Show vast ver t extent of tho the michigan calamity the great fire in tho the counties of huron tuscola Tu scola and San ilac composing poa ng the tract of country partially surrounded by saginaw bay and lake huron lias bas devastated a territory t or of from 10 to 30 miles in edth width and GO 60 miles long leaving not a tree or spear cf ef grass ram destroying ng all the houses adf and barni barns burning to death several hundreds of human beings and rendering homeless ionic clo and foodless food lesa from to people the extent of the calamity is absolutely more inore appalling than that of tho the great chicago fire in 1871 when not more than lives were lo lost loa A at the chicago fire the burned out people were compactly together and could be readied reached and provided provided for while in the devastates deva devastated stateN district in in michigan the thousands of unfortunates are tire scattered over 1000 square miles of territory and the difficulty them with relief liebis is really terrible to contemplate for the region to be traveled over is just as devoid of habitation and vegetation tation as the desert of Sa sahara llara vele hi n addition to tills this awful state of things winter will soon come and the misery stricken inhabitants of the burnt region will have no fuel for its source is utterly burned nearly all their live stock has disappeared and no provision is left to keep them over till next harvest season with no seed and no farming implements in fact they are as utterly destitute as PC people I e can poss possibly sibly be starvation any dmd privation arc are staring these poor industrious and deserving farming people in tho the faco face unless aid is contributed commensurate with tho the extent eaten of the calamity cleveland leader |