Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-13
Forest Fires in
 Eastern Conn.
IN VICINITY OF KILLINGLY. STER.
 LING AND PLAINFkELD
500 MEN FIGHT FLAMES
Already Thousands of Dollars Damage Has Been Done-At Midniqht Sky for Miles Around Was AeIow With Reflection of the Flames.

Danielson, Conn.,, Oct. 12.-Extensive forest fires are sweeping over Eastern Connecticut tonight. especially in the vicinity of the towns of Killingly, Ster- ling and Plainfield. Already thousands of dollars damage has been done and hundreds of acres of valuable timber land burned over. A volunteer force of nearly 800 men is making heroic efforts to conquer the flames. so far with but little success.
 Nearly Dozen Separate Fires.
 It is estimated here tonight that there are nearly a dozen separate fires some of them having a front of from for eight weeks and the dry leaves in the forests, make ready fuel. To- night, at the midnight hour, the sky for miles around was aglow with the reflection of the flames. and the streets of the borough were filled with smoke. Hurry Call for Volunteers. A hurry call was sent here during the afternoon for one hundred valun- teers and many responded, being rush ed to the scene of the various fires in automobiles. A i4lE Have Been Burning for Week. The fires have been burning, off and on, for week or more, bua tonight | they seemed to take the nature of a | stances, dwelling houses and barns are | threatened, but so far as could be leafIied tonight, no houses have yet l been burned. The fire is particularly l fierce along the Flat Rock region in Plainfield, and the blaze is slowly | creeping in a great line toward Jewett City and Voluntown.
 Fire More Than Three Miles Long. I There is also a hot fire along the | Nrrxr Ir.TI r1w- | the blaze is spreading toward the Rhode Island state line. One fire is l more than Inree miles long. It is | discouraging work for the fire fighters | for no sooner is one blaze beaten out when another springs up half mile l or so away. gsIn many sections thers \ was no sle Y for even women anC children essssssat all being engaged il ], Lighting tils tres.
 Four Fires Near Winsted.
 Winsted, Conn., Oct. 12.-A force O. 500 men are today fighting four for, est fires within radius of 20 mile. of Winsted. Hundreds of acres of val uable timberland have been burned over and today the fires were ragins f1ercely, famed by a high wind. On College Hill in East Canaan, valuabl, timberland owned by E. S. Robertst state treasurer, has been burned over
 750 Acres Burned at South Windsor South Windsor, Conn, Oct. 12.-4
 forest fire near here tonight burne'
 over 750 acres of timberland before
 was checked by a volunteer force o
 150 fire fighters. There were two sep
 arate fires at the start, one in tn
 northeastern section of the town an
 the other on the Mapping road. Tn
 fires spread with great rapidity an
 at one time the blaze crept within
 hundred feet of a large powder maga
 zine.
 Heroic efforts on the part of the fir
 fighters saved large tobacco sher
 where s25.000 worth of tobacco wa
 stored. At a late hour the fires wer
 believed to be under control, althoug
 they were still burning. The fires hay been smouldering since last Friday.
 is said.