The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-10-20
Fires in Wisconsin.
Great less Of Lift TRc H'eshsjgO
Disaster.

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Disaster.
CHICAGO, Oct. II. A message has
just been received from Green Bay
stating that steamer has just arrived
bringing a report that 325 bodies were
burned at Peshtigo last night, and ss
many more are missing Seyenty-tive
persons were burned TO death at Little
Sturgeon Bay. The suffering through
out the north is terrible, aud, with che
exception of the loss Of property, Is a.
most as appalling rs the burning Of
Chicago,
L,jlr-Furthcr accounts from .Ac
calamity at Peshtigo relate that $50
men were burned to death in L large
barn in which they had taken refuge
Hundreds Of people were driven by toe
.mes into the river where most of them
perishei.
A dispatch from Green Bay, dated
10 4. NJ. yesterday, says the newspaper
accounts cannot be exaggerated. There
has been fearful IS of life on tue east
shore. \ later dispatch from the same
place states that on Sunday night, about
O'Clock, fire b oke out in the B}lgjan
settlement Of Brussels, Dlrr county, aud
destroyed l50 hous =, all but tige IN the
place Nine pcrsoos are missing and
are supposed to have persisted IN the
flames. The inhabitants lost every.
thing, aud stunned by their i9s.es axe
camped upon their desoiateu n1lnesteads,
destitute of O. rythiag. Actiye meas
ure3 for their relief are being taken
from Duluth and Other places, but De
lore assistance cl1 reach them theY must
suffer severely
JANEsviLLE, Wis, Oct. b G1vsra.
or FairchiIis telegraphca the following
from Green Bay, in relation y the Wis.
consin fires tonight: The appalling
calamity has not been eXa ygerateG,--
Over 5000 men, women and chillren
are now destitute. The loss Of life has
been very great, Not less than 500
persons have been burned at Peshtigs
and vicinity, and 800 on the eastern
shore. Scores Of men, women aud lit
tie children are now in temporary hts.
pitals, burned acd manned What is
wanted is money, clothing, bedding.
boots, shoes, provisions of all kinds, not
cooked, building materials, and every
thing needed by a family to commence
life with. people are responding nobly,
but there is no danger of too much being
received. The destitute must be pro-
vlded for during the winter"
MuwAuKBE, Oct. 13.-Co!. G. 3,
Robinson, of the Green Bay Aacocatc,
telegraphs to the Mayor Of Ludinston
as follows: "Thc northern steamer Is
just in DR.. Nichols, OF your city, and
other passengers bring the terrible news
that 40 dead bodies have been found
ut Pesh,igo and vicinity, an;. it is thought
that the loss of life will reach 700
This is exclusive of the east shore, where
the loss of life is fearful"
Chicago. Oct. l5.--Thc latest re
ports from the recent terrible fires 10
uorthern WISCONSIN and Michigan rep.
resent the loss of lie as being fesrfuL
! FROM 100 20 800 dead bodi"s bic
already been recovered, aud il Il believed
that me ounhsr will reach fully 600,
and the wounded POO. This c,mpri,js
full three-quar'ers Of the population
MILWAUKEE, Oct. l5.-Later ac-
counts from oortrcrn Wisconsin coz
firm all previcu. reports aud rumors.
The loss of life H. the peishb0rhoOt of
the burned district OF Pe.hti ~ wilt
reach over 800 aud s. per cent. OF
those lnjuT cannot recover. Ihe tre
tornado was hoard 1t distsnc" lsn the
roarng of ,he ,sa. Bale vi irs were
soln observed 10 tail like meteor. Ia
dltflreot part, ~ the town, igHitDg
whatsver they touchot. People rushed
ii !, ttelr chidrea in their atws for
a!,c' oi -fe'y ha the storm o. fac
els 1aon I'm, aud cnsc.apet them il
dame- sIa&c AMI e,pdtr. aud ,ntss
a8ab.e ta zen tne river vlr sult erted
lad aa,tca atye. mi, tefribt- >c-ns
aepr eu,d on Sundsg i-h, tie S.h ct
Oc'9ber air ady .l, .an3r by the
Chicago horror ! pend-, oi tae H..
if CJnmr6te zen; fron Milwaukee
wHn suppli,s says H. Ivy ,prYIgo.s
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