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person had already been there and put out most of the fire in the 

 leaves. We found one place where the fire was just starting into the 

 leaves again, and would probably have got a new start before morning. 

 Some six small piles of ties had been consumed, and pieces were yet on 

 fire with beds of live coals. If the wind does not start up to-night I 

 presume it will be out by morning. 



Reuben E. Cronkhite, firewarden for the town of Greenfield, 

 Saratoga county, reports : 



The first week in May a fire occurred in Corinth. It crossed the 

 line of Greenfield and burned five acres of brush on lands of Thomas 

 Bowman, causing but a slight damage there ; also 20 acres of nice 

 young timber on the lands of James McQueen, which was damaged to 

 the amount of $200.* 



On May 14th a fire occurred in the western part of the town near 

 Mount Pleasant. Some five acres of brush were burned. The damage 

 was very light. 



We have been very much favored considering the fires in adjacent 

 towns. This town is well supplied with fire notices. 



Edward McDonnell, firewarden for the town of Half Moon, 

 Saratoga county, reports : 



On March 23d sparks from an engine on the D. & H. R. R. started 



fire on the farm of W. F. Wilson, which burned over about seven 

 acres of woodland before it was got under control. 



On April 9th, on the same farm, about four acres were burned over, 

 the fire being caused by sparks from a locomotive. I estimate the 

 damages at $100. 



On May 1 7th, on the McDonnell farm, about six acres of meadow 

 land was burned over by sparks from a locomotive on the D. &. H. 

 R. R., causing a damage of about $10 per acre. 



August 17th another fire on the McDonnell farm was caused by 

 sparks from a locomotive. It burntd over meadow and pasture lands, 

 together with 22 panels of fence. Amount of damage $60. With 

 the assistance of four men it took several hours to control this fire, as 

 there was a brisk wind blowing. 



Several other fires occurred that were put out promptly and with 

 trifling loss, all started by sparks from D. & H. locomotives. Tele- 

 phone linemen generally observe the law regarding injury done to 

 trees in stringing their wires. I have kept the fire notices well posted, 

 although there have been several of them destroyed. I would like a 

 few more card posters. 



* This estimate is probably too high. 



