1,000 Exhausted Volunteer Firemen Fight Fires in Western N.C., April 22, 1926

Forest Fires Are Still Menace to Section of State. . . Despite the Fact That More Than 1,000 Fire Fighters Are at Work, Flames Still Spreading. . . Montreat Fire Attracts Many. . . In That Locality 300 Men Fought Flames and Saved Several Homes in That Colony

Asheville, April 22 (AP)—Forest fires which have kept more than 1,000 volunteer fire fighters busy during the last three days, today continued to sweep the hills in two sections near Asheville. At Montreat, 20 miles from here, 300 men battled the flames throughout the night, and saved from destruction several homes and buildings of the Presbyterian mountain retreat association.

The second big fire raging between Canton and Candler had burned over 800 acres of valuable timberland. Firemen at both places were exhausted this morning and the forest wardens were recruiting for substitutes.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Thursday, April 22, 1926

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