New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-23

The M.lonc Franklin Col Palladium of the
10Th has the following account of ravsgcs by fire in that
County Many Of our farmers severe sufferers hy
.nre Tor the las, fortnight fires have been raging in
The forests on ali sides OF Last iday the wind
drove it into the fields taxing the skill and energy Of
our farmers 20 their utmost 20 iheir fences barns
aud houses from destruction IN spite Of al their efforts
many have suffered heavy losses. We have not been
kable to learn the OF eli the sueers Estabrooks
Dot Duane lost bis house. Mr. Wentworth Of Constable
his barn. We also understand that many buildings
were burned in what IL called Egypt or north Bangor
u Mcmillan Of orr CovngiDn, bad his house ana
furniture burned. lie was insured in the Franklin
Company.
Ia bombay, The rayagc' Of the devouring element
were truly irehtiul SIR. Townsend, writing from that
place. under date az July a. says;
" lsst Friday awful day with ne. The hre
came through the woods from krashcr aud laid waste
Iarrc number of farms. about two miles west from
me- not leaving scarcely rod Of fence. and burning
many dwellings ana barns. The ire crossed the road
about mile s1uth oil the corners LAYING waste almost
cvcry thing in lts way. Three dNenrs and two barns
were burned, afhuri distance from the road cast on
salmon River. Major PAIRS mill. house, barn and
the bridge across the river at Syigesters mill, was
burned. aud understand continued through the town
what j. called tho lnsh ridge destroying about
h0een or twenty buildings together with the most Of
the fences There about thirty sheep in one Geld
la this town burned 10 death, and understand Mr
Chandler had hundred and n'ty destroyed 10 Bra
shcr. Mr.. Dan Davis OF Brasher, had a house and
three barns destroyed learn he insured in the
~ Lawrence Company.
We learn from other sources. that IN Bombay alone
some forty buildings were burned part of the pro
nerty destroyed throul hout the country We
insured Ia different insurance companies The -
Lawrence and the Franklin County Mutual hfvo sni
tered heavily told In these losses. Bat We are
happy bo informed that the affairs Of our company
ia such prosperous condition that is losses :" i
| probably he met without any assessment
tire hss been doing much damage IN the woods near
Buiao, along the railroad Tor three or four days pnst
10 probably caught from the locomotive. says the b.f
fso Commercial and fields have been overrun, fences
and largo quantity OF wood burned The damage hs'
been considerable. and the nre not yet eNtngGshet
The store. house of Boon = May At Nuis Russel Co
| Ala destroyed by IRE ca the llth inst lheii
goods. valued At $4,000. and equal amount Of note
/ and accounts. were entirely consumed supposed q
| have been the work OF incendary AT Chicago
m the lsgh inst The wagon and carriage isctor'
of Lackore & frisbie consumed. Loss aAou
5000 Insurance. Al $50. On the 18th inst di,as
trous fire occurred AZ Lunsnburgh. VI destroying hi
house OF Geo. W Gates, Esq the Hotel, the CoDgresa
tonalsi Meeting House, the Town House, toeethe
with number OF barns sheds, sc. The loss of Mr.
Gates was about StoO0 Insurance $1,000 The oihe
buildings were not insured.