The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-09-29
MICHIGAN's CALAMITY.
Proclamation ~ the Governor -
the state.
The following proclamation has boon issued

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the state.
The following proclamation has boon issued
By the Governor Of Michigan.
EXECUTIVE MANsroN,(
LAnsIsa, Mich, Sept y.
On the 10th inst, ln'behalf Of the homeless
sufferers by the late fires In portion OF our
State, we asked the people Of this country to
contribute to their great distress. Since that
time have visited tho burned district and tra-
rer h. ss
fed me that the former estimate Of 200 persons
having pcrished IN tho flames was correct and
the further estimate that there are $4,000 Of
these sufferers now dependent upon the gem
erosity OF the public was not exagger-
ated. The fire district covers . territory
half 81 which escaped tho flames aud the
other half IL \ blackened waste, the destruc-
tion Of property being pretty evenly distributed
over the whole territory. This IL an agricult-
ural county, with occasionally village, or
small business center, where were Touring
mills, saw-mills, stores, churches, ETC., etc.
wholly destroyed, and in tho farming portions.
In tho track u the lire, nothing Was left for
mans use but the land. Barns, cattle-eheds
and structures OF every kind that remain are
being utilized "A temporary shelter for the
homeless. Hospitals for the care Of those who
suffer frcm burns arc already established. They
are fairly supplied with volunteer physicians
aud nurses. Among tho latter are some good
Sisters OF Charity Who are doing most efficient
work. The exposed and overcrowded condi-
ton in which thousands are now living will
necessarily increase the sickness snd add to the
needs OF medical treatment aud provisions for
those whose homes were spared and BY these
outside OF the burned district. There il little
suffering from hunger In the main. Tho want
Of bedding IL one cause OF real dis
tress. Stations for the distribution Of
supplies arc established at convenient
points and under the supervision of
efhclent individuals and committees. Careful
lists are beng prepared by personal investiga-
ton Of tho loss Of each family, with data,
showing thelr necessities. These arc to be
used to insure intlicious distribution Of sup
plies. Tho whole work Of those to whom the
contributions have been intrusted gives evil
dcnce Of having been inaugurAted and con-
Quoted with care, skill and fidelity. In this
good work tho people Of Port Huron, from
their proximity TO the aceno Of disaster. were
frst upon the ground, being represented by :
committee composed Of some Of the best citi.
sena, prominent among whom WAS United
States Senator Omar d. Conger. by the ex-
By the managers Of the Port Huron
and Northwestern railroad, extra trans
with relief reached the sufferers before any
could come from more remote points. In cOll-
junction with other organizations the work was
begun, and it Is being prosecuted yet Most OF
the people whose destitution appeals 10 the be-
nevolence Of the public are purely agucultur-
ering tho time they had occupied theae lands,
but had no accumulated surplus. They are do
pendent upon the productions OF their farms
Tor support. There arc few, II any, mannfact.