Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
SHENANDOAH FIRES
RAGE INSPECTIONS
Presidents Camp Between
Two Burning Areas as VOL
unteers Wage Fight.
Special ptsp.tch to The star.

special On6patcn 70 Inc StoTs
LUEAY, Va, April 12.--Forest firts
raging in three sections Of Shenandoah
National Park, in the vicinity Of Sky
land and near President Hoover's Rapi-
dan fishing camp, were still burning late
today, despite efforts to control them
since Thursday.
Another serious fire was burning In the
MASSanuttan range near Lacy Springs,
q few miles from Harrisonburg, Va, and
with many of the State fire wardens in
the Blue Ridge section, lack Of man
power was preventing its being brought
under control.
Already about 1000 acres within an
area OF from two to four miles Of sky
land had been burned over, ana only d
freak condition Of the wind had pre-
vented the fire from reaching the settle
ment Of 40 bungalows and large inn at
that point. About 500 of the 5000
acres in the Skyland tract had been
touched by the FIRE late today.
New fires which started this afternoon
were threatening the SkylAnd settle
ment and special crew Of 20 men had
been sent to aid the more than 90 al-
ready working to subdue them. All ef.
forts were being made late today by
ton Department Commissioner, 10 ret
more men on the scene.
Mountain Aid Slight.
Little aid has been rendered In i,9ht.
ing the general FIRE BY the mountain
people, as all Of their efforts were Be-.
ing needed to save their homes. Nest
Of them had lost their fences and many
outbulldings had been burned, but no
hnTf1pc
hour,
Two Of the fires were burning within
10 miles OF President HooverS fishing
camp, one to the north and the other
on the south, and any increase or shift
IN the wind would endanger that point.
4. special fire warden has been sta
Toned atop a new steel tower erected
on Fork Mountain, near the oarnr. And
2 special guard is being maintained in
White Oak Canyon, the most scenic
had been protected thus far by heroic
EFFORTS Of the fire fighters, but any
increase in the fire would again en-
danger that point. as the fire has ap-
preached very close to the canyon on
the north side.
G: Freeman Pollock, proprietor of
Skyland, who left washington late to-
day Tor the scene of the FIRE, reported
that IT was the worst blaze In that sec
ton In Lifetime. He will aid in the
work of continuing the f1sht tonight and
until 1t Is under control.
Famous Black Rock, another of the
most scenic points in the park, was
threatened by second fire, while q
third blaze had broken out in the fiat
woods around Grottos, near where the
Browns Gap road pefetrates the park.
Rings and Backfires.
The fire-fighting force Is rAkinE
rings and setting controlled back fires In
an effort to prevent the spread Of the
blaze. The Skyland fire had burned
over Robertson Mountain, south to the
Oldrag road, but had been prevented
from crossing the road.
Mountain folk of the Nicholson,
Dyer, Corbtn and Dodson families had
lost their fences and outbuildines and
were still working to prevent their
homes from taking fire from branches
and leaves, carried some times as much
strong In some sections, but calm In
others.
The FIRE started two days ago about
one-haf mile from the Nicholson Ex-
perimental Mountain School, 10 miles
from President Hoovers camp. After
much effort the school house was
saved.
Among the fire wardens from Madi-
son County on the scene at Skyland
were Mack Ut2, walker Berry and Ed
Weekly. Carl Sonners. wilbur Miller
and Others were among the wardens
from Page County. Fire Warden De.
land Taylor was atop the SkylAnd
Tower, built on Stony Man Peake:
Miss Marian Sizef, teacher last Sum-
mer at the Nicholson School. was on the
scene today ana was working among
the mountain people. The Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club Of washington
have 10 or more members who left
Washington by auto today on the scene
and who will assist in fighting the fire.
This club has recently been construct
ing trails in the section and will be OF
great aid due to their knowledge OF the
section.