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DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES IN NORTHERN VERMONT. A Large Amount of Valuable Timber Burned—A Great Storm on the Lakes— A Few Railroad Accidents, Fires and Other Fatalities. FIRES IN THE WOODS. Montigetier, Vt., May 21.—At Grafton Pond, twenty-three miles from here, on the line of the Montpelier Wells River railroad, last Saturday afternoon, there was the most destructive forest fire ever known in Vermont. It originated by burning brush about noon, when the wind was blowing a gale. The flames swept everything before them. They first burned the depot watch-house and 400 cords of wood of the Montpelier Wells River road at Grafton Pond, then swept away mill property consisting of a large steam mill with several thousand dollars’ worth of machinery. One large and several small tenement houses occupied by twenty families, a store and over two hundred thousand feet of dressed lumber, four hundred cords of bark, sever al barrels, fifty-eight ox sheds, three car loads of hay, twenty-three freight cars, livestock and nearly all personal property of families. Men,women and children are taking refuge on the pond in boats and on rafts. The mill property owned by Alvah T. Baldwin of Wells River—Baldwin’s loss is estimated at $100,000; small insurance. Many families are rendered destitute. Some fifteen men, women and children came here late Saturday night. After the burning of the mill property, the fire pass ed along the line of the railroad some three miles to Peabody station, burning the de pot and all the buildings there. The entire territory on both sides of the track for about six miles is a perfect waste. Timber, buildings and everything were burned and the track destroyed. Trains were delayed twelve hours. The track has been relaid and travel will not be inter rupted. The loss to the railroad is esti mated at over $25,000. A gang of men sawing wood for the railroad and living in the cars at Grafton Pond station barely es caped with their lives. John Morse was seriously burned. It is not known whether any perished in the woods or not. Several narrow escapes are related. Baldwin, pro prietor of the mills, was forced to take refuge in a brook running under the rail road, and to keep himself immersed for some time. Dover, N. H., May 21.—The extensive fires in Hale’s woods, Barrington, are now under control. Loss $20,000. Several woods in this vicinity near the railroads took fire within the past few days, destroy ing much timber. STEAMER WRECKED. Boston, May 21.—The steamer City Point, from Annapolis for Boston, went ashore on the bar off Ipsevich this morn ing. She is now full of water, and proba bly a total wreck. She had 41 passengers, who, together with the crew, were rescued. STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN, Curiaco, May 21.—A storm of extraor dinary violence prevailed on Lake Michi gan last night, and a number of sailing vessels bound to this port were wrecked, but the extent of the disasters is only yet partially known. The chief disaster thus far reported is that of the two masted schooner Jennie Lynn, lumber laden from Muskegon, which made the harbor south of the city during the night. Casting two anchors, everything was made clear above decks, but the wind coming from the northeast drove her toward shore. Her cables parted, and becoming unmanage able, she was capsized while near land about 5 o'clock this morning. The mate, Exel Sample, swam for shore and was res cued. John Anderson, Capt. L. Peterson, A. Helgeson, and a man named Christian son, sailors, were drowned. The schooner Mary Ellen Cook, Capt. Williams, early this morning bore down on the outer government break water, and the breakwater light having either been extinguished by the storm or through inability of the lighthouse keeper to light it, being placed in an exception ally exposed place, the vessel was driven against the breaker and afterwards carried by the waves completely over the obstruc tion into inner harbor where she soon wa ter logged, a tug succeeding in rescuing the crew with the exception of a young boy named Frank Miller, who in the ex citement threw himself overboard and drowned. The schooner Henry Berger, lumber laden from Ludington, was also driven against breakwater and wrecked and the crew saved. Minwauxrr, May 21:—On this port last night six of the crew of the schooner Pe trael deserted the captain,and taking to the yawl boat attempted to reach the shore, thinking the schooner would found er, but she did not. They had gone but a short distance from her when the vaw cap sized and three of the crew were drowned. The others clung to the bottom of the boat and were saved. This morning the captain was picked up off the wreck by a tug. The schooner Margaret Dall of Chicago, arrived this morning totally dismasted. The vessel ashore at Bay View proves to be the Sailor Bay. The crew was saved. These, with the schooner Lillie E. which went ashore on Jones’ Island, with a crew of seven saved, completes the list of disasters known in this vicinity at the present time. ON LAKE ERIE. Cueve Lane, May 21.—High winds and heavy rain visited this section late last night and today several vessels sought shelter by the uncompleted breakwater at this port, but no serious marine disaster is reported. The highest velocity of the wind on Lake Erie was twenty-eight miles per hour. ANOTHER VICTIM. JACKSONVILLE, Ill., May 21.—The death of Mrs. Dr. Griffin, of Liter, Ill, was re ported this morning, making the tenth victim of the recent cyclone. Dr. Griffin himself is still unconscious and cannot recover. Two other victims are very low and are expected to die during the next twenty-four hours. FATAL BOILER EXLOSION. Detroit, Mich, May 21.—About 3 o’clock this afternoon a terrific boiler ex plosion occurred at the new Wolverine Paper mill in the eastern part of this city. The walls of the building were blown down and the explosion fell many blocks away. Wm. Thompson, engineer, a one-armed man, was undoubtedly instantly killed, and leaves a young wife. Peter Frank, fireman, is so badly injured that he cannot live but a few hours. The mill was new and erected a few months ago by the Wolverine Car Roofing Manufacturing company, of which Alex. Delano is presi dent. It cost $90,000, the machinery will be partly saved. The loss is estimated be tween $50,000 and $60,000, with an in surance of $30,000. MAN AND WIFE DROWNED. Laxe Crry, Minn., May 21.—John Matter and wife, married three months ago, were out in a sail boat yesterday, were capsized and both drowned. 4 SNOW 810BM, Tottoo, May 21.—Snow commenced fal ling here at noon today, and at 3 p. m. it was still snowing hard, with about three inches on the ground. FIRES, Newport, R.I., May 21.The villa of Fairman and Rogers, of Philadelphia, was damaged by fire this morning to the extent of $40,000. Minwavuxze, May 21.—A fire, supposed to be incendiary, today destroyed Helms, Brew Co’s ice house and adjoining barn. Loss $6,000 with an insurance of nearly $5,000. Two thousand tons of ice were ruined for family use by the smoke, FOUND DEAD, New Orleans May 21.—C. F. Hunting ton from Bradford, Pa., was found dead in his room this morning.
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Tue, May 22, 1883
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