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Show IlISIDJrFLilS. Two Trains Wrecked in the Midi! f Burning Forests and 150 Mia Earned to Death. GOnrO TO FIGHT TEE riEE. They Were Ambushed by the Hungry Fiend and Devoured The Entire Country Swept by Flames. Elmira, May 12. A Conder's Foint, r., special says: "Yesterday a train containing 100 men on their way to light the Correal fires in Potter county, was w recked in the midst of the burn-log burn-log woods aud the eugiua and cars were destroyed. Eighty or more of the men were burned to death. A special from Austin, Pennsylvania, tells of the wreck of a train in the southern part of the county and says soventy-iive men were seriously and perhaps fatally burned. Superintendent Cadger of the S. V. road, aud three or four .other men are still missing. This entire part of the . country h.is been swept by flames. Bikeai.o. May 11. A special from Austin, Pa., says destructive forest firet have raged in that viciuity the past forty-eigut hours and much damage has been done. While fighting fire Sunday night a woik train was ;surrounded by llamas. The engine and cars were destroyed de-stroyed and seventy men narrowly escaped es-caped witli their lives; twenty or thirty men were seriously if not fatally burned. Superintendent Iiaig r and four men are missing. They woro employes of the Sinnemahoniug Valley railroad. OilCitv. Peon. .May 11. A message just received from Superintends! Strong of the Oil City Fuel company from 1'ine Crave township says thus fur thirteen oil wells hsve bnrned. The lire is still burning. The fuel company is in receipt of a message today front F.Ik and Clearfield count. rs announcing serious forest lires which are spread-ing. |