The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-12
MORE FOREST FIRES.
Marrow Escape Of a Train Load Of
Flame Fighters.
HALF A DOZEN BURNED TO DEATH

The afcn Forced to Take Rcfige in
n Brook, the Water OF Which Was
So hot That Many Were Severely
sca.ded -Siichigan's Dread Vista
tion.
KEATINa SUMMIT, Pa, May H.
: While the forest fire was raging in
tensely work train of the Sinnemahon-
ing Valley railroad, in charge of Super
intendent Badger, with seventy men on
board, steamed out of town and up into
the woods to fight the flames. The train
proceeded about five miles from Austin,
into the heart of the forest, when in
tense heat and binding smoke put an
end to its furthe progress. An attempt
was made to reverse the course of the
train and retreat, but 1t was too late.
The train was overtaken and caught
fire. All hands jumped from the cars
and sought safety in creek that flowed
near by. The water of the creek was
boiling hot, and all the men were Sc
verely scalded. Superintendent Badger
was oyertaken by the flames while run
ming and was burned to death. His
charred remains were found late yester-
day afternoon.
The fire is now under control. Thirty
persons are badly injured, fifteen of them
seriously.
Six Others Roasted to Death.
1t is known that six others also miser-
ably rerished ut once or died soon after,
and thirty others of the party were
badly burned, many probably fatally,
owing to fears that they inhaled the
flames that seemed to fairly spring into
their faces. Seven others of the party
are missing, and their fate is un-
known, though they are likely to
be in the charred wood of the logs of
the train. A wrecking party started for
| the scene as soon MS the fearful news
spread, many relatives of the men in
jured insisting on accompanying the
wrecldng train, though they will hardly
be able to reach the place of the wreck
unless the fires have burned themselves
out.
Under n Pail of Smoke.
KHATENG SUMMIT, Pa, May 12.-One
Of the largest forest fires for many years
is raging south and east of Austin on
the land of f. H. and c. w. GOODYEAR,
The fire has been burning since Satur-
day. Ii is estimated that &c, ,000, 900 feet
Of logs and 10000 cords of bark have
been destroyed, beside ten miles of tram
railroad.
WILIlAMsPouT, Pa, May 12.-This
city was buried all day yesterday under
sPall Of smoke. Occasionally shifting
ashes fell telling the story of the raging
forest fires, which continue with un-
eslsk1Sc--s 41s.S+eIr oil direcu1uIIs. REPORTS
from the Pine Creek regions arc that the
mountain sides are all ablaze. Bald
Eagle mountains, east, west and south
Of this city, are burning, while the hill
sides to the north are invisible, owing to
the smoke, which tells of other fires.
CURwEEsvILIE,. Pa, May 12.-Forest
fires have been raging here for over two
weeks past, and they have broken out
afresh. A great deal of damage has
been done to valuable timber lands, but
4 90 far no buildings have been burned.
The local fire companies succeeded in
controlling the fire close to the town,
which was in imminent danger.
Losses at Warren, Pa.
WARREN, Pa, May 12.-Forest fires
have been raging in this vicinity since
Saturday afternoon. High winds have
famed the flames and destroyed prop
erty as follows: Six oil rigs of Brown a.
Kegan forty-eight rigs of A. J. Thomp-
son, together with pump station and five
oil tanks, one GOO barrels and four $50
barrels. Two rigs of Morck g. Boyer;
three rigs of S. II. Briggs, r. r. Arinor
lost eight rigs, together with pump sta
ton and two 250 barrel tanks; +. P.
Hue lost twelve rigs; Best & Gable, six
teen; Midland Oil company, six; Allen
Higgins & Co.. two. Property owners
are paying $i.25 per hour for men to
fight the fire, which is under control.
The loss will be 100000