The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-09
! HFLL UPON EARTH.
.,,.us7 OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
.. of Flame sweeping over
s,,,u Nights Of Egyptian
a.,.pe,. aud Days Of sly
,I,n Horror, - An APP
paIling LOSS of Life.

milling A'WN W. %-~'
.,.,o, september S,-A special to the
uns ,m Sand Beach, Michigan, OF the
i'%SptcnDcr . lI'5o A. NJ, says
%", ,'ot Ipa evening was worse and
,iaor, is l.masc rha" that tot Of 1871, ISL The ~. 4,
,'p w., r,,y arr all burned, Eight dead
pI.Y W. r,n, brought into Port Hope before
l'- ,,E m, morning, Atleast one hun
pI rr,,. hso been lost in the county r.
.s'%I"Isnlh s'I' hi, whole hmily living four
S, .,,.t oi sand Beach, were burned A
It' .9,,i lame, Mead was found dead this
CAV, ,r, Iamr- Mead and wife have not
a,'%, @npJ one family were found in u
o'' n.,t, but all their goods, horses and
Wv. rstcburncl. 'rhcpcople in Verona
,,.,J,brmpISr. in their gardens The
y, W., nmvany Of this town was up all
,.,,shl and ar now wetting the streets,
llnsS Sr
.,IRolpfp ~ DARKNESS.
,N, ,u-T The town Of Sand Beach is
Anp,eI in total darkness and business il
,,,,l,L Hose companies have been
,,6,, the business portions Of the place.
r,sn W., hmIr are lighted. Many have
S.l,,lolhins A. and Il portion Of thelNbsd-
I,,,uksd ready to go out on the lake.
Ds TSs rno,p j. sitting. The train due here
a, ~ ma, ,uncl back at Deckerville, twenty
sys mile, su,l Of here, The people there
I,r, baisI most Of their clothing fur
,mr. j.. j. Jerks 4 Co.'S Salt Block, in
Misplace, caught fire, but the hose compa-
n. succeeded in putting II out before
norb damage was done, The town Is sup
DG,l with 1.-THE HOLLY water works through
a,the bu.inc,, portion, and no great fears
IN ,rntrtaincd for its safety. A heavy.
rsdagran he heard of to the northwest,
,btb Omc think is thunder and others u
snoiO One farmer, fifteen miles south
vet Of here, lost his house, barn, 600
hJeL. Of wheat and 200 bushels of oats
H.inslrlnce hal expired three days pre-
rOu.Iy
widow west Of Verona lost her house
nd barn. no communication can be had
vth other towns, as the wires nre not
viking
H. -t'pto the present tine twelve
bdrs have been found and brought into
aVn Itis reported from Port Hope that
lNye persons are known to have been
sqnel near there and more are missing,
ynh is feared, have been burned. The
taife town oi Verona is burned with the
EepiOa Of hotel and church. Tho in
hbtlhs have saved nothing, and there IL
Nipund Oi Hour in the town. s--,
RNRr.RENDIXG RECITAIS.
AkT from the county treasurer OF
Att dated Yesterday says that fifty fam.
lam without a roof to cover them. The
Sanly buildings andrecordsare safe. They
hplHeac,lto the Mayors oiPort Huron
nd ldWt for aid, as no provisions or
dGhhgNcr saved. No one can imagine
the havoc that was mndG by the fire OF
Yesterday and lust night. One little child
w bund clgpod in m elder sisters
ANS and two others near by. They wero
burned toa crisp. Onc entire family, con.
Eans Of five persons, were burned within
hthty yanIs Of their house. Reports from
what Is known rs the Eskine estate about
kven or eight miles west Of here and run.
hing OuIh through the township Of Paris,
" haHtcnding Dead bodies arc lying
.IlllOng the mad and in the door.yafds,
hVing apparently been overtaken by the
dr. Port Hope and Huron City are en-.
trIy DESTROYED. The depot and Wards
!tIs'aIorat MinlCn, fourteen miles south OF
h,e, were burned. There has been no
tlIlNad,nai photographic communication
ShN Yesterday at noon. Fire companies
nave bFn at work in this place constantly
aa@ Yesterday at p. NJ, wetting build.
The Htety Of the town depends on the
!lhi. large Goals Of fire have been blow.
iISlinlo the town through the day. II Is
@otgtt the worst has passed. These dis
ettles ar sent by hONt 10 Port Huron.
lAebea estimates that can be made at the
present. place the number Of families that
" ,ehIlteIy burned out and destitute Of
@ilad clothing ut 800.
DAY trRNED INTO Niditr. '''a
L'T SNcISNw, Men, September ~
During last evening the wind hauled
lo0hd to the northeast and blew fresh all
yE Tie atmosphere was also materially
,lland the thermometer dropping 10 649,
sag3nN Of W in twCnty.fouf hours. AT
" Iae since The fire commenced has the
wy sSnas Otn sOdrnse as this evening at hve
SsL SaeL wa' ~ dark that the stores
it.t. isI,ae~ places, mills and residences were
.leS .s.lTl aP and the peculiar tinge Of the sky
pntFue entire hcNvpnsa weird appearance.
,NnG2 the afternoon telegraph cOlnmti.
asa,lio9 viii 81. Louis and vassar was
.SIaO!shed and the reports received from
Ise ~, points NY that tie fire along tue ST
I'Sl %ys f,Sld has done itS worst, aud is work
Fs"aA Fsis into the country on the other side,
i"" iIs'lv a'G r'lnnine regularly on the NJ
,Ss.i, 1,Ss 'Va,l and no further interference Ia
~ S,aglnaw and Rockville township fires
St.,,I T. NY faRing and doing great damage.
Az, S.s. Atlncrs are reported ~ have lost
@i,I, "yI VGR, and many miles oi fences were
WY DESTROYED along the Flint 4 Pere
!, AUluete nllroal. The Hrea are reported
,,,. .ANlI " started on the western division
SSs,V ,Vsel!sman, AMBER Custer and several
NV NV "lnh hut no great damage llas re.
All Mihc NtcStndViCOR tie ilFes along
G,.ne N .iae o. the rond between this city and
sWaaaa saaa have subsileli or spFead back
NV. N.Y. W w country The people lave pi0wed
,,ss ,vl !helr houses in that section, taking
E1Sa,Itlon to save the property.
SE.aNLs EEaLs ate reported in tile vicinity Of
h, s5VIIa,ICs I and Chcranina, west Of this
~. Sul ntr are running through Maple
sNS ys,SnaIlIp, this county, aud New
~ '''''S'Sse county, and doing great
,.Jsl's east of this city are very had
Sstai MN Obstruction to-day has been great,
EESiaatly EE,i.Ia along the plank road, between
VIII \ aRN NNssar and on the Watfans,
~ gahE road, portion Oi Which has
w., SNa eHnyd. Probably thirty families
M NY been 1nnCd out In lluena Visiai0Ws