The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-13
The MOUNTAINS OF FIRE.
vfDgsPREAD DFsTR UCTI0H IN THs
sHIWAf RANGE.

v,cid. and Threatenipa the Hamiets-
t,sb,ins the Destreyer-The Fiight ef
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spectacle at
NIGHT.
representative OF TIE Sun having visited
ne scene Of the recent eonhaerstion in the moun.
.In. which Eird tie tesu,ifni valley reaching from
e Hudson to the Delaware, returned hast night and
uye the following description;
The fret evidences Of n Gre were approach
m, wawarsing, a little village on tie stago road
nom Kondout aud Kingston to Enenvie. The
nou,tsins In tie rear Of the town had been thor
Oushly swept bv the flames
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~ 'n's iomt eheo""'ereu "a'e 0,u t.",
Hh' to'd ne tna' never SINCE no WIS oos "'u suo"
"'e oe'u'''1 !" 'N' '"'''' " 'A WV
bordering II.
oEnw l,ng ngo sir since the Inst great Gre ~
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"Wei' my SOB 'nero "'s so".""-' ', w "
,,sr a. an remember. Il, broke out one Sunday
.,ri, Il, N,rcn or Aor, or MAJ. don't recollect
which. II was some time atwixt garden sass and
hay tine, any how, and it played the devil among
the young timser"
TN. cHARReD 81 DHs OF rBs MOUNTAIN.
M an. ro.d % p,,.,,,ns. . s.w m,l., ,u,,,., NJ.
Vn WV i"'u w H"e"''"e' "" "''''' Us
had better opportunities for Witnessing the effects OF
the Ore The nc untaln sides were black, as IL u
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eeu'On "A' hu''o, WIN '"es ". p''sA, We, "
bis vias of wrath. What were once bright green
nj tl,ftltv voun mania bemioek. birch
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and naked poles
On both sidea Of the loyelv valley were smpl,
oroof. that a eruel foe had beeo WORKING misobIet
Berr where the wild Indian In byxone days bad
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p.". '"' 'ou' 'o'o"'s S,'' "in 'o"', ''e.
within tie memory OF old men. he had shot and
burned and scared the fathers Of the present gen
.r,,,on ,,or. had nssn a, .r.rx N, nor. ,no,c,.
less one against whom all mans courage and forti-
tude weie uua,niline Iuesty there were wild,
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s'''t Oo'",e" 'ne Wy 'nuo'Ero"'n "" Wv
% ana ,ns ropfy arm ~ non.es 10 ,a ons v1cy
been fsr gres,er t'rn TWAS
AT rLLESvrLLx
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tpIe'y n'ue W"h S,hx W ue psss oi he ohsNnh
Er Tn. Ior of ,ts Ei,sny,Ile .ys,,,nai from whom
tsined much in'ormation concerning the topography
the country and te terrible nre which came so
The sha sansunk, or as the people call them. the
HNhavnrun' Mountains, are hmous IN histnr,.
duy- Of he Revolution we're made tie scene Of many
Wild and narrowing irased': Here the great
indian leader "shank~ Ben made himself
tncvn vnd feared, Rnd here, many time ana OF
he peaceful quiet OF the valley hamlets was broken
By the dreadut war Nhnop, and the happiness Of
home turned AZ uinule'- warning into the horror
unequal strife and most harbaIous death lime
snn H., H., pnIso, ~ ,ne ns.w,ro eonm,,,aI o aud
for cng Seers the " "Shawngum" valley was The
Geatre Of untold woe.
broken out Ia the oun aims, d have caused much
iam1ee but never until aiev Gays ago. when the
last FIRE occurred. has there been anything TO equ.
lhe extent OF the FIRE or tile mischief IL has caused
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N tle VALLEY that the woods on 10th sides Of uonk
Falls were on hre Ills is a splendid cataract.
hree quarters cf mile IRON Napanoch on the creek
Ct the same name: The water comes down a do
.eent Of about IS feet and on clear day, with The
over tie rrtctiee, throwing up It's e:Ouds Of nils
P,ay. 'be .cere is really beautiful.
rocks extend loa treat heif ht above. and along t6e
hd Of the stream heavy bonlders in all imaginable
hIef ne scattered. iLese ave oeen worn b, the
maet mo sneh iofnlS is are known only IN dreams.
vns one th.I ear nays, hs .rasd roo ,h p,S.. a,
Of those who witnessed 1t. The
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.Hht uuoh every tui' ol s,a.S nitnh teaeh 70 ieeN
Melt l9sa,lao'e appeu,.' anL ming the AR WIN VIC
hkht o, day. The Maic ever eeasias IL It's down,
from Gi-,anee the Whole scene was ike that prt-
etept slowIy up the eli1 ana enoh graspng some
nkt unuersIoN.u, snot Up 20 mug neml'ek OF .n
seno osl ,s LunSred Ioneues 10 lick tbe on,.yinS
branches and blast the hesh leaves just putting on
uer coIortng o. green.
opening upon the valley by the
BRIdur ttour or nm r,sx
now PLAYING around IN. gorr, ,hrourh which III.
-, ,h ~, \. .hsIl never enolns rol, Ihe
enMnuo", " Wese suu'eItaneah crNpts were PLAINLY
,usiolo' haen hsn I've 'luitoh, anu many rApl
f-er, ~ he "hSheo tne uhsohtcu gnmbonhg oi
e noN.hE u,ei 'nu Nv ior We ume tne portals
"sse nnu uens hIumneu, Ieeahei wnh shud'
oer 'he 7torios hs et.ho'h rhu toin MN IN years
svne oy' anu woelu no. bh'e wondered perhaps II
Witness to lie Irnth of snr,e,t IeranSs srS 10 sr
knowledge In pc, the power the spirit OF WRATH
All that Gay the hrc played about the falls. The
wind was then In tho north-a ntful whimsical
wind. that neither knew whence II came ror cared
whittier It went On Saturday u increased In
strength and drove the Gre 10 Red HILL Mutton
Ridge, South Mountain. aud the Cape. The latter
PEAK II near Ellen Vile litte TO the vest During
the day the flames were not visible from the town,
bu, the smoke lose IL dense clouds and hoated
down the va ley for miles, almost hiding the sun
RON view. Al night, with
no,vs ,,.xs An, .,,. 40 oxc.
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ns scene Was magnificent IN the extreme An night
veloplgs tle youar ,rses In wtnSng shs.t of irrid
death licking u7 the dry grass and leaves. cracking
tAt undersIowth TO cinders, and roaring among the
OOiR- OI The iuli-. row mr. and hemlock aud oak
WV s"uud ike that OF the angry ocean breaking
is~~'UI "a. OYo; bread heids where Ia the morning
we ne" Eras smiled and waved In Its siIvory green
,nNne up OF srring ana dew ihe ruthless IRE swept
"S''iB peoihd III i~ tnc~ theNery
BLAcESIss OF DgsoLArIos
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