The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-30

nc mOSb uestIuCtNc hIcS arc THElpS
in the woods across the lake, and also, 10
less extent. in various parts of thts
State, along the lines Of Railroad and
elsewhere. IT. various parts of the counl
try, we hear of great loss of property
from the same cause
The Albany Ereuiag journal states
that there is destructive fire raging in
the woods in the vicinity of Swanton.
near Lake Champlain and the Canada
line On Tuesday it had run along on
either side of the Vermont Central Rail.
road track distance of more than two
miles. Hundreds of trees had burned
down, falling across the track, not only
obstructing the movement Of the cars but
burning the cross ties and entirely de-
stroying the track. Passengers have to
be carried in wagons eight or ten miles
around the fire. Several thousand cords
of wood belonging to the Railroad Com.
pany have already been destroyed, and
the fire was still spreading Sorioas ap
prehensions were felt for the safety of
Swanton viIage"
On Catskill Mountain, west of the
falls, two large fires have been raging in
the woods for several days past Fears
were entertained on Tuesday that the
observatory and boarding house near the
falls would be destroyed Teams and
men had been sent for to remove the FUR.
niture and assist in subduing the flames.
The Saratoga lVhig Of Thursday says:
Some woods north Of Balston Spa were
reported on fire yesterday, and the fire
from the woods near the Fish House has
spread to the fields, and was destroying
fences, hay, &c, when last heard from
Cranes Mountain has been nearly
barred of vegetation in the same way,and
reports of fires in the vast forests GOV.
cring he unnamed hills and valleys of
Northern New York are received almost
daily.
y despatch from Cleveland, o of the
Oath inst, says;
A frightful fire is now raging in the
woods at Cuyahoga Falls, Franklin Ran.
dolph, Kavenua, Robertson. Mortified
tics Ohi,
Even the soil is burning to the depth
oil one ara a h"'t ieet As the flames
are driven forward by the wind trees
both dry and green are gntcd in an in.
slant. and almost as quickly consumed
Several barus in the vicinity Of the
woods. stored with hay and grain, lava
been destroyed
Apprehensious are entertained for the
safety Of the town of Hudson.
There has been no rain in this section
since the Goth Of july and all vcgcta.
ton has suffered greatly from the drouth
Every attempt has been made to ar.
rest the progress Of the flames. but with.
out success Water cannot be brought
to bear upon the FIRE in sufficient nuauti.
ties to do any good
Last evening this city was cnvclopcd
in smoke from the burning forest.
The woods near Paincsyillc, fora mile
in length, are all on fire
The Catskill Mountain Uonso was
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n'@'a'lon'
y correspondent of the \. Y. Times,
returning from Montreal BIZ the Lal;c
to Whitehall Tins wr;,os n,a.1, 3
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es'Iruay; as we passed Crown Point,
~ &c, . cock r. " the atmosphere was
10 oiou'co oy SMOKE as TO totally eclipse
.ne su" a. ,'mcS' giving IT a lurid ap-
P'1 Is: "ne" seen unt'I sunset.
c rive n.'eS PACK from the lake at
Wv WI I'u' tue saw mills, together
T''n mooI am ana iomp'r' belonging to
stroycd ny the fire spreading from tho
600 ,S' "e'r 'oSS Is estimated at s'o,-
.