The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-09-17
4 GREAT CALAMITY.
Over 400 People Burned TO Death
An Immense Amount Of Property
DESTROYED.

Destroyed.
The telegraph reports terrible de-
vastations by fire in several counties
in Michigan, and bring US the follow
ing pathetic appeal in behalf of the
suffering people:
Detroit, Sept. 9.-The following is
an appeal issued by a committee of
citizens of Port Huron, headed by
Senator Conger, Mayor Carleton, and
others To the People of the United
States-A most appalling disaster has
fallen upon large portion of the
counties of Huron and Sanilac, with
some adjacent territory. This section
of country was recently covered with
forests and occupied by nearly $4,000
people, largely recently settled, and
either poor or in very moderate cir
cumstances. In the whole of this Sec
ton there has been but little rain dur
ing the past two months, and every
thing was dry on Monday, Sept. 5,
when hurricane swept over it, and
carried with it sheet of fame that
hardly anything could Withstand.
We have advices of 200 persons
burned to death, many of them by the
roadside or in fields while seeking
places of safety, and it is probable that
twice that number have perished.
We have reports from 20 or more
townships in which scarcely house,
barn, or supplies of any kind are left,
and thousands of people are destitute
and helpless. All of these people re-
quire assistance, and many of them
must depend on charity for months to
come. We are doing all in our power
to succor them, but their necessities
are so great that contributions from
charitable people throughout the
country will be required keep them
this winter. We therefore appeal to
you to send money, clothing, bedding,
provisions, or any other supplies that
will help to maintain the sufferers,
and enable them to provide shelter for
themselves and begin work on their
farms. Contributions should be sent
to Mayor 4. c. Carleton, Chairman of
the Relief Committee, appointed by
the citizens of Port Huron, who have
sent agents through the burned dis
trict to ascertain the wants of the suf-
ferers and those destitute of supplies.
Fast Saginaw, Sept. 9.-the people
are hauling 500 or 600 barrels ofwater
daily into the country from this city,
and water famine exists in all the
eastern portions of the country. The
fires are subsiding in Tuscolo County,
where immense damage has been
done. In all, LOO families are burned
out, and $4,000 worth of property de-
stroyed. Twenty bodies have been
Brought into Cass City in that countv
to-day. The people are calling for aid.
A meeting is to be held in this city to
raise funds for the relief of the
sufferers.
Fort Huron, September 9.-The
committee have made their second
report. After visiting the burned
region and receiving the reports of
large number of persons familiar with
the facts in most instances, and giving
us the names of the victims and suf-
ferers already ascertained in twenty
towns in Sanilac and Huron counties,
we find that over 200 persons have
destroyed by fire, including entire
families. We have lists already of
more than 1900 families burned out.
In most cases the losses are farm
houses, barns, horses, cattle, grain,
hogs, everything.