Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-07-30 | Page 9 | Stopping of Fire Saves Rich Cranberry Bog

I STOPPING OF FIRE FIRE SA SAVES VES RICH CRANBERRY BOG I Mays May's Landing L N. N J J J. July Tul 29 With the lead dead h and leaves 9 dry dr as aH tinder under r the hot sun of Lh the lon long continued d drouth a 1 forest tire lire supposed to have ha b been en started ll by byberry hero hen pickers at South River Hi and Es- Es tle llIe swept fiercely ly over 1 thou thousands and of acres of or valuable woodland leav leav- leaving ing nothing except charred trees in its wake Several Se t lire fire r warden wardens reinforced reinforced rein rein- forced b by men women and children have been battling with the dames llames for fOl fort fort-el eight forty ht hours hour and late lale this evenIn evenIng even even- In log Ing thc they in getting the fit fire under control Scores of fire filc fighters responded to tolie the lie call mil of or the wardens and amid the water waterpower waterpower waterpower power company detailed a number of or to combat the names llames The fire file fighters surrounded a cranberry bog bOJ which is valued at 1 flOO and h by hard work worl checked Its progress The ummer cottage collage of Prof A. A B. B I- I nt of or Philadelphia was saved s only mealy by heroic efforts efron- It Is reported that hundreds of young young oun rabbits and Oth other game am perished o. o