Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-21
DISASTROUS FIRES.
rur WIDE RAyAGEs OF THE FLAMES
In Forest, Village aud City "A Remarkable
Succession Of Destructive
Conf fiA1ra,iODs.

In Forest, Village aud City "A kemsr rk@"'"
Succession OF Destructlv"
ConfAgrs,iOns.
Woodland fires were raging on SATURDAY
at Twin Mountain, jefferson, Warren ana
Summit, and on Mount Webster and blue
berry Mountain, i'll New Hampshire.
Large numbers of men were trying 10 eA
tiuguisb the flames. At WOodsville, on
Saturday, the steam saw mill of AT. sc.
Baldwin with 1000 900 feet of lumber
were burned also, a station, warehouse,
500 cords of wood aud two cars belonging
to the Montpelier and Wells River rail-
road.
A fire started in the woods on Perry
mountain. N. H.. Saturday, aud destroyed
a large quantity OF timber, jeremiah
Rickcr's steam saw mill and boarding
house at Jeif.rs and WIllOushby n
Coles coal kilns. None Of the property is
insured.
A forest fire started iu the vicinity OF
Groton, Vt, Yesterday. Au immense
tract has been burned and 4 large amount
of property destroyed. The loss is esti
mated at $l5O,OOO.
Five destructive forest fires have been
burning in the woods surrounding zap
hank, l.. l., since the 1OCh inst.
| Towns Burned Out.
Two incendiary fires were started at
Catassauqua, Pa, on Friday morning, but
we're discovered before they had gained
headway. This makes six incendiary at
tempts in that town within 4 short time,
aud it is said the chief burgess has receiv
ed letter threatening that the " whole
town will be laid in ashes"
A fire in Nashua, New Hampshire, on
Saturday afternoon, destroyed nearly Il
whole square of wooden buildings, caus
ing loss of $780, 900.
A fire in COurtwright. Ontario. on Sat
urday, destroyed Hughes general store
aud several other buildings, causing loss
of $4,000.
The glass works of Morse & Gardine i'll
WalingfOrd, Connecticut, were burned
early yesterday morning. Loss, $4,000,
Incendiarisu is suspected. Nearly 5o
persons are thrown out OF employment.
A fire in New Hope, Kentucky, on Sat
uaday night, destroyed two distilleries,
two granaries and nine cattle pens clusin-
a loss OF $35 OOO.
The granite Methodist church at Han
stead, Quebec WAS burned Oh Saturday.
Loss $50. 900.
Pennsylvania Railroad Shops Burned
A disastrous fire broke out on Saturday
, evening at the shops of the Pennsylvani;
railroad company, on the Hackensacl
. meadows, midway between Jersey Cit.
and Newark. The fire resulted in thu
, total destruction of the paint, uphOlsterin
and cabinet shops, all contained in a larg
. one-story brick building, 400 by 175 feet
S The fire was discovered breaking out o
; the roof of tho cabinet shop by a watch
D man shortly before six O'Clock. He a
| once gave the alarm and the few me
about the pls % stl 2tched tho fire hose i
o a vain endeavor tD cope with the flame.
v Word was then ts!cp phoned to Jersey City
: but by some mistake at the central Offic
4 the message was sent to the police depart
y ment instead of to the fire headquarters
0 When tie message was finally delivcre
]. engine companies No. and II, tOgethe
, | with No. ) and ) hook and ladder cOmpa
nies were dispatched to the scene.