Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-04
FIRES ONWARD MARCH
Has Created Havoc In a Portion Of
:. Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Sun Baked Forests Are Being
Swept Away.
on Property, Lumber Camps and Possibly
human Lives Destroyed.

KANE, Pa, juno 4.-Ths locomotive of
. lumber railroad rot fire to the woods
near Hunters Run, small settlement. A
high wind was blowing, and the flames
could not be checked. The fire burned
over about five square miles OF timber.
The fire Is spreading 10 West Kane very
rapidly, and people are moving out Of their
homes. Five OF the oil well rigs have just
been swept by the fire. Great damage
will be done.
At West Limo fire broke out Saturday
afternoon. A force of men fought its ad-
vances all night with considerable success,
but brisk wind gave energy to the
smoldering embers and caused them to
start up again with redoubled fury. A
large house was consumed. E. X. Kane
lost several thousand feet Of logs and q
Buffalo firm are also heavy losers. b. r..
Hazelton lost skidway Of logs and.sev
eral hundred cords ~ wood at Hazelhurst.
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 fro to
protect It's property. At the latter place
scarcely anything Is left to be devoured,
except q few houses that comprise the
village.
The east hill at Log Hollow is noun
tain Of fire. Captain Jones has lost two
rigs and moro 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, q %, 900
barrel tank and q 600 barrel tank, filled
with oil, are In immediate danger.
Just south Of tho city, the swamp for q
mile and half is on Gre. At Knapp's
Greek, near the New York state line, the
fire is burning feroely 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 tho 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 large amount Of
lumber, have been consumed. A lumber
camp, composed ef seven dwellings at Oil
Valley Junction, was destroyed, together
with thousands Of dollars worth of lumber.
Covers Wide Territory.
The fire may now be said to extend over
the entire northeastern oil field of Penn
sylvania. It is impossible to give the loss,
but 1t 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
greatly, and for this reason information
from small towns and lumber camps as to
the extent Of the damage cannot be ascer-
tanned
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 Office caught
fire and the operator was driven from his
post. The inhabitants fed for their lives.
Forty-six oil yell rigs at Coon Run and
Russell City were consumed by the flames.
Thirteen rigs were burned in the immedi-
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 ascertained whether they have
lost their lives In the flames OF sought O
place of refuge. On account Of the fire,
people cannot get within a mile Of the site
Of Coon Run.
Just south Of Bradford a fire is raging at
Rutherford Run. The Rock Glycerine
company's magazine, containing 500
pounds Of explosive, Is almost surrounded
by fire, and it is feared will be destroyed
before the flames can be checked.
The city Is being secured for men to
fight fire In various parts of the local oil
fields. Fifty cents to 81 an hour Is being
offered for the work.