Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-05
THE GREAT FIRES.
UnEvKEunY rnE TIMELY RAILS rAL,
Ureat UoSastlti MnrKing the Track OF
the Fire Fiond-NAst Timber Tracts
Entirely Burned,


the Fire Ftond-NAst Timber Tracts
Entirely Burned.
All Friday the towns through the Ma
hanoY valley were cnvclopcd in clouds of
smoke aud lurid flames shot up from the
mountain sides. Saturday night q gang of
Hungarian laborers fought tho flames
around the miners hospital in Ashland.
The house OF Christopher Westhotler one
mile from Ashland, burned down at IL
O'Clock. Tho fences, cattle, grain and
everything in the neighbOrhoOd were de-
RtrOyCd. WCsthOtter is missing and ioars
are entertained for his safety, rs no trace
of his whereabouts can be discovered &.
The engine house of the Philadclphia y
Reading Coal and Iron company, at Gordon,
was burned. Four farm dwellings, with
furniture, stock and machinery and tools,
| were also destroyed, ,
| Valuable timber tracts along the broad
mountain are destroyed. The area OF
timber land devastated by the flames in
| that part covers fully thirty square miles
| The tire exhausted its strength Friday
night. The Philadelphia y Reading Coal
and Iron company has been the helVtest
! lnsar. \ careful estimate of the losses
caused by the fires places the amount at
| sll3 600. WatchmCu were employed IN
|
| 10 guard against COutlagratiOns.
Tao entire village OF Giiman'S Depot, on
! tho Port Jeryis n Monticello railroad, lit.
| teen miles from Port JoTyts, y. y, was
| swcrt away by fire Friday afternoon aud
night. The fire started about o'clock
one mile from the depot Toe wind was
blowing 2 cAl, The men from Gillmau's 5
| saw mill lDura5 the tire, but with no avail.
| The residents were obliged to flee for their
| lives and warH unable 10 save anything,
and not Oyeg half dozen houses are
standing within radius Of five miles.
| The extensive tanuery and saw mills OF
w ". Gilman, Of New Ork, have been
destrb ed. The whole settlement IS owned
b. him, and he is unable to estimate his
loss, which will probably reach SlOO,OOO'
Two railroad bridges have been burned,
In the account OF the destruction OF the
town Of B5jsoju, the heroic Conduct OF
Mr. Crvan. the engineer Of the burned
mill. WAS D.iced, but the ulrrowness OF
his escape was not then fully known.
Mr.. Cryau remained at his post until
completely surrounded by the hlmeS and
then buried himself in the earth, where he
vas found, after tho fiercest of the fire
had passed over by Dr.. J. +. Vaughan
who was searching for his remains. Mr..
Cryaa Was completely exhausted and tor
o time was thought to be in . critical
c0uiltill, but has recovered sufficiently to
make his appearance on the streets. Not
one man in hfty could have lived through
what he has undergone in the past thirty.
six hours.
\. the executive department, Harris
bur-, telegram was received to the
ctigc. that 3 900 people had been roalerei
homeless by forest fires in the vicinity Of
Uou'2lalc, Clearheld county. An appeal
WAS made for tents to shelter these people,
which Governor Pattison from Philadel-
phia ordered to bo forwarded, The teuts
were shipped Saturday morning.
In the Lumber Regions,
Along the Phildelphia X Erie railroad,
| from Driltwood west 10 Rome, heavy fires
were in progress On Friday night, Many
cattle are reported surrounded by the
ii4Hcs aud q number Of fishermen had
great difficulty in getting ont Of the burr
ing territory. 4 large territory in the
western part Of Lycomlng county was
burned over, but the loss was not very
heavy. Ia Tioga county the fire wa:
general Large quantities Of timber wevC
destroyed along the line Of the TGOga rail
road, IS we'll as many houses, baIns anC
oth0r buildings. The town Of Thompson
| y
mill The loss is over $2JO,OOO. Seven.
teen houses were burned 10 ArnOt, en-
failing an additional loss Of Slj 900. Two
million feet OF lumber was also burned.
The h-o was heIc3 about Morris and
! Antrim. Considerable fine timber was
among the property burned in different
| parts ol IIoga county, The saw mill Of
Auirew h2ul At Sprins Run, Elk county,
was destroyed, with 2,OO) 900 feet OF
lumber No insurance The saw mill,
logs aid timber Of Dr.. l. NJ OTIS, al
Ucm.1ck S.ANJu, in the same county
were also burned. Loss abDEt SG 600
insurance, -. 600,
Tae fires IN the pine woods south 0
Matawan, Scw Jersey, were burning fierce
~ Slturday. Tue woods at BrowntowI
have began 70 burn afresh, aud the los
here Is estimated at nearly $4,000. II
said the iir0 az this place was started b
the careless burning Of brush by wealth
farmer, and tho losers propose 10 hold hir
rcspJu,ibl, for their losses Tho huck Ia
berry crop WHOM was great help 10 th
j pgos people Of that vicinity, was entirel
destroyed.
The forest fire near Deer's Park, Lon
2 Island, has extended several miles au
, reached the woods near SmithtOwn.
Timely Arrival o; Rain.
! 4 Moderate rain began to fall Sunda
morning in the COuntry around Wilkes
barre, cxtiuguishing tho forest fires 10 tn
mountains and along tho Lehigh vale
, from White Haven 70 Bear creek. Til
! iorCs. fires around Port Jervis, Ne
York. we're also cxtmguished by rain. Til
forest fires IN the Moscow and Sprin
/ | Book districts, near Scranton, are burne
; out. \ steam saw mill, five dwelling
: several hundred cords Of wood, and sever
thousand railroad ties We're burned q
+ Friday. The fire in tho Blue mountain
, ntar R2Adius was partially checked ye
o te.iay afternoon by q C0pjous rain. Thou
sands Of acres were burned over and cor
wood AMI fences destroyed. The dIelle
Z a. the tot u tho mountains were drive
s from their homes by the ntenso heat.
/. DEagH ~ VARIOUS rOHms
luo LHFd OF Human Lilo snapped by Acc
, dent ana Crime.
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