The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
THE DESTROYING FLAMES.
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT ooEoLA, Pa

NEARLY THE ENTIRE TOWN BURNED
TwELvB HUNDRED PEOPLE HOME
Lsss-Loss $4,000, ,000- DEsfRUo.
TIVE MoUNTAIN-FIREs ELSEWHERE.
Tyrone p. May 20.-A fire broke
out at IL o'clock this morning at the
Moshannon Lumber Compauys mill,
west of Osceola. Fifteen million feet of
lumber we're burned. The wind was SO
strong that FIRE brands two feet long
were thrown to most all parts of the
town Of Osceola. Fires arc breaking
out at every place. All the public
buildings except the Catholic and
Methodist churches were burned
About two hundred houses are also dis.
troyed. Twelve hundred people are
houseless; people were driven to the
race course where they we're surrounded
by fire from all sides communication be-
ing cut off by the fire. The fire de-
partmeut here left at 2 o'clock with
their steamer and hose carriage, but
could not reach Osceoa en- account OF
the railroad track being burned. The
railroad between Osceola and Powelton
on either side is one blaze of fire. The
members of the Tyrone Fire Company
fought their way through aud rendered
all the assistance possible. About 200
houses are standing yet. Some hall
dozen houses were burned between
Osceola and Powciton. Powelton was
not destoyed.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARs-Lo 81
100000.
Tyrone, May 20.--Sheriff McPher-
son lett Houtzdale at 4 o'clock =, NJ,
The reports at that hour were that
fourteen houses were burned and the
conhagration is raging terribly. There
can be no escape for the town. Every
communication is cut off by the fire
through the woods. At this writing
Hoops, Humes & Cos. =, Taylor's Mos
hannon lumber companies, Heill's Bill
and Elliot and Caldwell lumber saw.
mills are burned; also Jesse Crawford's
new foundry; also about thirty millions
feet of lumber destroyed. Total loss
about two millions of dollars. The in
surance is generally light. No lives
were lost up to last report. Many of
the people are in destitute circumstan-
ces. They have lost property and
everything else. The miners who are
on strike are reported as WORKING dill
gently to save Houtzdale. The woods
between Tyrone and Phillipsburg arc
on fire.
THE FIRES NEAR SNOW SHOE.
Bellefonte, Pa, May 20-An extra
train left here this morning for Snow
Shoe with large body of men from
Valentines works to aid in checking
the fires in that region. Mine No, 4
at Snow Shoe, is burned. About
seventy-fve feet of trestle work of rail
road has been destroyed. Water tanks
and several buildings along the road are
on FIRE, and great excitement prevails,
About thirteen cars have been
burned at Snow Shoe and about eighty
or one hundred tons of coal, and all the
houses about the mines destroyed. Crei-
der's mills and large lot of lumber are
destroyed. Also lot of timber be-
longing to the Bellefonte car works.
AN ATTEMPT TO BURN SHENANDOAH.
Pottsvile, May 20-This morning an
attempt was made to burn Shenandoah.
At Piles hotel it was discovered that
coal oil and lighted matches han been
thrown in the windows. In few
minutes after the discovery was made
second alarm was sounded in another
direction, and dwelling house and car
penter shop we're burned to the ground.
While the fremen were working on an
adjoining building a third alarm was
given up town A lumber yard had
been fired and partially destroyed.
The citizens are very much alarmed.
Vigilance committees and committees
Of safety have been organized. Charles
Hays was arrested this afternoon,
charged with being connected with the
incendiares and was held in 81 900 bail
10 answer at the next term of court.
The fires on the mountains continue,
and the heavy Winds have spread them
rapidly in all directions The citizens
of Middleport telegraphed to Pottsville
Fire Department for assistance to-day
Before transportation could be had
they again teegraphed they had fires
under control. The people of Gilber-
ton telegraphed to the Mahonoy City
Fire Department for help, the large
Drapery Colliery being in great danger
1t was finally saved,
MAHANoY CITY IN DANGER.
Pottsvile May 20.-Whist,es and
alarms were given during the day sum
moning men to protect the coal breakers
The FIRE is advancing on Mahanoy City,
Mahanoy Planes and Maiseville, where
citizens are out IN the woods fighting
the flames. Shabtown, small mining
village, vas entirely burned out The
dwellings of fifteen minera were burned
at Lanigan's aud eight at Penn colliery
AT 4 o'clock this afternoon portion of
the Pottsville Fire Department were
called out, and they Immediately left
by special train for Gilbertown.
MOUNTAIN FIRES IN CARBON COUNTY.
Mauch Chunk Pa, May 20-The
mountain fires in this neighborhood still
continue burning and new fires are re,
ported in different parts of the county
Washington, Nav 23-The Court