The Grange advance., 1875-05-25


Destractlvs Fires IN Rennsy1y.nf..
A FIRE broke ou: at IL o'clock in the
morning Of the Goth, in a lumber yard at
Oscsola, Pa, and $4,000, 900 feet of lumber
were burned The wind wvs 30 strong
that fire brands two feet long were
thrown to most all parts Of the town Of
Osceola, and fires broke out id every
! quarter. All the public buildings except
the Catholic and Methodist churches were
burned. About two hundred howes were
destroyed, and twelve hupdre1 people
made houseless. 81 - erss -.yy,ts 49,
The people were driven to the race
course, where they were surrounded By
fire from al sides. Tie fire department
OF Tyrone left at o'clock with cleaners
and hose carriages, but could not reach
tOsceola on account of the railroad track
being burned. The railroad between Os-
ceola and Powelton, on either side, 10 ono
blaze of fire. Some members Of the Ty-
rome company fought their way through
and rendered all the assistance, possible.
About two hundred houses are standing
yet. Some half dozen were burned be.
tween Osceola and Powelton. Powclton
town is not destroyed. 20.
Sheriff McHuson left Honesdale at 4
o'clock P. NJ. The reports at that hour
were that the con6agration was raging
terribly. There was no escape for them,
every communication being cut off by tho
fires through the woods. At this writing
Hoap & Humes', Taylor's, the 'Mashan.
non lumber company's, Hartz's big mill,
and Elliott & Caldwell's lumber saw.mill,
Jesse Crawford's new foundry, and about
3O,O0O,0O0 feet of lumber are destroyed
at Osceola.
The total loss is about two million dol
iars. The insurance is generally very
light. No lives lost up to the last report.
The people are in destitute circumstances,
they having lost their property and eve
rything else: The miners who were in
the strike are reported as working dill
gently to save uonesdale. The woods
between Tyrone and Phillipsburg are ON
fire.
An extra train left Beilfonto station
with large body of men from Valentines
works, to aid in checking the fires in that
locality. Mine No. 4, at Snow Shoe, il
burned. Abont Is feet of trestle work Of
the railroad has been destroyed. The
water tanks and several buildings along
the road are on fire, and tho greatest OK
citement prevails.
About thirteen cars have been burned
| at Snow Shoe, and about eighty or ono
hundred tons of coal, and all tho houses
about the mines destroyed. Creeder's
mill and large lot of lumber was des-
troyed also lot of lumber belonging
to the Bellefonte car works.
An attempt was made to burn She
nandoah. Ryle's hotel it was discovered
that coal oil and lighted matches had
been thrown in the windows. In q few
minutes after the above discovery was
made second alarm was sounded in IN.
other direction, and dwelling house and
carpenter shop we're burned to the ground.
While the fremen we're working on the
adjoining building third alarm was CIV
en- up town. A lumber yard had been
fred and partially destroy yed. The citi-
zens are very much alarmed.
committee Of safety has been organ
lied. Chas. Hays was arrested this after
noon charged with being connected with
the incendiary fires, and was held in one
thousand dollars bail to answer at the
next term Of court, Fires in the noun
tains continue, and heavy winds have
spread them rapidly in all directions.
Citizens of Middlepost telegraphcd to
the Pottsvilc FIRE department for assist.
ance to-day. Before transportation
could be had they again tele!
graphed they had the fire under
control. The people Of Gilberton tele.
graphed to the Mahoning fire department
for help, the large Draper colliery beingin
great danger. 1t was finally saved. AT
Donaldson and fremont colliery whistles
and alarms were given during the day,
sunmoning men to protect the coal break
ers. The fire is advancing on Mahoney
City, Mahoney Plains and Maizville,
where the citizens are out in the woods
fighting the flames.
Slabtown. small mining village, was
entirely burned. Fifteen miners dwell
lings were burnt at Lorregan's and eight
at Penn colliery. At 4 o'clock this
afternoon portion of the Pottsville fire
department was dalled out, and they i'm
mediately left by special train for Gil
! berton.