New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-04
THE FIRE RECORD.
NEw,JERsEY WOODS STILL ABLAzE.
VILLAGES IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES THREAT


ENED WITH DESTRUCTION.
South Amboy y. j.. April SpeciaD-A fierce
forest fire ragged between this place and Old Bridge
during nearly the whole OF yesterday. and broke out
again at noon to-day. large tract OF lahd near
Runyon, "A new station on the Amboy division OF 'he
Pennsylvania Railroad, was burned yesterday lbs
station is not far from the watcrworks of the city oil
Perth Amboy. The fire has been raging all THIS AFTER
noon so far 1t has been confined 10 the woods al
though several houses have been saved only by Inc
continued eXcrtions OF the occupants: Inc IRE Is
spreading toward sayrevle' an ~ his
city, and travels rapidly OWING 10 The dry eonoi'ioh
OF the underground. 49,.
been raging for the last forty eight hours In the pr
Of the state below this city are still burning. Early
this morning the village OF Jackson ana several shi
settlements in the lower part of Camden County wcr:
threatened with destruction. Men turned out TO ng1'
The damage amounts to several thousands OF dollars.
II ri, IL april Isnc ihTeueh the pine
forests and cedar swamps ut a rapid pace LII. NE
great sheets of flame have been tanned by neaHy
souhsy gale since s' Wss sase
Friday evening and has destroyed several thousand uo
H sr mC e% Sf hnd4sd yard: Of %
o'clock this rnng soorShed the barns ana ocinck
dense s nS ore, ncar Ens Creek and san
s s11'ne aS HaS e Mem rushing by
loads with the horses running at full speed 10 nght
the fire by back fires, but Owing 10 me nSh WIN,
the back fires refused TO obey. and before they comd
be cXtnguished leapcd among the low undcrDrusI
mounted the high pines. and dashed beyond MI con
troll OF the fire fighters. The men had lett ,heir
wives mt home to protect their houses by soaking
the roofs with water. and they did their duty az
mirably as at one point where the house s'anus ,n
fhe edge Of the woods the Ere swept along Wl'nih
few wards of the house. scorChing ana burning ,he
nojnt off the weather boards and burning the rose
bushes from the flower beds IN the front ward. lnc
bonse was not d. strcycu, however. The blaze OF me
fire brightly illumin?tcs the town: but as me WIN
is blowing the flames nom IDS direction, IL Is no,
feared any danger will result unless Change OF wihd
coI Egs IIapor CITY g. j.. April at was thought
this morning that the change In the wind had kicd
the fire which for three days has bccn ,swccpin,s
through the pine forest near Gcrmahia, nut u y
raging more iercely than ever. ana Is now pcrlDuS
close 10 Ccrmania The farmers are scattered hron'h
The mines in Galloway township. lighting The, nre
Tho district which is now burning j. hcd WIN lal
nine facots and strong wind may spread inc name.
and so add 10 their fury that they VIII be carried
into the settlements. From the outlook mere 10
night II would seem that nothing but rain can pre-
vent widespread destruction Many families have lei
their homes and seeking shelter with friends out
side of the fire district.
The woods on the mountains back OF Westhcd nnd
plain6eld have been burning hriSklv Tor ScVerai
DAYS and much damage has been don". lncre Is
great anxiety among the farmers. whose buldhgs are
threatened by the flames.