Mercer-Warren County PA Archives News.....Fierce Forest Fires May 6, 1895
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  Evening Democrat, Warren, PA May 6, 1895
  Evening Democrat, Warren, PA.
  May 6, 1895, page 1:
  FIERCE FOREST FIRES.
  The Flames Threaten Destruction In the Vicinity of Bradford
    Bradford, Pa.,  May 6. - The most destructive forest fires known in this 
  section for years have raged for the past week.  A fire started between Glen 
  Hazel and Ketners.  Dolliver’s large sawmill, located between these points was 
  soon destroyed, together with 10,000,000 feet of lumber, an enginehouse, 
  railroad switches, 16 cars of lumber and coal, eight dwellings, an oil well 
  and several thousand acres of timber land.
    The people of glen Hazel were powerless to cope with the rapidly spreading 
  flames, and help was telegraphed for from this city.  A special train 
  consisting of a steamer and a large force of firemen with hose, was sent to 
  the scene of the conflagration.  When the firemen reached there they were 
  unable to do anything to prevent the fire from approaching the town, and 
  succeeded in diverting the course of the flames, with the aid of several 
  streams of water and a bucket brigade.
    The woods along the Erie, between Ketner and Bradford, are on fire, and it 
  is feared the loss to oil and lumber property will be great.
    Following are losses: Elias Deemer of Williamsport, 10,000,000 feet of 
  hemlock lumber, valued at $85,000, partially insured; Dollivere’s sawmill, 
  $20,000, no insurance; Ketner, St. Marys and Shalmut railroad, $20,000, 
  insured.
    Fires are raging between Rixford and Farmers Valley on valuable timber 
  lands, and large quantities have been destroyed.  The Columbia Oil Company’s 
  property is now threatened.
    Between Crawford Junction and Riterville a fierce fire is raging on both 
  sides of the Erie railroad tracks.  Considerable damage has been done between 
  Gallagher and Hutchins.
    A fire has been in progress at Chipmunk since Thursday, and several oilwell 
  rigs owned by Ranchet Bros. of Olean, N.Y. were destroyed.  Between Smethport 
  and Row city the woods are on fire in several places, but no damage has been 
  reported.
    
  
  
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