The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-06-28
The Fire fiend. n


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The Philadelphia Ls,ige, Of Tuesday
says Extensive eonhagrations are becom-
ing widespread in this country. Two
weeks ago Boston had severe confagra-
ton, and one week afterwards there was a
large fire in Burlington, Iowa. Last Fri
day the town of Michigamme, on the edge
Of Lake Superior, was burnt, with a sad
loss of life. This was followed by large
fires at Salzburg in Michigan, Pottsyille in
our own State, Passaic, New Jersey.
Kingston, New York, and half dozen
other places, within the last three or four
days. The conAagrations mentioned have
all occurred in towns, but, in addition to
them, extensive and destructive forest fires
are reported from several directions. They
are rigging along the Hudson in the neigh
borhood of Poughkeepsic and West Point,
IN Canada over large tract Of country
near Toronto, in the province of New
brunswick, in tho interior Of New York
State, between Syracuse and Kingston, in
the extensive lumber regions in Michigan,
and in Schnylkill county, Pennsylvania.
The prolonged drouth in portions of New
England, the Middle States, Michigan and
Canada, is no doubt accountable in part
for the disastrous character of these fires,
but, with the exception of those in the
forests, We have no doubt the most of them
had their origin in preyentable "acci-
dents. Some Of the "forest fires are in
the same category.
A fire in Passaic, N. j., on Saturday
night, destroyed about $4,000 worth Of
property, including the Aquachanonk
House, and post-ofliec. Two men, who
slept in stable where the FIRE began, per-
ished in the flames.
Thirty-four houses were destroyed by the
fire in Pottsvillo last Friday, of which the
particulars have been given. The loss is
estimated, us at first stated, at 1920 900.
The fire at East Saginaw, Mich, on
Friday, destroyed 100000 feet of lumber,
20 small tenement houses, and six resi-
dences, sweeping away nearly all the build
ings on an entire square, and rendering
twenty families homeless. The loss Of
Meade, Lee 4 Co. is 100000; the total
loss SIS 900.
A Poughkeepsie despatch reports an
extensive forest fire on Fishkill Mountain.
The flames have travelled five miles and
burned one thousand cords of wood.
Five dwellings and two barns in Utica,
N. Y, were burned ON Saturday Loss,
$4,000.
The tannery of b. T. Kurtz, at Beers
vile, near Bethlehem, Pa, was burned on
Saturday night Loss, $4,000.
Two storehouses near Saccarappa, Me-,
occupied by b. +. Roberts, were burned
early Monday morning. Mrs. Roberts,
aged 60, was killed by jumping from a
window; Miss Body, her niece, was so
badly burned that she lies in critical con-
dition, and little son of Roberts was
badly injured by falling down stairs while
escaping.
A large forest fire has been burning in
Schuykill county for several days After
destroying great amount of timber on the
south side of Bear Ridge, it crossed Maha-
noy Mountain and destroyed twenty-five
houses in the village of GiIberton. The
village of Quality Hill has also been CON
sumed, and the fire is still raging.
The Huron Saltand Lumber Company's
works, near Bay City, Mich, were burned
on Saturday night, with l | 300 barrels of
salt and | 100000 feet of lumber. Loss,
sl25,0OO. Forest fires are raging in
Southern Michigan.
BY the burning of Turner's training
stables at Point Breeze, Philadelphia,
eleven horses were roasted, valued at forty
thousand dollars, among them some of the
best stock of the country.
There were serious fires in the woods
near Salisbury Conn, on Saturday and
Sunday. The heaviest losers are the Mil
lerton Iron Company and Lime Rock Iron
Company.
The stables of Mcconnell & Brothers,
in Buffalo, were burned early Monday
morning, and fifty horses persisted.
Peacock's hotel and stables, at Nation,
Ont, were burned on Saturday night.
Two men persisted in the flames.
A fire broke out in Bowman's Alley,
Baltimore, on Sunday, which partially de-
stroyed eight houses.