Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-06
SOUTH Jersey
FOREST FIRES
BLAZE ANEW
Immense Area Devastated by
Flames That Threaten
Towns.
~ HOUSES DESTROYED
IN THREE VILLAGES
Damage Already Over 500, 900.
Warren County B:aze
Out.

Special to the Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. Sled by
fire wardens thousand men are
fighting a furious forest fire which Is
lraging over a territory 25 miles long
and 10 miles wide southwest of New
Gretna. 1t is estimated that $50 900
damage has already been done by the
fire.
Many small hamlets have been
partly destroyed and others are
threatened by the flames, which are
sweeping in northwesterly direc-
tio~ Fourteen houses have been
razed at Old Washington, three at
Jenkins and five at Harrlsonville.
Motorists 9 wing here report run
ming through lanes of fire and many
thrilling escapes have been reported.
Cranberry bogs, valuable timber land
and bridges have been damaged by
the fire. Unless the wind diminishes
or rain falls the fire wardens fear the
loss may reach a quarter of a million
dollars The scene of the fire is only
thirty miles from Atlantic City and
a heavy pail of smoke hovers over the
city.
Several gunners had close calls One
party of six hraved death to rescue a
companion who had been trapped In
the centre of blazing district by the
falling OF two big trees. Delgren
Hawkins. of Harrisville, sustained Sc
we're burns about the head and back
in leading the rescue party.
Large towns on the mainland, within
radius of thirty miles Of the threat
ened district, have responded to calls
for help. Because of the poor water
supply and the wide spread of the
threatened territory fire apparatus
have been useless. Bucket brigades
have performed gallant work in saw
ing farm houses. but unless the wind
abates or ram falls the damage will
reach $3.50. 900. the wardens say.
NEWTON, Nov. s.-Both the big
| forest fires in Warren county and the
smaller one at the Beardali deer park
J q ont and the fire-fighting forces
1 iinFres. .sed by the State fire warden
aud tho volunteers at Branchville
have gone home
The situation was so serious last
night that many women Joined the
men In fighting the flames. Fire
wardens offered men thirty cents an
hour for their services and warned
them they would be fined $40 IL they
refused to assist. The Susquehanna
railroad sent hundreds of men into
the fire district on special trains. An
other special train brought several
hundred volunteer fire fighters from
Stroudsburg, across the Delaware
river in Pennsylvania. Volunteer fire.
men from nearly score of towns and
villages in this section of New Jersey
were also rushed into the district
For time last night 1t appeared that
the flames might reach this place.
DIR. Thomas Cooley. Victor Rosen-
kranz and A. I. Van Sickles. of this
town, were at Lake Owassa fishing
wnen the fire at the Beardali deer
park broke out Wednesday. and were
among the force of one hundred vol
unteers who succeeded in extinguish-
ing the flames after seven hours
hard work.
When the fire worked it's way out
of the park into Bear swamp and
threatened the colony of fifty cot
tages at Lake Owassa. help was called
from Branchville by the fishermen at
the lake and the mountaineers.
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