Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-15

from parties renting offices in the court house
building, and from the United States marshal
for the rent of the court house during the re-
cent court. He also appropriated to his own
use an account of S340 of Walker Evans &
Cogswell for books for the county.
The Greenvlle Menus says of him: "Ex.
cept for the one horrible passion that spoiled
his life and broughtit to such dreadful close,
Mr.. Moore had few faults. He was strictly
temperate, a kind neighbor and warm friend,
and devoted husband and father, and until
recently his name has been stainless. He was
a man of very considerable intellect, having
graduated at college with high honors, and had
every prospect Of a bright and useful career
until the gambling mania seized upon him. He
is said to have been the most completely fias.
cnated man with games of chance ever
known to old and experienced gamblers, and
all his efforts to free himself were in vain.
His age was about 43 years"
Disastrous Forest Fires.
- For several days past extensive and
disastrous forest fires have been raging in
Michigan, proving alike destructive to human
life and property. Some idea of the extent
of these fires may be formed by the following
Detroit dispatch of Friday:
Huron and Salinac counties have been
the principal theatre of the greatest destruc-
ton and suffering. An eyewitness states that
darkness and a copper colored sky preceded
the approach of the fire. Later, the sky
changed to deep red, and Monday afternoon
it became so dark that lanterns were necessa.
ry for the people to find their way. This
condition Of affairs continued until about 8
o'clock Wednesday morning, when the wind
shifted from the west to the north, cooling
the air and bringing slight relief In the
woods we're many scorched and charred bod
les, which presented revolving appearance.
The high winds that prevailed cut off nearly
every avenue of escape, and large burning
masses would be lifted up bodily and borne
along for great distance. In many instances
these burning masses started fires in fresh
places The skill and courage of man seemed
impotent to combat with such flames, and fly
ing people were caught in fire traps and
roasted. One farmer was blowing with his
oxen, few miles from a sand beach, when
he perceived the approaching darkness and
started for his house. On reaching home he
found that his wife had gone to neighbours.
He then took two of his children, his eldest
daughter taking three others. Before going
many rods they found themselves cut off by
the flames The farmer then turned in an.
other direction and escaped with two chill
dren. His daughter and the other three
children were found next day all in heap,
charred beyond recognition. Up to Wednes.
day night forty.fve bodies had been found
within a mile of Paris township. Many are
missing, most of them Poles. A whole set
Element, buildings, fences, shops, &C., was
swept clean. In Delaware township there is
hardly anything left-not one house to the
square mile They were new settlers and had
small clearings and the fire swept them like
a hurricane. They lost all they had, and
many of them fled to the Lake. The shore
line has been crowded with human beings
cattle and everything that could get to the
water. Eye witnesses from Forestville say
that the utmost confusion prevails Many
could not see One man who had lost his all,
was both blind and crazy, and had to be led
to the lake.
"North of Sanilac the fire, on Monday
night, was terrible-sweeping away almost
everything, but it seemed to leave the houses.
The people here did not know any fire was
near them until it was on them and had to
run for the lake, and being but short dis.
tance away, all reached it safely.
"A large party of men have gone to bury
the dead in Forester township. Many are
so blind that they had to be led, and many
are without food. A number of parties have
already gone with food, clothing, shoes and
medicine. More hel p must come quick, as
much suffering will ensue They have no
-four or provisions. George Ferguson, Of
White Rock, who has been on the road since
Monday, reports that he passed 116 burned
bodies. At one place he saw four wagons
bearing eight cofins with one man walking
behind, all alone. 1t was his family"
The following additional particulars are
contained in a Detroit dispatch of Saturday {:
"Rains have fallen in probably sufficient
quantit IS to quench the fires, but not enough
to soak the ground and revive dropping vege-
tation. The lowest estimates indicate 2l5
families were burned out in the towns of Mar
lette and Flynn, Argyle, Evergreen, Moore,
Lackcotte, and Sanilac counties, and 81 per.
sons are known to be dead. Men who trav.
eled through the burned district yesterday re-
port that the fires are mostly out and the in
habtants are sitting about the ashes of their
houses, many burned and otherwise injured.
They are disconsolate and almost bereft of
their senses Provisions, clothing, bedding
and other necessaries are being constantly
forwarded, and men are travelling through the
burned sections distributing supplies and TAX
ing the names of those in need.
"Many persons are still missing in the
burned districts and the exact loss cannot be
known for some days. Sixty-6ve burials are
reported in the six towns, and it is said that
81 of the dead have been found in the coun-
ty between Bad Axe and Port Hope"
THE SHORT CROP AND FERTILIZERS.
At meeting of farmers at Spartan
burg, on Monday Of last week, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we, the farmers of Spartan
burg county, memorabilia the manufacturers
of commercial fertilizers, through their agents,
with whom we have dealt, to exact only one
half the price of the same the present fall,
giving US twelve months credit on the re-
mainder without interest.
ReroIued, That we recommend that the far
mers throug ghout the State, where like con-
dition prevails, taken similar action.
From the GreenvIe News.
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