The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-01

IN ADIR0NDACKS
Big LandhoIdsrs Aniagonlzs
woadsmsn by Oppression.
TORCH APPLIED TO CAMP
r- sAFss .f,-
bebanIng Of Lifelong Residents From
Hunting and Fishing Privileges Starts
Deadly Fsud.
TORCH APPLIED TO CAMP

ing that lawlessness reigns throughout
the Adirondack region" said John G.
rreund music publisher. in his office at
ts5 Fifth avenue, 10 a reporter. MY own
experience proves this. I occupied the
camp OF Jerome Wood during the past
summer. The William Carnegies. whose
estate is near by. had employed Wood
as head guide and his wife as stewardess,
and ] leased the camp from the Woods
for the season.
II consisted OF half a dozen buildings.
Incendiaries burned these buildings last
Thursday night and my family, guests.
servants and myself had a narrow escape
from death. ~
"The incendiaries killed my faithful
Yorkshire terrier. Daisy. the little anil
NAL having given the alarm by violent
barking. About $500 worth of my prop
erty was burned. All OF the buildings. a
large woodpile and much OF the sur
rounding forest were burned.
Now, I don't want to be thought OF
accusing backswoodsmen OF this deed.
Doubtless some irresponsible guide or
backwoodsman was the immediate agent
who applied the torch. but I am posi-
tive that the person who instgated the
burning was wealthy New Yorker who.
had long occupied territory in that see
tion, and who had feud with the Wood
family because II refused TO reliquish
Its camp ana move away at his request -
RICH FOLK TO BLAME.
: "It is all nonsense for the Rockefellers
and others to claim that they will brave
the resentment of the backwoodsmen.
don't think the Rockefellers and some
of the other wealthy holders Of vast
estates will enjoy their Adirondack rre-
serves much in the future. because there
IL no doubt that they are thoroughly
frightened by the Dexter murder. and
ithe guides and backwoddsmen are very
,deeply incensed against the big land
fhofdtrs ~- -
The wealthy people have made them
selves obnoxious 10 the mountaineers. I
fear that the latter WIN seek a sure re-
venge for the burning OF the Wood fam
ilys camp The Woods ha dbeen long
residents OF Island Camp. situated on. an
island In Racquette lake. Wood was the
first white man born at Racduette lake.
He and his family are very popular with
the mountaineers.
'T am a comparatively poor man, and
do not have any holdings I'm the Adlron-
dacks. / merely held a seasons lease of
Island Camp. Therefore the guides and
backwoodsmen had no animus against
me. Their animosity. however, toward
fused to let them fish, hunt or even pass
through the ground they claiV, has In
creased OF recent years, and the result
has been to engender great bitterness.
'T want TO make II clear that some OF
the guides. those who have lucrative en-
ployment on the holdings OF the wealthy
class. have taken sides with their en-
ployers.
Il gave dinner and smoker last
Thursday evening at Island Camp 10
many OF the guides and hunters OF the
RacQuette Lake region. L invited them
all; but those employed by some of the
wealther aristocrats did not accept the
invitation. Among those who spurned the
invitation were the guides OF the per-
son whom suspect of instigating the
nring of the camp ] occupied.
SET FIRE At NIGHT.
"It was midnight when the entertain
rnent broke up. I Nas talking To the only
guest who yet remained and was having
farewell nightcap with him when we
heard the terrier Daisy bark excitedly.
The dog kept up her racket for couple
OF minutes, and then, very suddenly,
ceased her noise. We fastened 10 the
rear OF the building, where the dog was,
and saw that staple and chain bad been
broken and tho building entered. inside
we found a fire blazing.
rapidly. ] got my wife. Miss Marjorie
King, who was n guest OF my wife: an
other guest and two servants from the
building. Our children were asleep in
one OF the little cottages near the burn
ing structure. This cottage took fire and
my wife and I and the others rushed
10 save the children. I carried one out.
and my wife showed much courage in
saving little Annette. who Is seven years
old My wife had 10 carry the little girl
through flames to reach the door. ~.~s
I'm the FIRE I lost clothing. cameras.
fsfing and hunting paraphernalIa. The
Woods lost their all, valued nj probably
about 5000. This will be n severe blow
10 them. as they are comparatively poor.
and the Carnegies may not always en-
ploy them. William Carnegie Is n nephew
OF Andrew Carnegie.
I'm the Adirondacks wealthy land
owner has hut TO remark his dislike ~
a certain person an dthat persons camp
will he burned and he will he made 80
uncomfortable In other WAYS that ne must
sha ndon the holdings on which the aria
tocrat has cast covetous eyes"
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