Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-10-19

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The latest reports
from the recent terlible fires in North
ern Wisconsin, and Nil rhigan represent
the loss of life as being fearful. Some
seven to eight hundrd dead bodies had
been recovered and it is be-
lieved that the number will reach full
one thousand, and the wounded full
two hundred. This comprises full
three quarters of the population.
: Milwaukee,, Oct. 16-Later accounts
from Northern Winconsin confirm all
previous reports, and runors. The
loss of life in the neighbOrhood of the
burned village of PeslItigo viii reach
over one thousand, two hundred, or Is
per cent Of those injured can't recover.
The fire tornado WIS heard at ads
tance, like the roaring of the sea-
Balls of fire were soon observed to fall
like meteors, in different parts of the
town, ignitiHg whatever they touched.
People rushed with their children in
their arms for the place Of fsalety but the
storm offire was uron them, and over
tapped them in fame, smoke, burning
sand and cinders, and those unable to
reach the water were suffocated and
roasted alive. This terrific scene hap
pened On Sunday night, the Sth of Oc-
tober, already made famous by the
Chicago horror. A member of the Re
lief committee, sent from Milwaukee
with supplies, says the only survivors
were those who were fortunate enough
| to reach the water, many throwing
themselves in the middle of the pOnd
and clinging to the. floating logs. A
humber of these were drowned, by be-
| ing thrown from the logs by madden
! ed horses and cattle that rushed into
the water. 5 :.
The fiery cyclone swept over tract
of country eight or ten miles wide.
Every building, fence and all the tim
Der was Kicked up clean by the tongue
of fire.
The town of .Peshtigo numbered
900, One-third Of whom persisted on
| that fearful night.
/ Reports from the eastern shore of
Green Bay place the kss of life fully as
as high as at Peshtigo.
/ TIE same accounts state that the i'm
mediate wants of the people are sup
piled but large amounts ofprovisions
and clothing will be required for the
looming winter. 90
/ Mayor Ludington, of Milwaukee
publishes the following appeal for aid.
4 ssMILwAUKEE, Oct. 14.-The calami-
i ties that have befallen our State, and
some of our neighboring States are
truly appalling. Over 100 men, wo.
men and children rave been burned tC
death at once. TheiGhouses and farms
lare to q large extent entirely destroyed
The very soil having been burned and
destroyed, all their autumn and root
crops, they are entirely desolate, and
will requireful support at least until
lanother season. Seven counties in 0iI
Iogn State are thus ma great part ut.
ilerly deSolated. Whole regions ot
country in Western Michigan are in
1.-THE same condition, and theSesfres are
Ist Ii raging and destroying. Milwau
lkee is doing all she can. By her Gloss
'tneighbGrhoOd to Chicago, she was ena'
ibled to send large quantities of supplies
into that devastated city during the
lprogress of the fire, feeding her fire
linen and exhausted citizens. VAS
J numbers of he Chicago suffers are now
. filling our houses and public buildings
We have supplied hundreds of tons o
provisions and clothing, and stoves anc
other needful article, to Chicago, tt
? IOIlfEOAtl w 1oCOBottsy " w
Michigan. We are doing our best, bu
a the amount of suffering in our States i
: bes ond our power alone to assuage
: We appeal to the pub ic for aid, ant
will be the dispensers of supplies to tn
sufferers in Wineonsin and Westerl
Michigan. We have made every ne
q cessary arrangement to accomplish thes
purposes with economy and effect
I Ali contributions in money may b
f sent to Alexander Mitchell, Banker
All contributions of clothing, bedding
!, land other necessary supplies may be di
Y rected sto. Harrison Ludington."
[Signed] HARRISON LUDINGToN. T"
Hundreds of Lives LOst--Forests
Towns and Villages Without Mum
Vi ber Destroyed
From theCh;cago Post OF Friday.
The lumber regions of Wisconsin an
!, Minnesota have been in flames severa
? days past. Now the demon of destruC
IS tion is sweeping over the lumber dis
3 tricts of Michigan All along tn
" shore of Lake Huron, and the north
lern part of the western shore of tn