The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-15

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gers family, seven children And wife, wore
I'll burned together In Paris township, with NJ
teen others. Tic Day family were burned.
Morris Clifford, wife and child. A man and
woman are lying dead III the road between
Donner's mill aud Tyre. Fifteen families were
burned ~ moore and Argyle; FIVE hnndred
been burned out. woman and seven head
OF cattle were burned at Smiths mill, half
3 mile from Tyre. Wherever n house Ii left
people fock to Il like sheep To tho fold, in some
places ~ many NJ slx families being III log
shanty. They must have relief from tho blow
or great suffering will be the result raw many
families to-day who had not ono meal since
Monday. and who do not know when they will
get One. Their teams are all gohc, anu th,ir
cows and other stock burned Desoahon -snrcs
themin tho face. lhcy talk about their inisiort.
une, and many of them say, bad ~ Il III, II might
bea great deal worse. They arc glad to get away
with their lives Many OF the men are Cana
dians who have been over but \ short time
and have Just begun to get things In comfort
able shape. Many need medicine and medical
attendance"
The following appeal has been issned hy the
committee OF citizens OF Port Huron. hond,d
BY Senator Conger, Mayor Carleton and others
To Tho People Of the United States:
4 most appalling disaster has fallen upon q
large portion Of the counties OF Huron and
6snllac. with some adjacent territory, section
OF country recently covered with forest, and
now occupied BY nearly $4,000 people, largely
recently settled, and sither poor or In very
moderate circumstances. In the whole OF this
section there has been but little rain during
the past two months, and everything was dry,
when on Monday, Sept. 8, = hurricane swept
over II, carving with Il sheet Of flame that
hardly anything could Withstand. We have
advices Of 400 persons burned to death,
many OF them by the roadside or IN tho fields
while seeking places Of safety, and u ~
probable that twice this number have perished.
We have reports from twenty or more
townships, In which scarcely house, barn
or supplies Of any kind are loft, and
Thousands Of people arc destitute and hclp-
less. All Of these people require immediate
assist&nce, and most Of them must depend on
charity for months to come. We arc doing
oil In our power to succor them, but the
necessities Of tho case ave 10 grca. that con-
tributions from charitable people through
out the country will be required to keep
them throughout the winter. We. therefore,
appeal to YOU to send money, clothing, bed
ding. provisions. Or any other supplies that
will help maintain the suMerers. aud enable
them 10 provide shelter for themselves. and
begin work again on their farms. Contribu-
tions may be sent TO the Mayor. i. G. Carleton,
Chairman of tho Relief Committee appointed by
the citizens OF Port Huron. who have scnt
agents through the burned district to ascertain
the wants Of the sufferers aud distribute sup
plies.
DETROIT, Sept. TO-
The forest fires in the lower peninsula Of this
State have boon quite generrlly qnenched BY rain
after ravaging thirty-six townships, and the ex-
tent Of tho awful calamity 10 beginning to reveal
itself. The devastation ia even moro wide
spread than had been feared hy the most de-
spondent. Il seems, from present reports.
that about thirty-one townships in Tuscola,
Sanlac and Huron counties have been
swept over by tho flames. In this
district are about fourteen villages utterly de-
stroyed, and the surrounding country shorn 30
close BY the fire ~ to leave the ground cleared
like newly-sown field. No estimate Of Losses
or deaths can BE- made with anv degree Ut ac-
curacy. but news from trustworthy sources
heads to tho boliee that the estimate on 2O0
lives lost IL very low, and that 3u0 l. near
Or tho reality. Tho awful details are bc-
| ginning to como to hand. They are az 4
| character to mako strong men shud,ier. Com.
mnnica,ion with the burnt district has been
| again opened and assistance il being rapidly
furnished. Many persons arc still missing III
| the burned districts. and the exact loss canno,
be known for some days. Among reports OF
burials are tho following
faris teMnshp. ~
Austin. Observation-Disclosures III
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