The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-02
ADIRONDACK WOODS IN FLAMES
THE MOST DISASTROUS FOREST
FIRES IN LATE YEARS.
The Stevens House at Lake Placid and the
Hotel 81. Armand Near saranac Lake
Are Burned-Lumber Mills and Camps
DestrOyeti-Families Forced TO Flee.

Are Burned-Lumber Mills and Camps
DestrOyeti-Families Forced to Flee.
UTICA, N. Y, May 1.-The most dis
astrous and widespread forest fires OF late
years have been raging in the Adirondacks
TO the north Of this city for the past forty
eight hours, and the loss, aside from the
burning OF uncut timber, is believed to be
greater than ever before known. It in
cludes not only isolated camps and cottages,
but lumber mills, and whole villages have
been threatened. Tho mountains are ablaze
with many fires, the flames shooting fifty
have, with a few belongings. fed for their
lives before the towering, roaring sheets OF
flame.
Snowstorms which prevailed to-day in
the Adirondacks are reported to have sub
dued the flames in many places.
From the Meadowbrook farm property,
four miles from Saranac Lake, all along the
road to Lake Placid everything has been
destroyed Many deer, hedgehogs. rabbits.
a cub bear and scores OF other wild animals
lie along this road where they were over
come by the flames. Mill property has
suffered extensively. the Hurd mill at Iup,,
per Lake, the largest sawmill in the United
States, which gave employment to $50 men.
being among the industries wiped out.
The fire at White Lake Corners ragged
fiercely during the night and at 4 o'clock
this morning many people left their homes.
In many instances the flames were but
a few feet from many dwellings and several
Of them were badly scorched The flames
gradually crept in both directions along
the Adirondack and St. Lawrence Rail-
road. The residents began ploughing up
the earth during the night and in this man
ner prevented the fire from spreading
into the populated districts.
To
effect that the Stevens House. one Of the
biggest and finest hotels in Lake Placid.
was burned last night, 1t Is also reported
there that the woods in the vicinity OF Bay
Point, the Rockefeller camp location. are
on fire and the extensive camps are In dan
their many buildings, were burned last
night and the timber on las acres OF land
was destroyed.
The lumber mill at McKeever was shut
down to-day and the employees turned
into the woods in order that the property
the threatening fire. Five hundred acres
of woodland in the vicinity Of Mckeever
have been burned over.
At Newton Falls last night women and
children were forced to flee. while the men
OF that town fought to save the village
from destruction The flames nos ware WEI, -. con n
flames licked up the buildings with such
fury that the occupants saved themselves
only by taking refuge in Little River until
the fire died down.
X. A. Molyneaux and his son OF syria;
cuse had a thrilling experience at o'clock Lock
while fishing in Beaver River. The two
men were in the middle Of the stream when.
without a minutes warning. fire broke
out along the banks Of the river. The
fire spread quickly, and M Molyneau lux
railroad tracks for safety, Then tho
flames followed along the railroad tracks.
burning the ties and everything infiamma-
BILE in their path Mr.. Molvneaux and his
son finally reached section OF the woods
where there was a sand lot. Both lay
by in their path Of destruction; a lynx
umped past Mr.. Molyncauy and his son
in an endea vor to escape the flames.
Until means Of communication with the
remote sections Is reestablished it will be
impossible to learn whether or not loss
mate OF the financial loss caused by fires
in the section north of here places 1t at
over million dollars.
PIATTsBuRo, MAY 1.-The worst forest
fires that have occurred in the Adiron-
dacks in years have been raging for the past
three days and but for rainstorm. fol-
lowed by heavy fall Of snow, at an early
hour this morning the entire North Woods
would probably have been swept over.
The Chatea;gay Ore and Iron Company
lost fully 1000 cords of pulp wood, besides
a number OF houses At Plumadore, fami-
lies were driven from their homes, and men,
women and children ran miles to save
Themselves from tho flames. Many OF the
refugees were picked up by passing trains
and carried to places Of safety
The trains on the Chateaugay road were
Obliged to run through walls Of fire, and
when they emerged from tie flames the
paint and varnish on the coaches we're bis
tered md the glass in the windows was so
hot that il could not be touched with the
hand. The fires extended distance OF
over thirty miles along the line OF this road'
while on the Adirondacks division OF the
New York Central they extend fully seventy
Hotel st. Armand. between Bloom;
ingdale and Saranac Lake, was destroyed
to-day. ~. A..
DESTROYED SIS. 900 worth OF timber mere To-
day, and this evening they are stu burning
HIGHLAND FALLS, n. y, May LINE
! woods in the mountain range OF crow
Nest caught fire to-day from the burning
OF farmhouse and terrific conhagratoi
OF the spectacular order Ia raging leir,
tory two miles and quarter IN extent MAJ
been burned over The flames arc spreaoing
threatening farm property
GLENs FALLS, May l:-Fanned ny asttoh'
breeze the forest fires between Lake Georg.
and this village are raging fercely. Boil
sides OF French Mountain are swept D,
flames, and a thousand acres OF timber lane
are burning.