Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-28
BAY CITY BLAZE.
Disastrous ConilagratIon IN the Michigan
lumber city Thirty Blocks Burned
over several Victims to the Finmes.

| Disastrous Conilagratlon IN the Michigan
| Lumber city Thirty blocks Burned
over several Victims TO the Finmes.
BAY CITY, Mich, July 26 The great
est eonnagration which ever visited
this city broke out at o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the lumber manufac-
turing establishment Of Miller a Turn
cr, situated on the west side Of Water
street at the foot Of Twenty-ninth
street A brisk wind was blowing Mt
| the time, which famed the flames into
roaring conllagration and swept
across Water street into the settled dis
trict The east side Of Water street,
| where the fire crossed, was built up
with stores, hotels and restaurants.
Nearly all the buildings were con-
structcd OF wood and burned like tin
der The wind increased as the flames
progressed, and in an hour the fire had
consumed Miller & Turner's entire
plant, comprising saw mill, salt
blocks, dry lsilns and a large quantity
OF lumber.
The flames had also travelled three
blocks eastward, cutting a swath two
blocks wide, At this point the path Of
the eonilagration broadened and block
after block was swept over with aston
ishing rapidity Thousands of men,
women and children rushed about all
engaged in removing furniture and
other household effects from before the
advancing flames Every vehicle adapt
cd TO the purpose was on the ground.
At o'clock about thirty blocks had
been burned over while twenty more
were supplying fresh fuel to the deyour-
ing element.
When the chief Of the fire department
first realized the extent of the danger
he telcPraphed to Saginaw, Flint and
Detroit for assistance, Saginaw and
Flint responded, each city sending an
engine and quantity of hose Nearly
all of West Bay City's equipage came
TO the scene of the disaster and lent
such assistance as lay in the power Of the
firemen, but with hundreds of streams
playing on the fire, the flames pursued
their course, licking up house after
house until at S o'clock upwards of 800
dwellings had been destroyed and the
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the eastern limits of the city. While
the majority Of the buildings burned
belonged to the working people many
fine residences have been consumed
Two churches, four hotels aud about
forty stores OF all varieties are included
among structures which have contrib
uted fuel 10 70 the flames.
At 9p. m. many rumors were atloat
concerning people who had perished.
So far as it is positively known, only
one death has occurred, that Of wom-
an whose name it was impossible to
learn last night She lay sick in one
Of the houses which was destroyed. Be
fore assistance could reach her, the
dwelling was a seething mass Of fire
and the poor creature had 10 be left TO
her fate. 1t was reported also that two
children We're burned 10 death, but the
story lacks confirmation.
by midnight the fire was under con
troll, but nt this hour 1880 a m, IL is
still burning. Owing to the lateness Of
the hour and the great confusion and
excitement consequent upon the fire it
is impossible 10 state correctly the
amount OF the damage 1t is, however,
estimated anywhere from 81 600 600 to
81 800 600