Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1891 — FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS. [ARTICLE]

FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

Wild, Weird Scenes Along the Philadelphia & Erie in Elasteru Pennsylvania. Forest firesrate raging with, greatsevem ty,along the line of the Philadelphia. <k. Erie railroad, near Erie, Pa,, and it is almost impossible for the trainmen to endure the suffocating smoke in some parts of thy mountain passes. In tlfe vicinity of Clarendon great „ trouble is experienced in keeping the fire away from the town. Aj Sheffield the owfiers of oil derricks art fighting the fires and so far have managed to save everythihg ejicept one or two rigs, At Ludlow the mountains are full of fire. At Wilcox the fires are running up one side of the mountain and down the other. At Johnsonburg and Ridgeway the fires are raging furiously, but the timber aud low mountain growth does not come in close to the towns and there is no immi nent danger. Down on the middle divivision of the Philadelphia & Erie railroad the mountains 3*9. full of fire, and, whilq it is very disagreeable traveling, the mountains-make a weird and grand scene at night.