The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-05
SOME FIRES UNDER CONTROL.
Danger Said to He Past In Massachusetts,
and Elsewhere In New England.

BosToN, June 4-The forest fires ia
Massachusetts, are reported to be under
control and no further destruction ia feared
unless heavy wind springs up. pail OF
smoke overhangs the entire State during
the day, and along the coast the vessels
had to sound their fog signals.
20 successful that the people are recover
ing from their alarm and are putting their
house hold goods back into their homes:
Al Webster five COWS were 30 badly burned
in the Douglass woods that they had to be
killed. The fire at Lyn ntield has passed
tn" DANCE point and the blaze in the Bill
lerica woods has been checked.
NASHUA, y. H., June 1.-THE forest fires
in this State are burning vigorously. Near
Her At winona. two farmhouses were
destroyed Near Colebrook fires are de-
vast a, ing thousands OF acres. The Con-
nec,icut River Lumber Company is the
heo Vest loser.
At Antloyer. fire has been sweeping
over Ragged Mountain and the bills east
Of the mountain since yesterday. Two
hundred men are opposing the progress
OF the flames
Two sawnills and number Of houses
on Taunton Hill were saved with difficulty,
The Iitteton Fire Department was kept
on duty all night wetting down the roofs
81 the houses.
BusI INeToS. VT. June t.--Forest fires
are raging in every county in the State
and thousands Of acres If valuable timber
land are ruined.
The entire chain Of the Green Mountains is
dotted with fires and hundreds of men in
differen, places are fighting the. flames.
Fort Ethan Allen. near tlds city. is IN i'm
minent dagger and tho entire garrison
is on duty fghuHg the flames. The village
OF Harrlwick is threatened several houses
already having been burned while farm
houses, barns and small! mills have been
burned in dif.ren' parts OF the safe.
night fine ash fell here, covering every
thing out of docrs. The eyes Of many
were affected by he s'ncke. Al daylight
everything about town had TeHowsh
appt arance 1t interviewed somewhat with
were k p' Goiog oil day, Tonight tn"
conditions are improved The. cause is
attributed is tho forest fires in Nlaine and
on Cap" { q,
been hit hardest by the forest fires. A
village in tho town &C Sherman was de
stroyed to-day, its 'rhsb'ar's te'rE
obliged o fo'..a.;e their bones. Itey were
conveyed by train to Sherman Mills and
C,eyAs! Plantation wa" reported 10 have
been swept nv Na'ne,. but message re-
ceived to-nish' says hat only few farm
buildings thc-e were hlrnnd hundreds
Of aeras of timber land haze been covered
by flames
Tra,rs over the Bangor and Arocstr ok
Rsillcod lave been delayed, ard AZ tho
extreme norlh.Ily irarch 70 trairs were
nun IL roarly twenty-four hours, on account
of the fires, which dsnagod Tie iIatk,
In the ce3tral par, OF the State the
situation has somewhat improved since
mtrnirg Only a few fires are raging In
the two westerly counties of the State.
ard most of 'tcm are practically urder
cortrcl
PLYMOUTH. y. H.. June Fires are
burning on many OF the White Mountains.
Two railroad bridges have been destroyed.
one a mile from the Profile House and Waum-
bak Bridge, between jefferson and Cherry
Noun, Hr. The most serious fires are be-
tween Waterford and Lttleton and on
kiiburn CraE5. Some Of, the roads have
hecn rendered impossible by falling trees,