Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-05
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Great Devastation Of Timbes BY
Raging Fires.
BLAZING FORESTS II MICHIGAN
Eatirs cesDtiss Bsrsed Over-Hears of
Less 81 Life-Ths Fires in New Jsr-
ssy asd Peasyisasia still Con-
tinaisg With Severity.

DAimOIi, 4tcu-s may u lfCS
broxe out in the forest back of Har-
rison, Clare county. Tuesday, and
since then have been spreading in all
directions Latest reports indicate
that the counties of Osceola. Clare.
Giadwin, Eoscommon. Alecna. 0ge-
nav, Oscoda and Iosco are ablaze,
Fire Friday reached Cora Bros
mills at Harrisville, where 1t
consumed $4,000 worth of logs.
1t also Tapped over Clare county
To Penasa. where the schoolhouse and
three barns were burned slayton and
Lane townships, ogemaw county, are
In the pathway of the flames. and
nothing having been heard from
there in two days fears are en-
tertained for their safety. Saturday
afternoons train on the Flint a.
pere Marquette railroad ran through
belts of FIRE all the way from Rees City
to Midland county. 90 miles, and when
near Farewell, Clare county. tree
that had burned through at the butt
fell on the baggage car. smashing in
the roof. but the speed of the train was
sufficient to throw the burning tree
aside
EAST TAwAs. Mich. May THE
forest fires to- the north and west of
here, which have done considerable
damage, have been subdued 10y rain.
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
ERIE, Pa, May THE forest fires
are raging with great severity along
the line Of the Philadelphia & Erie
railroad. and it Is almost impossible
for the trainmeu to endure the suffo-
eating smoke in some parts Of the
mountain passes In the vicinity Of
Clarendon great trosble is experienced
in keeping the fire away from
the town. At Sheffield the owners of
oil-derricks are fighting the fires and SO
far have managed to save everything
except one or two rigs. At Ludlow the
mountains are full of IRE. At Wilcox
the fires are running up one side Of the
mountain and down the other. Around
Johnsonburg and Ridgeway the fires
are raging furiously, but the timber
and low mountain growth does
not come in close to the towns and they
are not in imminent danger. Down ON
the middle division Of the Philadelphia
e. Erie railroad the mountains are full
Of fire. and while it is very disagreeab:c
travelling the mountains, cthey are q
weird and grand scene at night. Game,
including deer, is c,Slsed in herds into
small numbering towns
READING, Pa, May A-The heavy
shower which fell Sunday morning did
more than the bands Of men who have
been fighting the fire on the Blue
mountains could accomplish in the last
three days After devastating over
1900 acres the flames were extinguished
by the rainfall, which lasted two hours.
THE FIRES IN JERSEY.
MARS LANDING, n. j., May A.
Heavy rains have quenched the forest
fires that have been raging In this
vicinity. A high wind blew from the
northwest and it was feared the Gre
might break out again. The aggregate
loss Of timber and dwellings and other
buildings WI amount to many thou
sands of dollars
PLEAsANrvILLE. N. j., May "A
thunder shower came up Sunday night
and extinguished the forest fires that
have prevailed in this vicinity dur
ing the past week. In addition
to the great loss sustained by
the burning Of valuable timber,
the game, such as quail and rabbits,
has been destroyed, and cunning in
Camden county will be poor for some
time t. como. The wild berries are
also ruined, and tho market will be
short several hundred thousand quarts
Of the famous Jersey berries this sea