The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-01

Ellenviile Tanning Company lose seventy tons
Of bark. No rain has yet fallen, and the farmers
In southern Ulster and Sullivan counties nre
fghting the fre with back ire which they hight
ahead and burn a broad belt, the advancing
flames thus being curt lied tor want . Di npe,: .n
fear that their dwellings may be burned before
morning. In the milk and butter-producing
sections Of Orange, sullivan, end Ulster coun.
ties, pasturaee IL thoroughly psrched. and most
farmers are feeding their stock. The late crops
hsye almost completely failed. potatoes being
especially small large crop Of apples was
promised, but they sre withering and falling
rapidly. All small streams are dried up, and
HorEsDALH, Aug. s1.-This place Is shroud;
ed In smoke from the extensive Iorest
as: rsaos ..o In m.. the S.ss the
| are enoroaching on the farm houses. and the
farmers are nehting them en- masss the Moosic
mountains, between here and Carbondale, are
abisze for miles. and large quantities. Of timber
| and bark are being destroyed. In Salem, Pau
cover many miles OF the heaviest woods, and
bave swept over numerous farms. In Psupack
| n farm house belonging to Mr.. Cook was burned
| on Tuesday. One was also destroyed in Salem.
| In the northern part Of the county, near the
susquehanna county line The nres are following
| before them. So dry 10 the ground that In many
| places where corn fields have been burned the
| fire destroyed even the roots Of the corn, psne-
tratinR the ground eighteen inches,
The road from this place to Mssthope, PIKE
county, runs through one OF these burning for
ests. anu IA impassable In many places. In that
region the fires cover tract OF timher land
several miles square, 10 which there are several
sawmille One OF these ON MasthOpe BROOK has
| been burned, and Others are threatened. Yes
| terday the flames reached the barn OF David
Mcintyre and swept over mis- meadows and
| corDnelds. The course OF the flro was turned
| by the great enuts OF the combatants, and II
| was supposed all danger TO his buildings was
past. 1t Is reported here tonight, however, that
thay are again surrounded.
In Scott tUwnship the farmers are losing
greatly by 1res. some barns have been burned
| with their contents. The farm house Of j. W.
| Taylor was surrounded by nre in the night. He
VS. arOuse d In time to escape with his wife and
| family. His buildings were destroyed. Similar
losses were reported from many other parts of
the county on the mountains.
! About the villages OF waymart, Aldenvilie.
| ana Mount Pleasant the fires are especially
threatening to. might, and are being fought inc b
| A gentleman from the southwestern part of
| the county. who arrived here tonight, reports
| fearful nres In the heayy forests over the Mon
| roe county line. The Pocono mountains are
| burning for miles. Two sawmiils had been de-
| stroyed, and one or two lum oering villages were
threatened. Men, women. aud children were
| nghtng fires day and night. Yesterday 1900
railway ties and several thousands cords OF bark
| on one track were consumed. That section Is
| one Of the greatest numbering and tannery re-
gions in the State, and thousands of dollars
| worth Of cut logs. bark. and ties are feeding the
| flames. Men have been forced to desert many
uf tue logging camps. One OF the most exten'
amount Of manufactured lumber, was In such
danger last night that 1t was thought nothing
| could save n.
Tonight men are fighting nre on the southern
boundary OF this village. In every direction
the shy Is Illuminated. Tue universal cry Is fol
rain. here has been only one rain here since
the Fourth Of July. Streams and springs thai
never failed before are dry. rhe Delaware rivei
Is over a foot lower than at any time since 1898.
SHoHoLA FALLS, Pa, Aug. U.-Hcayy fores
fires have troken out, and are raging with grea
violence In Blooming Grove township. PIX,
county. The flames are taking south east course
destroying everything in their track. Severa
valuable dwellings are threatened, and some o
the most valuable timber land in Northern
PennsylvanIa.
| WATERIowN, n. Y, Aug. 3l.-Fires ere raginl
| In the woods OF the town of Brasher. st. Law
renee county, and consuming extensive tracu
| OF iumber. Large Quantities OF hay and gra'r
have been burned, and hundreds OF persons ar,
fighting nre TO protect their dwellings. Tn,
drought and gre ssnoppers In that region hav,
almost entirely destroyed tue crops, and farm
ers are feeding grim to their cattle to preven
| them from starving.
| GREAT FALLs, N. H.. Aug 3l.-A large nre II
| the woods near the railroad at North Fairfield
| this afternoon, destroyed much cut wood, anc
warped the rails, making the road ulpassable.
NORTH CONWAY, Nh, Aug. Sl.-Several larg'
hres IRE raging In the forest and on the noun
tains In this vicinity LARGE quantities Of wooC
and valuable timber are being DESTROYED; for
owing TO the extreme DRY weather, all efforts 4
extiuguish the flames have proved iruitless.