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report exactly the number of days each warden and his men served 

 at each separate fire, as they were on from two to four different ones 

 the same day, and back and forth. Will get it as near as I can; 

 but will give you the accurate amount. This has been a lively time 

 in this town. Each warden and I have done our best to quench and 

 prevent fires. 



Mr. R. R. Prichard, Remsen, Oneida county. In answer to your 

 telegram and the complaint that was made to you, that I neglected 

 to do my duty as firewarden in this town, I will say that I have done 

 everything that could be done to stop the fire, and it was done in 

 good shape. I had men out working at all points where there was 



danger. I went myself with five men to work at 



place and got that fire under control. But JVIr. - had seven 



or eight men working on his barn and he, by spells, put them to 

 work in the woods to put out fire, and sometimes doing other work. 

 He called out lots of men to come to help him. He wanted me to 

 say that I called them out so that they would get paid from the 

 town and State. I refused to do that. I told him that I would not 

 lie for him or for any other man, and that is the reason why he 

 makes the complaint. I wish you would write to any officer in this 

 town and ask him about my work as firewarden. I will do what 

 is right with all persons ; but I will not lie for any man and I know 

 that you don't ask me to do it. Please let me know if there is any- 

 thing wrong and I will correct it. 



Mr. A. C. Hickok, Corinth, Saratoga county. The fire started 

 about eight miles west of South Corinth. It was reported to me at 

 a time when the air was very smoky ; ashes and burned leaves were 

 falling thickly. Everybody was frightened and supposed the woods 

 all around us were burning up. I telephoned District Warden 

 Eggleston to start at 3 o'clock the next morning with all the men 

 he could get and look for fire. He was busy nearly all night ordering 

 out his men. The next day he traveled over a large territory, but 

 finding only this one fire, which was soon extinguished, he concluded 

 that the smoky condition was due to fires outside of the town. 



Mr. Horace Webb, Edwards, St. Lawrence county. There were 

 springs and small streams in the woods from which the men carried 

 water. They also dug ditches where practicable, and used dirt to 

 cover and smother the fire. Men were kept constantly on the watch, 

 and yet it would spread to some extent, usually during the afternoon. 



Mr. Edgar Reed, DeGrasse, St. Lawrence county. The men 

 fought fire until midnight, some of them without any supper. 



Mr. J. F. Evans, Fine, St. Lawrence county. The past week has 

 been the worst time for fires that I have seen in years. The entire 



