The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-15
MICHIGAN EzHSEss
Loss az g.if<-sessfering aud Distress

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EAST SAGINAW, Mich, September 8,--A
number Ot lives are reported 4o.tsln tie
forest fires. II is impossible TO estimate
the da1nage. IL the vicinity OF Riclamonu-
Vile and Western, Forester and Maroon
townships, reliable information says thai
upwards Of 800 people perisEed in the
flames. There Wae no escape for them.
The woods and ground We're 30 dry that no
warming Of danger WAS gwen. Raster
than race horse came the tire. lt would
embrace Il house or barn, with itscontents,
and away to the next. People VINO nave
been through the terrible ordeal say that
iii ten minutes from the time the ire atrllch
it, there would be no vestge OF the mouse
left. | have just returned from trip
through the burnt district, and descrlp-
lion OF the sight would make the reader 5
blood turn cold. There are many Instances
OF men, women aud children lying on
their Ia es in the road, where tElty haa
fallen when overlaken by the 1lre, and
children lying OH logs, where they mao
clalnbered Tor safety. There was 10 nllu-
ing each other when once separated,
Many took refuge in wells aud oliLhou>es,
thinking TO escape, but III almost every ~
stance were suttocated. The details OF the
suffering III Huron county are as pad as
here. / believe that when the returns are
iii il will be found that l.OoO persons nave
nerishea in the fumes. Forester township
win turn out Thursday to bury the aead
tatfle, horses and sheep, the stencil from
which is unbearable.
Rev. Arlington found sixteen dead bod
iea near Dickerville. and i've buildings be-
tween that nltee and Menden. John Fllte-
sc ~
were all burned together in Paris town
ahin with Is Others. The Day. family
were burned with Morrey Cli11ord's wife
and child. 4 man and woman are lying
.doad II, the road between Donner's Mill
am; Tyre. Fifteen families were burned
in Moore and ArgFles. Five hundred
families are reported lit Menden rs having
haen burned out. A woman was burned
af Smith. . mile and q half from Tyre.
Wherever q house is left the people flock 70
r. lika sheen to d fold. III some places as
many ~ six families are in log house.
They must have relief from below o. great
suffering will result.
s4W many families to-day tfho mao tlot
Ind one meal since Monday. and don't
know when they will get one. Their teams
arc All gone and the cows and stock are
hnrnel. nesolation stares them III 1ne
face. tIhcy talk about their mlsfortlnes,
and many say that as bad AZ It i, It might
bc = great deal worse. They are GLAD TO
oet away with their lives. Many OF the
Tneonle are Canadians who had been over
but q short time, and bad just begt1n 60 ger
matters in comfortable shape. Many need
medicine and medical assistance.
George NJ aDOfald, of Menden. sah'lae ae
county, tells narrowing tale q over 2oo
families iii that section who are suffering
fra,, waatsaf food and Iothing.
John Ballentine, Of Nnl9ana Ntiis, aslsss ~
fhat three lives are known 20 have been
lost. rha a..
were checked east of' this city hv ne fa1h
ID DErnoIT. ri september 9.--I'he follovins
anueal has been issued By 2 committee q
nitizens af Port Huron headed bszselaaloi
Conecr, Mayor Carleton ai1d others.
1o tbs people 81 the United statss;
i most appalling disaster has fallen ul'.
Il, 4 large portion Of the counttesof nnrof
~; sanilac. with come adiacenf territory
] saefinn OF country recently covered Wit
fnrast and now occupied bH nearly atl, W.
neo1,le. largely recent settlers, and oltilel
! rfg s,ss,,, ar in moderate circumstances. =
/ Tia whole of this section there nak beef
ht,t yarv little rain during the past tVs
.,i39l evervtlpin sas dry Wi1ent at
Monday, septernhe 5tl1, hurricane ssssI,
over III. carrying Nth. 1ga sfleet of nas1' sa1
that hardly anything eas'la Ss1t1iss5lAo, =