Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-09
THE FLAMING FIELDS
ON THE LAKE SHORE IN MICHIGAN
ARE STILL ABLAZt.
Hundreds of Lives lost-A thousand Far'-
lilies Made Homeless-fleeing from
The Flames 100000 Damage
in One County-SsyeraI VII
lagos Destroyed.
APPEAL FOR AID FOR THE SUFFERERS
FIERCE FOREST FIRES.

the Times from Sand Beach, Michigan,
dated September 7th, ll:50 A. NJ, says:
The fire Of last evening was worse and
did more damage than that of 1871. Tho
towns of Bad Ok, Verona, p, rt Hope
and Huron City, are all burned, and
eight dead bodies were brought into
Port Hope before s o'clock this morning.
At least
One Hundred Lives Have Been Lost
in the country. r. |. Meade and his
whole family, living four miles west OF
Sand Beach are burned, aud child OF
James Meade was found dead this morn
ing. James Maute and wife have not
yet been found. One family were found
in a we'll safe, but all their goods, horses
and barns were burned. People in
Verona buried themselves in their gar
dens. The hose company OF this town
was up all night and are now wetting
the streets, barns, &c.
$3.50 p. M.-The town OF Sand Beach is
shrouded in total darkness, and busi-
ness is suspended. The hose company
have been wetting the business portions
OF the place. Gas and lamps are light
ed. Many have their clothing and a
portion OF their bedding packed, and are
ready to 60 out on the lake. The
Smoke is Sitting.
The train due here at noon was turned
back at Deckerville, twenty five miles
south OF here. The people there have
buried most of their clothing. The fur.
niture store OF J. j. jerks & Co., Salt
block, in this place, caught fire, but the
hose company succeeded in putting it
out before much damage Was done. The
town is supplied with the Holly water
works throughout the business portion,
and no very great fears are entertained
for its safety. A heavy roaring can be
heard off to the northwest, which some
think is thunder and others tornado.
One farmer, fifteen miles southwest OF
here, lost his house, barn, and 600
bushels OF wheat and 800 bushels OF
oats. His insurance had expired three
days previously. A widow west OF
Verona lost her house and barn. No
communication can be had with the
other towns as the wires are not work
ing. From A. NJ. up to the present time
Twelve Bodies Have Been Found
and brought into town 1t is reported
from Port Hope that twelve persons
are known TO have been burned near
there. More are missing who, it is fear
ed, have been burned. The entire town
OF Verona is burned with the exception
OF the hotel and church. The inhabI-
tants have saved nothing and there is
not a pound OF flour in the town. A
letter from the County Treasurer OF Bad
Ok dated Yesterday says: Fifty families
are without roof to cover them. The
county buildings and records are safe.
The sufferers have appealed to the
Mayors OF Port Huron and Detroit for
aid, as no provisions or clothing were
saved. No one can imagine the havoc
that was made by Yesterdays fire and
last nights fire. One little child was
f,und dead
Clasped In an Elder Sisters Arms
and two others near by were burned to
a crisp. One entire family, consisting 81
five persons, were burned within twenty
rods of their house. Reports from what
is known as the Erskine estate, about
eight miles west OF here, and running
south through the township of Paris,
are heartrending. Dead bodies are ly.
ing along the road and in the doors and
yards, having apparently been over
taken by the fire. Port Hope was en-
tirely consumed, and Huron City is en-.
tirely destroyed. The depot and Wards
elevator at Winden, fourteen miles south
ofhere, were burned. There has been no
railroad, mail or telegraphic communica-
ton since yesterday at noon. The tire
company has been at work in this place
constantly since yesterday at p. NJ
wetting the buildings. The safety OF
the town depends on the wind.
Large Goals of Fire
have been blowing into town through
the day. 1t is thought the worst is
passed. These dispatches are sent by
boat to Port Huron. The best esti-
mates that can be made at present place
the number OF families that are entirely
burned out and destitute OF food and
clothing at 500.
EAST SAGINAW, MIcH., September =
During last evening the wind changed
around TO the north and northeast and
blew fresh all day. The atmosphere
also materially cooled, the thermometer
dropping to 81, change OF 32 degrees
in twenty. four hours. Atno time since
the fire commenced has the smoke been
so dense as this afternoon. At 5o'clock
il was so dark that the stores, business
places, mills and residences were lighted
up and
a Peculiar Tinge of the Sky
gave the entire heavens weird appear
ance. During the afternoon telegraph
communication with st. Louis and Vas
sar established the truth of the reports
received from these points that the fire
along the St. Louis road has evidently
done its worse, and is working back into
the country on the other side. Trains
are running regularly on the st. Louis
road, and no futher interference is an
ticipated. In Saginaw and Rockville
township fires are still running and do
ing great damage. Several farmers
are reported to have lost
their crops, and many miles
of the fences are totally destroyed, on
the Flint < Peremarquette R. K. Fires
are reported to have started on the
Western Division, near Coleman, Am
Der, Custer and other points, but no
great damage has resulted. At the last
adyices fires along the line of the road
between this city and Grealans have
subsidized or spread back into the coun.
try. The people have
Plowed Around their Houses
in that section, and are taking every
precaution to save their property. No
fires are reported in the vicinity OF St
Charles and Cheranina, ives! OF this
CITY, but fires are running through Ma
pie Grove Township, this county, and
New Haven, and are doing great
damage. The fires east OF this city are
very bad, and the destruction OF to-day
has been great, particularly along the
plank road between this city and Vas
sar, and on the Watrousyille plank
road, a portion of which has been de-
stroyed. Probably thirty families have
been burned out in Buena Vista town.
ship and Piumville township in this