The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20
FOREST FIRES SPREADING
MIG BLAZE IN THE ADIRON-
,DACK FOOTHILLS. .
Glens Falls Asks for Assistance-rre
Extends Over an Area Three 'Niles
Long and . Mile .Wide-Grant Cottage
iu Path OF F1ames-FIres In Catsldlls.

In E0tU Oi FIhNiCe- ftTCo hh SeNoAahio'
ALBANY, Sept. 1o.-Assstant Chief
Forester Woodruff received a despatch
tom s. W. Russell OF Glens Falls to-day
announcing that the forest fire was ex-
landing from Stony Creek down the west
aide Of the Hudson and asking assistance.
Woodruff promptly wired the nearest
fire warden to get after the fire with as
many men as possible.
The biggest fire extends over an area
three miles long and nearly smile wide
in a great timber tract between Stony
creek in Warren county and, Hadley' In
saratoga county on the west side Of the
Hudson. The blaze has been in progress
severa! days but did not assume danger
Gus proportions until to-day, when a
light breeze started the flames running
through the dry woods. The wardens
had back fighting trenches dug but the
wind carried. the sparks across them
and a vast Q is ablase. The region
is mountainous and contains timber
tracts which have never known the lum-
berman's axe, 90 that the loss In stand
ing timber will be heavy. The fire was
started, Il is supposed. from engine sparks
on the Adirondack branch OF the Della
ware and Hudson Railroad. which started
another blaze that has already. burned
over a hundred acres OF the east side Of
III liver in ~Stonyoreek. g.
IN the absence OF any reports received
by the State Forest, Fish and Game Com
mission to-day on the forest fire situation
in the Adirondaoks 1t 10 believed that
there 10 90 much to do to keep the fire
-..l~n. IN The tspnn that thar haya not
taken the time to mako reports. %
Col W. f., Fox. State Superintendept
Of Forests. who,has been fighting the fires
In the. Catslflls, Ia expected home to-
morrow. The situation there IL reported
under control. but the fires which con-
tinue to shoulder have to be closely
Conservative foresters are anxious for
a soaking rain, saying that tho situation
ia 90 serious that IL a high wind should
intervene the results In tho forests would
DO apt to be as serious AZ In 1905, when
thousands OF dollars worth OF timber
was consumed. - i +.
have been raging In this section for
several days and a large acreage has been
burned over. Atwood, q hamlet near
Browns Station, had a close call from
having It's score Of buildings destroyed
yesterday. A fire In the woods 'crept
near the post office and'W. b. Gray. OF
New York city, who 10 sTperintendent
pany, which has. the contract TO build
several miles Of ~aqueduct. for the New
York city water supply. called out $50 men,
who fought the Forest fire for, several
hours and stopped 1t from reaching the
buildings, A big force fought the fire
On .ffussey Hill. town Of Esopus. a
,,an,tor foroat Are Ia ra0inO and about
n mile distant a score Of men are fighting
a fire near Mingo Hollow to prevent 1t
from reaching the big plant OF the Nitro
Powder Company. makers Of dynamite.
The foothills Of the Catskills near this
city are On fire. as are the woods at Eagles
is filed with smoke and dust and pilots
on the Hudson River Va that at. night
the utmost care must be use1 in navi-
cation. as the river seems to be covered
by the smoke az II bv q Csnse foe.
SARATOGA, Sept. 1s.-The Grant cottage
at Mount MoGreEor, Saratoga county, Is
in the path OF q forest fire which has been
ing townof Greenfield. The wind has been
blowing in such direction that the flames
have been kept five OF six miles distant.
Should the wind change end no rain fall,
however, 1t Is feared that the flames
may reach the mountain. In the cottage,
whlCn ID preserved ny NeW IOTk State,
President Grant spent his last hours.
Forest fires have destroyed large ouanti-
ties OF timber in the northern part Of
the county.
,MIDpLRTowN. N. ". Sept. ia forest
fire which has been raging In Orange
and Sullivan counties now threatens 70
destroy the heart. Of the. deer section Of
Thousands Of New York sportsmen
visit this section annually, but 1t is feered
that the hunting for this season 10 already
spoiled, as all sorts Of game. including
deer, have been killed or driven out
by the fires. Big tracts OF timber be-
longing to the HARDWOOD and Harrowold
clubs have been destroyed. and the smoke
is so dense that the Nj Is only occasion
ally seen. Hundreds Of men are fighting
10 a DIV eilings and barns.