Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-18
special Telegrams to the Petersburg Indt
THE WOODS FIRES.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF TIM.
BER - DWELLINGS,, BARNS,
FENCES, &C., BURNED
HEAVY LOSS TO
FARMERS.

FARMERS.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN Apo
MATTOX AND CHARL OTTE
COUNTIES.
PAMPLINS s DEPOT, VA, April 10
Great excitement prevailed through
this county yesterday evening and las
night, caused by three fires breaking
out-two in Appomattox and one il
Charlotte. The one in Charlotte
started about twelve miles from this
place and spread over a space of coun
try three miles wide and twelve miles
long, The wind blew almost q hurri
cane. The fire spread with great
| speed, making complete havoc OF al
fencing, several tobacco barns, out
houses and other property.
The fires in Appomattox were nearly
as bad. A Mr.. Luther Legrand was
burned to death by trying to save a
barn. 1t Is reported that negro man
was also burned to death The fire
came within two miles of this place on
each side. Had it not been for a
shower of rain about s o'clock, the fire
would not have stopped short of
| James river.
| THE FIRES AROUND DASrILLE
! DANyLLE, Va. April 1O.-The storm
and fire of yesterday commenced about
three miles south of Madison, North
Carolina, following the Dan River to
within half a mile of this place. For
tunately there were no very large
houses in its route The damage both
by wind and fire was confined princi-
pally to small out-houses and barns.
The storm was accompanied with
violent hail near here. The farmers
all along the route, down to Danville,
have greatly suffere by the storm and
fire
1t is impossible to estimate the losses
of the many farmers who suffer bv
this fire, but it falls very heavily upon
them, running their prospects for farm
ing this year
So far 10 loss of life has been re-
ported.
A disreputablc settlement about
eight miles from here, in Casweu
county, \. c., containing some half
dozen houses, known as ''HelPs Half
Acre, was destroyed by fire yester-
day. The fire is supposed to he sub
dued, and no further dange.. IS sppre-
hended.
.i-E FIRES AROUND GoHDOSsvILLE.
GoRDONvILLE, April 10.-The fire
has pretty well disappeared from this
'1c'nlty, but is still burning in thelow-
"r part OF Orange and Carolin2. just
north of Hewlett's Stctivn, in Caroline.
as Tar as the e-tra could reach might be
seen l..rse volumes OF smoke arising
from the burning woods. On both
sides of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road, down to Hanover Lunetiun, hum
dreds OF cords of the conpany's wood
were burnt, .,l.ts i great many of the
Western Union Telegraph Company's
poles We're destroyed.
THE DAMAGE NEAR BURkEvILLE-ForR
TIRES IN LUNENBURG COUNTY.
BURKEvILLE, April 1O.-The damage
done to the Richmond anA fanville
Rallroad track by tie tire Yesterday
was slight. a;3f. nas been fully repaired.
The company lost about =, 600 cords of
wood
Heard of tour .sses ia Lunenburg
county, yesterday evening, sweeping
fences and small timber for miles,
There was great excitement among
the people, who turned out and did all
they could to stop the fires The dam
age will be seriously felt blythe farmers
in consequence of the loss OF fences.
SAD OCCURRENCE, lqCNG MAN BURNED
TO DEATH.
ArFoALATToX DEPOT, Va. April 10
A young man by the name q J. L.
Lagrand, III attempting 10 keep barn
from burning, witch was encircled by
fire, foansl l,e could not succeed, and
rS.f tt,rCu9gh the flames for distance
of forty yards. He was badly burned
and died last night from the effects.
He was burned on the 9th of April,
about II o'clock a. m
THE DISMAL SWAMP E4RE.
The Nrrfotk iuyi,aian says: By
thy, arrival OF the Seaboard and Roa-
noke train, We learn that !. great con-
hagratlon Is now raging IN the Dismal
Swamp, III the Aei1hborhood Of Deep
Greek, AMI along the hne of the Sea-
board road. Fhe Iire is described as
terrific III it's nature, striking the be-
holder with awe ut its terrible gran
deur. The most beautiful and valua-
bic portion of the swamp are n tf,mes.
Three dwellings, ana out-houses,
about two niIas from Deep Greek,
have pieeA swallowed up in the flames,
and the inhabitants in the Immediate
neighhaThood are fleeing for safety
! with what little they can carry with
them from the devouring e!asaent
The fire from late accnDu.s IS increas-
| ing in tiercencss. between the mile
and ten I..ile post on the line of the
Scaboard road, the flames are leaping
to the heighth OF twenty to thirty feet,
ana the train had to speed its way
with lightning rapility. The damage
and injury that will result from shis
great fire cannot be estima:44st, nor can
it be conjectured how, lqnsS the fire Will
continue, the s5resent dry season rem
derinp t;.o condition of the swamp
tI,at II = huge tiniler-bo1; ; and the fire
/ will continue to gain strength and
/ Roadway unless Il heavy drenchinG lain
sets in. which IS earnestly h9ped for.
| F7raG~s a> a Republic.