New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-26
DRoUTH AND FIFE IN WESTERN NEW. YORK.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
CLYMER Chaut. Co.. MY, July -, 1854.
We have had no rain here till TO day for five weeks,
and the weather has been intensely hot--the dryest
SMELL ever knew. Oats will be short and lights but
il 10 raining now, and Corn Potatoes, Bufkwheat and
Turnips will improve. Hay is fair crop; no grass
hoppers TO speak of this year fhe woods all around
are on fire. especially the swamps. have been fight
ing the fire raging in the woods on each side OF my
clearing for the last three days and nights. 1t has
burnt up two three OF grass and three or four
hundred rails for ME, but most OF my neighb0rs have
suffered wore. One Of them has lost steam saw
mil and lumber, worth together 5000. | pre-
sumo this rain will stop the progress OF the hres b.
LITTLE GENEsEE, Allegany Co., Ny,
Thursday, July 30 1854.
We are in the midst of very unusual time IN this
vicinity owing drouth the like of which has never
occurred here since the present race Of inhabitants
have resided here. There has been ire IN the woods
near here for twenty-five days without lntermssion,
but with trihing damage until within about week,
since hch it has ragged with tremendous fury day and
NIGHT BY day it sweeps the fields; meadows, mown
or standing grass alike subject to its fury; in the
night the forest glows with tremendous heat, so
great as 10 tim large henlock trees from bottom to
tor all. ,.;, ,;.a,. ~,
the ground for safety have been consumed. Grass is
dead or dried up. Oats in fields are heading
out but six eight inches high. Yesterday and TO-
day the mercury in the thermometer, hung in the
shade, under cover, on the northwest side OF the
q,
lC4o. At tie same time, when under a thck.topped
tree and fully shaded, and fair breeze, it stood at
81 1t il now $3.50 T. NJ at 73', and cooler than
last night week this morning 9th inst frost was
quite too plenty in sections so as 10 kill vines. We
have not half crop of Hay and no old Hay. Corn Is
doing well. Respectfully, d. 4.
Tie forests burn all the time, but seem worse az
night for il shows more.
BATH, Steuben Co., y. Y, July "a, 1854.
Have you any idea how We are suffering in this
vicinity by heat and drouth While most parts of
the State have been abundantly supplied with rains
thus far during the season. there is of some
twenty or twenty-five miles east AID west by afty or
sixty Forth and SOUTH from the south boundary Of
Yates County to the Pennsy lvanis line at least and
up and down the CONNECTION. taking in this place, and
ON the Csnisteo embracing, believe Hornellsyille,
where very little rain has fallen since the early part
Of May As consequence, every thing is fear
fully parched up. The Wheat and Hay on an
average are not than half ordinary
crop. Very many spring crops are almost entire
failure And beside fires have got into thu woods in
many places and doing untold damage to the
green timber as well consuming cord wood, rails
fences, &c. Thunder caps appear, and showers 20
around US, but We are left field not ralned upon.
Then think Of the heat at 9c9 the north side of
where it would be cool in place like this. among
the bills and valleys of southern New-York. Such il
day before yesterday, and il cannot have varied
much from the same point yesterday or to-day. And
on the 18th, az farmers house mile from the vii
sge il reached OO and for three hours stood at go
and 99 and that in an elevated position where there
is full and free circulation. Yours, H..
The fact otherwise Nearly all State has suffered from