The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-16

were picked up and blown 90 yaids.
A woman and her husband were found
lying against tree dead, toe womnn
being partly delivered Cfa child. The
devastation done by the fires Of 1871.
are nothing In comparison 70 the fires
Of the last few days.
East SAGINAW, Mich, Sept. S.-Re-
ports show that in MiIliBgton town
ship, TnscoIa county, twenty-one fami-
lies arc left homeless and houseless.
In Denmark, Gulford and TuscoIa
townships in the same county, twenty
or thirty families are burned out, and
acres Of timber, crops and miles Of
fence are burned In this vicinity.
tires are chiefly confined 20 BIumfield.
Bridgeport and Beech Run townships
on the east, and Rockville, Bielwaukee
and Saginaw towns on the west, in all
Of which number Of buildings and
large quantities Of property wese swept
away. The Indian settlement several
miles below this city, and surrounded
BY dense forest, is reported to have
been burned, and doubtless a number
Of lives are lost, as there were thirty
families in there and TO possible way
Of escape. Heavy fires are also re-
ported in Isabella county, doing
great deal Of damage.
DETROIT, Sept. S.-A special says
In the vicinity of RichmondsviIIe and
Western Foster and Marion township.
reliable information leads me TO say
that Upwards Of 300 people persisted
in the flames. There was no escape
for them. The woods and ground
were 50 dry that no warming Of danger
was given further than d race horse
would give. When it came, it would
embrace house or barn with its con-
tents, and away TO the next, Persons
who have been through the terrible
ordeal say that in ten IaiHntes from
the time IRE struck there would be no
vestige Of house left. / have iust re
turned from trip through the burned
district, and description Of the sight
would make the readers blood turn
cold in many instances. Men, women
and children are found lying on their
faces in the road where they had fallen
when overtaken by fire, and children
lying on logs where they had Chamber
ed for safety. There was no finding
each other when separated Many
took refuge in wells and outhouses,
thinking 10 escape, but in almost every
instance were sufocated. Details of
suffering in Huron are as bad as here
| believe, when the returns are all in,
that 1000 persons viii befound to have
perished in the flames Forester
township will turn out to-day and bury
the dead cattle, horses and sheep, the
stencil from which Is unbearable. Rev.
Abingdon found l6 dead bodies near
Decksrville, and five buildings left be-
tween that place and Minden. John
FIitewager's family Of seven children
and wife were burned together The
Day family were burned with Morris
Clihord's wife and child. A man ana
weman are lying dead In the road be-
tween DowneT's mill and Tyre. Eff
teen families were burned In Ware
In Argyles 500 families are reported
at Minden as having been burned out
at Smiths mill half mile from Tyre
Wherever house is left the people
flock to it like sheep TO the fold, in
some places as many as six families he
lilg in log shanty. They must have
relief from below or great suffering
vii result. saw many families to-
day wh8 hadn't one meal since Mon
day and don't know whep they viii
get one. Their teams are as eore.
cows and other stock burned and desc
lation stares them in the face.
EAST SAGINAW, Sept. S.-Fires were
checked east of this city by rain this
morning.