The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS!
FOREST FIRES.
The Flames are Spreading and
the Destruction Increases.

Milford. Pa, S.-The Delaware valley
Is filled with ds"se smoke from forest
fires. Beech woods, thousands of acres
In extent, in Wayne and Pike counties,
are htre sad fire is reported in ChnH K
and Blooming Grove townships, Pike
county, aud IN Sussex county, New Jer-
sey.
Detroit, 9.-Det4ils continue 10 c,me
In respecting the fire in Sinalsc county,
showing that the approach Of the fire was
heralded bP dense atmosphere. entirely
ooscurl tue light in the middle of the
at ernoon on Monday. People car. leG
LANTERNS IN the streets until 8 O'Clock on
Wednesday morning. In The woods
wee msny dead Of ali ages, presenting
reVoitlng sight. The bodies Were
scorched and chsrred. The high winds
had spread the fire and every avenue
had been closed to the fleeing homeless
ones ! sving only death by fire. Large
burning masses OF infsm enables were
Lltied bodily aud carried through the sir.
Inc skill and courage II man seemed
lmpotent and men AID cattle we're
rosstt d together in the natural fire trap.
One farmer, who was blowing with oxen
few miles from the sand beach, siNrt-d
home on the sporosch Of darkness, found
Is WI gone to a neig Z bOr's, Cook
two children and escaped, but three
other children aid his eldest daughter,
who took another path, were found next
"a haired beyond reCug, lien, IL,
together. Up to Wednesday night
forty five bodies we're found within d
mile in Parish Township. Many more
srlx oil liuh
The whole settlement, crops end houses,
are swept awsy. LII Delawar+ f,Ar.n
ell the country south of Fonestvile. from
the lake seven miles back, every thing is
swept clear. These new settlers owed
for their farms, and lose everything.
Men and cattle fed 10 the lake, where
there is the utmost confusion. A man
- no lost all, was olind and crazy. The
fire surprised every one in that region by
it's sud- descend, and only for the lake
there would have been hoiOcau.t Que
man laid in mud puddle Ind rolled
aver and over oil night a arge
force has gone to bury the dead.
Many animals have been rendered blind.
they have to be led. Many are hungry
i'll clad and sick. More help must come
soon. George Furgerson, of White
Rock, says since Monday he has seen 1l6
burnt bodies on tho road. Wagon loads
u cDtina were common sight. The
Attest reports say the regions as far nj
snship sre burned over With large LES
If life The fires we're exiinguisbei by
rains in the section between Sandy Beach
md Dickersville. The fires seem t be
abating. A Port Auttine dispatch says
the lu.s of lives on the top Of the burn
irg peninsula by Monday and Tues isy's
fires, is estimated st from two TO three
nundr.d. The following villages were
burned: Bad Axe, Verona, Forres, Bay,
RlchmondvIll-, Cbarlston, Orange, Dick
ersonville. Hsrrisvile and Ssndusky.
The -fo'o~ing we're partly burned: Cor
therp and Minden. The country Uttered
vastly more than the villages. Saginaw,
Tusc Ia and L opees Counties, back from
the lake We're greatly damaged, but not
nesrIy 50 much as the shore counties.
800, 600 worth of property was
destroyed. 1t is hoped the rain has
low Stopped the fires Everything j.
! oW necessary TO help the destitute-lum-
Der, clo'hing, provisions and seed grsin.
4. Z. Csletun, mayor, or Senator o. D.
Conger, Port Huron, will receive the
suppliee.
Cincinnati. 9.-ReIef measures for
Michigan have begun.