New Britain herald., 1926-05-10
ONE DEAD, LOSS
 SIOO,OOO IN FIRES
Eastern States Suffer Heavy
 Damages Over Week-En

Boston. May 10 dP-Forest fires in the eastern states today had claimed at least one life and had caused damage estimated well in excess of S1,000,0 900.
 While scores of hlazes which had laid waste 10 thousands of acres in the New England states over the weekend were reported out, or un- der control serious fires still ragged in Virginia and New Jersey.
 Two serious fires in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia near Harrisonburg had been brought un- der control, but another on Round top mountain near Shenandoah was sweeping a large area of young tim Der and q lumberman. Frank Hurst, was reported missing. This, how ever could not be confirmed.
 In Pennsylvania students of Bucknell university were back at their books after having rendered coura Seous service in halting a fire that swept into the mountains three miles from Lewis. A blackened area hundreds of acres in extent marked the destruction in that and nearby blazes and state foresters placed the loss at $100,00n.
 New Jersey Hard Hit
 New Jersey was the hardest hit of all the states with three serious fires and the loss of one life. A woman was burned 10 death when fire destroyed 16 houses in the coun- " in which Atlantic City is located. The flames were Iashed by a stiff wind and rapidly swept along 10 mile front. In other sections of the county three other fires were raging including one on the outskirts of the Mizpah which state police and fire wardens said would be the most serious of any this season unless 1t could be checked speedily.
 Near Mckee City q blaze that had been believed safely out or Sat urday had broken out again and was threatening 10 add further to it's destructive toll.
 From northern New Jersey came reports of five separate timber hlazes. several of considerable eX- tent. which were threatening areas q isolated points from Greenwood Lake to the Delaware river near Blairs'own. All of these were un- checked.
 Sixty volunteer and two North Haledon fro companies were suc- cessful in saving score of dwellings, in inc vicinity of High Mountain. Patrols have been posted, who are watching the progress of the fire as it works it's way high up the noun tain safe from human habttation'
 In New England
 Tn New England. thousands or acres of ruined timhorland testified 70 inc dcstructiveness of the flames over the weekend but there were no serious hlazos which had not been affoctua1Iy halted.
 The fire which had caused serious concern in the Diamond Hill district Of Cumberland. R. l., was still burn ing but q shift in the wind had :orcrd the flames back over the burned area.
 Another one 3t hudSOn, N' Ill., for a time throatcned 10 spread over a great area and was brought un- der control only after hard fight ivy several hundred men was still burning hut was believed well in hand. More than II square miles of smouIderinG sumps were left in ifs wake.
 From this state came reports of euccossful fights against scores of more or less minor brush fires in- cmdin- one at West Wrentham where 1.oo0 acres of timber had been destroyed. Scattered blazes In Maine, Vermont and Connecticut added 10 the toll. None of these lat fer. however, was serious and tho situation in all Of the Nc England states was thought we'll in check.