The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-24
FORESTS ABLAZE,

FORESTS ABLAZE.
Immense Fires in the Woods in New York,
New Hampshire Vermont. Maine Massa-
chusetts, &c.
Millions of Property Destroyed, and Hun
dreds of Families Homeless and ID Dest1tute
NEW YORK.
WOODS FALLS, n. V, May l6.-The
terrible forest fires raging in this vicin-
itv have rendered hundreds of families
homeless. AT Stackpole Forge, Can
mons Corner and Centerville, where
the fires rage the fiercest, the people
are fleeing in every direction, frequent-
ly barely escaping with theirlives. AT
the latter place twenty-seVen dwellings
with barns attached to most of them
six saw-mills, two stores and one
church were swept away; also, a large
quantity of lumber, including over
half Il million finished shingles. Fires
are still raging over an immense area
of woodland, with no signs of rain to
quench them. The entire property of
Stackpole Forge was swept away.
Mills, charcoal-kilns, dwellings,, stores
and their contents are consumed. Tel
egraph-wires are upon the ground, rail-
y
while at the spot where the Clinton
Mills formerly stood all communica-
tions is cut off. 3-
At Ellen burg the fire has ragged all
day long in the woods not more than
a mile from town. Last night the tel
esraph operator reported the fire still
burning, but no wind blowing.
Three-quarters of a million dollars
worth of property was destroyed at
Clinton Mills, New York. Il. W..
Adams & Co.'s mills and machinery,
loss Sl50, 900; Insurance $25 800; Adams
& Co.'s dwellings of operatives, mer-
live stock, lumber and cord-wood, loss
$50, 900; insurance S34, ,125. An appeal
has been made to the charitable for
food and clothing for the unfortunates.
AT Champlain large quantities OF pro-
visions and necessary clothing have
been contributed by the citizens. The
entire country is enveloped in dense
smoke. .IJEI5 la
1t is stated there were many families
living in the woodlands where the
fires have ragged 80 fearfully, and that,
undoubtedly, many persons have per-
ished while attempting to save their
lives.
At Altona, Forest, Iona, WOod'sFalls
and Ellenburgh, the people were last
night watching their homes. AtDun-
nenara fears are entertained that the
fire will spread into the thick forests in
that immediate neighborhood.
PoUe!i KEEPSIE, May 16.-Rains to-
day have. checked the forest fires along
the Hudson. 'iai A..5
IN NEW HAMPSHIRB. ... g.
WooDSVILLE,N n. H., May Near
ly the whole side of the White Noun
tains, from Lancaster, Coos County,
to the Crawford House and Fabyan
House, Carroll County, are on fire. To
day the fire is raging fiercer than ever.
Yesterday the whole town of White
field fought the fire all day long to save
belonging to the Brown Lumber Com
pany. The loss is confined to timber,
fences, &c. vtou -1l.. ..l : o. J
Another fire yesterday on the
Browns lumber road, Whitefield, de-
stroyed two hundred cords of wood. %
The fire at New Zealand, near the
Fabvan House, yesterday destroyed
the wood and wood and coal works OF
Henry, Jay & Baldwin, who lost over
five hundred cords of wood, besides
valuable timber.
The engines and cars of the Mount
Washington Railroad are stored at the
base of the mountain, aud are consid.
cred in great danger. Engineers have
been ordered there to get them on the
track ready to move if necessary.
AT SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., May 16.-A
near South Berwick, Maine, and is
rapidly progressing eastward.
BANGOR, Me-, May 16.-An eXten'
sive fire is ragingin the woods atKing
man. The people are out en- masse
fighting it. -4'r ~.
q LUNENBERG, VT, May 16.-EXten'
sive forest fires are raging in New
Hampshire. Six thousand cords Of
wood belonging to the Coal Company
have been burned. The Crawford
House is in danger. Trains bounC
west on the Portland and Ogdensbury
Railroad are delayed twelve hours.
IN MASSACHUSETTS. .t,.
PITTSFIELD, MASS, May l6.-Fires
have been burning for three days on
West StocxbripSe Mountains. Three
to stop the devastation by making
bacl<-iires. The loss in timber is very
grsat. a't- q 'f }ti -'
Chicago, May 16.-Specials from the
vicinity OF Green Bay report tha
spring fires in the woods, north of thai
point, are raging frightfully along The
line of the eNurth-western Railroad ,ant
there is now almost one continuous
blaze from Marietta, Wis, to Ishpe
ming, Mich, a distance of 129 miles
the fire extending back, at some dis
tance in the forest, a distance of twelve
to fifteen miles.
b The Northwestern Railroad Com
pauy lost 1870 cords of wood yesterday
and the Quincy mine most .. 900 cords
Several small houses have been burned
The loss on pine timber is heavy. RaiI
alone will stop the flames and prevent
gate hundreds of thousands of dollars
IN NEW BRUNSWICK. 'tt'-'
ST. JOHN, n. b., May l6.-Heavy
fires prevailed in the woods arouu'
this city, also in the vicinity of theRet
Granite, Works ut st. George. !- ,f ~
THE SMOKE FROM TIE BURNING. 4
MONTREAL, May l6.---Tte heat il
this city Yesterday was wholly caused
by the brush fires in Ottawa Valley
The very oppressive smoke is so dense
on the river that the ferry has ceaset
running. .,....l..
TIE New York Sun, in speaking o
the man vino represents this Distric
in Congress, has this to say; aqau
GARFiEI.D's FATE.-'rhat pious pa
triot, Brighten. Garfield, whose itch
ing palms were creased with Credi
Mobilier scrip and a five Thousand dol
lar fee for il contract procured from the
Washington Ring because he wa:
Chairlnan'ot the Appropriations, hnd'
himself in Il had itX; andlis rather un
happy. tH .,Evo s.v J :.
Garfield was one of the managers fol
Hayes at New Orleans, did good par
Of the inside work there, and was ON
the most familiar terms with Wells
and Anderson. lie also served as :
member of the Impartial Eiectoria
Commission, after having Joined in
the MOST partisan productions which
the visiting statesmen invented
He was requested by Hayes not to con
test the San at nYslin in Ohio so IS e