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idnitU53*. licitsi-tine1X1FOREST FIRE PLAYSTown of Coolidge Threaten= ed—Fire Burns Fiercely for Miles*crinleiy3rret-tyiese a-(r-tyinJOi-teie j (From Saturday’s Daily.)Passengers on the A., B, A. train last night reported a very rious forest lire oil the road, about j ten miles from Thomasville, The train -which left Tboraasville at eix thirty was delayed at Me.rrilville for two hours and a half and that one coming to Thomasville was delayed on account of the fire for about the same length of time, arriving iat ten o'clock.The woods began to burn yester-«day morning and the dry grass and limber made easy prey for the •aging flames. The whole of the woods between Merrillville and Murphy are alre and very few trees escaped the flames. Ninteen hundred ties at Merrillville were burned, besides other small piles, and f at Murphy are afire and very few trees ss-and the railroad track for forty oards was warped and burned so that passage of trains was made impossible until they were replaced.The intense heat bowed the: rails/six feet high in some 'places.The people of Coolidge yesterday closed their places of business and began an active fighting of the lira Reports from that town last night s I were to the effect that the town s was expected to burn and every real-I ii. | dent is uneasy and on guard. The fire at Owens was fearful and there 11 was not a single 'person but who fought the flames for all they wereworth.Just what the damage will be, cannot be ascertained at this time, but is sure to run into large amounts t j and possible loss of property is a serious consideration to many who live in that section. The lire had to be fought with the hands as no water was handy. The glare from the blaze, could be seen from this city last night at eight o’clock clear- ' !y and it did not abate -until late during the night.A report at twelve o’clock stated€that the fire was thought to be under control enough to save property in the, towns along the line, but farm property is still in danger.A telephone message from Cool-4 idge stated that the lire started4in the old Carman saw mill, going quickly into negro quarters and burning all houses there abouts. By heroic efforts the town was saved, just as rHe flames had reached tiieresidence port ion; A lot “ of fenc-♦ *•leg was burned but all danger seems to; have pas- ed at twelve o’clock.T 4 *
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Thomasville Weekly Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Fri, Feb 12, 1909
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