, 1870-05-14

wood we're licked up by tho destructive ele>
mept, and fences shared the s1me fate.
Meas1r. Dodge & Beyea, Of Otisvile, loss onvr
400 cords Of wood, while other Iarhes are suf-
fere1s to less amounts;
In Sullivan County the damage wAa orer
greater than in Orange. This county IS one
vast Tract Of timber land, and here and tnera
numerous BaH-milla are in operation prppa,iug
the felled trees for the market Ihe immense
forests have been great euffere1s b the fire,
and large quantities Of bark for the Sullivan
County tanne1ies have been destroyed
mill and two dwellings, belonging to the
Mess1B. Ferguson we're totaIIy destroyed by
fire cn Sunday Of last week. It appears that
While the families were 1T church, the wind
prevailing st the time blew the fire in the di-
region Ct the ssw mil, which Has speedily Gu
Teloped in flames, and in 3 few moments it ex-
tended to the two dwellings, in close proximity.
When the families returned their homes and
property lay smoking ruin The value OF
the mill and dwellings was between 92o, 900 and
$4,000.
The fires in Delaware County, On tbs line Of
the Enc Railway, west Of Port Jervis, we're no
less disastrous than in Sullivan County. In
seve1nl instances dwelling housea .tooE fire,
the flames being communicated by the leaves,
which were thickly spread around, and which
we're dry and burned Ike tinder.
Near Deposit, \. T.. the fires ragged with
lighted up with the glare OF the conaagration. !,
aud at tines, as the flames sscended to tho
hill-tops and jutting heAdlAndB, the view WAS
grand hs well as teuiblh- Such WAS Tho apee-
tacle as Witnessed from Daposit' on Sunday
night Of asst week, All day a fire had been
r11nniEg through tho woods on what Is known
AT He'd Hill, fonnd n m,untain peak three
miles distant. At dusk the fire had made
ci1cuit, end, az darkness settled down, COM
Pletc G1rdle OF fame surrounded the mountain.
The Erie Railway Company have met with
large Losses in the burning OF cord-wood. on
them, containing upwards Of 1,200 corls, Was
burned. Trains we're detained lye or Biz
hours
On Mondar 500 cords Of wood, owned by the
Eric Company, took fire At NaToWsbutg, and
we're completely destroyed The fast train
west and the mail train we're detained two
On Monday q fallow was burned on the hill
toward the summit, on the Erie Railway, aud
the express train from the west, as it descend
ed the grade, was compelled to 1un the gauns-
lot of fire and smoke.
OnTuesday morning Of Last week the house
Of Axteu, On Cold Spring Brook. Delaware
County, was consumed by fire caused by
spn1ks from the woods lighting on. the roof.
1he loss Nas over 900. brotber-in-Iaw Of
had one Of his fingers broken A young man
named Axtcll, who Was ploWing in field, lost
ali his clothing, except the panta1oons, boots
aud ehirt be had On
On Sunday the house Of RodmAn Driven, in
Sanford, Delaware County, caught fire, but
was sayed before tbs flames had made much
t. hesdWay+ Is
TIA same day q fire broke out in the woods
In Sand Pond, Delaware County which burned
house belonging TO Gallaher 4 Daley, and
tield Of oats containing about twelve ac1es.
This WIS owing to the rotten wood which WAS
left On the new ground, upon. which the oats
we're sown. JOHN Smith, living on 6hafer
Hill, lost large quantity Of wood and railroad
ties.
On Thursday afternoon i fire was discoyered
in the woods in rear of Pine G1ove school
house by two or three boss- Two OF tho boys
commenced digging trench In the leaves
with their hands, while the other went to the
village for help BY this trench the boys kept
back the fire until assistance came, when the
fire WIS surrounded and at last died out.
EA fire has been burning in tract of lard,
owned by Deyereu1 & Clark, in the vicinity Of
Of Roods Pond, in TompEns, Delaware Coun-
tv, which has swspt away fifteen hundred acres
Of land, almost completely destroying the tim
ber, aud burning house belonging to Horace
Benjamin.
Devoc Il Clark, Of Deposit, are among tho
sufferers by the fire. Ii Pike county, Penn
sylyania, considerable damage has been dcne
by the ires, and also in Sussex county, New
jersey, but the losses do not compare with
those of Sullivan and Delaware counties. The
rains of Monday md Tuesday Of this week
,qucnched tho fanes-