Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-25
Forest Fires.

WoUD's FALLS, N Y, May IS.
The terrible forest fires raging In this
vicinity have rendered hundreds of fami-
lies homeless. AtStackpole Forge, Can
mons Corners and Centerville, where the
fires rage the fiercest, the people are
fleeing in every direction, frequently
barely escaping with their lives. 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 million fin
ished shingles. The fires are still raging
over an immense area of woodland, with
no signs of rain to quench them.
The entire property of Stackpole's
Forge was swept away. Mills, char
coal 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 the Central Mills
formerly stood all communication is cut
off. At Ellenburg the fire has ragged
all day long in the woods, not more than
mile from town. Last night the tele-
graph operator reported the fire still
burning, but no wind blowing. Three
quarters of a million dollars worth of
property has been destroyed at Clinton
Mills. An appeal has been made to all
charitable persons for food and clothing
for the unfOrtunates. At Champlain
large quantities of provisions and neces.
sary clothing are being contributed
by the citizens. The entire country
is enveloped in dense smoke. 1t is
stated there were many families living
in the woodlands where the fires have
ragged so fearfully, and that undoubtedly
many persons have perished while at
tempting to save their homes. At Al
tona, Forest, Iona, Woods Falls and FL
lenburg, people were last night watching
three hours. At Dannemora fears are
entertained that the fire will spread into
the thick forests in that immediate
neighborhoOd.
WOODvILLE, N, H., May 16.
Nearly the whole side of the White
Mountains 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. Yester-
day the whole town of Whitefeld fought
the fire all day long to save the village
and the large lumber mills belonging to
the Brown Lumber Company. The loss
is confined to timber, fences, etc. An
other fire yesterday, on the Browns lum-
Der road, Whitefield, destroyed 200 cords
OF wood. The fire at New Zealand, near
the Fabyan House, yesterday, destroyed
the wood and coal works of Henry Joy
& Baldwin, who lost over 5000 cords of
wood, besides valuable timber. The en-
gines and cars of the Mount Washington
Railroad are stored at the base of the
mountain and are considered to be in
great danger. The engineers have been
ordered there to get them on the track
and ready to move if necessary.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May is.
A forest fire, two miles wide, is raging
near South Berwick, Me-, and is rapidly
progressing eastward.
GREEN BAY, Wis, May is.
The spring fires in the woods north OF
this point are raging frightfully along
the line OF the Northwestern Railroad,
and it is now almost one continuous blaze
from Marietta, Wis, TO Ishpeming, Mich,
distance of 129 miles. The fire ex,
tends back at some places in the forest
distance Of from twelve to fifteen miles
The Northwestern Railroad lost 13C
cords Of wood yesterday, and the Quincy
mine lost 5000 cords. Several small
houses have been burned. The loss OF
pine timber is heavy. Rain alone will
stop the flames and prevent furthel