The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-13
Last Nights Dispatches.


FIKEs.
HENDRICKsoN,N. j. May IA fores
fire Of the most appalling magnitude i:
eating it's way towards the sea coast. The
air is sitting with smoke and the sur
obscured. Thousands of birds and ami
mails lying dead 10 the woods tell of the
destruction. A stiff breeze has been blow
ing from the west The fire seems to
come from the direction of Ridgway and
Alexander, and to be feeding on the hail
charred woods of the great forest fire.
The line of the coast from the direction OF
Toms river IS a sheet of fame at dusk this
evening.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 1.-THE hos
pital and stables of the Carbon county
Aims House were destroyed by fire last
night. Nine horses. twenty four head
OF cattle and forty hogs were burned to
death.
ToBYHANNA, Monroe county. Pa, May
l2.-This village is almost entirely sur
rounded by forest fires, which are ex-
tending through this and Pike county.
Large quantities of bark and hemlock and
spruce logs have been burned. and the
fires are threatening the destruction OF all
bark and logs in the woods. The Toby
hanna Lehigh Lumber Company are the
principal sufferers.
EVERETT, Pa, May 12.-Four large
bark sheds of j. B. Hoyt & Co., New
I ork, were burned to-day. Loss $4,000;
insured
BARNEGAT,N. May l2-The country
south of here seems 10 be wrapped in a
fearful confagration. The fire is reported
to be in the neighborhood of Harrisville
and the Irish Mills. The loss in Thurs
n md Hold ga L.
cranberry boys alone, while the cedar
timber land burned was the most valuable
in the state.
MOUNT PLEASANT, N. j.. May l2.-
The present forest fire, which has spread
oyer this section of country. caused dam
age to timber land amounting to over
$4,000.
BRADFORD. Penn. May 12-Shorty
after noon to-day fire started 10 the tim
Der land at the head eff Foster Brook Val
ley, eight miles from Bradford. That
section is thickly studded with derricks
and tanks. The wind was blowing a gale
and the fire swept over the ridge, consum-
ing everything like SO many reeds, Con-
tinuing the fire swept down Tram Hollow,
prolific portion of the oil field, burning
rigs and small tanks and buildings. The
villages of Oil Centre and MiddauRhviIle.
with the exception of one or two houses,
were entirely destroyed. At 10 o'clock
tonight the $4,000 barrel iron tank of
Mitchell Il Jones is in flames. No villages
being located near. the danger from that
source is not great. At Barker Trestle,
on the Kendall & Eldred railroad, seven
miles from the place of starting 5000
barrel tank is now burning. The railroad
trestle will be destroyed, preventing trains
from running.
About dark this eve ming the town of
Duke Centre. place of 1000 inhabitants,
was threatened. The fire organization
from this city went to that place in re-
Spouse to a telegram for assistance, Near
the town are dozen huge iron tanks, from
which hundreds of men are now driving
back the flames A mile above Duke
Centre nitro Rlycerine repository came
in the course of the flames saud exploded
with terrible force. The territory over
which the fire swept is SO wide and the
points so:inaccessibie that it is impossible
to gam correct information as to the actual
loss, 1t is estimated that 200 rigs, beside
the volume of oil have been destroyed.
Duke Centre is reported still safe at mid
night. A falling tree struck man named
VIM Reed. infiicting probably fatal inju-
RES, No other person hurt.