The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-04
FORESTS ABLAzE
Immense Damage to Prop
erty in Pennsylvania.
Flames Beyond ControI-0 Compan.
les Will Be the Heaviest Sufferers.

BRADFORD, Pa, Juno 4.-Forc=t fires
nre again raging in McKean and Elk
counties, and il is estimated that the loss
will reach into the millions. The extreme
warm weather has made the forests as dry
rs tinder, and a spark from locomotive
set fire to the woods.
At Hunters Run 200 men were engaged
oil Saturday night and Sunday fighting
the destructive sweep Of the flames. The
Midland Oil company lost five rigs, two
tanks, two boiler houses and considerable
timber; j. K Campbell 5000 feet Of hem
lock lumber and Robert Brown largo
number Of logs.
At Wost Line ere broke out Saturday
afternoon. A force Of men fought its ad-
vances all night with considerable success,
but n brisk wind gave energy TO the
smoldering embcrs and caused them to
start mp again with redoubled fury. A
large house was consumed. X. X. Kane
lost several thousand feet of logs and n
Buffalo firm are also heavy losers. Is. +.
Hazelton lost a skidway of logs and sew
eral hundred cords Of wood at Hazelhurst.
Village Nearly Devastated.
At Ormsby the forests are on fire. At
Dent and at McAmbley's the woods are
burning At the former place the Emery
Oil company has been fighting the fire to
protect it's property. At the latter place
scarcely anything Is left to be devoured,
except n few houses that comprise the
village.
The east hill at Log Hollow L. a noun
tain of fire. Captain Jones has lost two
rigs and more property Is In danger. Late
yesterday afternoon the fire again crossed
the creek at Log Hollow. The Load Pump
station Of the United States line, $4,000
barrel tank and COO barrel tank, filed
with OIL are in immediate danger.
Just south Of the city, the swamp for n
mile and half is on fire. At Knapp's
Greek, neor the New York state line the
fire Is burning hcrcoly and many oil rigs
are destroyed. The lines of the Postal
Telegraph company between here and
Olean have been burned down for q con-
siderable distance.
Telephone messages state that fire Is
raging In the oil field near here, and great
damage has been done. At the state line,
on the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania railroad, seven dwellings, together
with their contents and n large amount OF
lumber, have been consumed. A humber
camp, composed of seven dwellings at Oil
Valley Junction, was destroyed, together
Loss May Reach Into the Millions.
The fire may now be said 70 extend over
the entire northeastern oil field of Penn
sylvania. II Is impossible TO give the loss,
but IL will run into the millions, nor can
the number of deaths be given on account
Of the great scope of country which the
fire covers.
Telephone wires have also suffered
L.. Il T.. 4. H
from small towns and lumber camps as TO
the extent of the damage cannot be ascer-
tained.
Coon Run has been wiped out. There
Were about 20 dwelling houses in the place.
Five or six Of these had been reported de-
stroyed when the telegraph Once caught
fire and the operator was driven from his
post. The inhabitants hed for their lives
Forty-six oil we'll rigs at Coon Run and
Russell City were consumed by the flames.
Thirteen rigs were burned In the immed.-
ate vicinity Of Kane Every available man
Is at work fighting the fires in all direc-
tions.
Later information from Coon Run states
that six or seven bumpers are missing. 1t
cannot be ascartained whether they have
lost their lives in the flames or sought
place OF refuge. On account Of the fire,
people cannot get within mile Of Lhe site
of Coon Run.
Just south OF Bradford fire is raging at
Rutherford Ran. The Rock Glycerne
company's magazine, containing 500
pounds Of explosive, is almost surrounded
by fire, and IL IS fcarcd will he destroyed
before the flames can be cir,cked.
The city IL he!ag secured for mon to
fight fire in various parts of the local oil
fields. Fifty ccc' - 81 an hour is being
offered for 49,,