Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-10-18
THE FIRES In MICHIGAN!
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST!
IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY

IMMENSE LOSS OF PROPERTY
! , DETROIT, Oct l2.-The news from
San Clair and Huron counties of this
date is of the most distressing character
All that portion of the State east of
Saginaw Bay and north of point forty
miles above Port Huron has been com
pletely swept by FIRE, a number of per
sons have perished. aud it is feared that
We have not heard the worst The -four
ishing villages of FQrestville. White
Rock, Elm Creek. Sand Beach aud HUI
ron City are entirely destroyed. Rock
Falls aud Port Hope have been partially
destroyed. Nothing has yet been heard
from Port Austin or Port Crecent, but it
is hardly possible that they have escap-
ed At all these towns there were large
stores, many of which were filled with
winter stocks. extensive sawmlls, shingle
mills, and docks covered with lumber,
all Of which were swept away. 1t is
said that there is but one dock left on
the shore above F0restviile.
A steamer which left Port Huron last
night for the relief Of the sufferers re-
turned this evening with about forty
men. women and children. five of whom
had been severely burned. The revenue
cutter Fessenden, which started for Port
Austin, picked up sail boat on the lake
containing Isaac Green, the principal
owner of Forestville. together with his
family and eighteen or twenty others.
who had escaped from the flames at For
estville. The telegraph operator at For
estvilIe escaped through the fire into the
country. l 4 l4a baH
All the telegraph offices along the
shore have been destroyed but communi-
cation will be restored as soon as the
damage done to the lines can be repaired.
: Five children are known to have per-
J ished near Rock Falls. R. b. Hubbard,
at Huron City, shot all his fine horses
and cattle to prevent their perisbiug by
fire lie loses very heavily, having had
large store, mills, docks, &c The ex-
'ensive property of Stafford & Hayward,
at Port Hope, is about the only one
which escaped. Five thousand dollars
were subscribed to night for the relief of
! the sufferers of this State. The ligh,
a rain of Yesterday seems to have greatly
abated the fires throughout the State and
t aud it is believed the worst has past
z There i, scarcely county in the State
: that has not suffered more or less from
5 fire. and the loss will amount to hundreds
!. of thousands of dollars The damage
D to the pine land is incalculable.
/, Saginaw City only escaped destruc-
; ton through TIE determined Efforts OF
{ her citizens, who fought the fire back
: The town of Bridgeport was only saved
! from destruction by the shower of rain
e yesterday morning. Senator Chambers
t barus. on his farm near Lansing, was
t burned yesterday, together with several
+ fine horses. AT Holland. on the east
e shore of Lake Michigan, the flames made
n a clean sweep, scarcely building being
| left. The sufferlngs of the people were
e promptly cared for by the Mavor and
t citizens of Grand Haven. Professor
b Charles Scott. of Hope college, perished
{, also minister, whose name was not as
certained "a ...trE E-a rH
e THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE TOWN OF
b WINDSOR DESTROYED. ..... d..
/, DETROIT. Oct. l2-The Rev Cutter
t F.ssenden reached Port Huron this morn.
I ing with seventeen refugees from the
Lake Shore, two of whom are fatally
burned. Port Austin has escaped the
flames This morning an alarm OF fire
was given in Windsor, Ontario. opposite
Detroit In few moments the flames
spread in every direction, consuming the
principal business portion Of the town
The Great Western railway depot was
saved through the exertions of the rail
road employees There was no wind, OF
probably not building would have es-
capped a man was arrested while in the
, ac, of firing building, and was lodged
in Jail I''.
ONE-HALF OF ANoTHFR TOWN BURNED
CHICAGO, Oct l2.-lnformation has
Just been received here that fire broke
out in the town of Manistee, Michigan
at 10 clock on Sunday night, and ragged
until O'Clock Monday morning. destroy
ing two hundred buildings, six large
mills, and vessel lying at the dock -
Half of the entire town is burned The
loss is estimated at 81, 100000 4.
FRiGHTFUL DESTRUCTION OF LIFE-325
PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. .l.
CHICAGO, Oct. PA despatch was
received from Green Bay which states
, that steamer had just arrived bringing
a report that three hundred and twenty
FIVE bodies, were. burned at Pishtaka,
Mich, last night. and as many more are
stil missing. Seyenty-6ve persons were
burned to death at Little Sturgeon Bay.