, 1874-05-11
A Series Of Conflagrations
Throughout the Wost.
Immense Forest Fires In Michigan,
Canada, aud New York.
Large Loss Of Property in ST.
Louis.
Loss Of Ltfo In Several Places.

Extensive E'irca In the LUMBER u1s"
tracts-Tho Towns nnd NAtirohus
also suffer Considerably
suec,at Dtspatch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
EAST SAGINAW, May 10.-Extonslvo firca arc
raging in tho woods throughout tho whole
Saginaw District, Which, IN thoir extent aud
destruction Of property. Threaten to rival tho
disastrous fro Of 1871. Wo hayo reports from
,lmopt every point, On tho hoa.t-watora OF tho
:han thtoo years ago. Along tllo Flint i Pero
Marquette Railroad, Lie fencehaa boon destroyed
a,any pacos and also largo quantity Of wood.
Every oflort is bong madc to protect tho bridges
lnl koop tho rails cloar OF falling timbcr-I
TuE SAME aTATe OF AFFA1Rs
exists on tho jackson, Lansing i Saginaw Rail-
road. Heavy a"es are raging north o. pincon-
ming nnd scattering nrea extond tho "hoio
ength OF tue road north.
III. +. a. Kaiaor, Of tho firm Of Van Elton.
Tho Htato Road Crossing 10 Anwkawlir,
makes tho following statement: At state
Noad the tiro has burned up tho tics, ana tho
iron is warped so that 1t will ba nooebaary to lay
q now track boforo trains can pass: Tho firo IL
very bud botwcen Wonona and KawkaWlln OIL
both sides Of tho ronl.
4 dispatch from knwkawlfn received at 8:aO
o'clock inst ovoniug statos that a large amount
Of lumber. ut stnte Roaa is on fire.
tho purposo Of bringing down the pahbongers on
tho train tiro~bound a: state Road. An i'm
property, has boon destroyed.
OTHER FIRES.
4 disastrous fire has been ringing for several
days nj tho mouth Of tho West Branch of tho
its luu1bor camps. These camps ,woro burn
cd two days ago. and much OF the
property In them was destroyed, though tho
mon wero successful Ia aavlng Bono Of 1t; Yes.
tertlay the iros ln the locality mentioned wore
reported TO bo working southwarl. Tho camps
above namod were tho old Chapman camps.
Tires aro aiao reported 1T. Gratiot and Tuscola
Counties, principally confined TO tho tlmbor.
TIE AIR IS FILLED WITH BMoKE,
giving tho atmosphere dull, murl1y appear
ance. At IN carly hour this morning tho saw
dust road between this city and Saginaw City
cauEht lire, and the Btroet-railway which. runs
bridge Tue damago being in the nolghborhood
Yesterday tho tug Z. H. Miller, owned by
Capt. L. II. Miller, was burned while engaged In
Tho ilro originated in her hold. md sho
waa at once run ashore at Willow lhland, opposite
Durt's Mill, whore she burned to tho waters
Bdge. Tie loss on tho boat will reach probably
$4,000 or $1,000, on which thoro was no In
Tue aaw and ahing1o-mill OF 9. N, Kounedy.
near Glare, oil Flint l. Pere Marquette RAILWAY,
was destroyed by fro yesterday, together with
four dwelling housos, and 100 700 feet =. l9gs oo5 IN
Flint also suffered by tire Saturday morning.
Tho tlro caught in the northern part of the CITY
md communicated with tue repair shops Of The
FLINT i roro 01arquette Hallway Company, nnd
the houses adjoining. The stave and heading
mill OF Grant Decker was damaged to the OK
fort Of S3,000; insured. Ono million plecoB
heading. worth s12, 900, woro destroyed; insured
Tor $5,U00. Eight cottagus belonging to a. Me-
Earlin wero burned; loss ~. QUO. no Insurance.
Tho ralroal machine shops were damaged about
f5D0.
sp<eial Dispatch q The c't'eaoo 1ttonne.
DETROIT. Mich, May ia dispatch from
biuskegon last nj sht says tho fire IL raging Fear
fully ii tho woods OH tho outskirts OF tho city.
There is n high southwest wind prevailing, WHICH
dliyes tho FIRE toward the city. Pook's roads.
Frankli1'd, and ,alua Daytes' farms havo boon
burnt so far, bosides o.her aulnll farms, names
INT known. Y1e nro is just as the city limits,
m l tho enginss have boou ordered out. There
ls ona vast sheet Of da1no botwcon hero and
Iir nd Haven.
4, tho pay-cnr Of the Michigan Central Rail-
road passed west On Friday over tho South Ha-
sou Division, tho engine carrying no spark
nrrcster, tho woods wore lgnieed Ut several dit-
1erent poiutH botweou plno GroVo and Bloom
tngdale. aud tho leagos being very dry the tire
apead rapidly.
The ctizous have bcen hard at work
FIGHTING TAE pEvouRINd ELEMENT.
Back-tilos hayo been rot in several places, but
sho fire is still spreading. Tue villages aions
nth contents has already boon destroyed.
dispatch from Lapoer, datcd May 0, aaya
hut fears arc entertained that that section of
e seu9 a a9oq5 af tq 1 y ysSa s1 BY rhs
Tow miles north Of thore are on fire, nud tho sky
to-night seems to be all ablaze. Tho mills at
FISH Luke aud Five Lakes nre all In imminent
Euger. The Fisl, Lake Company havo already
lost large number Of logs. hnlay City bus
boon
FIGHTING THE TIRE FOR TWO DAYS.
At ono time yesterday tho flames wero within a
Tow rods Of the city. Tho woods arc very dry,
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