The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-04
PENNsYLvANiA FOREST tIREs
Twenty Men Narrowly Escape sunocatior
In Mine


Twenty Men Narrowly Escape sunoeatiou
in Mine
VILLA MsPoRT, Pa, Sept. A. Forest
fires are reported as burning fercely In
the Pine creek lumber region, and valu-
able property is in great danger there
Cummings & Heilman's bark aud lumber
yards have been threatened, but by back
aring Il has thus far escaped destruction.
The fire has been burning in the Babb's
creek district since Saturday. The woods
have been back fred for distance Of six
miles in order to save property Forest
fires are also reported from Potter county.
The flames from the forest fires came
near suffocating twenty men who were
working in the Keystone mine. near here,
last evening They were In an upper
gangway. which filled with smoke from
the fire above and the alarm was given
that the mine was on fire The men
rushed to the bottom Of the shaft, and
all but four Of them succeeded In reach
ing the surface, These were overcome,
and fell unconscious In the gangway,
Rssouers brought them out, but they are
80 seriously injured that their recovery is
doubtful Their names are Jacob Stat
ensky, Michael Arnot, John Mateo and
John Batski.
BRADFORD, Sept. A. Forest fires are
raging all along the line of the Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. Re
ports from all points on the narrow
gauge roads state that the woods are on
| fire for miles, and the damage will be
heavy unless rain should fall. The woods
along the pike to Corydon are on fire for
miles, and oil property in the vicinity OF
the west branch is threatened Should
the fire spread to the oil field serious con.
sequences would result The woods along
the Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua rail
road between here and Smethport are re
ported on fire. and valuable property is
in danger of being destroyed On the big
level between Mount Jewett and this city
and the head of the west branch the woods
are ablaze and several oil we'll rigs are re-
ported burning. AT Songbird and the
| Quintuple the woods are a roaring mass
Of flames, and valuable oil property is be
ing devoured. At Lewis Run the woods
are ablaze and the people are fighting the
Ere TO save the property.
! KANE, Sept 4.-Forest fires are within
4 mile Of town. Should no rain fall the
damage and loss to property will be great.
Men are watching the fire and are prepsr-
ing to prevent it from reaching the oil
| wells and nitro-glycerine magazines 10
eated close by. A heavy fire near John
sonburg is destroying millions of feet OF
lumber and timber. Authentic reports
cay Hres along the line of the PittsburR
and Western railroad in Elk and Forest
counties have destroyed several sawmill'
and a large amount of sawed lumber anC
| timber in the last few days.
RUSSELL CITY. Pa, Sept. 4.-The woodI
are on FIRE on both sides of this place anC
the fire extends over an area of twenty
miles. A large gang Of men are fighting
the flames and digging trenches 10 pre-
vent the Gre from spreading to the OF
and gas deld In this vicinity. There are
number of sawmills and lumber camps II
the woods south of here, and nothing ha
been learned from them as to their condi
ton. 1t is feared the mills have been de
stroyed and that some loss Of life has oc
cured
RUSSELL CITY, Pa, Sept. 4.-Word wa
received here at 1880 to the effect that tn
: forest fires have reached the Watson farm
In Forest county, and several oil wells ar
now burning. The loss will be heavy, a
there is large number of oil wells on thi
farm, and it is feared the fire will sprea
TO adjoining property.