, 1881-09-07
Vast Destruction Of Property in
Tuscola, Saginaw, and
Other Counties.
An Indian Settlement Surrounded and
In Dangehof Complete An
nihilation.
several Villages Completely Burned Up,
ami Rnmars OF tsreat Loss
Ut Life.
Horses, Barns, Fences, and In Fact Every
thing, Being Swept from the
Face OF the Earth.
MICHIGAN.

Face Of the Earth.
MICHIGAN.
Spteidi Dspateh 10 7ht Ea1easo 9ttbH',
EAsr aAuIsAw, Mich.. Sept. G-FIrcs have
cn,sncd taat destr;ction In Tuscua County, nntl
last night thorn was u perfect reign OF terror.
s5any farmers have hcGn totally burned NIT OF
house uGt homo. ami tho population hare bccn
Fighting tro tor thirty-six bntlrs. Tho total
losses II. this county Rrc estimated ut $4,000.
caro- ia rcpurtes1 iii q dangerous condition to-
night. md tho wircs arc tluwn between that
p'ane md ViHear. 1t Il Impossible 10 estimate
t1a ddma2c by fire In Saginaw COUNTY, It is 50
widespread. Al lnARn acttcmcnt sevrrnl
miles bclow thIs city, on t.hcl'ovzan
CrGck. Is surrounded and viii probably
bc wIpcsl ont. Connection Ia cut ufr.
In Rockville. this county, eight tarus and four
houscs wcrn 1estrose,l, and child reported
buraru to death. Nties Of fcnres ure destroyed,
r. Hitter. nf Hlun.toIl township. Inst ar1,. farm
Implements. and roo bushals of grain. Fire Is
swct'ping ever dozen tnrfus Tow tnihs cast Of
the ctty, nnd II large quantity uf property Is
trssrttch. Tho heat is tntcnsc. und 70 sntIky TINT
person enn hardly brcutho. Tho filln2o 0f
Cl!o. twtnty"slx miles from this ctsy. was
Threatened tnls afternoon, md n etcaiHer
sc1t from Flint succeeded III saving tho
place for the time being. The c,,tira, eIsst
shore of SaRinnw T'as II on tlru
from Point Austl'i to sand flcach. md tho vil-
inRc ar Port iIopo Is burned llp. Cnpt. Hnbncr.
Ut tho propeller City ot CONCORD, tceRr4.ps.a TINT
tho Secretary Of the Salt Association wus load
Ing saif thorc, When tire brokr olt. md be- wns
compelled to put nut into tho IAltp to Rnve bis
bttat. M ctrnfnHnen ton cnn be hal with sa!lu
Bench. Tllo Town nT 1tjchMppIytltc. at,nil
piaef, and Anderson, p!acc Or 1lb inhabitants.
are both fotnity destroyed. SIX houses In the
DFiliaRe Of UctkcryiitG were also burned. II Is
reported tint near 1Oa fasntltcs are homeless.
HMck pf Forester, in Sanlac County, nlonK the
saglnaw Valley s st. I.ouls ltoad. wes. OF this
city, fllo hns dos,c fls wurst.
In sotna SECTIONS east or this city tho situation
tonight IN extremely crItical Flres raging yes
terxlar. famed by Il fresh south wind. ttttias'
spread rnuIdly III npitu of tho utmost cHdcnvors
Of the Inhabitants. Fires nre now sweepi1lr over
lands owned ty tlcnton TfAnchet and q. t.. Tor
rows, un tlte neGrffeld rood. tintti8 much .Ai-
aga to timber md threatening dwellings I'M thc
Watrouavillc plank.ruad All of the fnGecs OIL
the furm Of Chris yniz have been destroyed. rnu
be lost valuable cor by tho tire. Fences o1,
\. irown's farm are on lc. and M
e. EldyH farm the buildings were 8avcd
nv rluwIng nrpuhd them and krcl,lug ten l,Bn
fighting tho fire. The woods MI Jnfncs Tasi-
manis far1u ure NIL on fire tdfs cvsntllg. and
fences MI the fnrsns If Nr. Inv and Mr. Me-
nn,,asd hare bern destroyed.
When tho afternoon train camo down from st.
Louis Ores werc raHipy Oh bDth Alea Of The
track from breckenridge east twehty-u1le miles,
and fences, timber, buildings, grnin. nud stocks
hara burned iip. People trho lived lit this dis
trlct Ia 1871 during that TERRIFIC period stato
TINT tho tiras Of thut gear were nDt more 1Ierrc
thHn those Of sotry.
The tlro that swept out Porter Station made
tho Inst nise and hnlf of its approach In thirty
tuinutoa. and took the people By SURPRISE
Near nruYes Station Mr. D2tupnt los. b!s bar7,.
continuing forty tons Of. hug, hoo bushels Of
grim, stump tnnentnc, new two.norse wagon,
farm implements, two young horses, eight Hugs,
and seven bend Of cattle, md a Young orchard
Of mn trees WIS completely destroyed. HI ioses
property valued at x3,t;4t With less thun el,SH}
insurance.
Frank Hantly, near Porter's Station, Inst bis
buildings md Sir Htdopp. neoy J1p,pIr,ek t,,;l,i.
tsgs vnlucd q. sl,Au, nayld Hunt. two miles
northwest nr ltea,lock. lost ali Of his buildings.
It ID hat tnnight, and no prospect ri min,
The wind Is r.uwtre souc to- ttfeht, and flres
nre rcf,ortctl srrcAd,nr rnpIuly nt Miilinu,u,.
Tuscuju County, pntcs' savusl burned tp.luy.
The Fila. E. PSae Mxno,etto Kailway Company
have bcen ae,,lIuv out tnsn 10 fight tho ilsc be-
tween hero aud Flint, md on tho utter Lnke
Branch. running from Flint to Otter Lnke.
,yhure thcrc Ia wtde area .,f t]omcs in ,1unImta
Township, Tuscola County, xreat damage Is re.
ported. md telegraph communication With yas-
snr from, thts fAty Is cut on. Unless rnl, comes
SOON th!s entire SECTION Of countrv will he
ruined, poon,e arc exbu,lsed fighting the fre.
Sptetat Dispateh to TIT ch!eaqo Tribune,
FLINT, Mich, Sept, 0,-Corest jres are ruplur
In almost every tuwuahip la this county. II Ia
fcarcd ut this hour that the cutIre Village Of
dcatrore,l, Thc nres arp ~, 1,ah in thn nnrtnarn
part uf tho county that the Flint 4 ptrt. Mar
auette Railroad Company havo becn Obliged to
discontinue trains on tho Flint ItIycr Division Of
that road, Tho loss In ibis county to farmers ts
est!uated at so I'M
nAf CTR, Mich, Sept. G.-Thc forest fires In
Tuscoln and Saginaw C0pnties ur,. still rnr,np
nrf dotrv rr,nt dntnuve fnt fn this ir,,uaature
..* k.sas 4',,, av' ~ ="
selhlty ha tfouo!o IS hpprcnenaeu.
DETROIT, slicb., 6apt. 9.-Thc long continued