The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-09-08

Six towns wiped out aud more ,lsn
zoo dead 10 the record made by the fores,
fires in this state in the past twenty
four hours. In Hinckley. Sandstone.
fokegsma, Sandstone Junction, Skunk
Lake and Mission Greek there arv 3ss
known dead. Ia addition several hum
dred are missi,g. while from $50 to 40
we're scattered ON farms Throughout, the
district burned over. The destruction
Was complete in most Of the towns
named. bat some Of the forest Land CO.
capped. Tho loss. however. will 10 in
the millions. aud the loss u life will no,
be definitely known fos several DAYS, il
ever. The relief trains brought supplies
k1nt GU, from -. Paul. Minneapolis,
Daiath and other towns. and the suff~r-
ess srV bcinx cared fos 81 this aud other
points.
The town Of Hinekiey. MINI. ahou,
halt Say briwcen this city and Duluth.
has be~n wiped oat By forest fs~s. and
the list oi the dead may reach l.0O. II
will certainly rxr~cd 3O1. and reports nox
t~ing r-c~ivc.i would indicate that tho
isrs-f h.usr may not b- too great On
the train to-day from there there we're
on- or tao people = b came through the
h'-s ant Who have graphic stories Ia rv-
late OF ,h- scrh-. The train from Du-
lush frarhr,i q point . mile and a hall
bosIh of Hibrkiry ~oms time after mid.
nlgi'i. and Mas forced TO rvsasn Ia q
polns fiso mil-s aaAy on arcoant Of the
threatening flames. Halt . doz~n pas.
s-ngrrr. i'o~~scs. secured . hansi-car ani
role thruugh the ham~s 80 iiinckirt,
taking the nosth'l.,nni train this eide oi
there aai returning To- shts city. On
their ftsir on thc tAnst.s1Nf they rncoun-
t-frsl t~~n,y e~s-n .i~ad h.il~s along
the linz oi a." rosd. Seventeen we're
Discovered at ii,nrti-y dnf,ns the morn.
in<. Ahd ss~u,, .ohr others had k~-n
fodnd up io l O'Clock. They sAy tho
t~opiS 81 iilnsklcy ran into tho so.sis
y hen ,h~if hotn~s caught sltr. aud ~ tho
timber ai,rWard lsirn-xl. i, 10 probable
THAI sv~ss nnmt~ss p~ri.i~d. The moot
conservative estimate OF the dead 10 200.
The wl,olr cpon,ry armand iilncki~x IL
on h'-. AMI the tuii.s, ~x,rni Of ,l,e
disas,rf rabispi bc harmed lot day ug
tun.
IL 10 t.s'-' .ct--Ai Other ,our. hs,.
suffered . like fate. Miiica called tot
help Yesterday. ard the sviIcf train from
1T. C.oad ~ss unable TO 30 b~yond
Hidsvman. Nothing further has yet
issn rwvrirrd from N.lica. and hos
much haas h~~n tho suffering cannot NJ
this time b- known. BrdsvmAn sAs
apparently sai~ after hard light The
flames. boseser. ~rrv very threatening
aroand tina, to~n. and - II 10 very dry
all over tina, part ot the State, the vosss
10 fearvd. Thosr Who came through tho
hrrs aroand Iiinckl~y on the hand car
suffered severely from burning. Their
injuries. however. uiii not prove fatal.
Ti,sy tell many sad stnsi~s of ~hA, they
saw. One uoman had evidently trissi 10
,ave her Ave children. and as overtaken
by the f~rvc aam~s. and the whole lam.
lily persisted close Ia the ssilruad. Tho
Passenger train from Duluth. on which
these nrn ucrr. 10 In ashrs. and tho rest
Of the passengers have taken refuge In
. marsh NEAR skunk lake. where they
arc surrounded by fire. The engineer
~as badly bus~, by the flames. bat stool
ss his pos, and took oil Of the passengers
oat 81 the iirc saiciy. This engineer.
James Roos. 10 one Of the best known
and plurkic.t al uho~c In the employ oi
tho ~. Paul and Duluth. lie uicsi Ia
take his train through the frcs 10 liinck.
lev. bat vi hon tho cars caught from the
fyins -mt,~rs he reversed his engine ana!
backed at fall speed To skunk lake. l,
VA. go dark during the day that u was
almost impossible ior any one TO sce lN
feet asay. and during The night the heal.
light on the engine Vas useless. Enei.
necr Root. injuries are quite scriou,,
one report gives no hope.