The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-16


frantic the scene OF desoar!on that lay before
| them. The large mills OF Cannon Coy ana Wood "
| Coy soon flames and we're rapidly consumed.
AS far as ascerlalncd there is Insurance. on the
mills upon the dwellings ana effects Of the citizens
Of S,ackpoo, three miles from Altoona station tel
e,ram from Altoona says the entire place is IN flames.
The dwellings and works there have been entirely
| destroyed
| TOUR THROUGH TUE DEsoLArED DISTRICTS
SAD scENEs-IuIN WIDESPREAD.
IBy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Woop's FALLS, y. u. Nay l5 1871
| Tho scenes which have been witnessed IN
this vicinity to-day arising from the great
fores, fires which are now raging through
| cut this entire region cannot be described A
high wind from the northwest had been blow ing the
cntlrc forenoon. The smoke from tho burning forests
rolled heayenward in huge volumes, while from almost
every point sheets OF flame could be leapIng from
tree and sweeping through acres OF dry unic
| brush
sMELTERLEss FAMILIES.
Reaching Moore's Forks the HERALD rep
| rcsen,ative found in this small village sew
! eral families who had twenyfour hours
| before comfortable houses aud enjoyed
all the comforts o! the hearth stone circle now utterly
| destitute and sheltcrlcss An hour previous to my
arrival they had from the direction OF Clinton
Mills. They had effects save the clothes they
wore. The. women and children wept bitterly
from tho excessive hardships aud strug.
giles tlcy had undergone 10 escape from
the iamcs One stalwarl man was entirely PROSTATE
from excitement He gave as clear an account as no
could OF some miraculous escapes which nc witnessed
during Monday night. The good people OF Ccntcrvilc
were dong Their utmost 70 alleviate their sunerings
and TODD was provided for the hastarvcd uniortu-
mates.
Leaving Ccntrovio, pushed on through narrow
road, upon both sides OF WHICH, within quarter OF a
mile OF the rOadwly the cracking Ol tue nancs was
distinctly audible. From the dense smoke which en-
,elopd the whole country the drive toward Cannon s
Corners distant some four miles, was very perilous
but, knowing that within the precincts OF the town
ing the roudway, which was yesterday
lined with comfortable homes and busy. mills
the sight which | bched was neartreniiug. In safe
places were TO BIO found, closely huddlcd together
families who were without shelter or food. The won-
ton from smoke by keeping Their heads wrapped IN
clothing and blankets Which they had been able 70
ton and ruin stared them IN The lace
FEARFUL scENEs
ono OF them kindly furnished mo information con-
corning the fearful scenes oil last night He said mat
the mills caught fire from flying sparks which came
IRON a distance and VITA the hgh wind which was
blowing the flames not longer than two
hours in destroying everything Houses, stores,
mills, barns stables and innammablo material
Of every description were burning. Dadlsy's
saw mill, Two houses aud large stable.
Knapp Co. Is three tenement houses, Cannon's two
large saw mills. SIX houses, two barns and stable,
N.
OF clear timber, 900 cords oil wood, thousands OF val
liable logs, one brick church, Barron's mill and two
houses, $50 900 finished Shingles together with the
contents oi these houses were swept away.
Eighty thousand pieces OF uinoer largo barn and
sheds ana TWO large mills belonging 10 GOD Co. lay
in ashes The private dwellings Of Patrick Brisbic.
james Brisbic j. McNa,ly, W. Hewitt, Lewis Fuller
Oliver Richards. Henry Richards. W. har,, W. Woods
W. l.. Al mstrong, Charles Co.an, ID. j. Ebarc, T.
Brown < SON. and several others with their entire
contents destroyed J. X. Whitney & Co. lose
800 600 shingles. Devastation rcigns supreme in this
disir no are n
area OF wood land.
THE srAcKroLE CALAMITY.
Leaving this town attempted 10 reach stack pole s
Forge where another large conasration was raging.
At Altona station darkness overlook my party and
halted. The entire vicinity oil Sackpolcs Forge has
been scorchcd. Tho mills, charcoal kins, dwellings,
stores and their contents are consumcd and as these
lines written the sgat is anything but pleasant to
behold The telegraph wires are on the ground. The
railr, ad trans are running cautiously
All communication is cut OF at Elenburgh, seven
miles east OF Clinton Mills Tue IRE has ragged all day
long in the woods, than half mile from the
town Tne citizens nave been lighting names or many
ure us burning bu, no wind blowing.
ESTIMATED LOSSES.
The following list Of assurances AMI amounts OF
losses furnished tonight ana Is correct lar
be ascertained AT this hour Tho estimate can BIZ APP
proximaed Tnrce-ourihs oil million dollars worth
OF properly has undoubtedly been destroyed There is
t,le prospect OF an extngushment OF the IRE until
some ram falls.
| Cnnton NILS New York. X. ". Adams & Co, mill
aud machinery. Loss. $4,000 Insurance IN Attain
tic Company 81, 500; Penn- ylvania Company ST. 500
Trade Company, $1,000; Mi!iyiie Compau,, $1,000;
Company, $1,000 Aoeruis company, $1,000;
Guaranty Company, $1,000; Hanover Company,
SON Company. ST. 800; German American company,
81, 500; Hudson Company, II 0OO City OF P'ttsburs
Company, $1,000; North Pennsylvania Company,
$l,UG0; HUMBOLDT Company. sJuO; Guy OF Provl-
dence Company, 81 600, Washington ~ CT Cou-
pany, sl,5ooi United Fire Association, sl,5ooi
/ Gloucester Company, ST., 900. Total $4,000
Adams & CO.. dwellings Tor operatives, &c, mer-
chandise, barns, stores and siorenouscs, 1--we
%1s for Ks saux s
pany, Hartford, S. 025; Hartford Company, VI Hart
lord. IS, 100: Continental Company Of New York.
$1,000; Home Company, Of New York; s425o
Fire Association OF Philadelphia, s3,o75; Lanca-
shire Company, S3,o25; North brusn Company,
The contents OF tho dwellings OF operatives were
insured IN the Continental Company New York; o'
$3.50.
mated Twcnty-our dwellings, three stores, the
Methodist Church, ou,bulldings. &C., were ae-
dwellings, belonging 10 Cannon Co, tho assurances
were as foIlows:-on the mill, $1,000 In the Atlantic
Company; on tho dwellings and store, $4,000 IN the
/! Phunlx Company, OF Hartford
The large mill owned by samuel Barron, which was
entirely DESTROYED s was insured IN ne Alias. o.
Armstrong the insurance Is not known.
LOSS or LiFg.
Reports como from almost every section in this i'm
mensc forest territory OF fresh nres ourbrcakng.
Is stated that there many families living among
the woodlands where the IRE has ragged 50 carluIly
Forest. Iona Woods Falls and EIcnuurg tue people
| AFRO tonight Watching their homes. Al DanIcInori
station the smoke is ehveopDg everything and fears
are entertained that the lire VIII spread iuto tho hcavy
| forests ia the Immediate ncighbornood.
SCRANTON AGAIN ILLUMINATED.
VAST DISPLAY or FIRE on THE MoosIo NOUN
| TAIN RANGE-vALUABLg TIMBER DESTROYED
| corTAGERs DIspossEssEp.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SCRANTON, Pa, May 10, 1877
The flaming forests southeast OF this city, on wha