The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-01
FIRES RAGING
IN KENTUCKY
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No Water With Which TO Fight
the Flames
RIVERS ARE DRIED UP
AND TOWNS ARE AT THE MERCY
OF IMPENDING oEsTRuc
TioN -- MINISTERS AND
CONGREGATIONS
PRAY FOR
RAIN.

Louisville, ny, Nov. 5h.--tann1d
by high winds and with no water TO
stay the flames Kentucky is a the
mercy Of fire. The nights are flled
with terror in many sections Of the
state. Owing to the Eve months
drouth houses are as dry as tinder
oil-saaked torches. Wherever fire
breaks ont there is no water to stay
its progress Country towns ana
threatened forests are being patrolled
bg night and lights can be seen
burning in nearly every farmhouse
window.
There are no signs Of rain The
sky is clear aud the weather is turn.
Ing colder.
Fire broke out in Litehdeld at mid
night Monday nigh In the residence
of lohu Cooper and RACED for two
hours destroying block Of bGild
ines. The loss II $4,000 The roofs
IT the houses were perfectly dry and
tho lack Of water rendered tho effort
ot the firemen futile
Al I4ogans Station In Shelby coun
ty two houses were burned owing 10
the scarcity Of water The loss is
$4,000
Forest Fires Raging.
Forest fires are reported al James
town IN Bell county, and tens Of thou
sands Of d7llars worth OF timber out
hCnspe and fencing have been ID
siroyed
Near Maysyiile the forest west Of
the city fook fire and owing TO the
extreme drynesa The whole hillside
was soon in flames There was
high wind at the time which famed
the flames toward he large Lime
stone distlllery which, with 1000 bar
refs Of whisky was saved by strenu.
Gus efforts If the employees and neigh
bars The flames were finally check.
Ed before they reached the residence
portion ef the city; nor, however. un.
I'll all the fencing ana ousDuildings
in thai section were destroyed
The forest fires south of Lou
vile are being Kept ia check
Ii the drouih continues. farmers
along the railroads gill be forced q
nave water for their SOCK hauled By
the railroads
There n 10 relief in sight
No Water 70 Quench IT.
a fire at Pembroke destroyed the
residence Of &. vi Coyington. There
was M water The loss was s4.500
The residence Of Ben Morgan near
Plum Lick in Bourbon county was
burned and John Morgan. aged IA,
a son ii the owner, was Moderated
Henry Morgan. aged s years. a nenh
ew was badly burned The house
was SO dry thai the roof was ready ie
fall in when the fire was discovered.
Several fire insurance companies
wanted 10 increase the rates on
risks IN country towns where the wa
cannoi be operated on ac-
count of The drmHGh'. but he Ken
lucky and Tennessee board of under.
writer's have decided that no increase
viii be sanctioned as il expects the
condition now prevailing
sill be only temporary
This effect Of the dr9ugh' VIII prob
ABLY result in the eUrlailmen OF the
output OF whisky for taie district al
hough t had been intended to pro
dUce more whisky his year than du
ring he last distiiling season The
on account of dry weather
VIII reduce the output for November
below that of the corresponding
month Of last year although many of
the combine houses did not resume
busine 5 until about December +,
There are not enough teams in JEFF
ferson county to haul the water need