, 1874-10-31
FIRES.
Great Destruction Caused by Forest
Fires i'll Ohio and Indiana.
The Miscellaneous Record.

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Special Dispatch to The Chieado Tribune.
VAN WEnT, O., Oct. 80.-ImmenHe tirea have
been raging in tho westorn and northern parts Of
thH county. BcAr 6waTp. composed Of several
thousand aoros has been completely buruod
over, The oitizons have boon expecting tho fro
to attack them. as thoy arc almost oncrclod with
tho element, but tho rains for tho last fow days
hayo almost o1tinguiahod them, and no moro
danger Ia felt.
CINCINNATI, o., Oct. 30.-Fosest Aroa aro raging
from Dainbrldgo to Dournsv11e, noss County,
O.. distance Of miles. Tho Gazette specala
report tham bad on tho Coyelnnd Sandus Ky l.
Columbus Railroad, boiug tho worBt at Canton
Forest, Dol!ofontaino, and Urbana. 4 high
wind tonight Increases the devastation and dan
ger.
Tho Gazette's special from Hartford City, Ind,
says: "There Is terrible fro raging In tho
woods just south Of hore, fnlly miles In length,
and heavy wiud blowing 1t along tho trEck Of
tho Fort Wayne, Muucio i Cincinnati Railrond,
threatening the truck aud bridges with dostruo-
Dayton (O.) special to the aame paper aayn !:
Tho woods mud fields between Union City and
Gsoenvllle. and Dodaon and Groenv,l!o aro OH
iro i'll many placer. hundreds Of aeros being
covered With tho Aames. In tho forests, tho
flames have climbed to tho tops Of the tallest
trcoa, and prosont terribly grayo spectacle ut
night. Forest fires arc also raging III the vicinity
OF Oxford. Logan, Crestltuo, New Lexington,
Deloware, o.; Rushyille Ind, aud Aussell, Ky.
There Is great scarcity Of water at all points,
!strc,at Dispateh 70 47s Chicago Trio,an.
CH1LL1corHE, O.. Oct. 30.-Roports have beon
done to timber aud property in dfferant parts Of
! tho county by fro. L tremendous fire has been
ragine for tho last tlroo tlaya amoug the timber
in tho southeast part Of this county. Whom last
heard Of. it had burned oyer district 80 miios
] In length, had destroyed dwelling .honses. and
was t!lon within hntf n milo of Dotvonville Tho
ctixouB OF that pines hsd turned ont to preyont
tho flames from being communicated to tho
| town. In such an ercnt. tho high xluds Of yes
tortlay would havo caused it's total destruction.
Tho lli'ls south Of Masaoyvile. miles south Of
| this city. arc also reported to bo in flames.
Speciat Dispatch Ia The Chicago Tribune.
InoNroN. O., Oct. 90:-rho 1res In the woods
buck OF Ashland and Hang1ng Rock continue to
in the furnace region back Of Riverton. KY. are
| Oil fire, aud as tho charcoal furnaces depend OIL
thot naerial for their supplies OF coal it ia fear
cd their losa will be considerable unloss we Layo
Specsas Dispateh to The chteaao Tribune.
| AKRON, O., Oct. 30.-PorsonB from tho western
part of this county report lnrgo tlrea In tho
woods. some Of them getting worry hard to con-
Special Disrateh to The CHICAGO Tribune.
NEWCASTLE, Ind, Oct, 30.-Aftor a gallant
contest, the extensive prairie hres which havc
| boon raging III thlB vicinity for Hoyural days
| hase boon nearly Bnbanet amt our oitizons ngain
brcatlo casy. Tho damage to tho farms Bur.
rounding Newcastle has boon worry extensive.
piTrsHuno, Pa, Oct. 3l.-Roports from sev-
orai suburban localitios convey tho intelligence
of destructive forest couaagrationB, threatening
serious injury to tho scvaral villages. conl.
muuication from Badou, small town on the
Ohio River, below this city, reports terribte
fro raging miles back Of that place. From
Connoaville comes the Intelligence Of sinilal
1ros raging in that vicinity.