The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-15
SWEEP OF THE FLAMES.
Milton, Pa, Nearly Destroyed by
Fire.
Three Thousand People HomsIsss and Ia
Want-Dsvastatlun Of Prupsrty-Ap-
peal Of Governor Hut for Aid
The Forest Fires 10 Pennsyl.
yanla and New Jersey.
pExSsYLyASn AND NEW JERSEY ,FoREs1
FIRES.

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MILFORD, Pa, May 1.-THE terrible
forest fires continue, Over S,OO0,OOO feet o
lumber, vast amount of valuable lum
ber and several dwellings and barns wert
burned. Six thousand acres ablaze. Thil
morning a light rain was falling. The
steam saw mill of David Dali & Son, a,
Mascow, burned last evening.
GIBSON MILIs, n. j., May l4.-scarcely
an acre Of timber land can be found in the
vicinity OF Hayern Writings and Wood
mansie, all having been destroyed by fire,
which Is now sweeping TO the sea. The
population were all out last night turning
the flames from the direction o. the thick.
" inhabited places. Three dwellings and
outhouses were burned. Forest fires are
now raging about Atson, and 1t is reported
has destroyed over one hundred square
miles OF valuable berry boys timber land,
and Yiney village, Of the great republic,
lost twenty-five buildings.
Two houses at Barnetts Mill were burn
ed. The losses in Ocean, Burlington and
Cumberland counties will be very great.
In the vicinity Of Pequa river nearly sev.
enty acres OF choice cranberry logs were
burned, besides some numbered acres OF
valuable Cedar and Oak forest, and a
large quantity Of cord wood. Two houses
were destroyed.
MILTON, Pa, NEARLY DESTROYED.
wILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, May Alt is re-
ported that a fire which commenced in
Milton at 1880 to-day has destroyed fifty
buildings, including car shops, machine
shops, aud the Methodist and Reformed
churches. Unless the wind changes the
entire town will be burned. Milton tele-
graphed here for assistance, but telegraph
ic communication is now interrupted.
LATER.
MILTON, Pa, May l5.-The fire broke
outat 12 o'clock to-day in the car works,
and heavy northwest wind prevailing,
it was impossible to check the progress of
the flames until the entire business por-
ton of the town was destroyed. 1t is es.
timated that about four hundred build
ings were burned, including all the
churches. The fire burned over space
Of seven squares in length and two in
width. Assistance came from sunbury,
Danville, williamsport, Lewisburg and
Allentown.
Among the buildings destroyed are
Lawson's machine shops, the armory,
Academy OF Music, Reformed, Catholic,
Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist and Evan
gelical lChurches, banks, telegraph office,
Offices, Pennsylvania railroad
depot, gas works and all the hotels.
The only important business places
saved are the rolling mills, nail works,
Wilson's fly net factory and the planning
mills. Several bodies have been recover
ed, bht are burned beyond recognition.
Two hundred and fifty families are render
ed homeless and are camping out in the
fields. Supplies Of provisions and cloth
ing are needed at once. 1t is impossible
to estimate the loss at present.
Large quantities OF household goods
were loaded on the cars and taken up and
down the road, and the fields around the
town are filed with goods. During the
many articles were stolen. One
lady lost 100000 in government bonds.
The fire ragged so fercely in the upper
part OF the town that the people barely
escaped with their lives.
The wife OF DR.. Cyrus Brown Is badly
burned and several others are known to
be severely injured. The loss Is variously
estimated from one to two millions Of
dollars, but no accurate estimate can be
given tonight. The mansion Of ex.Goy-
ernor Pollock was entirely destroyed.
THE oovERSoR's ADDRESS FOR AID.
HARRISBURG, May 14.-The following
dispatch has been sent to the Mayors Of
he cities Of this State:
The town Of Milton has this day been al.
most entirely destroyed by fire. Three
people are now homeless, des-
titute OF clothing, provisions and the me-
,essities OF life. would suggest that you
call meeting Of your citizens at once to
furnish immediate aid to these stricken
people. HENRY NJ. HoYT,
Governor.