The New York herald., 1871-10-25
FIRES In WESTERN NEW YORK.
The oonfagration spreading-The Tonawands
Swamp in Blaze.
from tho Rochaa,ar L,

EXDreaa
Sunday afternoon, towards sundown. a haze
seemed to come over the atmosphere wh,ch win
mer was at hand This monns nas eae lngaa Ha n mr
hazy, with q dull smoky atmosphere and the lear
Iu iac e Is snown hat the woods in many
OF Rocnester-are In blaze of Dire. The weather
Is extremely dry. There has been no rain OF any
amount since the last OF August, and that all
absorbed by the parched eartn. The swamps are
mostly dry as tlnder, and creeks ana springs are
lower than has been known for years. The terrible
reports we have received from fires in Michigan
and Wisconsin have increased popular
been taken everywhere TO prevent fires from spread
ing in exposed situations. In spite OF all precau-
FENCES along tne Ines Of ,he raro'd baye a .ao
| lire from engines, and to-day we have the most
alarming accounts OF destruction from every quar-
ter, with rumors oil greater losses to follow, unless
rain aids the people VINO are fgnting the flames. !,
The extensive forests south and east OF Corning.
on the line OF the Erie Railway are in flames, and
| the piles OF fire and smoking clnders covering the
hills present grand sgnt at night TO the traveller
property will be reached by these nres, and the
| greatest loss Will be that OF valuable timber.
Extensive fires are reported this morning from
the Tonawanda swamps, four and a hall miles south
OF Albion. the fire here has started IN two places
ap aoe q ;fng sna y
neighb0ring farmers were out on Saturday,and Sum
| day nights lighting the flames and attempting to
From Medina we have a brief despatch informing
US that big fires are raging IN the woods south o1
that village but their exact extent and location are
In the town OF Hamin, north Of the ridge, extern
sive fires are reported in the woods. THIS ls rich
farming country but we 40 not hear that any injury
has yet been done to crops anu farm buildings.
Farmers out lighting the flames, and have been
Tor two or three nights.
Nearer stiIl fires are burning in the woods west
OF Parma Centre ABOUT hlteea miles northwest Of
the city. The lire has been burning two three
days and has extended 10 witnln three.quarters Of
o nile OF the village. The citizens are turning ous
to fight the fire. lt Is already threatening farm
buildings north OF the woods, ana Mr.. Burritt In
tended to remove his goods as far as possible this
morning TWO other farmers, names not learned
Another lire is reported north OF Albion, In the
WOODS, on Senator Coles iarm. Its extent IL not
From Lyons we have an indenpite report that
large IRE T. sg m 'a , hear a taa had
broken out IN the town OF Wheatland, about twelve
miles south OF the CITY, but we cannot learn any
thing positive about 1t.
The following have been received:-
Fire In the swamp four miles south Of Albion ,
burning yet; strong wind from the west. Annis'
woods, near Mount Albion, caught nre YESTERDAY,
guisned tins morning j.
Thirty acres have been burned IN Clarendon, Or
| leans county. Bascom's woods are still burning.
| The woods nave been dltched around and men are
| on the watch. Damage Is serious, but there are
! hopes OF cessation. Men at work. The alarm IL
general. lire started Ia Hamln on Saturday, in
| Carpenters woods The swamps near are on ire,
Several acres nave been burned. The loss " no,
serious yet, but the nres are sun BURNING
| MEDINA, Uct %, 1871.
| It has been rumored for some days that o tire has
been raging In the swampS south ot this place, but
| no serious apprehenslons were entertained by the
peopie this vicinity III yesterday, when was
ported thai 1t mad communicated with the timber
and was spreading nortnward. The fire u said te
have originated on Tumly's iarm, III the town O
Shelby, III Old slasnlng, the edge or the swamp
and has already devastated thousands OF acres U
woodland, besides destroying thousands of bushels
OF grain, fields OF corn anu III some Instances dwell
ngs and UuIbuildDgs. AZ iar as can learn the i0l
John McCargy, Lumlcy Wierewick, barn ana foul
acres OF corn; Daniel CnldS, Elder Cntlds, Bcnja
| min Freeman and Frank Williams. all or whom lose
heavily. Miles, OF fences are being destroyed, and
the fire In the woods Is still raging tending east
aud north.
bright light was seen north OF Lockport last
night. The woods were supposed to be on fire. Up
to one O'Clock no despatch was received from thai
city.
ALBION, N. Y, Oct 20, 1871.
fire has been raging IN the swamp near South
Barre for TWO or three days, burning considerable
rails and cordwoOd and eLdangering farmhOuses in
the vicinity. There Is also q nre about two miles
south OF here In the woods. Yesterday the woods
Just south and adjoining the cemetery caught fire
and burned considerable, but has been extinRuished
without damage 10 the cemetery. The WOODS In
Carlton are also on fire.
IL IS very smoky here to-day.
Dennis Churcn's cedar swamp In Riga caught Ore
on Thursday night, and IS still burning IL Ia two
miles south OF Chin station. Twelve acres have been
burned over.
Since writing the above we learn thar extenstye
nres are raging In Pttsford, Monroe county:
Williamson, S0dus and near clyde Wayne county
In Hamlin anu Parma the nreS nave ragged FOR
several days A large amount 0l timber hus been
consumed, and a number of buildings are endan-
gered. Tue people have been engaged In fgntinr
the names until nearly exhausted. lhelr Only hone
Is tnat rain may descend aud extnguish the de-.
strOylng element