The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-07
Destructive Fires in the Woods I'm Ssw
York.

Destructive Fires in the Wosstls I'm view
THE VIRKs RAGING IN tRAsKLIs AND cLINveS oous
r,Es-Loss or LIFE BY BugsNs-aKEAr DssrAuo
Ti0H or PROPERTY.
Anew Gays since stated in brief paragraph tna ex
ten i've fires were raging in The woods and hell. Ia ts
counties VI Franklin ana Clinton The Malone ttrshS"p
county, Palladium brings full particulars, which we
| quote heiev -
On Monday in consequence OF the dry weather of few
days Previous and the nigh winds OF that day there were
fires rsuyg The woods north and sonih " In the
south part Of the Mr.. Spictr lost new los morse,
which he bsa just completed and was about TO move INTO
the IRE being communicated from the woods by rea
Of the winds In Duane farmer, By the name o. snei
field lott his house. barn ana other outb iings Honi ne
same the fire being d. wen from falow that haa
been fire that day The house was well furn' ned,
and nearly everything consumed. He was not IN
ured, hs policy having expired short time since TVS
loss is consde ab On the ains at the NORTH We learn
that some damage has ako been done by the hre
Frenchman lost bs barn. and fences have been oysd
with dust and rendering 1t exceedingly unpeasan
out At nghtfa he wind subsidsd, and the air va rall
Of smoke Indie ting the presence OF large rcs IN hat
vicnity-mosty, no doubt, In the woods, ana on aow
land.
Sir CO writing the above we hear of further and serious
ravages by fire. various parts Of country and else
where ia our vicinity
Gu the pre pa the north the house Of the French
man. whose barn was destroyed was considerably in
jured by the fire. Several cords of wood have been
burned up, and the fire has completely swept over terri
tory Of some three or four miles in length and varying IN
width from few rods tn two miles; burning every thng
comkusble In in Its course and doing great damage, par
tcularly t. the fences
u
We have not the name OF the owner The fire was run
ming in the woods destroying much standing timber and
the fences
In Burke the fences been pretty badly
burned but do not hear Of the destruction of any build
ipgs, except one barn
In Chaeaugay the fire has also done much damage 70
forests and fences John Roberts loses large quantity
of WOOD and bad fine sugar bush destroyed aud much
other standing timber, together with considerable Fencing
Oilers have also suffered in the way
At the Su nmit in Clinton county the fire was raging IN
the woods and the railroad track act the
nm fro apdll no
terruped sfer the early morning trans so that none
passed until near midnight on Monday
in MELVILLE the fire has been yere The large barns
and sheos Of Darius Hardy have been destroyed and he
has suffered other injuries the lOss of fences Marshall
Hoadey and j. p H0adley lost their dwellings outbud-
ngs and farm fences The fire was SO intense that they
actually obliged tn bury their clothing 10 the sand to
saveh We hear Of other losses IN the neghborhood but
have not the uarpes
In horia hear of the destruction of house and barn,
but have not learned the name OF the owner.
In Brandon G fires had been raging, and we heard
that house and barn had been destroyed which
lacks confirmation
At Brasher Iron Works. In ST. Lawrence county,
that the extensive iron works OF Alexander Skinner
entirely destroyed, also many houses AMI other
buildings in the negbborhood.
In the destruction which has thus suddenly swept
large p0r tons Of the country much serious damage has
been sustained, mostly by our farmers large quantities
Of grain Of all kinds potatoes and other sions have
been destroyed, and many upon whom the loss falls are
lily able to bear it.
Last year one of the worst ami most fearful Tomatoes
ever known in this region left track Of desoatcn
through nearly one half the width of county Ths
year the fire has taken wider range and urged by abgh
pccssant wind s ravages have been without control ny
human agency and the destruction Of property must be
very great
LATER-GREAT pEsTRuCrIoN-DBArH FROM BURN.
ING, ETC.
The following communication was received after we
went 10 press:-
BRAsHKR FAILS, May Is, 1857.
The wind and ere OF Monday night last wrought ruin In
this region Al q settlement called the "Iost Nation"
six eight miles nom here, the dwelling Mr.
Wait burned, and his daughter, aged some twelve
years. much injured by the re that she died this
tuesday morning The barn OF Mr.. Hurry this,
was burned and Mrs Hurry sierably injured by the
fire. For q few hours this village in peril
The Brasher Iron Works IN utter ruins The foun
dry furnace, machine shop, coal houses, MILL storo
boarding bouse barns sheds, taverns school house, pot
Office and several dwellings, with their contents, all
consumed
The bridge the river also burned But about
I'VE six houses left Several hngs and some calves
also burned but no other persons than have
named were severely injured