The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-26

DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Twelve Hundred People Perish
Mayor Of Milwaukee Appeals
for Aid.
CHICAGO, October Is.
The latest reports from the recent
terrible fires in Northern Wisconsin
and Michigan represent the loss of
life as being fearful. Some 700 or
800 dead bodies had already been
recovered, and it is believed that the
number will reach full 1000 and
the wounded full 200. This COM
prises full three.quarters of the pop
ulation.
MILWAUKEE,, October 10.
Later accounts from Northern Wis
consin confirm all previous reports
and rumors. The loss of life in the
neighborhood of the burned village
of Peshtigo will reach over 1900
Fifteen per cent. of those injured
cannot recover. The fire and tor
nado was heard at a distance like
the roaring of the sea. Balls of fire
were soon observed to fall like me-
teors in different parts of the town,
igniting whatever they touched.
People rushed, with their children
in their arms, for a place of safety
but the storm of fire was upon them,
and enveloped them in fame,
smoke, burning coal and cinders,
and those unable to reach the river
were suffOcated and roasted alive.
This terrible scene happened on
Sunday night, the 8th of October,
already made famous by the Chica
go horror.
A member of the Relief Commit
tee sent from Milwaukee with sup
plies, says the only survivors were
those who were fortunate enough to
reach the water, many throwing
themselves into mill-pOnds and
ulinging to floating logs. A number
of these were drowned by being
thrown from the logs by maddenpd
horses and cattle that rushed into
the water. The fiery cyclone swept
over tract of couHtry, eight or ten
miles wide. Every building, fence,
and all the lumber, were licked up
clean by the tongue of fire. The
town of PeshtigO numbered 1000,
one-third of whom perished in that
fearful night. Reports from the
East Shore Of Green Bay place the
loss of life full as high as at Peshti-
!, 20. The same account states that
, the immediate wants of the people
are supplied, but large amounts of
provisions and clothing will be re
uuired for the coming winter.
MILWAUKEE, October IA.
The calamities that have befallen
our State and some of our neighbor-
! ing States are truly appalling. Over
/. fifteen hundred men, women and
Z children have been burned to death
/, in Wisconsin alone; their homes
and farms are to a large extent en-
= tirely destroyed, the very soil hay-
!, ing been burned, and destroying all
a their autumn and root crops. They
: are utterly destitute, and will re-
i quire full support at least till anOth-
s er season. Seven counties in cur
j own State are thus in great part ut
u terly desolated. The whole region
/ of country in Western Michigan is
: in the same condition, and these
n fires are still raging and destroying
! Milwaukee is doing all she can do
l. By her close neighbOrhOod to Chica
b 90 she was enabled to send large
L quantities of supplies into that dev
+ astated city during the fire, feeding
, her fremen and exhausted citizens
10 Vast numbers of Chicago sufferer
u are now filling our houses and pub
le lie buildings. We ministered K
re their necessities. We have supplied
Is hundreds of tons of provisions, ant
p clothing, and shoes, and other need
ID full articles to Chicago, to NOrtherl
le Wisconsin and Western Michigan
Sc We are doing our best, but tn
es amount of suffering in our own Stat
s. is beyond our power alone to as
d suage. We appeal to the public 70
ne aid. We will be the dispensers {
&c supplies to sufferers IN Wlsconsl
rs and Western Michigan. We hav
OF made every necessary arrangemen
at to accomplish these purposes wit
nd economy and effect. All contribI
u tions in money may be sent to A
exander Mitchell, banker. Ali col
ne tributions of clothing, bedding, an
- other necessary supplies, may be d
yer rpcted to Harrison LudingtOn, Ma.
OF or. HARRISON LUDINGTON.
for
A Brig was wrecked off the mout
- of the Boyne, and the life-boat mt