New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-08
BLAZING FORESTS IN MICHIGAN
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED.

TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED.
SEVERAL VILLAGES AND MANY FARM HOUSES IN
sANiLAC AND HURON COUNTIES UTTERLY DE-
slRofED-PEoPLE SEEKING REFUGE IN FLIGHT
AFRAID TO GO TO SLEEP-THE WORST NOT YET
KNOWN,
CHICAGO Sept. Later dispatches from East
1"s,n'"' fort huron, Flint and other places in
'ichlgan continue to give alarming reports of the
io' Inc rumors of loss of life continue Seven
persons have been burned to death while fleeing
IRON the fire. The village of Deckerville on the
'i' huron and Northwestern Railway, is totally
consumed. Anderson Station is partly burned In
niendon the only loss the elevator Port Hone
Is nearly all burned. Verona Mills in Uuron
Oouh'y, Is all destroyed except the church and
''o,o' bao axe Is all gone except the courthouse
ana MOTEL SanduSky is totally DESTROYED. and Rich
nionuVilie Is totally consumed The fire is raging in
Tue western part of Fortsville and the peo-
PIE are all moving to the Lake Shore
III Watertown Township two entire families have
been burned to death. The mail carrier from Mar
lette to Bad Axe is reported lost The mail carrier
from Sandusky to Carsonville saw two dead bodies
Oh HIS route and the horrible truth remains ONLY
partially told. George Ayres Hart and his wife
grandmother two children and a grandcbld have
oeeh burned to death Terror reigns in the heart of
,he whole country, some people not even going to
oou IN g daytime. 1t is so dark and smoky as TO
ion"er breathing troublesome and cause harm TO the
oS'' lamps are kept constantly burning 1t is
hn"ossipie 10 learn the full extent of the terrible
calamity, as there is mail and the telegraph
wires are burned down from Forres ter to Point Cres
cent
DETROIT, Sept. 7.--Reports arc beginning 70 ar
rive from northern and northeastern nortions nc tho
state, showing terrible condition OF affairs The
iong continued drouth has rendered everything as
uiy IN under, and numerous " Hastings or partly
cleared Tracts Of land, covered with brush decayed
.iioer ana other intammable materials, afford the
oeS' possible medium for the rapid spread of flames
Carrier ny the high winds which have been prevail
ing. Sanlac and Huron counties lying on the shore
OF Lake Huron, between Port Huron and Saginaw
pay are the scenes of the greatest destruction
winch IL growing positively appalling in character
hundreds OF farms have already been reduced to
piacKehed ashes Stock, crops. farm buildings and
FENCES all have been swept away. Men, women and
children have been overtaken by the flames and
several lives are known to have been lost II is
feared when full accounts received that the loss
oil lie Will prove terrible. The little haInlets An
derson, Richmondyille and Charleston Sanilac
county, are all reported to have been
wiped out, while Port Hope, Verona Mills and Bad
Axe huron County, are reported wholly or partly
burned up. The people are locking TO The shore of
Lake Huron from the interior Of these counties as
the only refuge from the devouring flames. Some
were overtakeD by the spreading fire. Not less than
'"'H'9 htdliiS reported, but IL hOped
that these statements may prove incorrect.
In Iuscola County, IN the next tier of counties
back from Lake Huron and south of Saginaw fires
are also raging, but with less severity. The losses
there are overshadowcd by the more terrible con-
dltion of things in the adjoining counties.
The same state of affairs exists in Lapeer County,
next south of Tuscola. and the whole country
around Saginaw and Bay City is abaze from the
marshes taking fire. Reports of many losses to
farmers IN hnr.
The weather continues excessively hot and there
is no signs of rain.
Were the present fearful condition of things will
end nobody foretcl