The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-16
Destructive Forest Fires in the East

LUNENBERG, Vt, May l6.-Extensive
forest fires are raging in New Hampshire
Six thousand cords of wood belonging to a
coal company burned near the Fabyan
house. The Crawford house is in danger
Trains bound west on the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad are delayed II
hours,
WOODS FAILS, N. Y. May l6. Ter
rible forest fires are raging in this vicinity
and have rendered hundreds of persons
homeless. At Stackpole Forge, Carman's
Corners, and Centreville where the fires rage
tion, frequently barely escaping with their
lives. 1t the latter place 27 dwellings,
with barns attached to most of them, 6
saw mills. = stores and one church are
swept away, also ! large quantity OF lum-
Der, including over a half a million fn-
ished shingles.
Fires are still raging over an immense
area of wood land with no signs of rain
| to Quench them. The entire property at
Stackpoles forge was swept away. Mills,
charcoal, kilns, dwellings, stores and their
contents are consumed. The telegraph
wires are upon the ground. Railroad
trains are running cautiously, while at the
spot where Clinton mills formerly stood,
all communication is cut off. The Ellen
burgh fire has ragged all day long in the
woods not more than a mile from town.
Last night the telegraph operator reported
the fire still burning but no wind blowing.
$3.50, Geo worth Of property has been de-
stroyed
At Clinton Mills, n. Y, r. W.
Adams Il Co.'S mills and machinery-loss
$780, 900; insurance $25, 800; Adams 4 Co.
dwellings of operatives, merchandise, barns
store and store houses live stock lumber
and cord wood,-loss $4,000, insurance
S34, l25. An appeal has been made tc
the charitable for food and clothing fol
the unfortunates. At Champlain a large
quantities of provision and necessary
clothing have been contributed by citizens
The entire county is enveloped in dense
| smoke. 1t is stated that there were many
! families living in the wood lands where
fires have ragged so feartully and that un-
doubtedIy many persons have perisheC
while attempting to save their homes. A.
| Al,ona, Forest, Iona, Wood Falls auC
Ellenburgh, last night, people were watch
| ing their homes. AtDunnemora fears arr
entertained that the fire Twill spread il
| thick forests In that immediate neighbor
hood.
WooDvILLE, N. H., May 16.-Nearly
the whole side of the White Mountains
from Lancaster, Coos, Co., to the Craw,
ford house and the Fabyan house, in Car
rol, Co., are on fire. To day the fire il
raging fercer than ever. Yesterday tn
whole town of Whitefeld fought fire al
day long to save the village, and large
lum Der mills belonging to Brown Lumbel
ICo, The loss is confined to timber ant
fences. Another fire Yesterday on Brown
Lumber road, Whitefeld, destroying 90
cords of wood A fire at New Zealand
near the Fabyan house, yesterday. des
troy ID the wood aud coal works of Henr
Joy Il Baldwin who lost over 5000 cord
Of wood, besides valuable timber. Th
engines and cars of the Mt. Washingto
r. R., are stored at the base of tn
mountain and are considered in grea
danger. Engineers have been ordere
there to get them on the track ready
move if necessary.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May I6.-A fol
!, est fire. miles wide, is raging near Sout
:, Berwick, Me-, and progressing eastward