New-York tribune., 1871-10-16
PRAIRIE AND FORREST FIRES


mora fhe loes of hfs IN fne ncenpofn0Oo " k-'9sY
yin rsash LA Yif,sea par cent fthOse injured ssnn0'
receiver. 10 81, ts-7assrt s'd.zgi 81 n "a y ''.'
10 msmses ss slss Rslssf commisase ssnt from now
York visa mpptss says tAs only Survivors we're tnoss
who were fortunate enoush 70 reach Tie water many
throwing themselves into millp0nds and elingng 70
floating logs number Of tAese xerp drowned By being
thrown from tho logs hg maddened horses ana
cattle that fushed into the water. mo nte
swept over D, Escs aaof1 eoonW .nsSs
timber has bean eoppletey dastroysd mo population
Of PishtegO numbered aaa onethrd ss whom Deriahed
that fearful night. 90. --, .r-.. -tt
Reports from the east shore Of Grsen Bar place tho
loss Of Life fnIy a. high ss Pishtesa mo aams &C.
count states that the Immediate wAnta OF the people are
supplied but Largo amounts Of proyisons and clotnina
win be required for the coming Winter. The Mayor OF
Milwaukee has issned IN appeal TO tho people OF the
country for aid ..s. i...G.. p, -a...r.
FuRrHKR PARTICULARS HRoh PEsHHGo-FouR
HUNDRED BODIES RECOVERED - THREE
YrNpREp MORE BELIEVED 10 BE IN THE
KIYER-GREAr FIRES REPoRTEp ELSEWHERE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.--Preshigo (Wis.) dates to
the 18th record te utter destruction Of theown -Four
hundred dead bodies have been recovered. and 1t Is
thought that 800 more ore In the river, where the
intense hast caused death by hSatOn while the rest Of
the body was under water. IND velocity Of the e was
30 great that all escape was impossible. large num-
ber Of dead were hrougt TO oconto for burial - no
materials for COINS could be procured. ,t.t.rr ;
he loss Of life ON the eat shcrs In Dover and Kewaneo
counties are appalling An communication Ia severed,
ana the terrible comes slowly. AZ Pensaukee ?"
dwelling were burned and several lives lost The de-
structon Of hay farmhouses and fences IN the Vicinity
is complete. ...r -. .r..-
In rssers, Dover County, 100 houses comprisng the
Belan settlement were destroyed. and large number
of persons are missing. The people, In utter
destitution, are struck dumb with their losses,
and powerless. Houses, barns, farming impie-
ments and cattle all Destroyed roads are
led With carcasses anmalshorses, cattle, and sheep
dying from smoke and heat, while hunger and saarva-
taon must be endured by the wretched people. Mere
Kaure has been destroyed and all its inhabitants are
destitute houseless and homeless No particulars has
been received.
It is reported that the whole country "a on 1re from
Green Bay 10 Menominee Depere WHghtown and Fort
Howard are threatened. No rain fell for two months
until to-day, when copous showers were nahed Win
Joy. ,
Great numbers Of woundedsve been brought to Green
Bay. The scenes were appalling. Men and women were
partially roasted alive their eyes burned out and their
ears burned on Advoes from Fon du Lac say that ne
ports from the northern districts grow hourly worse
The occounts Of suffering are unparalleled. Clothes,
food, and money are greatly needed.
Great fires are also reported in Calumet County.
Dwellings, barns, hay, grain. and stock have been de-
stroyed Not single town In the county has escaped
All crops have been destroyed. Particulars have not
been received.
Late adyices say that the towns Of Marietta and
Marnett were partially saved. The heavy rain which
s falling has nearly extinguished the res in Calumet
aud sheeboyean coanties- 60, .,.. ... .r....s
BURNING OF wILLIAMaoNs MILLS, wIs.--RIFTY
....... LIVES LOST.
CHICAGO, Oct. IA letter from Green Bay,
Wis., reports the burning of wlliamson's Mills Fifty
Ave lives were lost and ten Of the survivors badly
burned. Only three persons escaped uninjured.
THE DESTRUCTION OF PEsHTIGo-THE FIRE
BLOWN BY A TORNADO ENTIRELY ACROSS
THE YILLAGE-GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
A correspondent, writing from Menasha,
Ws on the lth ins describes the destruction Of Pesh
tigo:
The village was situated Peshtigo River seven miles
@ Ba Gl0s aa had
stores churches schools e besides the large factory
same same con ccmpsny Who owned neatly every building Il hs
e about 20 I1SD SSDds IN the dnsrsnt 5sahsSss
Ts Il
Inhabitants have for the past days been gtDg e IN
s SS sssE yHs tS e o @
wood. on al sides Ssd sesn m0fS les. barHed over
ING On SsRaaH sesay @ VIII
S q
sHsssss ias Sss ssSe SS% ss & 1ss s ss sss
beyond each way In an nstst the whole etPossG Side
s Psss
were either smothered or burned % death In the
SeE Hves by a Keeping their bodies wen under water S
and tss Sg'e s.s xn' Sos
refuge in wells and a,terns and were saved; quite
Snsh ns 9s sss
built Of green lumber AZ near As can present be a.
certaned $50 lives have been lost, mostly women and
there are rs Who are badly burned many Of ykcm viii
die and nearly ell are more or lsss burned The desruc
raced al being covered with sand witch was sWep. Ia
great clouds BY tornado In some instances bodies
SOSd m sou%ns %lS incident. Of
os s ss tsy S T. aT aS
sd % the rdss I ss1sans 1 ns yss IaS bridge Wa
roasted alive, and tssn unped ato the rIsr and were
drowned woman, on seeing the fro spprOaehilg put
s % ~, M % q I ave. @ s
woman sayed, and soon - abe could found out
as SSs fnS ven ma on
clasped her child In her aEms and ran oG crylne for
loo few slas fortunate. In many cases whole
faniies have pertshed. In othW nen have lOss
as sas. % IL hs s z es ns ~S
ied In shsIr endeayor % cave the.r tsmiies one
seyea ysass Y the only survytae 9spbss o. nanerc1s
that we're ahls vent 10 the relief Of the s0efe BiaAk
eaea charIed eerpsAs were lying neyefy dfecen, vita
on Many desd 6odies were found n the nver,
ana many more have siace BEEN recovered A number
have died from ter bruises, wls othsrs epped Or
iearfuly dsngpIed me osslnaginstiys mind cannot