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THE FORESTER. 



December. 



as the boys, were utterly worn out with 



the fie 



homes. 



the fierce struggle in defence of their 



Maryland. Forest fires raged on the 

 mountains above Pen-Mar during the past 

 month and did great damage to the 

 young timber. At one time it looked as 

 though some of the buildings on the 

 mountain would be burned. A fierce 

 forest fire, on South Mountain, rapidly 

 spread over a territory seven miles in 

 length. A large force of men were 

 unable to check the flames. Baertown 

 schoolhouse was surrounded by the flames, 

 but through the efforts of the citizens of 

 that place the building was saved. 



District of Columbia. Portions of this 

 city were threatened by forest fires during 

 the past month. 



On Monday evening, November n, 

 about seven o'clock, Policemen Bryant and 



buckets, and other hand appliances, and 

 hurried to the fire on a special car fur- 

 nished by the Columbia Railroad. The 

 reserves of the Ninth precinct were also 

 sent to the fire, but it was after midnight 

 before the flames were finally subdued. 



The department was again called on the 

 same afternoon for a tire in the woods on 

 the Blagden estate. No. 1 1 engine com- 

 pany was sent out the Fourteenth Street 

 Road, and had to work for over three 

 hours before they could withdraw. 



The summer home of Admiral Dewey, 

 and the former summer home of ex-Presi- 

 dent Cleveland, at Cleveland Park, were 

 threatened with destruction for some 

 time. 



West Virginia. Fierce forest fires 

 raged in Pocahontas County, during the 

 early part in November, doing great dam- 

 age to standing timber. There were also 



VIEW SHOWING EFFECT OF A FOREST FIRE. THE BRANCHES AND SMAI^ER TREES BENT 



AND TWISTED BY THE INTENSE HEAT. 



Foley telephoned word to headquarters 

 that the woods at Deanwood Park, were on 

 fire and that the pavilion, clubhouse and a 

 number of other buildings were threatened 

 with destruction. 



Chief Dutton detailed seven firemen and 

 sent them out under the command of 

 Foreman Henry, of Truck A. They 

 were supplied with Johnson pumps, 



fires in the mountains about Laurel 

 Creek. 



From Parkersburg, comes the report 

 that a fierce fire during the latter part of 

 November raged all the way from Park- 

 ersburg to Grafton along the B. P. O. 

 Railroad, much fencing was destroyed, 

 and thousands of acres of valuable timber 

 were burned over. 



