Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-09-07
The Fires in the Woods.

The Fires in the Woods.
USrARALLKp DEsrRucrroS OF PRoPEkTY
FROM MAINE TO rnE ouro.-Firessppear tahs
breaking out in the woods in almost every d.
%tection. Hardly a day passes that We 90 not
hear Of some new couAagation. The long
continued dry, hot weather has made the un-
derbush so combustible thar blaze well start
ed sweeps through whole-miles OF woodland.
In the pine woods, they are especially destruc-'
tive.
Passengers over the Central Road from Buff
falo last night, inform ms that they observed
fires in ten nr fifteen different places in The
woods near the track. Everywhere onthe line
a smoky haze in the atmosphere by day, and a
duh red glare atnicht, indicated the prevalence
Of distant fires. Between here and Schenec-
tady, the railroad fences in two or three pla-
ces are burned down-doubtlessithe same thing
has happened in many other localities. Ex-
cept The timber ard fences, we hear as yet Of
no other serious loss Of property from them.
The Pine woods west Of this city, wete on
fire on Thursday night, within a few miles OF
The city. The men engaged at work on the
Rensselaer, Lake, were up all night battling
with the flames, and saving the house belong
ing 10 the Water Works. Yesterday the fire
was burning quite fercely from six 10 eight
miles from this city. The flames had passed
ov,r aud burned the valuable pine land be-
longing 10 the Water Works, had crossed
Washington street, aud was burning quite
fercely towards Lydius street. It's progress
through the bush was about as fsst as . man
would ordinarily walk. At various pointSmell
and teams were ont blowing burrows to stop
its progress. A large amount of pine wood has
been DESTROYED, and an immense amount oil
timber has either been burned up or badly IN,
iured. So dense was the smoke from lie hre
that il hid the rays Of the sun.
In addition to these disasters is our own m
| mediate neighborhood, We learn that the fire
continues unchecked at various points in the
Green Mountains.
In Dresden, Washington county, hundreds
Of acres of timber land have been destroyed,
with one saw mill andIarge quantities of wood.
In the norihren part Of Fort Ann, the wood
have been burning for a week, and Is still ra-
ging. threatening houses and mills.
The Chronicle SAYS the mountain, neal
| Whitehall, is all on fire, marching towards the
lumber depots and steamboat landing. The
steamboats, have 10 feel their way on 10 Lake
| Champlain, the smoke is so dense. Fires are
raging at numerous points on the lake, from
| Rouse's point TO Whitehall, Westport, Mcriah
&c. One firm at Crown Point, have han $50,
900 worth of lumber and wood destroyed.
In Waterville, Oneida county, so acres have
been burned over the fire piercing The ear h
to the depth Of two feet. Two families had
10 fee for their lives. Quarter ola mile Of
lplank road has been destroyed. An engine
had gone out from The village, as the flames
continued TO advance.
The muckey swamp5 between Rome and
Syracuse, are burning iuriouSly, and 1.-The fire
fairly eating up the earth.
In Chauiauqua county, fires are burning in
various directions. doing great damage.
The Hurry Woods Ulster county, are on
fire at various points. 1t was within four miles
of Kingston.
A correspondent Of the Argus says: "Fiye
miles back from the lake at ~CrownsPoint, the
saw millq, together with wood and lumber, be-
longing 10 HAMMOND j. Co., have been totally
destroyed from the fire spreading from the lof-
ests. Their loss is estimated at S50,OOO."
In ST. Lawrence COP MY, the woods are on
fire at score OF points on the line Of the rail-
road, and the flames continued Htlast advlces
TO spread with fearful rapidity.,:
In many places in Ohio the woods and
swamps ate burning. 1t so threatened the ell
egant buildings on q farm near the village of
Hudson. Ohio, thotthe CONGREGATIONS left the
churches 10 fight the FIRE. They succeeded al
ter cutting down nearly'a whole orchard.
The city Of Portland has had a'noTrow es-
mn e.. la...r The 1nApaH tpnndC
gnawed into the turf, and reached the lmrne-
date vicinity of the city, The flames were
only kept from the buildings by the united ex-
ertions Of fremen and citizens.
1t would seem as if the forests were burning
every where. Where or when the confarga-
ton will end Heaven only knows.
We add from the Cleveland Plaindealer
The pine swamp west Of Hudson, has been
burning for several weeks, and within a few
days has done immense amount OF dana ge.-
Whole meadows 10 the amount of several hun
dred acres have burnt out four feet deep, and
will, Of course, when the Swamps fills with
water become a lake. The FIRE would COM
mence eaiing under, till whole acres were un-
dermined, when a vent would occur, through
which the flames would rush out for many feet
in height, and The whole ground, timber and oil
would be consumed. Large trees would fall
IN a mass, and be burned to ashes.
President Pierce, Of the Hudson College,
was in the vicinity when he saw some trees
apparently on solid ground, but a short dis
lance from him, commence tnmbling, when he
started TO run. They continued 10 fall behind
him. and so near was he at one time 10 the
danger, that the limbs of falling tee brushed
him. The inhaoitants are in the utmost con-
sternation, not knowing where or when this
terrible state Of things will end. Like calam-
tiles never before visited this country, and un
less we soon have rain, The situation Of many
neIghborhoods will be worse than if they lived
in the midst OF earthquakes. God grant rain
may soon come.-ALbany EDen. Journal.
Mysterious.
Died, at the Blue Sulphur Springs, on the