86 Report of the Forest Commission, 



Fire along the line of the Pittsburg and Western, between Mount Jewett 

 and Ormsby, prevented trains from coming through to-night. The roaring of 

 the fire can be heard for a mile. Much valuable timber is being destroyed. 



Any change in the wind and the north end of the Kane oil field will get a 

 scorching. The fire threatening the south end of the Kane field on Martin Run 

 a week ago has broken out anew to-day. 



Forest fires near Johnsonburg, in the heart of the timber district, are 

 destroying millions of feet of lumber. Authentic reports say fires along the 

 Pittsburg and Western in Elk and Forest counties have destroyed several 

 mills within the last few days. The Bradford train, leaving Smithport at 5 

 o'clock to-night, got only as far as Ormsby Junction, and put back to the 

 county seat on account of forest fires. 



Milford, Pa., September 3.— The residents of Milford and vicinity turned 

 out to-day to fight the forest fires which are doing great damage in this section 

 of Pennsylvania, threatening the various summer houses, clubhouses and 

 farm buildings. Fires started to-day, also, on the Jersey side of the Delaware 

 river, and are raging fiercely. Sullivan county fires are doing immense dam- 

 age to timber. Navigation on the Delaware and Hudson canal has been 

 stopped two weeks for want of water, and the Delaware river is a mere 

 rivulet. The air is thick with smoke and pasture so scant that the milk supply 

 is already becoming short. 



Bradford, Pa., September 3. — Forest fires are raging all along the line of 

 the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. Reports from all points on the 

 narrow gauge roads state that the woods are on fire for miles, and the damage 

 will be heavy unless rain should fall. The woods along the pike to Corydon 

 are on fire for miles, and oil property in the vicinity of the west branch is 

 threatened. Should the fire spread to the oil field, serious consequences 

 would result. 



The woods along the Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua railroad, between here 

 and Smithport, are reported on fire and valuable property is in danger of 

 being destroyed. On the big level between Mount Jewett and this city and 

 the head of the west branch, the woods are ablaze, and several oil well rigs 

 are reported burning. 



At Songbird and Quintuple the woods are a roaring mass of flames, and 

 valuable oil property is being devoured by the flames. A report reached 

 here this evening from Lewis Run, stating that the woods are ablaze and the 

 people fighting the fire to save their property. 



Kane, Pa. , September 3. — Forest fires are within a mile of town. Should no 

 rain fall, the damage and loss to property will be great. Men are watching 

 the fire, and are preparing to prevent it from reaching the oil wells and nitro- 

 glycerine magazines, located close by. 



Russell City, Pa., September 3. — Word has been received here that the 

 forest fires have reached the Watson farm in Forest county, and several oil wells 

 are now burning. The loss will be heavy, as there are a large number of 

 wells on this farm, and it is feared the fire will spread to adjoining oil prop- 

 erty. There are no indications of rain, and should the wind rise it would 

 sweep the entire field. 



