Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15


is 81, 500, with no insurance. Mrs. J
Carter, living three miles north, was
also burnt out Loss $500; no nsur-
ance.
TUE HORROR DEEPESISG.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. s.-The hor-
rors Of The situation in Sanilac and
Huron c, lnties on the shores of Lake
Huron ara deepening ever hour. An
appeal was issued last night at Port
Huron, signed by Senator Conger and
Hon. W. L. Bancroft, calling for
money, clothing and provisions, to lie
sent forthwith to Hon. f. o. Carlton,
mayor of Port Huron. The distress
is unparalleled. 1t is believed three
hundred
PEOPLE HAVE PERIsHED,
and it is feared many more, while
thousands are stripped of everything,
food, shelter, crops, stock-all swept
clean from the face of the earth. They
must have everything necessary to sus-
tain life and cloth themselves. Ac-
counts continue to come in of the most
narrowing description. A special to
the Post and Tribune says: Geo. Nc
Donald, Winton, Sanilac county, tells
"A NARROWING TALE.
Over 200 families are homeless in
that section and are suffering from
want of food and clothing. The fire
suddenly reached Veroue Mills on
Monday and the town was wiped out.
The wind was so strong that Ballen-
tine and his wife were picked up and
blown l5 to 20 yards. A woman and
her husband were found lying against
tree dead, the woman being partly
delivered of child.
THE DESTRUCTION
caused by the fires of 1871 was moth
ing in comparison to the fires of the
past few days. In the vicinity of
Rishmondville and Western Forester
and Marion townships reliable infor-
nation leads me to say that upwards
Of 800 persons
PERIsHED IN THE FLAMES
there was no escape from them. The
woods and ground were so dry that no
warning of danger was giving faster
than race horse came the fire. 1t
would embrace house or barn with
its contents and away to the next.
Persons who have been through the
terrible ordeal say that in ten minutes
from the time the fire struck there
would be no vistage of house left. l
have just returned from a trip through
the burned district and description
of the sights would make the readers
blood turn cold. Many instances exist
of men women and children around
lying on their faces in the road where
they had fallen when overtaken by
fire, children lying on logs where they
had clambered for salty. There was
no finding each other when once
separated. Many
TOOK REFUGE IN WELLS /
and on the roof of houses thinking to
escape but in almost eNea instance
were suffocated. s~ So.
Details of the Disaster in Huron are
as bad as here. I believe that when
the returns are in ,OOo people will be
found to have perished in the flames.
Foster township will turn out Tues.
day to bury the dead cattle, sheep and
horses, the stencil from which is un-
bearable. Rev. W. T. Alligton found |
l6 dead bodies near Deckesville. On
ly five building are left between that
place and Minden. John Flytewager's
family, seven children and wife were
all burned together in Paris township
with Is others. The Day family were
burned with Morris Clifford, wife
and child. A man and woman were
lying dead in the road between Don
ner's mill and Tyre. Fifteen families
were burned in Moore and Argyle.
Five hundred families are reported at
Minden as having been burned out.
A woman and seven head of cattle
were burned at Smiths mil. "a half mile
from Tyre. Wherever house is left
the people flock to it like sheep to
fold, in some places as many as six
families being in a log shanty. Theyf
must have relief from below or great
suffering will be the result. I saw
many families to-day who hadn't had
one meal since Monday, and who do
not know when they will get one.
Their teams are all gone, COWS and
other stock burned.
DEsoLATIoN sTAREs THEM IN THE EA6E.
They talk about their misfortunes, ard
many of them say bad as it Is it might
be a great deal worse. They are glad to
get away with their lives Many
of the men are Germans who have been
over but a short time and have Just
began to get matters in comfortable
shape. Many need medicine and med
lcal assistance.
THE FOLLOWING ApPEAL