The daily gazette., 1880-04-17
Forest FIRES Burned os.t.
HUNDREDS OF SCARE MILES OF WOOD
LAND DEVASTATED AND MANY LIVES
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HUNDREDS OF SCARE MILES OF WOOD
LAND DEVASTATED AND MANY LIVE
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BR1cKsBURe, N. j., April 16.-Ths
forest fire in this vicinity has expend
ed its force. The entire burned dis
trict is estimated at 800 square miles.
Everything intiammable for distance
of ten miles southwark and westward
from the railroad depot, has been en-
tirely destroyed. tt4
| When darkness set in last night the
horizon for miles was lighted up by the
confiagration, which Appeared to ex-
tend from near Cassville and north
west toward Manchester, Writings
and Bomber on the west and south
west, thence in the direction of the
south and southeast, making a total
boundary line of fifty-five miles. The
fire south of here is still burning, but
is some distance from the Southern
New Jersey Railroad track. Four
buildings SO far are known to have
been burned at Lakewood and three at
Seven Stars. Mr.. Stephens hout Q
near the town has also been consumed.
FonKED RIVER, N. j., April 15.-
During the past three days upward of
one hundred square miles of cedar
swamps and pine forests have been de-
stroyed in this vicinity. This entire
section of country as far as the naked
eye can reach, presents beautiful
though deplorable spectacle. The sky
last night was illuminated by the
bright glare of the fires in the forest,
rendering the night as bright as noon
day. 1t has been reported by persons
who have just come in from the neigh
borhood of the forests on fire that a
number of farmers and charcoal burn
ers have lost their lives in the conflag-
ra ion. 5..t .
MANCHESTER, N. J. April 14.-Mid-
night.-The fire has at last spent its
force, and is now making its way
toward Barnegat. Word was
brought here this morning that
the residents of TOMS River are
IN a state of great CONSERVATION,
fearing that that place may ere
long fall victim to the devouring ele
ment, and large number of families
have packed up all of their valuables
and placed them upon yawls and yachts
ready to push out into the stream as
soon as the fire makes its appearance
in town.
MILFORD, Pike County, Pa, April
15.-FOrest fires have been raging with
unusual severity in Pike County for a
week past, and the damage has been
heavy to owners of land in the burnt
districts, which compose Lackawaxen
and Dingman Townships. Hundreds
of acres of land have been burned over,
Fires are still burning.
The atmospheric haze which has
been observed in New York during the
past day or two was caused by the
great fires in the forests of Southwest
New Jersey. Though the woods in |
certain districts are still blazing, the |
main body of the confagration has
been extinguished, and no particular |
danger is apprehended by the settlers.
The district overrun by the flames lies |
between Eatonton and Cape May and |
parts of Monmouth and Ocean
Counties and the eastern parts of Bur- |
ington, Atlantic and Cape May Coun-
lies. There are many villages scatter
ed about in this district which were
saved from destruction by the energy
and alertness of their inhabitants, |
Except in isolated instances farm
houses and live stock escaped the fires.
Yesterday morning the woods were
burning along along the line of the
New Jersey Southern Railroad, max
ng extra precaution in the running of |
rains necessary. No accident hap
,ened and the usual time was made.
The telegraph lines are down in many
'laces. ..-