Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-16
rnE FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
"A tornado Of Firc--Ovcr Forty Town
ts.sl,ips Devastated Terrible suffer-
bgh ard Great loss OF Etfc-Imme-
diste Assistance Called For in uohslf
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.nftorin,, iron, ,yont a, foad and c,o,bing
uJohn poiIentine NJ Verona Mills SAW
,bot tif,v.tbree livos were kpoyn ,o he los,
in the neiubborbood of Sand Reach. The
fire suddenly reached Verona Mills on Mon.
dav. and tho town was soon wiped ont.
Tho wind was so strong that Ballentine and
wife were picked up and blown tfteen or
twentv wards. woman and her husband
were found living against a tree. the dead
woman being partly delivered of n child.
Tho devastation caused bv fires Of 1871 are
nothing in comparison TO The fires of the
past few days.
"In the vicinity q Richmondsville and
Western Forester and Marion Townships,
reliable information lexls me to say that
upward OF 800 persons perished In the
flames. There was no escape for them. The
woods and the ground were SO dry that no
warning OF danger was givei- Faster than
n race horse came the fire. 1t would en-
brace 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 yesiige of a house left. / have
just returned from trip through the
burned district, and the description of the
sights would make the readers blood turn
cold. In many instances men, women and
children were found lying on their faces in
the road where they had fallen when over
taken by fire. Children were found lying
on logs where they had clambered for safe
ty. There was no finding each other when
once separated. Many took refuge in wells
and root houses, thinking to escape, but In
almost every instance were soffocated."
The Post Tribune correspondent tele-
graphs:
"Tbe details Of the disaster IN Hin.
ron Countv ore os had ne in Soniloc
County. believe that when the returns ara
in O0O norsops will he found tn bave ner-
isbed in the flames. Forester Townsbin
will turn ont Thursday to hurry the dead cat :
tie, sheep and horses. the stencil from
which il ilnbearable.
"Tbe Rev. w. f. Alljnrton found six.
teen dead bodies near Deckeryille. Only
five buildings are left between that place
and Minden.
"Jobn Flytewaper,s family of seven chill.
dren and wife were al burnt together in
Paris Township. with seventeen others.
The Day family were burned. with Morris
Clifford. wife and child. man and wom-
an are living dead I'm the road between Don.
ner,s Mill and Tyre.
Fifteen families were burned in Moore
and Argyle. Five hundred families are re-
ported at Minden rs having been burned
out. A woman was burned at Smiths Mill,
half n mile from Tyre.
.sWbcreyer a house is left the people
flock to it like sheep to fold. in some places
as MANY as six families beino in n loo sbantv-
They must have relief from below. or great
suffering will he the result 7 saw many
families to-day who hadn't had one meal
since Monday. and don't know when they
will get one. Their teams are all gone. and
cows and other stock burned. Desolation
stares them in the face. They talk about
their nisfortunes. and many saw. had as II
ia II might he n oreat deal worse. They are
Glad to yet away with their lives. Many n,
them are Canadians. who had been over but
a short time. and had inst begun to get
matters in comfortable shane MANY need
medicine and medical assistance.
Mr.. Joseph Besia. living near also lost +,
quantity of hov and fencino and manv rod,
ot Doner,s fence were burned I'M.
The farm OF the widow of John Klopf.
living a mile east of Daner,s. was totally cut
off from all communication with the neigh.
horbood. and what the fate of herself and
family of three daughters will be cannot at
this writing be determined,
A marty seen at the Indian school. bouse.
who came in from the east reuor,ed tbe
woods and fences all on fire. and the peoplf
fgbtine to save their propertv. People are
Yearly bIirded Inv smoke. Water ia scarcely
tn hp IN
nost tbree davs Tuscola has seemed To he
literally on fire.
Renorts from every direction Indicate ter.
ribIe loss and suffering. Nearly 100 familje.
bet,veen Caro- and Coss CITY are burned ont
A number of buildings in Cass CITY burned
and for miles around the people are flockina
into the town. scorcbed and destitute.
many NJ ,bem having lost everything.
Reports are crowding in thick and fast
and from these are learned enough to know
that the suffering in Huron, Sanilac ant
Tuscola Counties will exceed that OF 1871
wednesday, NJ Cass CITY, a NUMBER OF per-
sons were brought in manned for life from
the effects Of burns, and it was reported OF
good authority last night that several deat
bodjes had been found.
In ,ho ,o,yrs of Wells Novesto and Nav
w ,s,.,aa,.' ,,.,,,, IT, -, 49,, ~ ,s..
"n u'uo.',' '' 60. Desn 'v,. ~.
Hrie'ous tales Vi Peop,e heeihg ior iii'
and being Obliged 10 run throush the nre arr
substantiated every hour. All estimates o
the damage inflicted in Tuscola Count,
must he based on conjecture, as It Is i'm