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Knoxville Daily Chronicle
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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Forest fires raged through counties in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, causing an estimated $2.5 million in losses. Over 25,000 acres of timber burned in New Jersey's Pomona woods, destroying houses, saw-mills, and factories. In Pennsylvania's Wayne, Pike, and Luzerne counties, millions of feet of lumber were lost, bankrupting former wealthy individuals. Fires began two weeks prior, intensified by spring droughts, and were extinguished by recent rains.
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A special correspondent of the New York Times has been traveling through the desolated counties of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey where the recent forest fires have been raging. He estimates the total losses by these fires at two and one-half millions.
The Pomona woods in New Jersey have been largely damaged. No less than twenty-five thousand acres of timber land have been laid waste. Houses, saw-mills and factories have been burned down. In this section the loss in lumber alone was one-quarter million dollars. In Wayne, Pike and Luzerne counties, Penn., millions of feet of lumber were burned and men who two weeks ago were wealthy are to-day penniless. These fires began two weeks ago, and at first did not attract much attention, as at this season they are common in those sections. But the usual droughts this spring gave the fires volume and force so that they could not be arrested. The recent rains have served to extinguish the fires and dangers of further losses are over.
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Counties Of New York, Pennsylvania And New Jersey
Event Date
Began Two Weeks Ago
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total losses estimated at two and one-half millions; twenty-five thousand acres of timber land laid waste in pomona woods, new jersey; houses, saw-mills and factories burned; loss in lumber one-quarter million dollars in new jersey; millions of feet of lumber burned in wayne, pike and luzerne counties, pennsylvania; men who were wealthy now penniless; fires extinguished by recent rains
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A special correspondent traveled through desolated counties where recent forest fires raged, estimating total losses at two and one-half millions. Pomona woods in New Jersey largely damaged with twenty-five thousand acres of timber land laid waste, houses, saw-mills and factories burned. In Wayne, Pike and Luzerne counties, Pennsylvania, millions of feet of lumber burned and wealthy men now penniless. Fires began two weeks ago, common at this season but given volume and force by spring droughts, could not be arrested; recent rains extinguished them and dangers over.