Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-10
THE BURNED DISTRICT

MILwAUKEH. Aup 81 107.


L. II. Kellogg, Esq, Chairman Com
mittee Of Relief.
Although the general Relief bust
ness and the distribution of supplies
closed on the first of June last, there
have been some cases where, through
accident or sickness, it was absolute.
ly necessary,to give medical and 9th.
er aid, and much suffering has been
averted by the attention thoy have
received. Some means should be
adopted to provide for like cases in
the future, whore a guarantee for
medical services and medicine is re-
CURED before they will be furnished
The crops are generally good not
outstanding the ravages of the ar,
my worm, which has not been as de.
structive generally as was feared and
whose work may be considered at an
end for tho present year. Whether
this pest is to be increased and con-
tinued the future can only deter
mine. / have forwarded some speci-
mems of these worms, both alive and
preserved in alcohol, to the Etomol-
ogist Of the State Of Illinois Gas we
have no such officer in our state)
who has promised description of it's
character and habits.
have spent a good deal of time
during the month in looking over the
roads necessary TO be opened, which
yet require work done OF them, and
with the advice and consent of Cow
ernor Washburn. who accompanied
me on some of the expeditions, appro-
priations from the fund voted by the
Legislature were made for that pur-
pose. OF the twenty. six school
houses burned, few are completed.
many nearly Sc, and all will be fn-
ished during the next month in good
season to commence fall schools in
the country. The condition of the
people is generally satisfactory, al
though details on this subject will be
reserved for final report.
have IN progress and nearly fin
ished, map of the burned region,
showing the locations most burned,
the general direction Of the fire, and
by figures and reference showing
where the many hundreds of victims
lost their lives. Gov. Washburn has
authorized me to get it Autographed,
to accompany my final report, which
will embrace full statistics of all
moneys received and its source, as
we'll as all other articles and where
and how dispensed, by both the gen.
eral committee and by the smaller
auxiliary ones who have disbursed
moneys and aid independently of
our action, in order that the public
may be fully informed as to what has
been done with their generous g fits.
have taken great pains to collect
the names ages and sex of the unfor-
tunate burned, so far as they can be
ascertained, and will also present
them with many thrilling and inter-
esting "reminiscences of the great fire.
| am also in correspondence with
some Of the leading scientists and
chemists in the country, in order to
get their views and solution of the
features which accompanied this re-
carkable and unparalleled confagra-
ton, carrying as it did in its van a
tumultuous sea of fame. undiminish-
ed after many miles of travel on the
face of the gale which boreit onward.
A list of those persons still suffer-
ing from their burns anu bruises, and
others from wounds of the heart, will
be laid before you with this report.
Respectfully submitted,
A. J. LANGwoRTHY, Gen. Agent.