New-York tribune., 1877-05-17
FOREST FIRES.

DESTRUCTION IN CLINTON COUNTY.
DETAILS OF THE LOSsES-SEVERAL LIVES BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN LosT-THE FIRE STILL BURSTING.
WOODS FALLS, \. Y, May 16.-Ihe terrible
forest fires raging in this vicinity have rehdeIeH hu
dreds Of persons homeless stackpoe Forge Cannons
Corners and Centreyle, where the fires rage most
ferccy, the people are fleeing in every dhecuoh'
frequently barely escaping with their lives Attho ater
placc Dudeys saw-ml, two houses and large stable
Kpapp & Co 5 three Cannons two large
saw-Inils six houses two barns stable store, ana
stock of 5000 worth of charcoal $4,000 pieces OF cIe
timber 900 cords Of charcoai-wood, loOO Vaiuaoie
logs one brick church, Barrons mill, two houses ana
100000 finished shingles, together with the contents Oh
tho houses. were swept away by the flames; also,
so 600 pieces OF lumber, large farm barn ana
sheds, ana two large mills belonging to Wood 81 Co.
The dwellings OF Patrick Brisbic and James Brsbie; TWO
houses barn and store OF j. McNaly residences OF W.
Hewitt LOWS Fuller Oliver Richards, Henry kichatu7'
and W Hartz; the dwellings OF W. Woods, W. L. Aru-
strong Charles Coran j. Eyare, T. Brown son, ana
several Others together with their entire contents were
destroyed j. X whitney %. iQSe ,lOOOV" I'm ,i,s
Devastation rcgus supreme IN TINS district; le HItH
are still raging immense area OF Wopdidhu' VIM
no sjgns OF ram to quench them The entire property OF
StackpOles forge was swept away INC ihiii',
Eins dwellings stores and their contents are consumed;
The telegraph wires are upon tne grouuu, h
trains running cautiously, whIc at thc sIot NeIc
the Clinton Mills formerly stood all communication ~
cut OF At Eenburgh the lfe has r3ged an "aS loiI ~
the woods not more than mle I1l tn. ''" in'
ing but wind blowing. -. ......,
Ic fovyug list OF lO. and inSurances are correct
"a far M can be asccriaiucd 81 this time me estimate
can only he anprOXmatcd. Three quarters 9i lliloh
dollars worth Oi property has been destroyed At Gin
ION Mills " Y X. W. Adams Co.. mlll ana machinery,
oss II 30 900 Insurance. F2J,3OO Adams ~ Co.'S dwell
s of oprr1tiycs merchandise, barus store, ana store
hnuscs live stock lumber and cordWood, loss, FloOpi
insurance. S34 l2j. Cmuons Corners, " J., the loss
cannot be estimated. TwcHtylOur buildings, thlec
storrs 4 Methodist church, and some outbudngS were
dcstroycd Tne insurance on the store, Waler-po"ef
mii ana dwellings. belonging to Cannon & Co.. Is
= nm he Il,
S,Wue Barron which were entirely destroyed, $1,000;
on fhe Hon Thomas Amstrongs mil the INSURANCE Is
IN areal has been made to the charitable Tor food
aud ,i,tbuE rUF the WOrtGndtcs VINO nave ht.n com
prioI 10 leave their homes without even hiihc"cy Oh
rIofulpg. At Chamglan large quantities or PIoNlS"u7
and ufcr-s.Iy clothing arc being cohtrotu D! thc GU
grus rh. entire country is en'copcd IN deuce Shuhc
II +. stated t!t there many idnrs ufPS III tu5
,yo,rlauds where the cs have RACED so lraiIuY ana
tutt undoubtedly many pc SONS have lctlsltu "'c ~
truufiu 10 save their homes At Altoona, Forest loua
WnnI'5 Falls and FenburgL The people we're idst hghl
yafcuiuc thcr houses At Danurmord station me smoke
eIyrio eycrythny and fears entertained that TIE
lire wi spread into the thick forests Ia lhat immaculate
uci-Itnrlutu. -,
Choruil-co uu sunday evening last ~ elected 10 Wajch
it, and the flames got beyond us control the siIohS
wind driving tie fire toward the nils Tie he "S seen
m lie ua. bors. bat Wa- not thought ot sutfch1 !-
u,,rf.ucc TO bee watched. Al 1880 a. tr. was op
..rrcl ia the luubrr-yri Of r. W. Adams Coz htcain
mill and a glu4 OF men detailed 20 fSut H. Out Ihelr
ASSISTANCE came too late t0 be OF service.