The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-10
TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES.
Loss Of Life and Destruction of Propert,

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CLEAN, n. Y, Sept. 3.-The fores
fires that have been raging furiously il
Northwestern Pennsylvania and Westerl
New York for several weeks do not seen
to have been extinguished by the ligh
rain that passed over a small strip of coun
try on Thursday night. The fires wer,
dampened for a time, but they have starte,
up again with renewed violence, and from
every point that can be reached by tele
graph comes the intelligence of serious de
struction to valuable woodlands and othe
perishable property. The fire is surround
ing much valuable oil property, aud it i.
apprehended that the destruction of costly
works must happen very soon. Thousand.
of men employed by petroleum operators
at Stoneham and Clarendon, in Warner
county, Pa, and other towns upon the lint
of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, arr
fighting the fire. Back fires are built t.
break off the flames, and other precaution.
are being adopted Sparks from a locomo
tive on the New York, Lake Erie anC
Western Railroad fell in some brush along
side the track, and very quickly the wood:
upon the hillside became one mass of fame
In the vicinity of Cuba are a number Of
costly and well filed oil tanks, and to pre-
vent their destruction the companies own
ing them have employed an army of men
to battle with the fire.
Reports of loss of life are beginning to
come in. Two men, while stealing a ride
upon the trucks of train running on the
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail
road, were overcome by the heat of the
fire along the tracks and, being thrown in.
to the flames, persisted Several men
while fighting the flames near Carrollton,
\. Y, were so severely burned by blazing
oil from an exploded tank that their deaths
are momentarily lookc3 for. Passengers
coming in from the West on the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio aud New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railroads
furaish graphic and exciting accounts Of
the extent aud devastation of the confa
grafton. At some points along the former
road a sheet of fame eight or ten miles
long aud equally as wide Is carrying de.
siruetion with il through lumber lands
standing crops aud oil works,
1t is estimated that fully 81 500 600 OF
damage is done, and, as the destruction
proceeds without interruption, the damage
will be very large The trains travcrsin NJ
the fre-euviroued country experience
great danger. Between jamestown and
Salamanca, on the New York, Pennsylva.
MIA and Ohio Railroad, the flames are ere
ating great havoc, and engineers have to
drive their engines at terrific speed
through the fires to prevent the dcstruc
ton Of Of their trains Several irainmeu
running on freight trains have been Sc
yerely scorched, aud one brakeman, named
Martin, was burned to death near Cory,
Pa, while signaling a train. He was
caught in the flames aud was burned to
death before assistance could reach him.
In Crawford and Eric counties. Pa, the
destruction by forest fires have been large
aud il is difficult to compute the loss. Il
is estimated, however, that the damage
will probably reach s200, GEO
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sept. 3-Bash
fires continue TO rage ia various parts Of
the Ottawa valley. tits already estimated
that farm property to the value Of $780,
600 has been reduced to ashes, and abou,
60 families have been rendered homeless
Rain IS badly needed, Special prayers
will be offered up for rain IN the various
city churches Tomorrow.
PEMBRoKE, ONTARIO, September 3 1880
Some 40 English and Irish families, To-
sesher with number Of Germans have
lost everything on their farms, including
dwelling houses, bsrBs, fences, crops, Sc
and several lost their horses aud cattle.
The country Is still burning, snl ii
the wind should rise before the coming Of
rain the consequences viii be most serious.
DETROIT, MIcH, Sept 6.-Forest ires
have broken oas again, aud are ron rag
ins with great fury. A!ons tie line Of
the Saginaw Valley and St Louis Rail
road business has been suspended, there
being a section Of the road, sixteen miles
long, rendered impossible BY the flames
In this section Is the little village Of
Carter's Station, better k1oEa a. Ran
dall's, a fayoTiie Rendezvous for Eastern
deer hunters. This village has been en-
tirely obliterated, bat 90 lives were lost.
The Cairo branch Of the Detroit and Bay
CITY Railroad Is also impossible, and Nd
Iiagtsn IS belcaguered Many faFms in
that section are stripped Of crops, feaees,
stacks, aud al buildings, aud the 7eople
rendered homeless, are wanderers, Ia
Sanilac county the Port Huron aud North
western Narrow Gauge Railroad Is cut 10
two By the fire and the trains are stack on
each end The farmers are fleeing to the
shore Of Lake Huroa for safety.
LATER
Milliugtoa Is uog safe, bat Bates mill
aud the valuable lumber surrounding IL has
been destroyed. Mrs. Richard Elliott, Of
Five Lakes, la Peer county, was burned
to death last night while fleeing through
the burning woods fFOn the Ere that de
stroyed her farm aud house. In many
parts Of st. Clair eouaiy the forests are
burning, aud much property already has
been destroyed. Railroad aud telegraph
communication are cut off north Of Gross
vile. and tremendous fires are raging IN
Sapilac and Huron eOuniies Captain
HebnoF. OF the steamer City Of CoaeoFd
reached Port Huron to day from Point
Hone which be left Monday afternoon
when the place was nearly al destroyed,
When he leit the dock was on fire, He
thought part Of Austin aud Sand Beach
were burning, but the smoke on the lake
was so dense that he could not see distinct.
w. Efforts are being made to re-es'ablish
telegraph communication, aud ascertain
the actual condition Of things uqrth Of
CrossyilIe. IA Indian village seven miles
sonlh Of East Laginan viii be burned out
Of sight before night
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Sept G.-Tho
entire Saginaw valley Is oyerhang by q
dense pail Of smoke, and the fierce forest
6res are burning in every direction within
the radius of forty miles. The entire alb
sence of rain for the past six weeks has
made the country dry as finder, The
telegraph wires are all burned down, and
the only particulars obtainable were brought
Inv trainmen. Hundreds Of acres Of val.
uable timber land have already been de-
stvoyed. No trains left last night on the
81. Louis and SagiGag Valley Railroad
eighteen miles of track being surrounded
hy FIRE. Enormous damage has been done