New Britain herald., 1930-05-05
FIRE IN HIGHLANDS
 BURNS 2,5()O ACRES
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worked n1,l thc Ncatngton fire dc. partment. Volunteers from all the towns in the vicinity offered their aid
 Boy scouts Called Ont
 M~. O'Grar got lnro touch with ksruet F. Parker. scoutmastcr Of Troop f. Boy Scouts. who called his troop together Scouts from other troops hearing of the fire and know ms their help was needed offered tnr.~ aIG
 About -a Toy Sous. recruited from troops 4. D. @a aud = of Nc2 G~.sg# as veu a- rom tha N#la and p,anEtle troops. fought .u. aawe+ v.tn branches. broous. SUCKS and pals O. water dipped from esarhy streams.
 \. or. ume Jhr smoke was 50 mick where tho boys worked that .. vs= negesarH fo~ them to t5~ -erfE1r1rters over theirs faces. Tho work If inc boys was so efficient .sat Ch51- So-uey last nigh, was .rrrus.as.lc rn hs praise or them. l.4sllag wcht into inc jhlcacst of Inc fir. Inc boys a.daJ thc firc war5cas' and their crews started email hack fires in an cHor- 10 keep t.o flames from spr5ailnE
 \ large .rucE was placed cross n-.se or t-a Snutt5e Meadow road and all .rafl1 was stopped Hun arods 0. cars were forced 10 turn back 1uruS .nc afternoon
 So-.e O. fHa heaviest lighting oc- ..~-rI .ss, 7.s- of rho Bernesdalc --.lo1 o- \ew Britain where rhc flames followed trc old canal. Here woo. their ,alrs streaked with per -ntreron mixed with charcoal look .l hkr coal miners as they chop pod down small troes m their e. 'a~-= D prevent the blaze from ..o4sr= tho canal and spreading to ward the houses. At ono time 3f aesmed as though the New Britain -"s l,par,m.u. would have 10 send @-..uonH heIo 10 that section.
 Girls Beat al Flames
 Tns'tnG nGulshsl among tn. fire fighters were two Glrls, Mabel Wi tama and Gladys Lea>i-t Of Troop Q First grocauonal church. Miss Williams Is the daughter Of Mrs. Anna Williams of el1 Wooster -'-eo- and her chum is 'he daugh- fer CT Mr. and Mrs, Frank E. Lea vItt Of oG Colt street.
 When the fighting 7as at is worst along the canal west Of Bsrnesdals both girls rushed into ,ne blazing woods where vorkmen were choppng ao1u trncs and plunged into inc -hlcH oc tho fight l5ra abt7G branches Of small cedar ,rees they beat hack tho flames working for several hours.
 Later n tno overlnG they rrtwn- .l 10 her hom.s- -xhaGs'e5.
 L1o,hn- torn and tIaoacnc1 hosiery ripped. arms and legs scratched and trair eyes r,d4ened uv smoke. .he -zo Girl Scouts were ~rr herouos oi Barncsdaie las. night,
 Fromon and forest vardens a-rnod that thov had navor fought q more difficult fight \ high nmd which shifted. hlovr= drsl one di- rrauor. the0 suddenly s1'rltrg 2 a~oa-d and cownE back. not o1ly carried burning omhers oyor half burned vumus and logs and through .sa tone of 05de spreading -~ras. hui foru-I G~a4- clouds Of smoke into tr. .a-re cr t-c hrC
 Pine and Cedar Threatened
 .&icu- tn- ncrr anI 70 est sides ot -n, ~hu..te Ec4Lo7- reseryo.r #r-- mon had -t<. @Ent 70 keep tho ~5n5 from driving -Ee flames ruro .rr pre ard r-l.r forests. < p.ra sores, O -. .a4~s growth. and }n- a'.drug tacgsarae of f- c-rnes wa- ,nraa-saa4 -mo af,rr time. 4 steady stream of nar.~ v4~ kept pouring rrro tho wood across -aa road from th.s forest and a-rrr ta8 rrr- utrs tar 4at.- y8s directed .n'o 'ha pines and inc ground beneath "as .atara.a3
 . Shortly a'rcr clock jt vas rnogrh- Tho 0rn was ol and 'he 9r@ departments returned -0 their hcad- quarters. La-rr .0 inc evening t1e fire azaru hroEc ou. or the Plan vile 1e of inc 1aoGnrat7. IeputE Fire Cnie6 Eugene F. Barnes rnHrs- ,Eated and reported to Mir Gr,dIev and ID r.a ps.n..l- fir. lopart- uert.
 Tho e~o ra~ oa.t-=.-h.d ta 2 short '.tar.
 Tire o0lua'e and onlnjals 0. tine water department estimated bat 'ho namrs covered a distance or four square m-'es. A one time more than rna men bcsUda- ne Fn- Scouts were busy. The fro 1shter= included tran- .I rromc0 and volunteers.
 Fear that The fire 04'l sn~raJ to&-r3 Sunset rock. recently ocerF+- I'd as q state park. l4-' nga'. E-pr uar from fbc fore=trr dzparmen, ra,rolUu- that road all night