The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-02

town from that section, and reported tho coun-
try between Shohola and blooming Grove. much
Of whioh belongs TO the Blooming Grove Park
Association, to be In flames. He said that the
ro I'd through the woods was 20 hned with nre
that to got through he was Obliged to nut his
horse to lie utmost speed aud drive Tor MS lie.
In several instances great trees fell across tho
path over which he had juet passed. Fires have
been and are still In some Instances raging In
the sou hern portion OF PIKE and IN the north
ern portion Of Monroe counties. 70 get 70 these
the road from Port Jeryis crossing the eattcrn
end OF Pike county follows the beautiful Della
ware In all Its windng'. The hrst mile Ia ov z
level bottom lands and very dusty. Then comes
the blufs which rise preciritousy for hundreds
of feet, and hearing close rcsemblince 70 tne
pal's,dss OF tho Hudson AZ engp, M,lfnrs Ip alive
with summer residents, Is re lched. from tnls
point the road to DiDRnans is picturesque .n
the extreme. IL rises along the race ol w, Ino
bluffs, and with every mile the view OF the gio-
rious landscape, stretching Tar away oeyohu tne
cleaning river, in fertile miles OF meadow. neld,
and orchard, ia bounded only by the di tant
blue hills OF Jsrsev. About midway 10 DinR-
mans zest oi excltement - hlueu w. ,ho ,h ~.
as that portion Of the road known tne naVe
bank" is crossed. lhis IA ABOUT hhli hlllo vi
road cut from midway up the steep hluu, wnl'h
rises 90 feet above II on one side, and IN kca
sheer descent of ike distance to the river on
the other. II Is so narrow that the passage of
two teams would he somewhat perilous.
Arrived ut the charming little hamlet Of
"Dingman Choice" with ia great summer no.
tel, the clouds Of smoke denotin9 the presence
OF tne forest fres were seen to he sttll beyond,
and three miles was added to the journey before
the burnt district was reached Here we're the
same scenes Of dev1st -tion that met the eye in
sullivan cnunty-dead stumps OF gre trees,
the remains OF rlined haystacks, and whole sec.
uOns covered with hot, black ashes. In ths
southern townships % Porter aud Delaware the
O es are still burning. At Porters lake the
and grain belonging TO Mr.. Rake, have been de-
stroyed. This hle is the direct result OF his
own carelessneas, its origin having been In ashe.
dropped from his pipe white smoking. IL is still
Burning, and has already destroyed hundreds Of
acres OF valuable timber
The ares along the line OF the Monticello Raj.
road are still held In check, there being no wind
to urge them on. Ihev are, however, pettlously
near the great wood piles, with which the road
cised. The weather here to-day has been %.
pressively close, and sul!ry and the welcome
| afternoon gathering in the west was watched
| with the greatest anxiety. AT $40 Y. NJ. the
deferred. began to fali. 1t is but alocal thunder
| storm, and may serve but to clear the air with
| out doing sny permanent good.
pURSIso MOUNTAIN.
CAIRO. Greene County, Aug. 2s.-within
the last week have We witnessed novel and
mountains. Round Top" prominent and de-
| There has been rain In this section for six or
| sevsn weeks, and the underground aud many
trees have oecems perfectly cry; Thus an ac-
| and the crisp twigs and shrubs, cracking and
shrivelling. succumbed to the FIRE King. Tho
| long drought. fretted their low branches over
the taptizing little flames that revelled around
torches. Illuminating both heaven and sartn.
The nights nave been very dark. thus en-
hancing the Wild magnincence OF the scene.
| As the are crept around the mount ain, near its
| base. more uudergrowth lay ready to he tapped
by Its fiery tongue. Like the uncoiling and
| sudden dartinx OF serpent OF IRE, would the
| flames streak up the mountains side and dart
forked tongues to the right or left with light
| ming fapidlty. Then they would apparently
subside, only to burst into briiancy at some
untxpected and seemingly protected point.
The writer wes aoout mile or more from the
fWaNIl lAl Haln IlUn ~ aAaE-
| ing the highest ridge In the vicinity, had a
splendid view. As the wooded sections We e
| threatened. the fitmers were called upon to
| light the flames, and owing to a steady will and
| good strong sinews an injunction was nnay
| laid upon the fiery element. Nothing now Is
| noticeable but a tnin smoke, and foliage black
| WArERrowS, Sept. 1.-The forest fires in
St. Lawrence county are still raging, and In Nor
| folk township over 1000 acres OF standing tim
| Der have been destroyed. A slight rain fell last
townships OF Brasher snd Loui, vile. Many miles
| OF fencing. large quantities OF hay and grain,
and some cattle have been burned. IL Is esti-
mated that tie loss will ageresats between
| $4,000 and t20O,0OO.
MiDDIIrows. n. Y, Sept 1.-The nrst rain
day, and has already continued several hours.
The rain fall extends along the Midland Rail
road to Norwich, one hundred and nty miles
north. as well as 10 Ellenvlile and over sullivan
county. The forest nres are eneetually extin-
guished. The extent Of damage from the fires
Il not known here, hut Is considerable
THE TROY DOG MEADOWS BURNING.
The dres in northern New Jersey have
| DESTROYED large amount OF property. The
| Troy Dog mehdows, consisting OF several thou
| sAud acres OF low lands, lying near BOOntOn
Morris county, have been on nre for numoe
OF days and the Gre, taxing hold several inchei
below the surface, IA practically iuextinguish h.
able. A large quantity OF corn in stacks hai
teen consumed, ana farmers have for wees
TO- assisting each other in removing all thai
| could be saved. Cattle have been driven from
their pasturage by the hames, and some have
| had hsir noofs so badly burned that IL became
| necessary to slaughter them.
| The residence Of Edgar Smith, about a mile
from Boonton, aud situated on compar .tivell
high ground, WIS so seriously threatened witt
destruction that the furniture and other goods
were removed some days ago. So great was th'
danger that "a Inh resort the Wbppany Tlvel
WAS turned from It's course and maze to nov
over the burning district. The experiment wat
only partially successful. the water not beins
sufficient to cover the plane Of tue Ore. Tn,
denss smoke from the bog has for week GOV
cred bali the county.
| Ihe drought IN sussex county has been NOR,
severe IN some respects than elsewhere. tn,
ripening corn has beeL burned aud SC orched
wells have dried up in some places, and every
where the p3sturage has been burned out
From several stations shipments OF milk hav,
been discontinued, and the trade In butter IA
decreased from thirty 70 nifty per cent.