Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-15
Bsmoefatit tlNortR~sst.
A Tempest d Flame!
Sweeps Across the WOlyer-
inc State.
Making Her Fields Resemble
a Scorched Desert,
Houses, Crops, and Human
Life Swept Away
Over 1000 Human Beings
Said to be Sacrificed.
Narrowing Details Of the Horrible
Catastrophe.
Aid For Michigan Asked Of the
Country.

SAND BEACH, Mich, Sept. 8.-The
fire of Tuesday night was worse and
did more damage than that Of 1871.
The towns of Bad AK, Verona, Port
Hope and Huron City are all burned.
Eight bodies whre brought into Port
Hope before S o'clock this morning.
AT least leo lives have been lost in
this county. R. j. Meade and his
whole family, living four miles north
west of Land Beach were burned. A
child of James Meade was found dead
this morning. James Maule and wife
have no. been found. One family
were found in q well. safe, but all their
goods, horses and barns were burned.
People in Verona buried themselves
in their gardens. The hose company
of this town was up all last night, and
are now wettlng the streets, houses
barns, ETC. The only danger here is
from sparks and cinders.
sHRoUDED IN SMOKE.
The town of Sand Beach is shrouded
in total darkness, and business is sus.
pended. The hose company have been
wetting the business portion Of the
place. Gas and lamps are lighted, and
many have their clothing and portion
of their bedding packed, ready to go
out on the lake. The smokeis sitting.
The train due here at 2:20 turned back
at Deckeryille, 25 miles south of here.
The people there have buried the most
of their clothing and furniture. J.
jerks & Co.'S salt block, in this place,
caught fire, but the hose company sue
ceeded in putting it out before much
damage was done. The town is sup.
piled with Holly waterworks through
out the business portion, and no very
great fears are entertained for its safe.
ty. A very heavy roaring can be
heard off to the northwest, which some
think is thunder and others tornado.
LOSSES REPORTED.
One farmer Is miles southwest of
here, lost his house and barn and 600
bushels Of wheat ard 300 bushels of
oats. His insurance expired three
days previously. A widow west of
Verona lost her house and barn. No
communication can be had with other
towns, as the wires are not working.
TWELVE CoRPsEs RECOVERED.
Up to Wednesday evening II bod
les had been found and brought into
town. 1t is reported from Port Hope
that IL persons are known to have been
burned near there, and more are miss
ing, who, it is feared, have been burned. |
The entire town of Verona IS burned, |
with the exception of the hotel and |
church. The inhabitants have saved |
nothing. There is not pound of
-four IN the village. A letter from the
county treasurer of Bad AK, dated yes
terday, says so families are without
roof to cover them. The county build
ings and records are safe. They have
appealed to the mayors of Port Huron
and Detroit for aid, as no provisions or
clothing was saved.
HORRIBLE SCENES.
A correspondent visited the burned
section near this place at an early hour
this morning. No one can imagine the
havoc that was made by Yesterdays
and last nights fire. One little child
was found clasped IN an elder sisters
arms, and two others near by were
burned to crisp One entire family
consisting Of five persons, were burned
within twenty rods of their house
Reports from what is known as the
Erskine state, abought eight miles
west Of here, and running south
through the township of Paris, are
heartrending. Dead bodies are lying
along the road, and in the door yards,
having apparently been overtaken oy
The fire. Port Hope was entirely con-
,umed. Huron City is entirely de-
,troyed. The depot and Wards ele-
yator at Mindeu, fourteen miles south
# here, was burned.
CUT OFF.
There has been no railroad, mail, or
communication since yes
erday at noon. The fire company has
,een at work in this place constantly {
ince yesterday at l p. NJ, wetting '
The safety Of the town de. s
,ends on the wind. Large Goals of
ire have been blowing into the town q
through the day. 1t is thought the a
worst is past. These dispatches are h
'ent by the boat to Port Huron. 1T