New Orleans Republican., 1877-05-23

Inc WOODLANDS OF new nam pSnlTe,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Wiscon-
sin and New York we're still burning yes
terday morning. In the first named
State nearly the whole eide of the White
mountains, from Lancaster, Coas county,
to Crawford House and Fabyon House,
Carroll county, were on fire. There had
been no rain for several weeks, and on
Tuesday the flames were raging fercer
than ever. On Monday the whole town
of .Whitefeld fought the fire all day long
to save the village and the large mill be-
longing to the Brown Lumber Company.
The loss was confined to lumber, fences,
etc. Another fire on Tuesday, on Browns
lumber road, Whitefeld, destroyed 200
cords of wood. At New Zealand and near
the Fsbyon House, on the same day, the
woods and coal works OF Henry Jay and
Baldwin were destroyed, the former los
ing over 500 cords of wood besides valua-
BILE timber. Trains on the Mount Wash
ington branch of the Boston, Concord
Montreal railroad were cut off up the
road on Tuesday night and did not reach
FabYon's until yesterday morning. A
large lot of wood belonging to the Port
land Railroad Company was on fire near
the track. AT late hour last night all
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structures was believed to have passed
though the woods were still ablaze From
Maine fire, which was rapidly progress
ing eastward, was reported TO be raging
near South Berwick, and from Fermont
announcement was made that the forests
about Montpelier were burning, the at
mosphere was dense with smoke, and par
ties had gone out to fight the flames.
Diffc6a11 ATorCo ahuoatfc OF 4 Ia,
patches stated that fires had been sweep
ing over the West Stockbridge range of
mountains, southwest Of the town. They
started from the brush and had already
spread over thousands of acres, destroy
ing wood Of great value. Three hundred
people had been e1deavoring to stop the
devastation by making balk fires.
There was no village in danger, but the
l3sN ia timber was very great.
Woods Falls, New York, kilograms
stated that hundreds Of people in that vi
einity had been rendered homeless. At
Stockpole Forge, Cannon's Corners and
Centreville, where the fire ragged fiercest
the people were fleeing in every direction,
frequently barely escaping with their
lives. At the latter place Dudley's saw
mill, two houses and large stable, Rnapp
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stable, store and stock of 5000 worth of
charcoal, $1,000 pieces of clear timber,
1000 cords of charcoal wood, 1000 valu-
able logs, one brick church, Barron's mill,
two houses, and $50, ,0c0 finished SHINGLES,
together with the contents'of these houses,
had been swept away; 0,000 pieces of
lumber, o large barn and sheds, two large
mills belonging to Wood & Co., and
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contents, were also destroyed. j. X.
Whitney & Co. lose 300, 900 shingles. The
telegraph wires were upon the ground,
railroad trains wele running cautiously,
while at the spot where the Clinton mills
formerly stood, all communication was
cut of. At Ellenburg the fire ragged all
day long on Tuesday in the woods not
more than mile from the town. Tues
day night the telegraph operator reported
the fire still burning but no wind blow
ing. Three quarters Of million dollars
worth of property has been destroyed.
At Clinton Mills, New York, an appeal
had been made to the charitable for food
and clothing for the unfortunates who
had been compelled to leave their homes
without even suficiency of clothing.
At Champlain large quantities of olothing
and necessary provisions were being con-
tributed by the citizens. TIE entire ooun-
try was enveloped in dense smoke The
fire was seen on Sunday at Cherubusco,
but was not thought Of sufficient impor-
tance to be watched. From along the
Hudson there was bettcr news, timely
showers having checked the flames, and
allayed all fears Of further damage.
Special dispatches from the vicinity of
Green Bay, Wisconsin, reported that the
fires in the woods north Of that point
were raging frightfnlly along the line Of
the Northwestern railroad aud from Mari
nette, Wisconsin. to Ishpeming, Michi-
gan, q distance Of 129 miles. Il was al
most continuous blaze, the fire extend
ing back at some places in the forest
distance Of twelve 10 fifteen miles. The
Northwestern Railroad Company lost $50
cords Of wood, and tho Quincy Mining
Company lost 5000 cords. Several small
houses were burned. The losses on pine
timber were heavy, sggregaiihg already
several hundred thousand dollars. A
heavy rain would alone arrest the progress
Of the fire and prevent further serious
losses. - Pal aadelphia Press
Ex-GovernoE Benjamin G. Humphreys
has consented to be candidate for Gov