Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-05-26
A FIERY SCOUIsGE. r,..,
Acres OF Woods Wrapped I'm Flam . q.
From the New York Times. llth.

FIERY SCOURGE. r,...
Acres OF Woods Wrapped I'm Flames
From the New York Times. l1th.
During the past week immense lesse,
have been caused by the extensive fire,
which have ragged in the mountains of Della
ware, Sullivan and Orange Counties, New
York, and Pike and Sussex Counties in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Thousand.
OF dollars worth of property have beer
destroyed by the devouring element, and
In many parts hundreds of acres of young
timber.land have been burned over, and
the timber partially destroyed or its growth
retarded for years to come.
The scene during the past week at Port
Jervis. which village is hemn,ed in by
mountains which tower high on every side,
was grand. Point Peter and Mount Viii.
liam, which form the background of the
place, were lit up, and as the fire ran up
the mountain side and circled round the
brow, the scene at night was irrepressibly
grand. In some places where the houses
were ranged along the foot of and moun-
tain it was with difficulty that they were
saved. ~
The Shawangunk Mountains TO the east
OF the village were on fire at the same time
In different directions for miles. and in
many places could be seen walls of fire
running from the Erie Railway track at the
foot OF the mountains to their very sum-
init. Hundreds of cords of wood were
licked up by the destructive element. and
fences shared the same fate. Messrs.
Dodge u Beyea, of Ottsville, lose over
four hundred cords of wood. while other
parties are sufferers to less amounts.
In Sullivan county the damage was even
create. than in Orange. This county is
one vist tract of timber land, AID here
and there numerous saw-mills are i'm opera-
Son preparing the felled trees for the mar
ket- The immense forests have been great
sufferers by the fire, and large quantities of
bark for the Sullivan county tanneries have
been destroyed.
At Fowlerville, Sullivan county. the saw
mill and two dwellings belonging TO The
Messrs. Ferguson, were totally DESTROYED
ny hre on Sunday of last week. 1t appears
tnat while the families were at church. the
wind prevailing at the time blew the fire in
the direction of the sav-mill, which vas
speedily enveloped in flames, and in few
moments 1t extended to the two dwellipcs
IN close proximity. When the families re- |
turned their homes and property Law a.
,moking ruin. The value of the mill and |
dwellings was between $50 600 and $40 400 /
The fires IN Delaware county, on the line |
OF the Erie Railway, west of Port Jeryis
were no less disastrous than in Sullivan
county. In several instances dvellinC-
houses took fre, the flames being commu-
nicated by the leaves which were thickIv
spread around, and which were dry and
burned like tindsr.
Near Deposit, N. Y, the fires RACED with
great violence. At night, the heavens were
lighted up with the glare of the oonfiaera-
tion; and at times, as the flames ascended
70 the hiil-tops and jutting headlands. the |
view was grand as well as terrible. Such
was the spectacle as witnessed from De-
posit on Sunday night of last week. All
lay nre had been running through the II
WOODS on what Is known as Red Hill, o /
round mountain peak three miles distant II
Al uusK the nre had made circuit, and,
rs darkness settled down, a complete
Siraie OF fame surrounded the mountain.
Ihe Erie Railway Company have met
With large losses in the burning of cord
wood. On Sunday a wood-pile at Kirk
wood. belonging to them, CONTAINING up- /
ward OF l, 200 cords, was burned. Trains |
we're detained five or six hours. I
On Monday 500 cords of wood, ownei bv i
ne Erie Company, took fire at Narroys-
'urg, and were completely DESTROYED The {
Ast train west and the mail train were de- I
aimed two hours.
On Monday fallow was burned on the
I'LL toward the summit, on the Erie Rail
Vay, and the express train from the west.
s 1t descended the grade, was compelled
run gauntlet of fire and smoke.
On tuesday morning of last week the |
louse OF Axtel, on Cold Spring Brook. /, ,
delaware county, was consumed by fire /.
aused by sparks ffom the woods light
ng on the root The loss was over So. 600.
! brother-in-law of Mr.. Axtel In helping 4
save the furniture. had one of his fingers
roken. A young man named Axtel. who .
'as blowing In field, lost all his clothing
xcept the pantaloons, boots and shirt he I
ad on. Z
On Sunday morning the house of Rod
ian Driven, in Sanford, Delaware county.
aught hre, but was saved before the flames
ad made much headway. fEI
The same day fire broke out in the ,
'oods In Sand Pond, Delaware county. !.
Inch burned house belonging to Gala. =
er q DALEY. and field of oats Containing
bout twelve acres. This was owing to 2
ne rotten wood which was left on the new y
round, upon which the oats were sovn.
JILL ou1tu, uSlnS on onafer Hull, lost \ =
rye quantity of wood and railroad ties.
On Thursday afternoon q fire was dis !,
overed In the woods in the rear of Pine q
rove School-house by two or three bows. 9
wo OF the boys commenced digging a .
ench In the leaves with their hands.
hile the other went to the village for help. y
y this trench the boys kept back the FIRE . =
ntil assistance came, when the fire was =
irrounded and at last died out. .,
A fire has been burning in tract of land ~
Tnedb by Devereux & CLARK, in the vicinity p
Rood 8 Pond, in Tompkins, Delaware
ounty, which has swept over Eve hun F
red acres of land, almost completely de- d
roying the timber, and burning house B
elonging to Horace Benjamin. - fe
Devoe Il Clark, of Deposit, are among 3
le sufferers by the FIRE. ~ La,
In Pike County, Pennsylvania, consider lie
Die damage has been done by the fires. a
nd also In SUSSEX Co, N. j., but the loss Il
do not compare with those of Sullivan et
Id Delaware counties. The rains of Mon Il
~ and Tuesday Of this week quenched al
le flames. - a = n