The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-30

II<IrICL IN MuT0us Iu1c0I1 0u0 HnuII01
counties, Mich, dives TIE following graphic
description OF what he saw and heard:
Approaching TIE desolated region. ~
earth, sen and Ky. presented a unusual
appearances. Al Port Huron TIE sun We
very red and rose II cloudlcss but murray
sky. A. the steamer passed out Into Lake
Huron Il ran into dense atmospheric ocean
AZ smolc ana h.,o th.t -. 49, ...ire.,l A.,
-. .... s..s..-s~..~ ~ ~ - ~-~r..--
~, Ns'' injurious ~ .nc '".t. ~. e.os''nk
c'ouo % dense tnat y MONDAY the sun
merely made . sickly, yellowish smear II
entire lske wher. a \. es.,h,v y, 49, hur6r.2
,..,,ss 49, ,'s.h 400 u ',.es..s 49,
..'s'os "'.e wHu "~<e - III s1o tn~t --v-
ikation y dimcnlt and dangerous. The
vision extends scarcely one-eighth Or ,
mile from The boat. The shores - invisi-
lie. ana unseen ste.mers 80. he.rd scnnd-
.- ~ 49, I.- s--,-.,--. ~ -s- .,- $500
ing their tos "nlsues - various directions
i may be thought strange that. with
forest ores known 70 be IN The vicinity.
with IN losses AZ Tn vear. s,o r.mer-
1900 800 ..ssr 1880 s...~--~, s-.,- 1900,
,s'e.s ~. 80" o'.e. '.'s'-.oos e",.y ".ss
o. any one could Pc surprised bus
amount 10 much. Then Iii hoped 70 -.
cane .rd were xvsllsrv - h.I,sv. 49, ~.
49,. ~s 80
- o.e' Ano PeoP'e o.o mske
preparations; they often packed their valua-
bles 70 take away; they set back fires; they
plowed burrows about their farms: thew -
solved 70 light bravely Tor their homes.
I ne danger sent Out iorerunners; tne earn
was parched, the air heated, everything
dried up generally. There had been brisk
winds. but - the fire anproached -
,.,;ad- a,sd 1870. .... sn,..-s-'
7" '"ur u'eu .was' etcs'ins oeiu7se mop
q escape. lnen' hnA!iy' preceded py
showers OF burning cinder, the IRE, after
lingering long On III road. perhaps. sndden-
y rushed sorward u,,b ~ 1900 y 49,
n ..s.e. ~ NJ 80. 49, 80 'Pe.u = 49,
troitn8 morse ana Inc roar q railway train-
The dead wind sprang up ard blew hur-
ricane Just In front or the flames. Every
barrier was leaped. the very air seemed Iii
~ - - - te'outoe sAse "
swit night for the lake or the nearest living
water; 80 awful was the heat and the show
er az cinderz that = man placed N the can
To- ~ unconventional ANA ~ ,w.ctv-fv.
$3.50 ...,,a 4, .s'ssn,' , - = s.s.n -
.s'ss ~ou'u 'nes''ao's pu'n ~ "e.'n ~ =
short time. Adense and deadly smoke chung
roads. the falling trees made Il necessary "a
.hsnaor ts.,,s .,,.,, q Nv. f-;ah,.,.d 800
so.noon Teams even I. tne ir'sh'eneo MIL
mas could DC managed.
The dense smoke made Il dark as night In
the day time. and awful in the night. but
~ ro.as 800 ~. ~, n.,s. " ..sssv ors
-. s,.,... .~'''s n f s $3.50 :. go
man. I.uins uowaro 'ne hfe' iounu y SUI
denly behind him, and only escaped by
abandoning his horse and buggy 70 the
flames. Those who escaped come In win
their clothing scorchcd and often with blis-
tered hands. faces and feet. On 4 spacr a.
seven miles On one road six persons dead
and diving were found. One family consist-
"a N The busband- nearly dead with hair
and whiskerS gone and face and hands
peeIed. Int III feef protected ~ hirh Soofs.
kis WIFE wing near had her cloihinr burned
IN mn II her waisf ana her Iecs sinceds
their two chiIdren- whidh they were frvins
~ ave. were dead' Probablv number N
parents could have saved their own lives. but
thew died IN irving Ia save their children. Tina
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