Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-05-21
Tho Great Fire at Milton.

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May Is, the Governor Of Pennsylvania,
issued the following: Although liberal contri-
buttons have been made to Milton, advices are
they viii be exhausted. Knives, forks, coffee
pots clothing snd blankets are most needed.
The emergency is very pressing They will
give twice who will give quickly.
{signed) NJ. q. HoYTE.
Sudbury, Pa, May Is .-The scene at Milton
this morning beggars description Nothing
remains except the black and desolate ruins
Of the once prosperous town. The people
spent last night In houses left the nail works
and planning mill. The number of buildings
destroyed is 666 The vaults and books of the
banks are uninjured. The people of the town
are almost entirely DISTRACTED. Provisions
have been pouring into town from the sur.
rounding country. The body of the man
burned has been identified as that of Mr.. Au.
gerry. He was 8b years old, and was attempts
ing to save the stable aofo tho poor house,.
Mrs. stieker died during the night
from fright: The fire originated in the
night from sparks from a sawmill
attached to 81 the . car .. works. The
aggregate losses are estimated at SIC.
0CO,000 The place was crowded all day, May
Is. At noon hundreds, gathered around the
planning mill, where food was distributed.
Ielegraphfc|word was received from the treas.
urer OF the Philadelphia relief committee for
i've thousand dollars and provisions, and an
other from Colonel Mcclure authorizing prop.
or persons to draw on him for $3.50. Two
hundred and fifty tents forwarded by Gov.
Hoyt were erected in the fields. -Four car
loads of people went to Washingtown to spead
the night. Food was again distributed at
the planning mill in the afternoon, and per-
sons worth thousands accepted charitable
relief. The next distribution Of food will be
at 9 A. NJ. tomorrow: There arrived on~the
noon train thirty kegs Of. beer. A. remon-
STRANGE was made against its delivery, and it
was returned to the shipping point. Men are
at work tearing down the crumbling ruins.
At this evening intense excitement was
caused by two attempts to rekindle the fire.
Rags saturated with coal oil were placed at
the back door of the Gresh house, a wooden
hotel, and the only one left in town. When
discovered it had set fire to the house. Another
attempt was made to tire the Catawoosa depo'
in the southern part of town. As soon as these
discoveries were made, the populace were in
a frenzy. 'Asreward Of six hundred dollars
was offered Immediately for apprehension Of
the incendiaries. Much confusion ensued, the
people seeming to become wild from fear and
excitement and many whose property was
saved packed up their goods and prepared for
flight in case Of another fire. Col. steed, of
Williamsport, with two companies Of MALTA,
arrived the next night. A temporary post
Office has been erected, and mail deliveries
will be resumed. Some leading business men
have secured rooms, others will commence
rebuilding Immediately. Dispatches were re-
ceived from different sections of the country
offering aid. At request Of citizens, the rail.
road company have refused to run excursion
trains. The local relief committee has issued
m appeal to the public.