The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-09

thing. A farmer Just In from Austin town,
ship saved his family in field of buck
wheat He says everything was destroyed
in that part and many lives were lost. The
loss of live stock is immense. The Older
townships suffered but little loss, but in
most of the newer townships there remains
but blackened wilderness.
A Marlette (Sanilac county, dispatch
says: The condition is terrible here. The
entire country, north and east, has been on
fire. Hundreds of families are homeless,
seventeen persons are known to be burned.
The horse of Ira Humphrey, mail carrier
between here and Davis Corners, came
home badly burned, with card attached
to the saddle written by Humphrey. A re-
lief party found him dead in the road, en-
tirely denuded. In Argyll township, Ha-
ron county, the following were burned
Paul Whiheshie, wife and five children;
George Gratch, wife and three children;
Mrs. Welch and two children; James Glib
son and two women, names unknown;
there are also several who cannot live. In
some parts the fire swept everything and
the speed was so rapid that the people
were obliged to flee with only the clothing
on their backs.
Back from the lake shore the devastation
has been far fess serious, especially in loss
of life, although property losses are severe.
The Tuscola county loss is estimated at
$500, 900. The work of forwarding supplies
from Detroit by boat and rail viii begin
to night Efficient committees on the
ground have been or viii be appointed to
receive and properly distribute supplies.
Every effort will be made to reach sufferers
as promptly as possible and properly bestow
the contributions.
This second report is made after visiting
the burned district and receiving many
authentic reports Of distress In twenty
towns in Sanilac and Huron counties, we
found over 900 persons burned out inclu-
ding entire families. We have lists of more
than 800 families burned out in most
cases losing everything of which they had,
in most instances abundant possessions a
few houses before, without food, shelter,
clothing and almost without hope, huddle
together or wander half crazed until help
comes to them. We will do all we can but
the calamity is beyond our utmost means
to relieve alone We invoke the assistance
of the proverbia1 American generosity.
BAY CITY, Sept. S.-News from the HUI
ron county burned districts received here
to day only confirms the burning of Huron
City, Bad Axe and Verorra Mills. Rain
checked the fire considerably last night and
Gllt WOTSt Is DcllSVcu bO DO ONCI CCoICS
of lives were lost and hundreds of families
are homeless.
EAST SAGINAW, Sept. 8.-A heavy rain
at Bay City and north of that point and
along the Huron shore last night checked
the fires in this section. Few reports are
received, and these are chiefly confined to
Buena Vista, Yarmouth and Bloomfield
townships. No more buildings are report
ed burned to-day. but several families in
Buena Vista township are environed and
cut of from communication. water fam
inc exists all over the eastern part of the
country, and 600 barrels of water are be-
ing carried to the country from here daily.
The fires are subsiding in Quescola county
where immense damage was done. One
hundred and fifty families were burned out
and 100000 worth of property destroyed
Twenty bodies are said to have been
broght into Cass City to-day.