The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-09-05
ff Tr Fro n the Albany Journal.
THE FIRES IN THE WOODS.


THE FIRES IN THE WOODS.
Unparalleled Destruction Of Property from
Maine TO the Ohio
Fires appear to bc breaking out in in tho
woods in almost evory direction. Hardly a
day passes that we do not hear of somo new
conhagration. The long continued dry, hot
weather has made the undorbrush so combust-
able that blazo well started sweeps through
whole mios of wood land. In the pine woods,
they are especially destructive.
Passengers over the Central Road from
Buffalo, last night, inform us that they obscrv-
cd res in ten or fifteen different places in tho
woods near tho track. Everywhere on tho
lno smoky hazo in tho atmosphere by day
and "a dull red glaro at night, indicated the pre-
valance of distant fires. Between here and
Schenectady tho railroad funces, in two or
threo places arc burned down. Doubles the
same thing has happened in many other locali-
tios Except tho timber and fences, We hear
as yet no other serious loss of property, from
them.
Tho pine woods west of this city, wero on
fire, on Thursday night, within few miles OF
the city The men engaged at work on the
Rensselaer, Lake were up oil night battling
with the flames, and saving the house belong
ing to tho Water Works. Yesterday tho fire
miles from this city The flames had passed
over and burned the valuable pine land belong
ing to the Water Works, had crossed Wash
ington ST., and was burning quito fercely to-
wards Lydius st. Its progress through the
bnsh, was about as fast as man would ordin-
ary walo. At various points men and teams
were ont plowing burrows to stop its progress.
A large amount of pine wood has been destroy
| cd, aud an immense amount of timber has
either been burned up or badly injured. So
dense was the smoke from the fire that il hid
tho rays ofthe sun.
| In addition to these disasters in our own i'm
modiato neghborhood, we learn that the fire
continues unchecked at various points Ia the
Green Mountains.
Tn Dresden, Washington Co., hundreds oi
acres Of timber land have been destroyed with
one saw mill and large quantities Of wood. In
the northern part of Fort Ann. the woods have
been burning for week, and it is still raging
threatening houses and mills.
| The Chronicle says tho mountain, near White
hail. is all on fire. marching toward the lumber
depots and stearnpoat landing. The steam
boats have 10 feel their WY on Lake Cham
plain. tho smoke is so donsc. Fires are raging
at numerous pnnts on the lake, from Rouse s
Point to Whitehall, Wcspoint Moriah Sc
Ono firm at Crown Point. havo had S20,0 ,00C
worth of lumber and wood destroyed. st
| In Watcrville Oneida county, so acres hsve
been burned over-tho fire piercing the eartl
| to the dcbth of two feet. Two females had Ia
flee for their lives. Quarter of milo of planl
road has been destroyed. An engine had
gone out from the village, as the flame eon,:n
ucl 10 advance.
Tho mucky swamps between Rome and Sy-
racuse, are burning fdriously-the fire farely
eating up the earth.
In Chauiauquc county, fires arc burning ir
various directions. doing great damage.
The "IIurly Woods Ulster county, arc or
fire at various points. 1t was within four miles
of Kingston.
| A correspondent of the Argus says: "Five
miles back from the lake at Crown Point tn,
saw mills, together with wood and lumber. bo
longing to Hammond s. Co., have boon totally
destroyed by the fire spreading from tho for
es's. Their loss is ostimatod at $50. .O0o."
In st. Lawrence county, the woods arc or
fire at score of points on the limo of the rail
road and the flames continued, at last adycos
10 spread with fearful raj idity.
In many places in Ohio tho woods ant
swamps arc burning. 1t so threatened the
elegant buildings on farm near tho village
of Hudson. Ohio, that tho congregations lef
tho churches to fight tho fire. They succeed
after cutting down nearly whole orchard.
The city of Portland has had a narrow es-
cape. Tho fire lea, ing the dense woods, gpaw
into Tho turf, and reached the immediate vicin
iiy of the city. The flames were only KEEP
frum the buildings by the united exertions o
fremcu and citizens.
would seem as if the forests were burning
cverywhere. Where or when the coDllagra-
ton will end, Heaven only knows.
A fire was raging on Friday, on tho Catskil.
Mountains. ind teams were sort up TO remove
tho furniture, Sc, from tho Mountain House
Late in the day il was reported that this hote
had been entirely destroyed.
From the Monticello Watchman, Aug %.
Tho woods are on fire in all direct ions a
round. Thousands of acres of valuable bari
amp timber land have been burned over, anC
much damage done. We are told that Mr.
Gilman. tho proprietor of a large tannery il
Forrestburg, has suffered a oss of about 81,
600 and that his tannery was saved by muci
difficulty. About 400 cords of bark were burned
and 100 cords of wood. If tho present uoprc.
cedentel drouih hit continues. tho destruction
of timber and bark must be immense
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