Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-10


dead. Richmondvllle, seven miles north OF |
this place, was all swept away. In Forester
town two bodies were identified as those of |
Abel Thornton and wife. Christ Thornton,
John Nolan, Sarah Starkey and boy I'M
known were burned to death. Several
mated that 1000 families are
made homeless, with nothing but what they
have on their backs. Relief parties go from
here doing what they can. At Sandusky
seven have been found dead, some of them suf
located in wells, several horses being blind by
sitting smoke. 1t is not all over yet, as the
wind changed from southwest to east, driving
back the fire on those who escaped before. If
rain does not come
THE WORST IS FEARED.
Something must be done or people will suffer
with hunger and for want of medicine.
Everything is as dry as finder. Port Sanitoc
is not in as much danger as yesterday. The
fire is about two miles west of here now.
If the wind holds the same until
rain comes, Sanitoc will escape.
MINDEN's DANGER.
MINDEN, Mich, Sept. S.-A terrible fire
has been raging west of Minden since noon
yesterday. The smoke has caused an Egyptian
darkness at midday, and at 8 p M, a terrible
hurricane set in, the wind blowing directly
toward Minden. When within few rods of
the town the wind changed and saved MiEden,
except Woods wheat elevator and two dwell
ings and barns. Loss about $1,000
The villages ot., Of S Charleston .h and
Huron county are practically destroyed;sB
ak and Verona Mills, Huron county are proba-
bly, burned. The remains of Henry Cole have
been found at Charleston. A family of seven
residing near by named Redmond was found
dead in a well suffocated. A family named
Susula, of Paris Township, Huron county,
| was burned to death. An old lady was found
| dead. 1t is thought not less than perhaps
twenty five persons persisted in the townships
Delaware and Austin, Sanitoc county, and Big
| ham, Sherman county land Paris, Huron county,
are burning. Crops were harvested, and
| nearly all has been consumed. The railway
tracks and telegraph poles are burned. This
| dispatch is carried eighteen miles to a tele-
graph station. The smoke is sitting, and
| many are nearly blind. No hopes of rain.
Other towns may be destroyed soon. The total
loss of property is not less than 5000, 900,
with very little insurance, and few are able
| to bear the loss. Help must be had from
other cities, or many will perish. Send con-
| tributions to the express agent at Minden or
Forestville.
| STILL CONTINUING.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Sept. 5.--Yesterday
the wind blew freshly from the northeast and
the temperature dropped from 81 on Monday
to "a at 3 p. m. The smoke, however, was
unusually Dense 1t was dark at $50 D. M
About l O'Clock a. m. it rained
perhaps five minutes, but not sufficiently
to lay the dust or check the fires
east of the city. 1t rained hard north at Bay
City. Reports show that in Wellington town
ship twenty families are left homeless.
In DapmorEr Gui1ford opd T,eooJo fou,r
ships, twenty or thirty families are burned
out, and over $4,000 of timber and crops, and
| miles of fence burned. In this vicinity the
fires are chiefly confined to Buena Vista, Blu
mard, Bridgeport and Blackburn townships on
the east, and Rockville, Zellwaukee and Loge-
non townships on the west, in all
of which number of buildings
and large quantities of properly are swept
away. The Indian settleme Mt, several miles
below this city, and surrounded by dense
forest, is reported to have burned, and doubt
less number of lives lost, as there were 800
families in there and no possible way of escape.
Heavy fires are also reported in Isabella coun-
ty, doing great deal of damage.
ANNPPEAL FOR AID.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept S.-The following ap-
peal has been issued by committee of citizens
of Port Huron, beaded by Senator Conger,
Mayor Carlton and others:
To the People of the United States-A most
appalling disaster has fallen upon large por.
ton of the counties of Huron and Santoc
with some adjacent territory, a section oil
country recently covered with forest, and now
occupied by nearly $4,000 people, largely re-
Gently settled, and either poor or in very mod
crate circumstances. In the whole section
there has been but little rain for the two past
months. Everything was dry when on Mon.
day, Sept. 5, hurricane swept over it, carry.
L choof Of Aovo hot ",
thing could withstand. We have advices OF
200 persons burned to death, many of them
by the roadside or in fields while seeking
places of safety, and it is probable that twice
this number have persisted. We have reports
from twenty or more townships in which
scarcely a house, barn or supplies of any
kind are left, and thousands of people
are destitute and helpless. All of these PEG.
, pie require immediate assistance and most OF
them must depend on charity for months to
come. We are doing all in our power to sue
cor them, but the necessities of the case are
so great that contributions from charitable
people throughout the country will be re-
! CURED to keep them throughout the winter
We therefore. appeal to you to send
money, clothing, bedding, provisions or
any other supplies that will help maintain the
sufferers, and enable them to provide shelter
for themselves and begin work on their farms
Contributions may be sent to the mayor, E.
c. Carlton, chairman of the relief committee,
appointed by citizens of Port Huron, who
have sent agents through the burned district
to ascertain the wants of sufferers and dstributs
back from the lake shore, and devastation has
been less serious, especially in loss of life, al
though the property loss has been severe
That in Tuscola county is estimated at $780,.
600. The work of forwarding supplies of food
and clothing from Detroit began tonight, by
boat and sail. Efficient committees on the
ground have been or will be appointed to re-
eeive property and issue supplies, and every
effort will be made to reach the sufferers as
promptly as possible and see that all contribu.
lions are properly bestowed.