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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
1
Smoke from widespread forest fires sweeps the Adirondacks Maine New Hampshire and eastern Canada with thousands of firefighters in the North Woods. Winds easing offer little relief while fires threaten Alfred Vanderbilt and Timothy Woodruff and damage grows in Maine and New Jersey. The Weather Bureau foresees no immediate relief and rain or wind remains unpredictable.
The city remained shrouded in dense haze and fog for a second day, with the sun obscured at noon. Captain Scott of the British steamer Tuscarora reports smoke from burning forests extending eastward then inland, drifting about six hundred miles east of Sandy Hook. A blaze odor from bricks and a large flock of wild ducks migrating southward were noted as conditions persisted.
Ogdensburg reports unprecedented Adirondack fires devastate Morgan Woodruff Vanderbilt preserves and Dr Webb’s park near Cedar River. Burns estimates 200000 dollars in damage to young trees, with thousands of acres burned on Whitney tract and Horse Shoe great Gamage. Legal liability may follow as rail line plantations burn.
June 5. Forest fires hold near Paul Smiths with light wind limiting spread. Camps along St. Regis lakes guarded by day and night crews. Paul Smiths Hotel Company bolsters force on Rockefeller preserve. flames halted near Spectacle ponds. Adirondack Lodge at Mount Mercy, Lake Placid, burned Wednesday. five may have died, but the casualty count is likely exaggerated, funeral held for a Lake Placid carpenter named Howe.
Albany June 5 No precise timber loss can be stated until fires are out and wardens report. Colonel W F Fox State Superintendent of Forests says the $1,000,000 figure for timber destroyed is wrong. The message notes ongoing fire assessments and cautious estimates.
Washington June 5 The Weather Bureau sees no relief from smoke blanketing the eastern United States from New York to Washington caused by New York and New England forest fires The bureau cannot predict rain or wind for the next day or two The smoky pall alarms residents as foresters warn that a forest fire releases little moisture and cannot be relied on to curb the fires Officials fear multi million losses in timber crops and property across the region
Smoke from Northern States forest fires drifts south of Washington. This morning a heavy fog, thickened by smoke, hung over the city. The odor of burning wood was distinctly perceptible.
A smoky pall hung over Baltimore on June 5 obscuring the sun and hindering bay and river navigation. Strong odor from forest fires in New England and New York filled the air as captains reported worsening conditions further from the city.
A heavy fog mixed with smoke from forest fires covered Philadelphia and the riverfront. Ships including steamers and sailing vessels were forced to anchor in the Delaware Bay and nearby river to prevent collisions.
Forest fires raged in northern Westchester, Putnam, and parts of Connecticut with smoke filling the sky and ash falling in several towns. Private estates around Dunderberg Mountain and along the Hudson faced fire exposure as wealthy owners like Rockefeller and Iselin took steps to guard lawns and gardens while drought threatens tens of thousands in damages.
June reports say Amityville and Amagansett face rapid blazes with residents battling to save homes. Partly calm winds limit danger while authorities urge caution as a rapid response and protective efforts continue. Also an ad notes the Hudson River Day service and The Pennsylvania Limited schedules for tourist travel to Chicago with high grade time.
The Sny levee on the Illinois side near Louisiana Missouri broke, sending the Mississippi to rise six inches an hour and threatening 58 000 acres of land including 40 000 acres of cultivated fields. The break endangers towns and rail service while officials race to repair before millions in losses. Additional breaks reported near Madison levee north of St Louis and further rises extend from Keokuk to Granite City with thousands at risk and hundreds of families evacuating by skiff.
Washington June 3 The Weather Bureau bulletin shows Missouri River at Kansas City 20.6 feet at noon down two feet from yesterday with further falls likely for 24 hours. St Louis stage 34.2 feet tonight rising to about 37.5 feet by Monday night or Tuesday. Cairo expected 42 feet Tuesday with possible higher levels midweek as breaks in Illinois levees alter river flow.
The St Louis river reached 23 feet with a 1.4 foot rise in 24 hours and may crest at 36 feet or higher by Sunday as north and west inflows continue. The flood stretches across both banks, threatening buildings and prompting removal of homes and stocks. East side cities face growing danger.
In Topeka flood news the death toll climbs to seventy eight with seven bodies found near Harrison street and more than thirty missing. Water has retreated over six feet and drops at about one inch per hour. North and west districts report severe damage amid rising concerns the total dead may near one hundred. Local rail service ads appear alongside.
A rear car jumped the track at the Brooklyn Bridge terminal in Manhattan causing a crowd crush on the south platform. Police and guards directed crowds, keeping casualties at bay as hundreds were checked from rushing stairways. Many lost hats and packages but no injuries reported.
London reports via a The Times correspondent that Russia solidifies presence in Manchuria. Evacuation promises are absent as barracks and housing for permanent occupation rise. Russian officers foresee no immediate war with Japan while Chinese coolies flood into Manchuria to work on rail sections west of the Khingan range. A revived rumor claims a parallel railway from Hailar to Kalgan may be built.
A Japanese traveler in Manchuria says Russians have built a military road from Liao Yang to the Yalu River and are surveying for a railway between those same points, indicating expanding Russian rail and road lines near Mukden and Liao Yang.
Commissioner Monroe warned New York City that reservoir reserves in the Croton, Byram River and Bronx River watersheds would last about seventy days if the drought persisted. He noted daily use around 280 million gallons, with 100 million replenished from Croton and urged conservation while predicting rains may reduce draw. Brooklyn, fed from Long Island wells, faced a tougher outlook but no immediate danger.
Two large fires threaten forests near Freehold New Jersey with crews from the New Jersey Southern Railroad battling the blaze near Tower Squankum while another fire near Allenwood consumes a house and barn with other structures at risk.
Advertisement notes a special train from West 23rd Street on Pennsylvania Railroad at 12 3 P M with stops at Cortlandt and Desbrosses Newark and Elizabeth and return from Princeton after the game Stopping points include Brooklyn and a through car by New York Central and Michigan Central to Detroit Grand Rapids leaving New York daily at 4 P M for Detroit and Grand Rapids.
The steamship Deutschland grounded at Gedney Channel on the Sandy Hook approach, refloated after twenty four hours with assistance from six tugs and the New Jersey pilot boat. Seven hundred fifty passengers and leading gold bankers aboard cheered its departure as salvors struggled to free the vessel amid tides and hazy conditions.
Washington June 5 Machen former general superintendent of free delivery is indicted on nine counts. McGregor and Upton arrested on charges of swindling the government over mailbag purchases for rural free delivery. Bristow and inspectors press for broad prosecutions, aiming to root out bribe givers and takers across the service.
Advertisement for the Rocky Mountain Limited train service departing Chicago at 8 B M bound for Omaha Colorado Springs and Denver. Claims one night travel with electric lighting, promotes Rock Island offices for tickets and information at 1 Broadway or 6th Ave and South Street.
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