The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-06-10
sun IS ALMOST oBsCuRED
FOREST FIRES CREATING HAVOC
IN MANY SECTIONS OF
THE EAST.
THOUSANDS FIGHTING FLAMES
VAST TRACTS OF VALUABLE
TIMBER ARE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.

New York, June 1.-THE densest and
most re4.aIiIa BILE draper. IF haze ever
seen hereatouts dimmea the sun yes
terday. The drapery was part Of
Maine and Adirondack forests re-
duced to ashes and vapor. There was
sky and earth, and at times it ap-
preached the ghostly. I'E:4 smoke was
dense enough to make sensitive eyes
water and to tickle sensitive threats.
The sun was not wholly invisible.
When it was doing it's best to pene-
trate the gloom the air took on hue
almost like lemon. Once before, in
! September, 1881. when there were
Great Forest Fires
in the western states bordering New
YOrl, there was yellow day" in this
neighborhood. But it was not nearly
so wierd as yesterday.
The haze hung over the river and
harbor, somewhat impeding traffic,
and the trolley and elevated road SER
vice was slightly delayed. The same
atmospheric conditions prevailed at
Utica and other cities in the central
part OF the state.
Forest fires are creating havoc on
Long Island. The woods on TIE north
side between Amityville and East
port and in the vicinity CT Central
Islip and Brentwood to the extent of
several thousand acres have hecn de-
stroyed.
Dispatches from places IN the north
forest fires have broken out afresh in
the Adirondack mountains.
More Serious Than Ever.
Glen Falls, N Y, June 6.-TAe fire
situation in the Adirondacks is mure
serious than any time since the fires
began. The heavy-timbered sections
| of the woods extending from Long
| lake on the foot of Mount Marcy on
| the north, the Indian lake and Cedar
river through to Lake George on the
south, is burning over.
Famed Into Renewed Energy.
Utica, N. Y, June 6.--Winds which
sprang up Wednesday afternoon and
continued yesterday have once more
famed the Adirondack forest fires to
the north of this city into renewed
! energy and vast tracts CT timber, I'M
touched by recent fires, are threat
ened with destruction.
Flames Destroying Railroad.
Mount Holly, N. j., June 6.-Forest
fires are burning along the Ridseway
branch of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey between LaEehNrSt and Lake
wood. The flames are making rapid
progress, all attempts TO extnguish
them having proved futile. Mon have
been sent on special trains to fight the
fires. For many miles the air is heavy
| with smoke
Losses Reach a Million.
Boston, June 6.-For tie first time
in many years the density Of tbs
smoke from forest fires produced q
| pronounced yellow atmosphere Lere
yesterday. 1t is forty-sevon days since
rain in any appreciable amount ha.
fallen in this section, and dH:;n1.. that
| time the losses from forest N'1S IN
New England have aggregated at least
100000.
Thousands of Acres Burned.
Burlington, VT. June 6.-At least a
thousand men are fighting forest fires
in Vermont, yet thousands of acres CT
valuable timber land have been
burned over and there is little pros
pect that the fires can be checked
until rain falls.
Two Settlements Wiped Out.
Houlton, Me, June 6. - The forest
fires in Aroostoock county have de-
stroyed fourteen miles of the Bangor
& Aroostoock railroad ard two small
settlements.