, 1875-05-23
FIRES.
Incidents Of the Terrible Vista
tion at Osceo1a, Pa
The Town Entirely 0bIiterated by the De-
Vouring Flames.
The Work Of Destruction Still Going
On at Last Accounts.

MI.
11e WORK OF Destruction Still Going
In af T..st Accounts
THE pfnnsv, vsn,a v,s,7ar,ou
rvnorr .. S1s,, I4"n ~ Raso.ts va. .1o".
80 I". ~ uAJ 44'opo11' "eio g.. o.
last night that the fire MAS approaching Phillips
burg, and ip order to save tho town the Burgess
ordered the brush aronnl tha n)aca tn he sat or
fra 1hort ON 49,. 49,. aant 49, ~ 49,,
AA"o "oNo ooN' wv ~ N.Y.
1oe nanes. AZ points from which mos1
OF the danger WAS to be feared. Oaceola is lavel
ed to the cround md the srnokinr dehrfa in nil
that ia .,aft ~ ~ ,,.;ao. ~. -.;.hhox;..
towns are sending money: and provisions Tor the
relief of tbs nntortunates.
MAucH CHUNK, Pa, Nav 22.-Vcrv seyert
mounta,n firos hava haen rnoin1 In Carbon
Conn,, -. 49,. 49, :S,a 80 .-s..ss -
.eanHy 4oe paSs le" aa''. an immense An'ount
have been burned in the Hickory Run and Aud
Run rccions. ONLY T. rainfall can extncuish the
fres Tho inhoh;+an.a of sfra Dnn hav. euf.
|as~54.-:s,.r-SN .,a ~ H..-.. -'a1 n ..:,,:a. 49,
on1 escanad % ub .he thar
goods and residences being lost. Mr. Abel Reilly,
Of Hickory Run, lost his saw-mills, house, barn.
and five tenements, with all their contents.
Five sawemius and eighteen houses have
been burned on Mud Run: Stephen
ber. The lumbermcn, with their wives and
children, turned out to fight the flames. At
Je2neayile, Beaver Meadow. nud other mining
villages. the flames had to BE- fought, all who
were able turning out Back OF NeieBrors and
pa.r;ri}le tho firs ID raging and spreading rap
idly. Tue damage dono in Carbon County will
amount to $500, 000.,
NEW YoRK, May GA dispatch from Milford,
IA says that tho forest fires are sweeping oyer
ten out of eleven townships in Pike County, and
r1f will t,o
ferlng md loss Of Ifs.
THE BURNING or oscEoLA.
D1,pateh to 4Seu York Times.
Oscso1A, Pa, May 20.-0ne Of the most des-
tTuctlVa forest Grea that has ever occurred in
this section Of the country ia now raging all
around the top Of the mountain nesr the sum-
nit OF which the Town OF Osceola stood st 10
o'clock this morning. For the past two weeks
fires kindled BIZ sparks from tie locouo-
lives we're burning the woods along the side OF
ing nature and did not cause any apprehension
in the minds OF the people, This morning.
however, q brisk wind sprang up from the
northwest, which, By 10 o'clock in the forenoon
osceola, containing 1900 inhabltants. is
situated On the brow OF hill which
is itself surrounded by number Of lesser
hills, all thick1y wooded. Early in the forenoon
the chutes of the Philadelphia Mine. nearly op-
site the tho bew mes teef 6s @ aDd sn s0st t Fl s be
woods all around the town. Even then no dan
ger was anticipated, and it was not until the
tames had actualy caught some OF tbs houses
On the outskirts that the people began to realize
their position
At nooa the guests OF the Upton Houae,-
among them your correspondent,-not knowing
OF the danger to the town, we're joking about
the possibility Of the fire reachinE the kitchen
before the conclusion OF dinner. an hour alter
ward the Upton House Was in ashes and the
W1fh a nf
the flames around the Office in which this dis
patch is being W1itten- Inside, the place WAS
filed with terrified women. aud outside the men
were carrying pals OF water through the blind
ing smoke TO dampen the wooden structure and
After the flames lad caught the upper end Of
tho town, they swept down the side OF the
mountain With terrible rapidity. The fire burn
ing III tho woods all around sent up clouds Of
smoke, which completely enveloped the town.
violence of the Wind occasionally lifted tho
smoke. and enabled the at1rlghted populatlon
10 make their way toward the depot Here
there was terrible suspense OF nearly an hour.
No train Whs IN the depot and the flames wore
rapidly approaching the frame dwelling used by
The railroad company On every sido the FIRE
barred escape. Fortunatelv the telegraph lines
we're working, and asslstaoce was asked
from the ire departments OF Tyrone
Ind Altoona. When the hope oF es-
ape Was least, III lame! WOOD. the tram
MASTER On the Moehanuon Clearheld branches
of the road. ran train OF about twenty box-cars
into the depot. aud at once commenced to load
them with women and children. It seemed a.
most Impossible tnat the train would pass with
safety through tho burning woods, but success-
[ui trip Was made. and the human freight taken
20 Ihllhpsourg. large town sltaated On large
'ract Of cleared land, some miles above this
place.
Aaes shs afe a n :; ne y tcp o. me
mountain = nad swept DOWN nntll 1t 1oinea tne
lanes 1eacning out from me "oooa on me
~. "es h T. ~. 9Teksn~ Ts9 s
4ln o"u7o ~ .ao .usaaanon 4s Aduu a nnu
.hannon inat ~ ia edre nf tha
1opds af the western end Of tho town, might bo |
'aved, and With it tha: portion Of the town i'm |
ned1atelY &c so5o'nng me mIl: Iha NIL! con-
AIMED ,0E.ooo 1eet OF cnt 1omoef: Mf: L.
'o5te, the Sopet1ntenoent, WIKI numoef OF nle
neu, tried to Eight tho flames with butket8 OF !