Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-16
Forest Fires.

New YORK. May lC.-At uo,r,,.r.
New ork, yesterday, we're found $780,, OK S
lilies who had escaped from Clinton STiIit iaa!
had no effects save the clothes tbcv w., lScy
women and children wcpt bittcrIv fro "D'r :. H.:
cesslve hardshlps and struggles tbo7 hug S.i e.
dergone to escape from the famc: II ItI u:
tourths Of a million dollars worth Of r- l..s.
has undoubtedly been destroyed. Thar.' . .":';
tie prospect of an eXtingulshmept ri ,b - =.
uutil some rain falls. Reports Com, f ,"s l.
most every section in this immcDsr f,~ ,.,-' =
rltory OF fresh fires outbreakiue. f. : 49,. g.
there were many families living auo,..
woodlands where the lire has ragged s. io.r. '":
aud that they have undoubtedly pcrShoi
Altoona forest, Iona. Woods Pals orl / a. Il
burg the people are 10 night TascAi6, f.
homes. At Donnanl0ra station tie san l..
enVeloplng everything, AID ic4:s al, e,I..
tanned that the FIRE will spread iB;o The t.,-
forests in the immediate neighborh2,i
LUNENDURG, W., May IL -Eyicr.y.r.
est fires are raging 10 New liampshi;,. :
thousand cords OF wood baloaging !, ;h,.."
company have been burned near M, F,sr.
House. The Crawford House is in dass.r
WOODS FALLS. \. y, May lG.-f1. H..
| Bile forest hTes raging 10 this viciaiy i.a7,l.
dered hundreds OF persons homeless. it,.
pole Forge. Caunons Corners and uaa,.,,.
where the fires rage the iierc ST. H.: ,.r,....
fleeing in every direction. Irsqp.@;.; ,a..... ..
Gaping with their lives.
For three days fire has hata l...ay ..a
woods between FarminGialc and I:..a....
| l.. l., or the liuc OF the Long is..n ...f..
| At night 1t Eliminates the couaily rfr.
around. GA Monday afternoon IT, 3..r..
trains ran through about NIL II Ii, ~.
rate of 81 miles An hour. h i4.G..,.. ..
the line OF the coDillgratl1u hayr t..a T.. .
the fire 10 the usua manner Is .G.u8- ..
the land and thus leaving - lusi - .....
| flames. y large amount O. arvG... ..l.
fencing and cord wood has been Ia,lf...,
Sixteen square miles Of woot@G ial!, ag H..
10000 acres in all. have been .w5p, T., .....
aod the loss is estimated at $1,000.
LITTLETov, n. H., May l6.--A inrs. e.
Oh the line CT the White Mountain ...a..
the Boston, Concord aud Moutr1a f..:..
near the Twin Mountain House, Ia. ai;a.
stroyed large amount Of wvot All ..y
lengths of the railroad track. hailaa! Il,
are running cautiously, while a; The -Il. va.
the Clinton mills formerly slodl a. M@4,
cation is cut off, At EIlcnburGh The .r.!a.
all day long yesterday 10 Ii" w05d$u.;l-
than y mile FROM the town. Las Hlgtt. &C.. .
vas still burning, tut u wind NJ So.
| Threc.quarter5 OF million o! GG!.a., $. -.
properly has been destroyed. The ,G;llr ,...
try is envelopad in dens3 :mokr .l,4
was seen Sunday. when it s!artai a.,.art
SEQ, but was not ln0IGht OF :u..i2it". ~.
ance to be watched.
WooDsvILE, n. H., May I6.--A":.,
whole side Of the White NlOuulalua, i'ya' J..
caster, Coos county, 10 the Crawford H.,
and Fabyan House, Carroll county. 81 a. l..
There has been 10 rain Tor saTar,' @ar
and yesterday the lire Was raging :!'f-.c ..
ever. Monday the whole to~n T.; "al..-
fought the fire all day lous - cav. III '....
There was another fire yesterday - lj.l%.
lumber road, a; Whita!ai, aai oo2 At -
Zealand, near tic Fabayan Il'u>.. ir,.-.
the Mount Washington br4I'h Oh: IT, d.
Concord and Montreal l;A,l'oe; VT, 81 .
the road last night, aGl dill o.. r,aa" ttG4a.
until this morning.
| PORTSMOUTH, \. H., Mly Ia i..
fire two miles wide Is ractGg near South y.
wick, Me-, aud Is ApiiI? rrosFe-l'! 81
ward.
MONTPELIER, VI, Mag IL. -A"s~ II p.
held, this morning, destroyed hare &E,'' H.
saw mill and six dwellings In2 TJ1t' 'o''
Montpelier are buroins The atmoP'''.
dense with smoke. Parties haze zone &c.
fight the fire.