, 1870-09-15
a FOREST ON FIRE.
Graphic acc oslnt Of the tsrent Con-
fln4rntioI ia af,c Canadian Woods
Marrow E.cnpe FROM Dcush OF n
PsAFty OF American - Traveller

Party OF American Traveller
Dissre1Af1sE Scenes.
F,o,. khs SCR rork 7ime>. sxpf: r..
Messsx. James 5. handle. and H. E. Dodge.
OF this CRY: Gilbert F. Spencer. OF Chicago;
and John r. Dudley. Of No! Haven. Couu.,
Lave inst returned from CanA!a-from the
vast 6istrict Which was recently burnt Thes
encountered terrible ordeal Of hre and
euoke, and we're altuos. famished. ba1eiy es-
Gaping with tht II iiyee. They furnish tha fol-
Io~irg sccouns OF the terrible cona.g1a:ion :,
+4Atser has2ng made long lgatney In carriages,
=isu,nR curtain lands in which were interest,"
tsF. We drew near 10 whas seemed to he la.ge
village On 1re. We did los dean et the near
s:pru3ch et danger, alihouya tie blaze was E..
rectrs in the armament, an. l!chtet up onr r,al
u ssn'! and l*blits in aav road in,S Ike rrr-
ctcu= stonta.. Tie; da5E edges OF the woods also
s.eusti zu1ocr'le,i ty huge ntcse:tng asasso.s.
EieE brighter, Until 1t las: It's ;usen>try
~h11td us that an extensive coo1agra:1ou
xas IN prns1e:s. w et+n'!nued Oh tnwssA y,
Ito whh Il We we're Il:iuE- AT length. aster aa
o1tnou* hieoc~, Mr Dudley .a"l: cat Gol;
nssf ii up E sse :ad Toad fsea Il ~ Behind ~ Ne nKe
l ack. and we're surprised NJ The sight low
honr between The forests ptrhaps s':a 4 m1les 10
I'D lie dfs tytns saitter thau locomotive Al
ne saE.e time the Nlt'l chaasv J, ~! sne a..
xhen hs t~ea s1oT'p 10" eTea,s n;,aas a''s5 c,gas
Of ctneeIs thar dropped a,ou: ns. The
b, mrs tmcled aud uctcael via
fErh,. AMI, IS the het ciuders sou;setl snen,
taty e+eaf,e s1mess ucgovernao1t. Inc EARN
ee4 4 cd to f-e vas! Gerry furn7cs- a2d kue asas
c. ne put1nc past our :sces IKE the EsoF t;oin r.
f,rre. Ijur tyes seized and smarted VIA ;ae
sr exc aud cshts. Several time; our eotoias on
cauct, DIR firm the ia!t,ng Goals. No* Ne VIE s
h ID uet; 10 on three eIGes BY tne n!e nena. ~
The pplv ayenue Of tecsJ Wis the toaa a,onS s
lie G. nrse CT c:eeE. where she naHsa ~ 7d ~;
ytf reached, poEn sn:z road ouf 1oIses p!01seI1
1t Ya1ic gait Thr Poor an!nas .s,aT1
Win {tr,oy a. ins ciaders snoWetea a5pa. ~.
t%tm. and ire velocity dt our ptoEIess w. ~
:, rifle Ifpt re lsl TO hotd on win ~ Hnz
rnirht II. The Hac.n went Whl1nnH anu EEas1saTT
oxEr .touts ii iasf re came 10 pt.aSs. aaa
ys M Lwn TO The Stream. hoping 70 Satnet sl!s
te,ei ny r!unrIr IN tie Ea1sr. 1os oc1 sixhl axfa
seen cd fpaeting. We 12shed IN the 30 sss, neH
M ard ps it,S, up to tk!r hscls u tae u, ~.
paTf. Itseshtd Cbl! Monent ns:ot ~ oaT Ia
e uutrs was su.!1eslF saeetsd II aa.ne' 9us
Wcs<ur or nrt9 bet E2f1oW sEScu - .sn,t .,a'"t
lard was TIRE fr.r, the fam.s- We 4aEiue2 e. ,.a
TIE hossqs TO their fate and taeaea o'ss t.1r ~.
81 u,nr Now nc would he In msfe up ~ ~
kreeS-Nr. srxte-r rtat'y saEK 70 e.. r. asea IL
srd eetne tu: a!f ctve:ed u:.3 sHAs.
irneta. noncter. We ean.s "a " - ssesnJi III
lefs a ,'eeSentd, charzvl wilderness u rosi.,
s:rEs4 a1a std 4: daylight wc CAN'T 70 "A
cren!uR where . farmhouse had s'o".L lir!:
vas q sad spectacle. ~ the s!ils ~ "Sten ~
tU:gpt our oWn ksua1lon-., The clnt<ts Oh 1se LIE