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

HENDRIcKsoN.N. j. May IA forest
fire of the most appalling magnitude is
eating it's way towards the sea coast. The
air is sitting with smoke and the sun
obscured Thousands of birds and ami
mails lying dead in 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 half
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 l2.-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 Il Lehigh Lumber Company are the
principal sufferers.
EVERETT, Pa, May l2.-Four large
bark sheds of j. B. Hoyt & Co., New
I ork, were burned to-day. Loss $4,000;
insured.
BARNEGAT.N. j. May l2.-The country
south OF here seems to 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
day and Fridays FIRE was $4,000 ia the
cranberry bogs alone, while the cedar
1 hor Ian h,xr Al l.
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.-Shortly
after noon to-day a FIRE started in 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 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 MiddauRhville.
with the exception of one or two houses,
were entirely destroyed. At 10 o'clock
tonight the $4,000 barrel iron tank of
Mitchell & Jones is in flames. No villages
being located near. the danger from that
source is not great. At Barker Trestle,
miles from the place of starting 5, 600
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. a place of 1000 inhabitants,
was threatened. The fire organization
from this city went to that place in re-
sponse to telegram for assistance, Near
the town are a dozen huge iron tanks, from
which hundreds of men are now driving
back the flames. A mile above Duke
Centre a nitro Qlycerne repository came
10 the course of the flames saud exploded
with terrible force. The territory over
which the fire swept is SO wide and the
points so.inaocessibe that it is impossible
to gain 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 a man named
VIM Reed. inficting probably fatal iuju-
RES. No other person hurt.
NEW YoEK.
NEW Ohh, NAY IL "A UdStdFUly
attempt was made to-day by a party or
parties at present unknown to kill the
Spanish consul general Hypolite 'Uriar:e
by means of an Internal machine. 1t
appears that when the letters we're brought
to the Office this morning, among them
was package about eight inches long and
three in width. After examining the
letters at his desk the consul took the
package, which was done up in a brown
paper box, to a table TO open it and used
his penknife TO do so and Immediately be
took the cover of the box there was loud
explosion aud some balls of FIRE shot out of
the box, burning the carpet and coat of
the consul and scorching bis hands. but
otherwise doing no damage An examina-
! tion of the box showed that it's purpose
was to kill the persons who opened it.
Inside was a quantity Of gunpowder a
large percussion cup and what is supposed
to be nitro glycerine. The top of the box
was fastened so that when taken off fric-
ton would be caused and probably sparks
Of FIRE created sufficient to set off the con-
tents of the box. The package was ad-
dressed to "Chevalier Hypolite d'Uriarte,
Consul General. Office 29 Broadway. New
York" postmarked Philadelphia. The
consul general has no idea who sent him
the deadly package, but surmised it was
a C,1ban rIot to destroy the lie of Spa-