New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
| KAVAGED BY FOREST FIRES.
DWELLINGS AND BARNS SWEPT AWAY.

DEsOLATE SCENES IN TIE BURNED DlsrRICrs-
DEAD ANIMALS THICK on THE GROUND.
CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-A dispatch to TM
Daily Ners from Green Bay, Wis, dated yestrrdsX
says: "Aii night long tue nres tho north westeru
section Of Brown County have been raging. ana The
ruddy rrnec ton Of tho flames haa neen painting he
murky sky bright rad The sole topic Of conversations
here and the probability OF Last nignS
breeze sprang up from the east and hopes
tanned that Il would bring with It tho ionge !or rain
The morning came AMI sun bright and brians
every Of had vanished. and the evening breez
had cleared r artht for tho last week has been almost
cons ianty Obscurcd oy the brown smoke. Your cor.
respondent drove southeast from Green Bay through
the burned region IN that vicinity. In tnc town oil
Bellevue hs rsvascs IT the re became apparent. L
tie patches Of burnt timber stood among the surrounl
ing pLe forests The ground IN places was covered ~
the gray ashes Of the brush and leaves which had been
nsumrd and here and there great wnlfa' as free
which hal fallen down Is terhei gave out red Iiow
kick the massive trunk sent up shower oil sparks
and little flames dxrted forth from the crrviocs in the
log. The woods looked though nipppsd ny an e1ry
frost. Tho leaves tho oak and hickory trees were
and faded from the enocJs OF tue heat while In
portions OF the woods where the fire bad swept away tho
AMI small branches the great trees stood grim
and bare spreading their great backened branches
without Obscuriug the rays OF tho sun.
"The woods devoid of life 10 my sx-mils ride
dill 500 single bird living thug OF auy kind
The township Eaton hss terribly tho
OF properly has beeu xreat. Near what 10 known ~
Lily Lake, pond near tho junction OF Bellevue,
D-pere and Es;on townships, stood Woodrurs mill,
which was owned by Of the anest typical
young Americans | ever net. Harry woodruff. HIS
name will he remembered as long as Brown County
lasts Along for the past Harry bad sncIat
Ing the and during the timo worked Ike tcavsi
hauling waer to his place aud then to his neghbors whs
wers greater distance from the OF supply. On
Monday he left his house wi mum Der OF barrels o,
water for James Causen, German nciehbor. Return
ing slow trot lie saw the smoke approaching and
whipped up has h0Ises. : At one moment said Mr.
WOoIrun, there not sIgD OF hre Five .iiDutcs
lat,r 1t seemed as though tue woods all around me we're
blazing lie st,rted tie toward home ut "A mad
galiOp barely escaping with his LIE. Ibrrc ihc hghe
with began. i:e dOwo his house. barn aud
Old mill with water. Of which he lad laid In eoo sup
ply AMI the ire brands srvuLd ertiD.utshed
them. IN ess than hour the hre mad swep. on aud
left hin OF d.ngor lie went TO Ciansens place 10
rem All could. House, baIn AID wheat farm
swept away. auh all around sero strewn tho
dca bodies of pgs. snc.p. anu ca tle Mr.. "ooirnu
began pournf task of looking for tue bodies OF the
family but without success. heirI sepulcral
cries traced them 10 old veil which contained
about four Of anil therein Mr. Csuse. he
we, aud children were foani. Tue Ciauseus dd
not rave dollars worth OF property ami had 10 insur'
snce.
Ali through EaroD Township similar tale is told
been Saved supern man en- rt, D"t not "rD
IT, iue uufu-d lett All thrUugh TIE WOO!
tie farms, dead Duucs oI v tto dh
other domestic llals, some birned 10 cfi y aho
others villa of no Inanuer or their death.
Anton Boz cor,lin Johu Shann-r. Peter R"uAefs ana
Charles roc barely saved ter lives and those cI
their fam lies. Tbcy lost everything tuey p"ssrsca.
Joun aud Henry sUler aui Jonu NureToss os AZ aus
their houses. Most or tao families IN this belt OF nre
h yu refuge with friends. but one oi GerTan -
coustruc Ell Xiud of S;auty cut of hfburnc logs anu
4, llyiug uD OF Which al ecu Llcu
by tie flames aud PROVISIONS given him ny chdrtt
he nel. hbuss. Ills culrr1 tae suiaer oi ~ho were
aluiosL eutney iked icrred out of "-ius IN 10
hut. The old etuinc'i my Good notni"g ~ .
naf h-artel WAY CDutiuIo 10 sino<e iis pipe ii'
poor iool cd a:d ihen hiding her lace m Ia
apron, II; OF ~ecying rorhec ierssiA
to Tie log which size was siI ~. l.rrs
ws 10 need to any Yu sums. Tue meanrh0iy stofy
was Too lam. U h.iL work u j. up VI. 10
money ag.iust tbs coming or old h'd gone '"r
na gut ami hard earned saving VI years or irusaity
and lab r had vanished .u smoke
back by aioter ruate through the centre OK
DrI~rc aud Bslipvuc TV.psuips. The loss Mas "von
er~.itrr Eaton Iir niibitaits arc tor f4.ac.
wcrc Tor 1t seems tioukh they had now deserted
tarir Townships mostly Polish WAC AVE carfiod fo 'i
zee. swc,lc TlV bavr soMetnlnS coming folh
that SOURCE IN Bellevue township tIe devastation
cont late aud -unrrug teri IOc Many o tb- purncd
peoples nave been Injured III nghtins t'e harhes