The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-05
GREAT FOREST FIRES
WOODS IN NEW ENGLAND, NEW
YORK AND CANADA ABLAZE.
Many Thousands OF Acres of Valuable
Timber Land Ravaged by
the Flames.

BANGOR, Me-, June 4-Fourteen miles
of territory in this vicinity have been
burned over. by forest fires, which are un-
checked because of the parched condition
of the underground. The settlements of
Sherman and Crystal were burned. Sher-
man had population of 900, and prop
erty valuation of s167.142. Crystal is a plan
tation on tie Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road and with a population of 2s1 and
property valuation of s73,73 At Sherman
every building was burned.
BURLINGTON. VT, June HAdvices from
all parts of Vermont show the extensive
nature of the forest fires. The largest fire
reported is at Dandy, where 210O0 acres of
timberland owned by IS. l.. Griffith have
been burned.
MANCHESTER, NJ H, June 4.-Forest
fires have been raging for weeks In Coos
county. and great expanses Of timberland
have been swept by the flames.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y. June Ain spite
of the efforts of hundreds of men through
out the Adirondacks. the forest fires are
spreading. The most serious fires are now
reported to be in the vicinity of Long lake
east towards Newcomb lake and Mount
Marcy. At Lake George the ashes fell
to-day like snow. A dense smoke has set
tied over the lake.
MONTREAL, June 4.-Reports from vari-
Gus parts of the province state that fires
are still raging in almost every direction
where the country Is wooded The villages
of Astor and Forestdale have been COM
pletely wiped out. The Grand Trunk Rail-
road is troubled by breaks in the wires
and burned railroad ties near the village
Of Bulstrode, which also has been de-
stroyed- Scores of towns and villages are
in constant danger of destruction, being
without means to fight the flames. In the
Lake ST. John district half a dozen small
settlements have gone up in smoke and
many others are In danger.
ST. JOHN, N. b., June Sword reached
the city to-day from the seacoast village
Of Musquash that forest fires yesterday
and to-day swept that place, leaving but
three or four building standing. There are
200 people homeless and destitute. The
financial loss will aggregate over 500. COO
Reports from all over the province indicate
that fires are rushing through the woods
and that whole villages and communities
are in danger. At Picadilly, in Kings
county, two persons were burned to death
while endeavoring to liberate cattle in
field.
PLATTSBURG, N. Y, June A tele-
gram from Lake Placid tonight says that
several lumber camps at South Meadows.
near Cascade lake, a big boarding house in
Rogers Brothers logging camp, about five
miles from Lake Placid. and the barns of
the Cascade Lake House were burned.
SARATOGA, n. Y, June 4.-Hundreds
of men have been sent TO the front to fight
the fires, but the fires appear to be beyond
control. The heaviest fires are reported
near Indian lahe, North creek, Blue Noun
tain lake. Catlin lake. Cedar river, Glen
lake and Long lake.
NEW, YORK, June 4.-Forest fires are
creating havoc on Long island. The woods
on the south side, between Amityville and
Eastport, and in the vicinity OF Central
Islip and Brentwood 10 the extent of sew
eral thousand acres have been destroyed.