The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-09

through the winter; We, therefore, appea
q you 70 send money clothing, bedding
provisions or any other supplies that will
maintain the sufferers and enable them tc
provide shelter for themselves and begin
work on their farms, Contributions may
be sent to the Mayor, E, G., Carlton, Chair.
man OF the Relief Committee appointed by
the citizens OF Port Huron, who have sent
agents through the burned district to ascer.
tain the wants Of the suffers and distribute
supplies.
STORIES OF DRATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Additional particulars have been Teceiy-
ed this afternoon from Lexington, sonlIlac
county, and theiollO%ing additional fcaslial.
ties are reported: In Moore township, Mrs.
Strong and two children, Humphrey, the
stage driver, Mrs, Frank Dennison, child
and sister, Paul Wietzel wife and five
children and Geo. Kratch, who went to
their rescue, Twenty persons IRE reported
burned to death in Custer township. In
Bingham township, ThomlB Barnes, wife
and sister, mother and two children. In
Austin township, anOld man named RDne,
Michael Welsh, wife and two children.
Nearly every farmer in that township has
lost either his house, barn, crops or all OF
them rEi d. gar r.hE s-.1@
The loss Of life and property Is immense.
Dead bodies are being brought in from all
directions, 1t is estimated that 500 human
beings have perished and 5000 people
homeless and in immediate want of assist
ance The farmers in the newer town
ships lose live stock, horses, barns, crops,
everything, A farmer who Just came In
from Austin township saved his family OF
eight children In field OF buckwheat, but
sayS,th0 whole county in thatpaTt was tor
tallytlestroyed and many lives lost, The
loss Of live stock issipply immense, Tho
older settled townships escaped with but
little loss, but in most OF the newer town
ships nothing remains but fire swept
blNCkened Wilderness Dispatches from
Marquette, SanillHC county, says A terrible
state OF atlairs exists ut this point.
The entire section Of the country lying
north and epst Of this place has been on fire
and the number OF families rendered home
leSs will reach the hundreds. Up to this
time seventeen persons are known, to have
met their deaths by the fire. The horse of
lm Humphrey, mail carrier between this
place and Davis Corners, came home badly
burned with card attached to the saddle,
written by Humphrey stating his peril
from the fire. A roliefparty found him In
the rOad dead. lie was entirely de.
nuded Of his clothes, having been
burned on his person or torn Off by him.
self In his desperation.
In the township Of Argyle, Huron com;
", the following were burned 70 death,
Paul Whltisle, wife and Aye children Geo
GrGtch, wife and three children; Mrs. Nor.
ris Wclch and two children; James ellison
and two women, recently from Canada,
names unknown. There are also several
buddy burned who clinot live = yHHel
lasolRe seqtions the Areswept everything
before 1t, and spread with such rapidjty
ttat the people were obliged to flee with
only the rlnIhing on their back,
In Lapeer and Huron counties, back
from the lake shore, the devastation has
heen far less serious, especially in the loss
Of life, although the property losses have
been severe That In 1uscola county is
estimated ut 100000.
Tho work Of forwarding supplies Of food
and clothing from Detroit began tonight
by boat and rail. Efficient committees on
the ground have been or will be appointed
to receive properly and distribute supplies,
and every effort will bo made to reach the
suHetsas promptly MS iFossihle md see,thRt
all contributions aEe properly bestowed.