Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-06
FREDERICK BLAZE
APPEARS CURBED
Big Forest Fires Rage on
Eastern Shore and
Near Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, May 6.-The 200
foot wall of roaring flame that since
Sunday has been rolling along the
mountain sides about Frederick, de-
stroying everything in its path from
Yellow Springs to Thurmont, Md, and
devastating about 10000 acres of timber
land, today appeared under control, with
about 800 weary fire-fighters battling to
stamp it out.
Reserves are being rushed into the
fire area, which now includes the land
of Lawrence Richey, secretary to Presi-
dent Hoover, threatening the handsome
buildings upon the place. About SOC
acres Of the Richey timber land al
ready have been burned over.
In smoking ashes lies the Hunting
Creek watershed owned by the City OF
Frederick, upon which Frederick will
rely this Summer for water. A pro-
longed drought this Spring or Summer
will bring water famine to Frederick
as a result of the fire, city officials said
5000 acres along Hunting Greek, had
been newly planted with young trees in
forest conservation program.
Call for Recruits Sent,
Exhausted by days hard but almost
futile fighting of the flames yesterday
many of the firedghters left the scene
last night as lowering clouds and light
drizzle gave promise of the elements
taking hand on the side of the fire.
while and did not check the flames, and
at about midnight hurry call was sent
to Frederick by City Engineer e. St
c. Maxwell and City Forester G. c.
Klein for firefighting recruits, as the
fire roared with renewed vigor across
the mountainsides.
BY morning 200 recruits, brought into
the fire area, had succeeded in direct
ing the flames where they would dc
the least damage and were rapidly get.
ting the fire under control.
today were cutting fire lines and stand
the buildings on the Richey estate. Or
the estate are a big building which the
Presidents secretary has recently hac
built for entertaining his chief on fish
ing parties this Summer and q number
of smaller buildings.
The fire apparatus Of Frederick last
night was called into action to save q
large frame house owned by the city and
occupied by Frank Weddie, caretaker Of
the city water supply storage dam. The
pumping apparatus, using water from
the reservoir, alked the flames which
were eating perilously near the house
and turned the flames north from the
city.
Fifteen Homes Are Saved.
The firefighters also succeeded in saw
ig Is homes along the Lewistowr
road, which were in the path Of the
fire.
In the house at the dam last night
was established a feeding station for the
firef1ghters, and all night long the wives
of the men fighting the fire kept food
and coffee ready for them.
All of the fireflghters were exhausted
this morning, but continued to pres:
their slight advantage over the flames
No casualties among the fighters were
reported, although nearly every one was
suffering from smoke and the intense
heat in which they worked.
An extended dry period, which has
seen no heavy rainfall in this section
for more than month and has left
the underbrush and grass in the forests
ready finder for the slightest spark
kept the flames rolling along through
the forests at rapid rate yesterday
and last night. It was practically i'm
possible for the fire fighters to face the
flames, and their efforts were confined
mostly to shortening the front along
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