The sun., 1891-05-01
GREATFIRESlN NEW JERSEY.
THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF PINE AND
CEDAR LANDS SWEPT CLEAN

CEDAR LANDS SWEPT Glenn
Farmhop.es and Bnrrs Burned aud Mnnv
villages Observation-Disclosures sav ed
by n Fortunate Turn OF the wind-A Rain
OF spark. in Toms River-Evsrybody In
Both Town. Fighting the Einmes-Iand
aud sea Darker Yesterday by Dense
Smoke, md Illuminated Last Night by
Another Great Binxe-Many Houses
Destroy royed-Abscconi's Marrow Escape.
TOMS RIVER April 3o.-The sun went down
tonight behind dark cloud Of smoke that
liftod lazlly In tho south about noon and
swung around to tho westward Of this town
before light breeze. As the wind freshened
toward evening q thick haze drifted over Toms
River. rs It did n dozcn years ago. when the
big forest fire burned hcrc. The town looks
now Us II it wcrc in tho middle OF n thick fog
and there is everywhere q strong smell Of
smoke. Toward tho west there Is dull rcd
glow that marks the advance OF the new forest
fire that Is raging between Woodlands md
l,a,nognt. This is the third big fro that hns
circlcd around Toms River In tho past two
days. Twenty-Five thousand acres OF pine
lands have been burned over. and many houses
hnd barns hnve been destroyed. unless rains
como quickly there will be very little under
brush and pine left unscorched In this county.
Workmen were: engaged two dhys ago In
siearin: un some underbrusb near Lakewood.
A few pieces Of smoulderlng turf were care
iessly lof. behind and strong preeze from tho
northwest famed the sparks into blaze and
then drove the Gre down through the scrnoby
pine forests that cover much OF the country
between Lakewood and Toms River. Yester-
day morning the town OF Manchester was
threatened. and the mills and shops were
closed that tho mon might fight the fire.
The wind freshened into a gale and when
tho flames reached Manchester they were
roaring ike furnace. Tho ground and
underbrush were dry. Whirlwinds were
started that picked up burning fragments OF
bark and underbrush and carried them hun
drsds OF feet in front OF the main line OF the
Gro az IN advance Rnard some Of these large
fire balls were carried q quarter OF q mile by
In Manchester some. Of the houses in the
egtsktr,s are built riKht IN the pine wSods.
mem en- HISS in is shops hops 10 fis6t the flames t6at we're
already on the outskirts Of the town. Every
mon In town and some Si ths %omsa aided
siess snd easeias is sasrdsi they shead eyt Se.
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shit OF the wind as to the efforts OF tho tiro
The breezs that had been whipping the are
eSurse " es easily chansed
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It in shower. Then the ma!n body OF the iirs
e. 'f ,.. anu
cheet0f road, and at noon Yesterday IL had
sen s4., + T.. s1ve 20 h s 6Hush @i sofs he
main lie nofslsrn par ofihe vi|lass ieis their
Tss sS qs sns asoras
that that isll ali Over the soSa NJ threatened nearly
~ Wi1d Tss va, tTssher yes yesterday afternoon
Of the village with. buckets Of water 70 extin-
sg !ns sSo7es aad eaeE %ass
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we ana as eS~ Toms and
along, the Gassyillo road the fre conF
md $50 some yqIuHHls A'I large timber
netWeeh Codar BrldSe an! Burrsville william
were, turned loose from Adam Downey's barn.
which was several Zines On fire, They ran
fured. Eten Clark's honse. not far from from Cedar
Bridge. was burned. There was an. elderly
@ 1 hs un, az T.. pys sss Of s
Then they wrapped sheet around tho head Of
house half a mile distant.
The fire line. that extended from Manches.
smoke that drited out to sea over Point Pleas.
ne hTy tSs 81 f @
!Sss.d g bioy tbsIr fos Whistles f1ss ifsauen;y
Ths The smoke settled heavily above the water for
j, For IL distance 81 aye milss near Oak Bot.
eopstes las T3 T, worked hr9ugh ;GuPsry hchy
s.s Snrns heSaad seS
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55Ir Wi$mson Of New fs0 YorF. It WA WAS 91s% few
~ IomslEiyer awoko today roady, TO Gght fire.
pisd ppt NV wns IN not 1scsssarS The Wind had car
other Ire Sowevee % roke out out over over near e WOOD
manSo. west Of here. this aftern oon and sprend
RAPIDLY. This is the region through which the
Wind continues from the west to- night Toms
Elser nr may have another opportunity to light
to. t.. nigh. SAYS the llre Is hpidly worknl from
re smoke that Is drifting into this town shows
tnat u Il burning fercely. The smoke has
worked INTO tho houses. and is thick In the
stree's All this afternoon the clouds in tho
son,h ana west thckened. At Barnegnt tho
fmoko was so heavy that the teachers In the
children.
In addition to tho large Gres to the west and
scuth many small fires hayc been started all
hhhropgn Tho pines In this part OF the State.
me big hres had already done moro damage
Snan y1an, any FIRE In this part OF the country Tor
sLol Alone + estimated at over sloOo0o Much Of the
Mouhu Diirnad over was covered with young
t,mher =, that was beginning to be vau-
apie. Thus far there has been no loas
g NE. John II. Irons. who came into Toms
hlver to night says his loss Of timber will bo
henyy. In some of the scrubby pine forests to
g the ives vest Gi here the re shot up 70 height Of
Lighting IT, SAYS that it's progress was very
rapid owing o tho dryness Of tho underbrnsh. |
ron,hu Nelson Emmons, mail carrier, between
IomS ilvor and u numfer ot smaller towns |
hot IN the line OF tho railroad. narrowly es- |
;;aps lap a se9,chIng. Yesterday. no was bring
nseu M rnnd through The woods. The smoke
Closed In on him. and he WAS forced to gallon |
MS horse Tor two miles to escape tho fire.