Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15

The best estimates that can be made
at present place the number OF families
that are entirely burned out and desti-
tute of food and clothing At 500. They |
must have help from outside, and that
very soon, as this place can not support
all that are coming here, and the sur
rounding towns are entirely destitute
of provisions.
FRoN SAGINAW.
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Sept. S.
Owing to the wires being down def
mite information from Huron county
is difficult: Bad Axe, the county seat,
small place is bnrned, excepting the
Court House, and in Bloomfield town.
ship, Huron county, II lives are re-
ported lost. 1t is estimated that 80 or
10 lives were lost in that county. Hu.
ron City, another small place, is in ash
es, and the people are calling for aid.
Heavy fires are burning east Of Cass
Oity, Tuscola county, and nearly every
settler if homeless. The air is quite
damp tonight, and it is thought rain
is near. The estimated damage to
property IN Tuscola county is $780,
600.
A report tonight from Vassar, Tus
cola county, states that the atmosphere
is heavy and damp tonight, with a
cold wind from the north, blowing the
fires back over the burned districts,
and as consequence they have ceased
running and are dying down. The
country is wrapped in dense mantle
of smoke impenetrable to the sight.
A. feeling of relief prevails, as the worst
is thought to be past. Clothing is be-
ing picked up and subscription papers
circulated tor the relief of those who
have lost their all, who are continually
coming to the village for shelter and
protection. Twenty-one families are
reported as entirely burned out in the
township of Milington to-day. Over
$4,000 is the estimate given in the
streets tonight as the loss to the
county.
THE LOSS OF FENCES.
has proved troublesome to farmers and
others having stock, which is now,run-
ming at large, The village and sur
rounding country presenta gloomy and
forboding aspect on account OF the
smoke.
Travel on the Watrousville road,
five miles out from this city, is cut off,
The heaviest fires are on D. W. c.
Cages farm, on the Indiantown road,
and about 200 tons of hay was much
endangered. Other property is in
great danger IN that direction. On
the Deerfeld road as far as could be
learned the farmers were obliged to do
hard work in
FIGHTING FIRE
during the night, but the change of
the wind gave them a short respite in
the morning, and enabled them to
breath more freely, as their buildings
were thus placed out of further dan
ger. From deputy sheriff Forest, who
rode over a large section of the eoun-
try to-day, visiting Bridgeport, Frank
enmuth, Blumfeld, and other points, it
is learned that fires prevail more or
less over the whole area of country
through which he passed, and in some
instances women and children could be
seen
MAKING FOR PLACES OF SAFETY.
Men, women and children, were out
fighting the flames and fields were be-
ing plowed over to aid in stopping
their progress. Fires were found to
be burning fiercely back of Franken-
muth, near Denmark and were report
ed as being bad between the village of
Tuscola and Frankenmuth.
On the Waterville plank road, about
IA miles out, fires are burning briskly, |
and about ten mile from the CITY the |
ruins Of two barns and several wheat
stacks were noted. Nearer to the city
are also burning fiercely, and farmers
are drawing water and placing it along
The road near their buildings to be
ready in case of emergency. In some
cases water has been drawn seven
niles.
At Johnson's Corners the fires are
Dad. Between Johnsons Corners and
5wab's hotel they are raging, and are
great deal worse between Dawson's
Corners and Schel's The barn full of
grain of a farmer named Nothelfer,
lear Bridgeport, burned last night. G..
oayments house in Guilford township
vas burned; loss $4OO, with no insur-
nee. The hay stacks of William
Dover and Michael Smith, who reside
lear the Indian settlement, were
'rrned on Monday afternoon. Mr..
)owers' house caught fire four times,
'ut up to Monday afternoon had not
een destroyed. 1t is reported tonight
hat 6
THE SETTLEMENT IS SWEPT OUT.
n Bunnfeld township, this county, a
armer named Keyes lost everything. l
Another, who had just built new {
ouse, had it destroyed. A number 9
t cattle and hogs were burned. One
IAN, who had mortgage on his farm I
nd expected butcher Monnay, to
urchase his caatle, will now have to l
ose his home, as all his hogs are burned !