New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-15
FURIOUS FIRES IN THE WOODS.
SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NEw-JERsEY AND OTHERS
IN p; NNsYLvANIA sHRoUDID IN SMOKE.

SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NEw-JERsEY AND OTHERS
IN p; NNsYLvANIA sHRoUDED IN SMOKE.
NEw-EGYPT, N. j., April 14.--One of the
most destructive res that has ever visited this region
"a now swcep,pg across the forests Of Cumberland At
lantic aud ocean Counties From Bricksburg to Man.
chester the pine are blackened mass Before
reaching Manchester the fiery element swayed to the
aoutheast and is now consuming tho pine and cedar
land down as far as Cedar Creek The fire originated
from spark from locomotive on tho New-Jersey
Southern Railroad yesterday morning. Since that time
nm immense area has be destroyed. Millions OF game
and birds have been suocatcd by the smoke which Is
st,nC for miles around the burned district Telegraph
wires are destroyed In some perts fortunately, tne
district was thinly inhabited Some loss Of live stock
IA reported The fire Is still raging. but there indca
t,ons OF rain which may put stop to it, The sun has
heen Obscred FROM tho scene OF the rre Ior the
mast two days. The woods aud swamps near Forked
River, on i6e New-JeTsey Southern Railroad are re-
ported on fire. ,., p. l., .,..os no..
o 700 acres Of valuable timber were destroyed by
bc Are that swept the cedar aud pine forests or
and IrUm tpe Southwest to the west s
IRE then pushed toward the ocean, where ts force was
bis ~ meadow and snipehunting- grounds Law In the
path Of the fire. RepOrs coming In OF losses In cat
W MWroRp. Penn, April l4-OwinR to bigh winds the
forest res in Pike County are assuming alarming pro.
tbo vauabic timber will be destroyed At night the
horizon is sheet Of flame. Llrge fires prevail In Mon
FoRKED RIVER, N j., April 14.-The entire country
about here IL In blaze. One hundred square miles OF
and pine forest have been consumed The great
EST alarm Is fell by the villagers, who are out nghtlng
the flames The burning district Is thinly populated
Two houses on the suburbs, one belonging TO FARMER
named Goldns, tho other TO charcoal burner, nnVo
beon burned. . r,-. $4,000 4. ~.
M abatement of the terrible forest fire when sur
rounds us The re has spent It's force mere, put ls
anreafinv toward Barnegat. The trains or the New
JersSy Southern Railroad to-day ran the gauntlet with
cioso I'd wndows which baDketed: few passengels
the dangerous ride The forests on both sides
nj the track are burnng tho heat was Intense and tue
oars were badly scOrched. Five engines from Wht,
inrs New-Egypt and other towns tclegraphed
ihat they arc ready TO lend Their ald 10
n1ht Tho flames. No buildings except
foS vood-choppiug huts have yet been DESTROYED ke
norris say that the fire is beng fought by the people OF
Ramher Lacey and Cedar Creek by tearing down lrees
and seting the on This is known TO have caused
several new fires which being famed into some mag
nitnde by the stir bre prevailing
TONS RIVER ". j., April 14-Tle great l0reSt nre nag
crossed the river and Is spreading toward GoOI Luck
Point and Island Beach, and the utmost fears are Ist
that it win reach tho towD The people are fgntng toe
drecon leading from the to the bay and setting
,hen on fire This has been partially successful Or
nits mills In a suburb OF the Town, Ia reported as haV
inc hson DESTROYED The fire Is said 10 have originated
from the wOOd-burDing locomotives oa tue IucRertoh
poiiroad There has been drOuth for days. a.
RED Rank N. j., April 14-Twe hundred anu nIty
ocrea Of valuable woodland on the Newbod estate nL
Pleasure Bay have been destroyed by q IRE The hre
r,ne a automatically the work or an inCendiary,