The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
BURNING FORESTS.
Destructive Fires Raging in New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Forest fires in the coun-
try round about fill the atmosphere with smoke.
Middletown, N. Y, reports the mountain west
and north of the Shawangunk and Catskills on
fire. A strong wind blowing made it possible to
see only short distance Nodamage is reported
yet but the danger to isolated farm houses and
farms is great Clouds of smoke and ashes fill
the air
Fires are raging on Storm King mountain
near Cornwall and in the Highlands west of Hav
erstraw. The air of Newburg is filed with the
smoke and ashes of burned leaves floating about.
Much damage to standing timber is apprehended.
A Wilkesbarre dispatch says that forest fires
have been raging fercely thereabout lately.
The first serious damage was reported this after
noon. White Haven and the neighboring hills
caught fire, and for a time the town was in great
danger, owing to strong wind 1t took the fire
department Of Wilkesbal . with the whole popu-
lation of the place to subdue the fire.
At California, numbering town near White
Haven, fierce fire started, and eleven houses,
occupied by men in numbering, were burned
Two bridges on the Bear Creek branch of the
Lehigh Valley road were destroyed; also thes
stables of Albert Lewis q Co., lumber contract
Ors, Eleven horses perished in the fire, and a
large quantity of valuable timber was destroyed,
is now under control.
A dispatch from Washington, n. j., says that
extensive confagration is raging in the
Blue mountains twenty-five miles from there.
The wind carries the sn olle in dense clouds over
part of Warren county. AT 8 o'clock this after
noon it became completely dark and
smoky pail, almost suffocating, rests over the
town. The inhabitants alarmed and the
mayor has requested a number of the members
of the fire companies to remain on duty during
the night.
Near Ashland Pa. extensive fires are raging
and the Ashland fire department has been or
dered in readiness for service at the slate
miners hospital. Workmen are fighting
the flames near the building. The loss to timber
tracts will be large.
A heavy wind storm visited north Gambler
land county, Pennsylvania, to-day and famed
toincrease fury the forest fires. The works Of
Charles Woods and 1000 cords of charcoal were
destroyed The fires alsoignited timber at Mine
Hill Gap colliery. The mine is in danger and
300 men are thrown out of employment Towns
are befogged by smoke from the burning mount
aims
A dispatch from Emporium, Pa, says that
forest fires are raging through the country
section. The season is unusually dry, and the
wind Is blowing a perfect gale from the west,
sweeping the fire through the forest with great
velocity and destroying q large amount of
property.
At Sterling Run, nine miles from Emporium,
several buildings belonging to a tannery com
pany burned to-day, and large mill was also
destroyed
Two families are reported lost, and it fe ared
the loss of life will be great AT Swissmont
fifteen miles west of Emporium. two mills with
a large amount of lumber, were destroyed.
A large tract Of valuable timber land is burn
ing about three miles from Mattawan, threaten
ing number of residences and farmers.