, 1881-09-10
EASTERN.
Terrible Fires,


DrrkoIr, September "a special says
that from the vicinity "f Ri hun hid, F"s-
ter and Marion townships rellable mfr
naticn has been r, ceir-d :i,st upwards OF
900 peof,le have perished in The .m-s.
There was no escape for them, as the
woods and ground was so dry. NJ warn
ing was given them OF their danger more
than race horse would give. When the
FIRE Came it would embrace houses and
barns and burn their contents. Persons
who have lea thr,gcI ;he terriil, OF
deal say tnst tea INMATES f.oal the time
the fire struck there w.,u.d b= un ve, Igr
Of building lefi. Men ju.t fruiu :he
burnt district say iha' .i''-ei ii.;inu u. the
sight wouid ma lie ro&GelS' blood turn
cold. In msay instance lG.:!, women
and ch !,:ren were f"u:id iYins o. ,hoir
races where they hal fallen Wien they
were o,ertaken by the Er-. Children,
lying on logs where ' i. : had ciaTaarred
for safety, were lunea To death, and
many, who sough; safety III wrl.-, cellars
and outhouses thinking to escape, we're
almost IN every inztanca suE gated. De
tails OF the suffering IL iiur,n County are
-qusliy as bad as her. |, ia believed That
when returns are in that 1900 pets rs
will be found TO havs perished II the
flames. Forester township viii tura oat
to-day TO bury the dead cattle horses and
sheep, the stencil irom which is unbeara-
BILE. fhe reporter found Ii dead bodies
in one spot. John Fltwa GERS family.
his wife aad seven children. were all
buried together, tbs Day family and
Morris Clitfora's wife and family also. A
man ard woman were seen lying dead be
tween Dowle's NILS and and Tyre anu 10
families were burned in Ware. 500 fam
llies are reported at M.nd,r rs having
been burned out. At Smiths mill, half
mile from Tyre, woman WAS burned.
Wherever house ia lett people d 'cs
to it like sheep into fold, In son-
places as many IS six families live in
log shanty They must have relief from
below or great suffering will resnlt. Man,
families were seen to-day VIII" hadn't ca
en- a meal since Monday and don't know
where they will get QUE. Their team are
poue, cows and o'her stock are burned
aud desolarion ares 'heui in the f.ce.
The Fire Checked.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich. Sept. 8, 9P. N
The fire WAS ch cked east Of the CITY b,
rain this morning.
War B-tne-n Railroads
CHisAGo, Sept. S.-Wh.t seems 20 he
the grand st and mos agsressiv- rAilr"ad
war in history has broken uut and Is
already raging Sith great bitten IS an"rg
eastern trunk lines on rates beta eeu here
and New York.
The Prayer Day.
The day of pr.ysr for the recovery Of
the president was gener ally observed here.
Fired Out.
ELBEkIoN, Sept. AT Gil P. N. last
night it vas ascertain ed suthoritlr.ly
that DR.. Rey burn, Barnes and Woodf.rd
signed their last official bulletil on the
health of the president, and immediately
afrer Withdrew from the c"rps Of attend
ing surgeons. The cause assigned Is that
the president is somewhat nervous from
seeing so many attendants or in other
words cannot bear such mob around
HIM thanking he can have more quiet
when onl, couple of physicians are in
attendance.
Esesaraxibx.
DIR. Bliss says he is improving slowly,
and all are much encouraged thinking all
danger past now and the patient in fair
way Of recovery.
Railroad Robbery.
KASsAs CRY, Sept s--At 9P- u last
night the train of the Chirsgo & Alton
railroad vas stopped within miles Of
Glendale by means Of lantern signals BY
armed men. They had previously OBJ
structed the trace with stones and timber.
The express messenger ives fa'ally beaten
and the safe robbed of from 5000 TO
$50, eco The passengers were KEEP, cowed
By the ineessant firing of pistols and xrro
robbed Of money and vauablss. The
train ran into Kansas city and the police
force started back in pursuit 1t was not
the Jss,s Jamss msn who did ths Job.