The evening times., 1900-05-02

structure. The young women and children
battIed with the fire for two hours with
great vigOr. and finally conquered it.
Miss Harkins and Miss O'DonnelI are
highly praised for their plucky work. and
the Kline township school board VIII take
nary service
REMOVE. Pa, May 2-Ten dwelling
houses and a drum house. all belonging to
lie Remove Fire Brick and Clay Works
were destroyed by FIRE yesterday afternoon.
The brick plant was also partly 6e7troyed-
The loss is about s12 Gee, with no insur-
ance. Over 100 men were on duty last
night trying to get the flames under eoa-
troll. Great excitement prevails and sur
rounding property is in danger from the
forest fires which are raging On all sides.
T. H. Quinn * Co. lumbermen. of Straight,
Elk county have a force of over 2Cf men
fighting back the flames to prevent III
reaching 5000 cords Of chemical wood
READING, Pa May 2-WeIIington
Lutz and Charles ". Dietrich had a Ear-
row escape from being burned on the Blue
Mountains in Albany township. In order to
call the firemen 10 rescue the lJuSe OF
David Maurer. they had TO travel a short
distance On returning the fire encircled
them and both had to run through the six
foot flames in order to save their lives.
Mrs. Emma Coles house was burned 10
the ground by the fcress fire The steps
of Ephraim Bolander's house were con
Sumed. Mr.. Kline carried his furniture
out of the house to save il from the flames,
but his house was not destroyed. The fire
extended a distance Of about fifteen miles
in Albany alone
BELLEFONTE. Pa. May I'm the Sew
en- Mountains yesterday a number o. en-
ployes of the Linden fIaii Lumoer Com
pany while endeavoring to save the prop
erty from destruction by forest fires had a
thrilling escape. The men werS caught
in sea of fire and compelled to throw
themselves full length in a small stream
As it Was one man was seriously burned
about the head. a second had his feet
| burned to blisters. while several others
had most of their clothing burned on.
The village OF Pleasant Gap. FIVE misss
east Of here was only saved by all the
men women. and boys turning out to fight
the flames off.
LOCK HAVEN. Pa. May 2-F A..
BlackWellS lumber camp suffered severe
IL from forest fires Monday night The
camp is located on Lebo- Run. several miles
from Ncrth Bend The flames suddenly
veered toward the camp ard the occu-
rants of the houses barely escaped with
their lives. Six or eight houses. several
large bark piles. two bridges and several
cars on the North Bend and Kettle Creek
Railroad were destroys I'd. The destruction
of timber is great throughout that section
HUNTINGDON, Pa. May 9TH: histor-'
ic Black Log Mountain. between Hunting
don and Miffiin counties has been prseti-
cally laid waste by an extensive fire that
has continued for over a week. The nalnes
have worked for miles in extent from the
west 10 the east side. and now they are de-
vastating the mountain on the Miffiin coun-
ty side. The fire surrounds the homes OF
six farmers living near the mountains
base. Little hope is entertained of saving
the properties. The county authorities
here have been informed that many of the
forest fires have been started maliciously
by parties who anticipated large pay for
lighting the flames.
BLOOMSBURY. Pa. May 2-The forest
fires in Columbia county are gaining head
way and many hundred acres of timber
land are already burned of. Notwithstand-
ing the efforts Of one hundred employees
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. who are
fighting the flames near MainviIle. very
little has been accomplished In the vi
einity 81 Missiy Cross Roads, this county.
very little timber remains.
SHAMoKIN. Pa. May 2.-The Line and
Broad Mountains, south of here. were ig-