was swept clean. not vestige of con
sumable matter being left.
The districts burned over were
First, about twenty acres west of ant
including Canfeld's mill second, /;
strip commencing on Maple street from
j G.. Ramsdell's residence, and widen
ing IA it advanced, and when it reached
the river it extended from Oak stree
(Buckley's store) to Tyson & Robinson'
little mill. distance of half mile
and through the principal business par
of the town. thence across the river
burning the bridge and the schooner
Seneca Chief. and destroying every
building on the north side (nineteen il
ally. except the Fourth ward school
house, George Thorp's house. and tb,
| the Catholic church third. Black Birt
Island was literally burned up.