A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=54831 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: July 9 1908 Article Description: Great Cypress Swamp, aka, Northern Everglades, is Burning Fiercely: Article Text: Gumboro, Del., July 9, 1908: Swathed in columns of smoke and crossed with ridges of flames, the Great Sypress Swamp, often call the Northern Everglades, caught fire yesterday and today the conflagration is at its height. The swamp, which is over fifteen miles long and about seven miles across, is composed of tangled vegetation peculiar to swamps, while in many places big cypress trees raise above thier dismal surroundings. Few men have ever succeeeded in getting through it and unless a heavy rain falls to put out the fire there will be little chance of doing anything to stop it. The place is full of valuable timber and today Dr. Gum, and a large force of men are doing what they can to fight the flames but with little success. With subterranean passages running through the place, the flames dart underneath, making a perfect flue and keeping the fire as hot as any furnace could do. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com